Identity Conception

An Identity Conception is a mental conception that organizes identity understandings (through cognitive frameworks and belief systems).

• Context:
  • It can integrate belief systems about identity aspects.
  • It can organize cognitive patterns around self understanding.
  • It can structure identity knowledge through mental models.
  • It can process identity information via cognitive frameworks.
  • It can maintain identity coherence across time periods.
  • It can enable identity development through reflective processes.
  • It can shape identity expression through conceptual frameworks.
  • It can guide identity behavior through mental models.
  • It can adapt identity understanding across contexts.
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  • It can range from being a Simple Identity Conception to being a Complex Identity Conception, depending on its structural complexity.
  • It can range from being a Static Identity Conception to being a Dynamic Identity Conception, depending on its change pattern.
  • It can range from being a Personal Identity Conception to being a Social Identity Conception, depending on its conception scope.
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• Examples:
  • Individual Identity Conceptions (for personal frameworks), such as:
    • Self-Conception like understanding oneself.
    • Role Conception like understanding social positions.
    • Group Conception like understanding collective identitys.
  • Temporal Identity Conceptions (for time frameworks), such as:
    • Past Identity Conception like understanding historical self.
    • Present Identity Conception like understanding current self.
    • Future Identity Conception like understanding possible self.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Identity Perception, which processes immediate experiences rather than conceptual understanding.
  • Identity Category, which classifies identity types rather than meaning frameworks.
  • Identity Label, which assigns external markers rather than internal understanding.
  • Identity Expression, which displays identity aspects rather than conceptual integration.
• See: Mental Model, Cognitive Framework, Identity Understanding, Conceptual System, Belief Framework.

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