The Process by Which One Monitors, Controls, and Modifies the Self

question 157

Multiple Choice

The process by which one monitors, controls, and modifies the self is known as ____.

• A) self-referencing
• B) self-regulation
• C) the working self-concept
• D) public self-consciousness

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Definitions:

Melatonin

A hormone produced by the pineal gland that regulates sleep cycles.

Pineal Gland

Gland—either at the skin surface (fish, amphibians) or in the third ventricle of the brain (mammals)—that produces melatonin.

Human Growth Hormone

A peptide hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and regeneration in humans.

Acromegaly

Condition caused by an overproduction of growth hormones as an adult.