Category: S

The capability of mating one’s needs within the context of existing environmental circumstances. The quality of one’s health influences.  

The tendency to see oneself as the cause of one’s success but to attribute failure to external sources.  

Self-condemnation and blame.  

The assertion that people do not know themselves directly, but rather infer their own states and dispositions by an attribution process analogous to that they use when trying to explain the behavior of other persons, attribution theory.  

Snyder’s concept summarizing the key factors that influence a person’s ability to manage social relationships.  

Purchasing, using, administering drugs to oneself without the advice of a physician, dentist, or pharmacist. The use of mood-altering substances, such as alcohol or opiates, in an attempt to alleviate depression, anxiety, or other psychiatric disorders.  

A disease condition, usually of minor nature, that tends to run its course to recovery without treatment.  

Instruments designed to require the learners to provide information about themselves.  

A term used to include instructional materials that can be used by the student.  

Understanding oneself. Self-esteem: self-concept.