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May 10, 2005 15:29
19 yrs ago
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English term

self-oriented

Homework / test English Other Psychology Psychology
self-oriented
Responses
3 +7 directed at oneself
5 +3 Narcissistic
5 turn inwards upon itself; focus on one's own thoughts and feelings
4 selfish/ self-focused
3 inward looking, introvert

Discussion

Armorel Young May 10, 2005:
We need more context to be able to do this justice - can you give us the sentence or paragraph in which the term occurs?
marybro May 10, 2005:
do you want a translation? definition?

Responses

+7
4 mins
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directed at oneself

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or concerned with oneself:

By \"self-oriented\" I mean behavior in which one places (stereotypically) one\'s entire emphasis on the well-being of yourself, or perhaps your close family members, friends, or \"team\", and by other-oriented, I mean behavior which takes into account the well-being of the other (person, team, family, etc.)

http://www.syntheticzero.com/jan2004.php

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to Rina1:
i\'ve just realised i can\'t add to my comment on your comment :-)
why should i take it personally?
the science of psychology (the field indicated above), as far as i know, deals with behaviours and phenomena describing us, humans
Peer comment(s):
agree Can Altinbay
16 mins
thanks
agree Dr Sue Levy (X) : without context this is the best solution - there is self-oriented violence for example - violence directed towards oneself
51 mins
exactly
agree Robert Donahue (X)
58 mins
thanks
neutral RINA LINGUISTIC SERVICES, Katarina Radojevic- Mitrovic : dear colleague, do not take it too personaly; yes, you are right; I should have been more precise; I meant that we could not focus only on behavior/acting, and I think we can agree upon this that behavior is something related to beings, right? Regards
59 mins
a phenomenon describing a process that is concerned with / directed at perfecting oneself; such a definition should still cover this phenomenon
agree luskie : with no context, clear and safe
7 hrs
thanks
agree tappi_k
7 hrs
thanks
agree Alfa Trans (X)
23 hrs
agree Jörgen Slet
2 days 6 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
+3
20 mins

Narcissistic

After the mythological Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection; this term is used to describe a pathological syndrome of self-aborption. If this is the direction you are going in. If not, it is self versus other-oriented (focused on oneself versus focused on other people, other versus self-directed) but usually this is not meant in a healthy way, when related to psychological anomalies.

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A possible example of a clinically-diagnosed narcissist would be illustrated by the social personality disorder reportedly displayed by Scott Peterson, who was convicted of killing his wife and unborn son recently in California. Etc.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Balasubramaniam L. : Narcissium has sexual connotations, whereas this is just preoccupation with oneself.
20 mins
Thanks for that input; you know, it does not necessarily have sexual connotations but rather gratification, which can be emotional and ego-related. But I can see why you might say that :)
agree Robert Donahue (X) : Not sexual necessarily. It's the pattern of traits and behaviors which involve infatuation and obsession with one's self to the exclusion of others and the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of one's gratification, dominance and ambition. I think it works too
44 mins
Thanks Robert, you can also see my comment above. The asker's context is key to the decision among terms here, imho :)
agree RINA LINGUISTIC SERVICES, Katarina Radojevic- Mitrovic : Since our colleague did not give us some context, this could be a very interesting illustration related to psychological conditions (it is stated that this is in the field of psychology) Great input about Narcissus. Thank you
9 hrs
Rina, thank you, this is wide open here and only the asker knows what will work best, I appreciate your comment, it is so hard to do this in a vacuum! :)
agree Jörgen Slet
2 days 5 hrs
Jörgen , thank you so much!
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26 mins

inward looking, introvert

self-oriented could mean oriented towards oneself, that is, inward looking. The single term for this is introvert.
Peer comment(s):
neutral RINA LINGUISTIC SERVICES, Katarina Radojevic- Mitrovic : toward onself, but itself as well, due to lack of context
42 mins
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55 mins

turn inwards upon itself; focus on one's own thoughts and feelings

Due to lack of context, I agree with other colleagues that meanings could be various. Refer to these sites:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~jshort/tangney.html
http://www.idontcareaboutair.com/facts/owners.shtml -
http://cms.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-19970501-000033.... -
Reference:

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007243404x/student_view0/chapter8/glossary.html

psp.sagepub.com/content/vol27/issue10/ -

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15 hrs

selfish/ self-focused

it may relate to both negative or positive meaning. it may also refer to ÐÇÊí ÇáÊãÍæÑ
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