Noun
self image (plural self images)
Alternative spelling of self-image
self-image (plural self-images)
The way a person views themself.
self-image
The "self-image" is the key to human personality and human behavior. Change the self image and you change the personality and the behavior. Maxwell Maltz
Our self image and our habits tend to go together. Change one and you will automatically change the other. Maxwell Maltz
Your worst enemies are made when you ignore people. Those boys in America who shot dead classmates recently, didn't do that because they woke up with a positive self image that morning and then felt like slaughtering their friends. No, they felt igno. Tori Amos
Homelander shows no such emotions, and in the thick of the action, his reaction is one of an idle curiosity that perfectly reflects his sociopathic self-image that sees him above the rest of humanity. Source: Internet
Both are served by confirmation biases. citation In experiments where people are given feedback that conflicts with their self-image, they are less likely to attend to it or remember it than when given self-verifying feedback. Source: Internet
An affective (or emotional) question: How do people evaluate themselves, enhance their self-image, and maintain a secure sense of identity? Source: Internet