download our three Positive CBT Exercises for free. These science-based exercises will provide you with a detailed insight into positive Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and give you the tools to apply it in your therapy or coaching.Before understanding the meaning of self-control, first we need to understand the meaning of the ‘self.’ The ‘self’ specifies that it is the individual themselves, rather than another person.Although ‘control’ can be associated with a child who willingly complies with directives from adults, the ability to truly self-regulate is autonomous and self-initiated (Duckworth, Szabo-Gendler, & Gross, 2014).One of the central models in the self-control literature is the ego depletion model.
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