Self-expression

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The means by which one's personal characteristics are displayed; showing one's internal beliefs or character by means of external actions/changes. countable, uncountable

    "Medical culture constrains stimming through strict clinical designations and pathologizing definitions, referring to it as stereotypies or "self-stimulatory behaviours." Autistic people, however, often define stimming more broadly as repetitive sensory practices used to regulate emotional states, to cope with external sensory stimuli, or for purposes of self-expression."

  2. 2
    the expression of one's individuality (usually through creative activities) wordnet

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"I'm teaching two courses, year one's "Self-expression for University Students" and year two's "Food Chemistry"."

Etymology

From self- + expression.

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