Self-control

thumb|Ulysses and the Sirens (Draper)|Ulysses and the Sirens by H.J. Draper (1909) Self-control is the ability to regulate one's emotions, thoughts, and behavior in the face of temptations and impulses. It is an aspect of inhibitory control, one of the core human executive functions. Executive functions are cognitive processes that are necessary for regulating one's behavior in order to achieve specific goals.

thumb|300px|Eve Tempted by the Serpent by William Blake, 1799-1800 (painted) thumb|right|220px|Temptation, by William-Adolphe Bouguereau.

disease of mental health that involves a failure to resist an impulsive act or behaviour that may be harmful to self or others

psychological theory

long-running study of 1037 people born over the course of a year in Dunedin, New Zealand

system of conscious personal management