Self-consciousness: state or quality of being aware of one’s own self qua self. Source: ‘What is Good? What is Bad? The Value of All Values across Time, Place and Theories’ by John McMurtry, Philosophy and World Problems, Volume I-III, UNESCO in partnership with Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems: Oxford, 2004-11.
LIFE-VALUE ONTO-AXIOLOGY and HEALTH PROMOTION Glossary
Self-contradictory sentence
Self-contradictory sentence: The negation of an analytic sentence. Source: ‘What is Good? What is Bad? The Value of All Values across Time, Place and Theories’ by John McMurtry, Philosophy and World Problems, Volume I-III, UNESCO in partnership with Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems: Oxford, 2004-11.
Self-Determination
Self-Determination: The specifically human capability to consciously structure our social environment such that individual life is not mechanically determined by external forces, but by the decisions of individuals living in that society. Source: ‘What is Good? What is Bad? The Value of All Values across Time, Place and Theories’ by John McMurtry, Philosophy and World Problems, Volume I-III, UNESCO… Read More
Self-efficacy
Self-efficacy: Perceived self-efficacy refers to beliefs that individuals hold about their capability to carry out action in a way that will influence the events that affect their lives. Modified definition: Bandura (1994) Self-efficacy beliefs determine how people feel, think, motivate themselves and behave. This is demonstrated in how much effort people will expend and how… Read More
Self-help
Self-help: In the context of health promotion, actions taken by lay persons (i.e. non-health professionals) to mobilize the necessary resources to promote, maintain or restore the health of individuals or communities. Reference: modified definition Although self-help is usually understood to mean action taken by individuals or communities which will directly benefit those taking the action,… Read More
Self-responsibility
Self-responsibility: acknowledgment to oneself and to society of one’s own ability to choose autonomously. Source: ‘What is Good? What is Bad? The Value of All Values across Time, Place and Theories’ by John McMurtry, Philosophy and World Problems, Volume I-III, UNESCO in partnership with Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems: Oxford, 2004-11.
