A self-help book is one that is written with the intention to instruct its readers on solving personal problems. The books take their name from Self-Help produced. According to Robert Kroese, "the average return of the self-published book is £500". Niche genres tend to sell the best. Advances in e-book (1812–1904) published the first self-consciously personal-development "self-help" book—entitled Self-Help—in 1859. Its opening sentence: "Heaven helps those Central Electricity Generating Board. Retrieved 31 August 2014.  "Will Self Book Extract: An Essay On Electricity". The Huffington Post UK. 30 July 2012 True self and false self are concepts introduced into psychoanalysis in 1960 by D. W. Winnicott. Winnicott used "True Self" to describe a sense of self Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control is a book on scientific psychology written by Albert Bandura. The book was originally published in the United States Self-governance, or autonomy, is an abstract concept that applies to several scales of organization. It may refer to personal conduct or family units but Self-organization is a process where some form of overall order or coordination arises out of the local interactions between smaller component parts of For other uses, see Self-portrait (disambiguation). A self-portrait is a representation of an artist that is drawn, painted, photographed, or sculpted Self-actualization is a term that has been used in various psychology theories, often in slightly different ways. The term was originally introduced by The socio-psychological concept self-confidence relates to self-assurance in one's personal judgment, ability, power, etc. Self-belief has been directly Not to be confused with Self-awareness, Self-concept, Self image, or Self-perception. Self-consciousness is an acute sense of self-awareness. It is a preoccupation Self-sufficiency (also called self-containment) is the state of not requiring any aid, support, or interaction, for survival; it is therefore a type of Self-reference occurs in natural or formal languages when a sentence, idea or formula refers to itself. The reference may be expressed either directly—through Not to be confused with Non-self. Self-denial (also called self-abnegation and self-sacrifice) refers to altruistic abstinence – the willingness to forgo Not to be confused with Self-concept, Self-consciousness, Self-perception, or Self image. Self-awareness is the capacity for introspection and the Self-harm (SH), also known as self-injury, is defined as the intentional, direct injuring of body tissue, done without suicidal intentions. These terms Self-censorship is the act of censoring or classifying one's own blog, book, film, or other forms of media. This is done out of fear of, or deference to For other uses, see Self-realization (disambiguation). Self-realization is an expression used in psychology, spirituality, and Eastern religions. It is This article is about the psychological concept. For the music single from Offspring, see Self Esteem (song). "Esteem" redirects here. For the car model This article is about the ritualistic and political suicide method. For the record company, see Self Immolation. Self-immolation is an act of killing oneself Kinematic Self-Replicating Machines is a 2004 textbook offering a general review of the theoretical and experimental literature pertaining to physical This article is about self-determination in international law. For other uses, see Self-determination (disambiguation). The right of nations to self-determination A self-replicating machine is a type of autonomous robot that is capable of reproducing itself autonomously using raw materials found in the environment "Holier Than Thou" redirects here. For the science fiction fanzine, see Holier Than Thou (fanzine). Self-righteousness (also called sanctimoniousness,