self-recognition
Identifying your reflection
Self-recognition is the ability to identify oneself, especially in a mirror or photograph.
In psychology, passing the mirror test—recognizing that a reflection is oneself rather than another creature—marks a developmental milestone in children and indicates self-awareness in animals.
The term extends to recognizing one's own traits, patterns, or voice: Reading her journal brought painful self-recognition.
State of sentient awareness
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- realizationGrasping what's true
- sentienceCapacity for subjective experience
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
discernment · sapience · epiphany · enlightenment · insight · clarity · metacognition
Reflective viewing surface
- selfiePhoto of oneself
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- autobiographySelf-penned life narrative
- DNAHereditary code molecule
fingerprint · passport · signature · individuality · uniqueness · name · face · reflection
Sustained reflective attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- journalingRegular personal writing practice
Innate personal worth
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
consciousness
State of sentient awareness
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- realizationGrasping what's true
- sentienceCapacity for subjective experience
awakening · discernment · sapience · epiphany · enlightenment · insight · clarity · metacognition
mirror
Reflective viewing surface
- selfiePhoto of oneself
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- autobiographySelf-penned life narrative
DNA · fingerprint · passport · signature · individuality · uniqueness · name · face · reflection · photograph
contemplation
Sustained reflective attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
dignity
Innate personal worth
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- self-conceptpersonal identity, identity formation, persona, individuality
- self-reflectionjournaling, introspection, soul-searching, contemplation, reflective writing
- immunityimmune, immunity, immune system, immune response, immune cells
self-recognitiondepersonalization
Detachment from one's identity
identity confusion · self-alienation · dissociation · derealization · amnesia
self, recognize, recognition, recognized, recognizing, cognition, unrecognized, selfhood, recognitions