The self-centredness consists in designing the world that of sound only point of view, tendency to bring back very to oneself, to feel the center of the world.

Etymology

This word is formed starting from two terms Latin S: ego (“me”, “I”) and centrum (“pivot”, “center”). Étymologiquement, that thus means “to be centered on oneself”

Psychology

For Jean Piaget self-centredness is a normal stage of the development of the child who perceives the world starting from his own point of view, for example when, questioned, he says that the " the moon the suit" because he sees it moving. This psychological point of view développemental is stripped of pejorative aspect. For Piaget which was all the time opposed to the adulto-centrism, a newborn can decentre, show altruism that as from the moment when it can distinguish what is " de" and " à" he of what is with others.

Self-centredness and complexes are often bound, indeed the complexed people spend much time to be observed and think that the rest of the world also observes them.

Self-centredness also approaches the Mégalomanie, of the Narcissisme. In this direction, this self-centredness is founded on the contempt of the others and a absolute Amour of its own person.

By opposition, the Allocentrisme is the tendency to do others the center of the universe.

Self-centredness in the literature

See the novel of Yves Trottier, the Share of the large . … to be observed and pense' (NT) …

See too

• Ego
• Selfishness
• Centrism
• Allocentrisme
• Jean Piaget