self-analysis

English Thesaurus

1. the application of psychotherapeutic principles to the analysis of your own personality (noun.act)

hypernym	:	psychotherapy,
definition	:	the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means (noun.act)

2. a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination,
definition	:	the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct (noun.cognition)