self-perception
noun
the way one perceives oneself; self-image or self-concept.
self-perceptions
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pluralof self-perception.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The most alarming effect, she said, is that young people who don’t seek help to set aside those damaging and inaccurate self-perceptions may end up giving up and dropping out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
Prior to the sessions, they provided reports of wellbeing; specifically measuring their self-perceptions of campus and social connectedness, happiness, optimism, stress, homesickness and loneliness.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2023
The results showed that one region led in its negative self-perceptions — the Central Valley.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2016
Sometimes, a patient’s personality states, called alters, can even have their own history, names or self-perceptions.
From US News ● Mar. 12, 2015
Noting that developmental psychologists have isolated the second and third decades as times of identity formation, they gathered a group of volunteers and tried to map the emergence of their self-perceptions.
From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2013
