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.