Introspection is the term that characterizes the action of do an intimate and reflective analysis about himself.
This action requires a deep reflection on the lived experiences or on what is happening most intimately within you.
In this process, which has a psychological character, the individual makes an observation of the content of his own mental and psychic states, becoming aware of them.
So, in this process, it ends up being common for the person to abstain from the external environment to focus on this reflection of himself, even to get along well with others.
And among the possible contents that may be in this reflection process, the attitudes towards each other stand out. own, as with others, in addition to beliefs, mental images, memories, emotions and associations of ideas.
Introspection can also be a very personal trait, where the person is sometimes mistaken for a shy person. We call this person introspective.
The term may be replaced by synonyms like:
- introversion;
- self-absorption;
- self-absorption;
- retreat;
- reflection;
- meditation;
- concentration;
- weighting;
- consideration.
psychological introspection
For the field of Psychology, introspection refers to the first method used by Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt, in order to do a self-analysis of the mind to inspect and report thoughts and/or feelings personal. is the call introspective method or psychological introspection.
Considered by Wundt the “science of conscious experience”, the introspective method used introspection, as only the individual who goes through such an experience is able to observe it. This method was known as internal awareness.
See also the meaning of behaviorism and Behavior.