authenticity

Authenticity is a concept of personality in the fields of psychology, existential psychotherapy, existentialist philosophy, and aesthetics. In existentialism, authenticity is the degree to which a person takes ownership of their choices and identity, acting in recognition of their freedom and responsibility, rather than deferring that responsibility to social roles, norms, or external authorities. The conscious self comes to terms with the condition of Geworfenheit, of having been thrown into an absurd world not of their own making, thereby encountering external forces and influences different