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Ulysses and the Sirens by H.J. Draper (1909). Self-control is an aspect of inhibitory control, one of the core executive functions. [1] [2] Executive functions are cognitive processes that are necessary for regulating one's behavior in order to achieve specific goals.
Discipline is the self-control that is gained by requiring that rules or orders be obeyed, and the ability to keep working at something that is difficult. [1] Disciplinarians believe that such self-control is of the utmost importance and enforce a set of rules that aim to develop such behavior .
Self-control plays a valuable role in the functioning of the self on both individualistic and interpersonal levels. Ego depletion is therefore a critical topic in experimental psychology, specifically social psychology , because it is a mechanism that contributes to the understanding of the processes of human self-control.
Jan. 14—But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified. — I Corinthians 9:27 Self-discipline is an important ...
The first, sôphrosune, largely meant "self-restraint". The other, enkrateia ', was a word coined during the time of Aristotle, to mean "control over oneself", or "self-discipline". Enkrateia appears three times in the Bible, where it was translated as "temperance" in the King James translation. [citation needed]
Inhibitory control, also known as response inhibition, is a cognitive process – and, more specifically, an executive function – that permits an individual to inhibit their impulses and natural, habitual, or dominant behavioral responses to stimuli (a.k.a. prepotent responses) in order to select a more appropriate behavior that is consistent with completing their goals.
Continence – self-control regarding unwise inclinations; Diligence – Carefulness and persistent effort or work; Discipline – Self-control; Endurance – Ability of an organism to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time; Equanimity – State of psychological stability and composure
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