Self-concept is whatever you perceive about yourself, be it negative or positive. When it comes to physical self-concept, people perceive what they see on the outside, by looking at the body. Since our body is the only tangible thing that makes up who we are, it’s...
The modern idea of a dualism between the mind and the body has been around since the seventeenth century, when French philosopher René Descartes considered how distinct the mind is from the body. The idea that the mind can exist independently from the body is one that...
