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Self-blame is a cognitive process in which an individual attributes the occurrence of a stressful event to oneself. The direction of blame often has implications...

"blame". The Malamatiyya believed in the value of self-blame, that piety should be a private matter and that being held in good esteem would lead to worldly...

have suggested that this relationship holds only for beliefs in a just world for oneself. Beliefs in a just world for others are related instead to the...

of the cross (Latin: signum crucis), also known as blessing oneself or crossing oneself, is a ritual blessing made by members of some branches of Christianity...

behind oneself", has been used to call out unfairness and hypocrisy on the part of those who are seen to have benefited from opportunities handed out to them...

rather than oneself. In this way, the person avoids taking personal responsibility, making way for a "victim mentality". Example: Placing blame for marital...

be used to discredit and blame the victim. Sometimes, this may involve the bully covertly sabotaging and undermining an objective that may have otherwise...

situation in the first place. Not only that, but cultivating one's talents is a duty to oneself. Thus, it is not willed to make laziness universal, and a...

capacity to give an account of itself to others, and respects those limits as symptomatically human. To take seriously one's opacity to oneself in ethical...

suffering from self-pity to deflect criticism of themselves; they are usually incapable of self-reflection and blame their bad situation only on external factors...

List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L. For the second portion of the list, see List of words having different meanings...

towards oneself (i.e., "Everyone is out to get me"). Paranoia is distinct from phobias, which also involve irrational fear, but usually no blame. Making...

when standing on a cliff where one not only fears falling off it, but also dreads the possibility of throwing oneself off. In this experience that "nothing...

that clearly outlined for men having sex with men the dangers of each type of contact and various methods to protect oneself from exposure. After the Sexual...

detached from others, blaming oneself for the trauma, and an inability to experience happiness or pleasure. Women are more likely to have PTSD than men. Contents: ...

condition in which the affected person believes that harm is going to occur to oneself by a persecutor, despite a clear lack of evidence. The person may...

control tend to praise or blame themselves and their abilities. People with a strong external locus of control tend to praise or blame external factors...

ascribed to Aesop. All of them concern the need to be wary of harming oneself through misplaced generosity. One of the earliest allusions to a fable of...

need to maintain and enhance self-esteem, or the tendency to perceive oneself in an overly favorable manner. It is the belief that individuals tend to ascribe...

shame for an act known only to oneself but to be embarrassed one's actions must be revealed to others. Therefore shame can only be experienced in private...