Encyclopedia Development
Your personal tool for organizing concepts and mechanisms from development and psychology. We skip academic formulas in favor of clear definitions, cognitive biases, and self-reflection questions that help you name your states precisely.
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Ego
Ego is a concept that describes the sense of self and, in psychoanalysis, the part of the personality that mediates…
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Episodic memory
Episodic memory is the memory of specific events and personal experiences embedded in time and context.
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Externalizing the problem
Problem externalization is a way of thinking and talking in which the problem is separated from the person's identity.
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I
The "self" is the way a person recognizes himself as a person with his own experiences, characteristics, history and choices.
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I’m perfect
The ideal self is an idea of the person a person would like to be or consider to be a…
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Internalization
Internalization is the process of adopting external norms, values, principles or judgments as one's own.
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Personal axiology
Personal axiology is an ordered set of values that help assess choices, priorities and direction of action.
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Personal development
Personal development is the conscious development of the way of thinking, acting, relationships and self-regulation in accordance with values and…
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Personal history
Personal history is the way a person understands his or her own experiences and combines them into a story about…
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Personality
Personality is a relatively persistent pattern of traits, emotions, motivations and behaviors that influence the way a person functions.
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