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Self-consciousness

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Self-consciousness is knowledge of one's own presence. There are many categories of conciousness, but self-conciousness is the specific ability of meta-conciousness - the awareness of one's awareness. This ability to self-analyze is widely believed amung psychologists not to develop until mid-childhood, and is only present in few animals. Tests performed for self-consciousness include applying a bright dot to a subjects forehead, and then placing them infront of a mirror - if they reach for their own forehead, it appears they are self-conscious.

Self-consciousness also refers to shyness or introvertism sometimes.

Self-consciousness is not always a positive experience, and a great deal of work has been done in the area of Flow psychology, in attempts to escape self-consciousness.

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