Guidelines studies of self-understanding in modern psychology

Abstract

Purpose of study is to analyze guidelines of self-understanding in psychology and substantiate classification of tendency investigation this phenomenon. Results of analyze guidelines of self-understanding are presented in article; author describe three guidelines of self-understanding: cognitive, narrative and existential. Cognitive traditions study of self-understanding is realized in developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, behavior approach, psychology of intellect. Narrative traditions study of self-understanding is fulfilled in narrative psychology and study of autobiographical memory. Existential traditions study of selfunderstanding is implemented in existential psychology, phenomenological- hermeneutical approach, sentiment theory of personality. Author substantiate view, that psychology of human being synthesize of all available scientific traditions study of self-understanding.