Human Development

Anomalies in awareness of one's self

Description:
Experience of self underlies all other experiences and states, and all experiences and states are affected by it. Anomalies arise in respect of:
(1) Experiencing the self as distinct from the outside world.
(2) Experiencing the self as recognized in personal performance;
(3) Experiencing the unity of self;
(4) Experiencing the reality of one's self and the environment.
There may also be anomalies in the emphasis of different components of the self, causing a breakdown in automatization.