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Perception

In psychology, the term ‘perception’ is so broad that it can

embrace almost every aspect of the subject. In essence, it encom-

passes how we perceive ourselves, how we perceive others and

how others perceive us. It also envelops how we perceive the

world as a whole – the big picture – and how we perceive different

events, scenarios and situations that occur within the big picture.

In order to perceive others sympathetically we need to have

empathy with them, their character, aspirations and points of

view. Similarly, in order to fully understand ourselves we need to

recognize and know ourselves for what we are, rather that what

we would like ...