Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
self-perception
1670s, from self- + perception.
Usage examples of "self-perception".
I had gradually come to observe these so plainly that the lack of self-perception in her grew constantly more difficult for me to bear without irritation.
A momentary shift in self-perception, and everything was back together, as smooth as if it had never been split.
She was a very nice creature, as was evidenced in her self-perception as reflected in her trace aura.