The self

Pt. I. Brain and cognition

1. social brain sciences approach to understanding self / Todd F. Heatherton, Anne C. Krendl, C. Neil Macrae and William M. Kelley

2. Self-affection without self-reflection : origins, models, and consequences of implicit self-esteem / Sander L. Koole and Tracy DeHart

3. Content and structure of the self-concept / Allen R. McConnell and Laura M. Strain

4. How the self affects and reflects the content and subjective experience of autobiographical memory / Lisa K. Libby and Richard P. Eibach

Pt. II. Motivation

5. self as a social comparer / Penelope Lockwood and Jacqueline Matthews

6. narcissistic self : background, an extended agency model, and ongoing controversies / W. Keith Campbell and Joshua D. Foster

7. Self-regulation : how and why people reach (and fail to reach) their goals / Kathleen D. Vohs and Brandon J. Schmeichel

8. importance of being modest / Constantine Sedikides, Aiden P. Gregg and Claire M. Hart

Pt. III. Emotions and self-esteem

9. Self-conscious emotions : where self and emotion meet / Jessica L. Tracy and Richard W. Robins

10. matter of life and death : terror management and the existential relevance of self-esteem / Jamie Arndt, Jeff Schimel and Cathy R. Cox

11. Self-esteem : a human elaboration of prehuman belongingness motivation / Geoff MacDonald

12. Self-esteem : on the relation between conceptualization and measurement / Virginia S. Y. Kwan and Anesu N. Mandisodza

Pt. IV. Interpersonal, intergroup, and cultural context

13. self and intimate relationships / Cheryl L. Carmichael, Fen-Fang Tsai, Shannon M. Smith, Peter A. Caprariello and Harry T. Reis

14. socially excluded self / Jean M. Twenge

15. Culture and self-expression / Heejung S. Kim and Deborah Ko.