self-containment
Needing nothing external
Self-containment is the quality of being complete in oneself, needing nothing external.
A person with self-containment manages their emotions independently and doesn't rely on others for validation: His quiet self-containment made him difficult to read.
The term applies equally to systems or units that operate without outside resources: the self-containment of the spacecraft's life support.
Independence from outside aid
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- autarkyComplete economic independence
- insularityNarrow detachment from broader views
isolation · completeness · wholeness · separateness · hermetic · off-grid · homesteading · subsistence
Confined, bordered space
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- sealedClosed to prevent entry
- modularMade of separable units
- compartmentalizedDivided into isolated sections
housing · unit · pod · vessel · hermetic seal · airtight · watertight · integrated
Emotional self-control
- restraintControl over impulses
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
reserve · self-control · poise · impassivity · coolness · unflappability · guardedness · emotional regulation
Protecting from harm
- reactorControlled fission apparatus
- coreCentral essential portion
- cooling systemHeat management mechanism
- pressure vesselContainer built for high-pressure contents
radiation · barrier · safety system · fuel rod · Chernobyl · Fukushima · fission · breached
self-sufficiency
Independence from outside aid
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- autarkyComplete economic independence
insularity · isolation · completeness · wholeness · separateness · hermetic · off-grid · homesteading · subsistence · resourcefulness
enclosure
Confined, bordered space
compartmentalized · housing · unit · pod · vessel · hermetic seal · airtight · watertight · integrated · compact
composure
Emotional self-control
- restraintControl over impulses
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
detachment · reserve · self-control · poise · impassivity · coolness · unflappability · guardedness · emotional regulation · inner calm
shielding
Protecting from harm
- reactorControlled fission apparatus
- coreCentral essential portion
- cooling systemHeat management mechanism
pressure vessel · radiation · barrier · safety system · fuel rod · Chernobyl · Fukushima · fission · breached · emergency
- introversionintroversion, solitude, alone time, isolation, loner
- insularityisland, isolation, seclusion, separateness, remoteness
- narrow-mindednessnarrow-mindedness, narrowness, close-mindedness, closed-mindedness, close-minded
self-containmentdependency
State of needing support
neediness · dependence · clinginess · reliance · codependency
self-containmenteffusiveness
Unrestrained emotional expression
expressiveness · openness · self-disclosure · demonstrativeness · wearing one's heart on one's sleeve
self-containmentinterdependence
Reciprocal reliance between entities
interconnectedness · open architecture · modularity · integration · incompleteness
contain, continue, selfish, container, content, maintenance, continent, detention, contained