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self-analysis

American  
[self-uh-nal-uh-sis, self-] / ˈsɛlf əˈnæl ə sɪs, ˌsɛlf- /

noun

  1. the application of psychoanalytic techniques and theories to an analysis of one's own personality and behavior, especially without the aid of a psychiatrist or other trained person.

self-analysis British  

noun

  1. the act or process of analysing oneself

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Origin of self-analysis

First recorded in 1860–65

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Self analysis is valuable only to learn our strength; fatal, if we dwell upon our weaknesses.

From Pushing to the Front by Marden, Orison Swett

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