title: Self-control.
abstract: There is a part of our mental functioning that makes decisions and executes them and another part that monitors and regulates the first part. When these operations are in balance, we may be said to exercise self-control. There is evidence that these functions operate in different parts of the brain. Self-control plays a vital role in performing complex tasks, habit formation, and ethics. Self-control also interacts with goal setting and achievement. There are predictable differences among individuals who seek success and those who avoid failure.
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Chambers
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D001288:Attention; D001290:Attitude; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003657:Decision Making; D003813:Dentistry; D004644:Emotions; D004989:Ethics; D006040:Goals; D006184:Habits; D006801:Humans; D008606:Mental Processes; D009042:Motivation; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010551:Personality; D010553:Personality Development; D011214:Practice, Psychological; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D020377:Self Efficacy