Psychiatry and Psychology

Self-Control

An individual's ability to manage and monitor their emotions, behaviors, and desires in the face of external demands in order to function in society.

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Abstract

An individual's ability to manage and monitor their emotions, behaviors, and desires in the face of external demands in order to function in society.

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5 entry terms
  • Self Control
  • Self Regulation
  • Self-Regulation
  • Control, Self
  • Regulation, Self

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1 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings psychology.

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History Note

2016; for SELF REGULATION use SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL 1997-2015

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  1. F01.145.813w.595w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Self-Control. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000068356. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000068356
  2. Self-Control. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-control
  3. Self-Control. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1405524