The Self Interdisciplinary Approaches - G.Stanley Hall Symposium

An explosion of interest in the self has taken place in psychology and related disciplines in the last 20 years. This book presents a wide range of recent work on the self, from self-awareness in chimpanzees to multiple-personality disorders and self-esteem in adolescents, as well as fundamental issues going back to the work of James, Cooley and others. Three main groups or clusters of themes emerge. The first cluster consists of chapters that discuss the organization and coherence of the self; the second one deals with self-awareness and self-deception; and the third one examines the question of the relationship between self and other.;While it is difficult to predict exactly where future work on the self will lead scholars, this work offers ideas on some some future directions for research and provides a reference source in the field.;This monograph on general psychology, social psychology, differential psychology and personality research, and clinical psychology is intended for clinical and practising psychologists.