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Self-Knowledge

RDoC Classification

Domain: Social Processes > Construct: Perception and Understanding of Self

Description

The ability to make judgments about one's current cognitive or emotional internal states, traits, and/or abilities.

Cells

Von Economo neurons

Circuits

left inferior frontal cortexMPFCposterior cingulate/precuneusventral anterior cingulate (valence specific)

Physiology

P300s to self-relevant stimuli

Behavior

Developmentally appropriate perception of one’s competences, skills, abilities beliefs, intentions, desires, and/or emotional states

Self-Report

Levels of Emotional AwarenessPrivate Self-ConsciousnessSelf Components of Attributional Styles QuestionnaireSelf-monitoring scaleToronto Alexithymia scale

Paradigms

Self-Referential Memory Paradigm