On religion: "It's what religion does with [our] drive for acknowledgement of self-importance that really gets up my nose.
Greater number of NSSI incidents, forms used, functions reported and identification as a "self-injurer" are all associated with current NSSI while greater acknowledgement of self-injury interference with life is associated with past self-injury.
Book stuffing is not the full focus of Amazon's arbitration win, but it is an acknowledgement of a problem that self-publishers like Gaughran have long been hoping to stop.
This development contributes to emancipation, better family income, social acknowledgement, self-esteem and self-realization.
While the possibility of a harmful effect needs to be acknowledged, higher rates of symptoms may reflect greater self recognition and acknowledgement of existing symptoms of depression and negative thinking styles.
As the source of his own joy, lovemaking also is an acknowledgement of his own dependence, his lack of self-sufficiency and autonomy.
His "Imagine That!" stand-up tour of last year was filled with his own tacit acknowledgement of his talents followed immediately by self-deprecation ("Thanks for the applause on the helicopter [impersonation] there. Do you need friends when you can do that...? You do.
The self-forgiveness formula most conducive to constructive change seems to involve an acknowledgement of both positive and negative aspects of the self.
We should be wary of anyone, including ourselves, who is so self-assured that doubt, acknowledgement of fallibility, and regret are anathema.
However, it is unclear whether effective communication can be achieved in the absence of self-reflection, as effective communication requires individual acknowledgement of personal influences upon any subjective interaction.
Jeremy Hunt warned against a culture of "institutional self-defence that prevents honest acknowledgement of failure".
