Consciousness evolved in stages, starting with basic survival responses like pain and alarm, then expanding into focused awareness and self-reflection. These layers help organisms avoid danger, learn ...

Calling consciousness an "entropic engine" points to something psychologically obvious: selfhood costs energy. Maintaining a stable "me" model across time, contexts, and internal contradictions ...

For many performers, self-consciousness can feel like an impediment to career growth. And while extreme self-conscious emotions can be crippling, particularly for those who wish to live their lives in ...

People who are self-conscious already struggle with presenting themselves and interacting with others every day. It's even more difficult when faced with the questions deeply self-conscious people ...

A survey of 2,000 U.S. respondents ages 25–45 found that as teens, people were most self-conscious about their body shape (65%), hairstyle (61%) and smile (61%). And many continue to feel this way, ...

Nearly two-thirds of parents report that their child is insecure about some element of their appearance, according to the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health at the ...

The majority of adolescents and teens are self-conscious about their appearance, a new national poll suggests. Nearly two-thirds of parents say their child is insecure about some aspect of their ...