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Action that undermines one's own success as a way of protecting selfworth during difficult tasks.

Overall sense of self this is highly dependent on others' opinions.

Belief that one is the center of attention in any social situation.

Belief held by many adolescents that they are unique beings invulnerabe to normal risks and dangers.

Self-constructed definition of who one is, what things one finds important, what one believes, and what goals one wants to accomplish

Self-constructed body of beliefs about the traits and behaviors of males or females.

Integration of personal observations and others' input into self-constructed standards for behavior.

Process of thinking about how other people are likely to think, act, and react and choosing one's own interpersonal behaviors accordingly.

Awareness that people have an inner, psychological life (thoughts, beliefs, feelings, etc.).

Imagining what someone else might be thinking or feeling.

Engagement in an action congruent with one's purpose or goal.

Thinking about what other people may be thinking about oneself, possibly through multiple iterations.

Mental shortcut used when thinking about other people or social events.

Rigid, simplistic, and erroneous characterization of a particular group.

Disorders marked by impaired social cognition, social skills, and social interaction,a s well as by repetitive behaviors.

Disorders marked by impaired social cognition, social skills, and social interaction,a s well as by repetitive behaviors.

Specialized cell in the brain that fires when the person performs a particular act or observes another individual performing the same act