Egocentricity

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Egocentricity ( Latin ego "I" and centrum "center") describes the human character's ability to see oneself in the center and, usually associated with this, an exaggerated self-centeredness (not to be confused with egoism ) and the inclination towards other people and things to constantly measure yourself and your own perspective.

With 'egocentrism' an " egocentrism of perception" is described, which describes the inability to put oneself in the role of another or to accept the perspective of another and to understand one's own point of view as one of several. It is particularly a characteristic of the child and, according to Jean Piaget, is defined as “a lack of distinction between the self and external reality”. This confusion "ultimately leads to the primacy of one's own point of view".

Solipsism is a form of egocentrism based on ideology .

In psychopathology , egocentric responses represent self-centering in the form of patients being the center of attention and being self-centered; H. relate everything to her person. In psychoanalysis, it is considered to be another form of personality change alongside regression . Pathological egocentricity is diagnosed primarily in personality disorders such as antisocial , narcissistic or histrionic personality disorders.

See also

• Egomania
• Egopathy

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jochen Eckert, Eva-Maria Biermann-Ratjen, Diether Höger: Discussion Psychotherapy , Springer Berlin 2012, p. 271, online in Google books.
2. ^ Annette Kulbe: Basic knowledge of psychology, sociology and pedagogy: textbook for nursing professions. P. 37, online in Google Books .
3. ↑ Wolfgang Wöller: Trauma and personality disorders. Schattauer 2006, p. 263, online in Google Books.
4. ↑ Peter Fiedler: Personality disorders, Beltz 2007, p. 198, online in Google books.