Agency, Motivation, and Self-Regulation
This category explores the inner workings of why we do what we do. It delves into the concepts of agency (our sense of control over our lives), motivation (what gets us started), and self-regulation (what keeps us going – or derails us). Understanding these three elements is an important part of understanding human behavior, and how we navigate the world.
Indivisible Self Model
Overview The Indivisible Self Model is a psychological concept that emphasizes the idea that indi...
Inferiority Complex
Overview An inferiority complex is a feeling that you’re not good enough compared to others. It c...
Learned Helplessness
Overview Learned helplessness is a way of thinking that can develop when someone faces repeated s...
Locus of Control
Overview Locus of Control refers to the extent to which individuals believe they have control ove...
Negativity Bias
Overview Negativity refers broadly to the tendency of humans to experience, attend to, and evalua...
Self-Actualization
Overview Self‑actualization is the psychological drive to realize one’s fullest potential and to ...
Self-Affirmation Theory
Overview Self‑Affirmation Theory says that when we feel our identity is under attack because we’v...
Self-Efficacy
Overview Self‑efficacy is simply the belief you have in yourself to get things done. It’s the con...
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Overview The self‑fulfilling prophecy is a concept that describes how a belief or expectation abo...
Self-Regulation
Overview Self‑regulation is the ability to guide our thoughts, feelings, and actions so that we c...
Self-Regulation Theory
Overview Self-Regulation Theory (SRT) is a psychological framework that describes how individuals...
Superiority Complex
Overview Alfred Adler’s superiority complex describes a defensive overcompensation that masks dee...
Theory of Planned Behavior
Overview The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) is a psychological model that predicts deliberate a...