introspections
Looking within oneself
Introspections are acts of looking inward—examining one's own thoughts, feelings, and mental states.
The term comes from Latin words meaning "to look inside." While introspection in the singular often refers to the general practice of self-examination, the plural typically points to specific instances or episodes of such reflection.
Her late-night introspections often led to journal entries.
The therapist encouraged regular introspections about his reactions to stress.
Examining one's own mind
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- self-analysisScrutinizing one's own psyche
- self-scrutinyCritical examination of oneself
- self-observationExamining one's own mind
self-questioning · soul-searching · self-discovery · self-inquiry · self-assessment · self-perception · self-study · self-knowledge
Thinking deeply about something
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- musingReflective contemplation
- cogitationCareful, prolonged consideration
brooding · deliberation · pensiveness · reverie · mulling · wondering · questioning · solitude
Awareness of the present
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
presence · zen · vipassana · silence · breathwork · centering · quietude · inner-peace
Philosophy stressing self-created meaning
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- solipsismOnly self surely exists
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
ontology · metaphysics · free-will · determinism · dualism · identity · selfhood · subjectivity
Total mental life
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- emotionsPsychological feeling states
- feelingsEmotional responses experienced internally
cognition · psychoanalysis · therapy · Freudian · Jungian · repression · projection · transference
self-reflection
Examining one's own mind
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- self-analysisScrutinizing one's own psyche
- self-scrutinyCritical examination of oneself
self-observation · self-questioning · soul-searching · self-discovery · self-inquiry · self-assessment · self-perception · self-study · self-knowledge · self-understanding
pondering
Thinking deeply about something
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- musingReflective contemplation
cogitation · brooding · deliberation · pensiveness · reverie · mulling · wondering · questioning · solitude · daydreaming
mindfulness
Awareness of the present
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
awareness · presence · zen · vipassana · silence · breathwork · centering · quietude · inner-peace · samadhi
existentialism
Philosophy stressing self-created meaning
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- solipsismOnly self surely exists
epistemology · ontology · metaphysics · free-will · determinism · dualism · identity · selfhood · subjectivity · Cartesian
psyche
Total mental life
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- emotionsPsychological feeling states
feelings · cognition · psychoanalysis · therapy · Freudian · Jungian · repression · projection · transference · ego
- collected writingsanthology, compilations, compilation, collections, excerpts
introspectionspeople-watching
Observing strangers in public
surveillance · observations · extroversion · extraversion · objectifications
introspectionsactions
Things someone does
impulsivity · thoughtlessness · unreflectiveness · obliviousness · heedlessness
introspectionsempirical observation
Facts gathered through senses
behavioral analysis · scientific observation · action · doing · experimentation