Confidence

Confidence is the feeling of belief or trust that a person or thing is reliable.^[1] Self-confidence is trust in oneself. Self-confidence involves a positive belief that one can generally accomplish what one wishes to do in the future.^[2] Self-confidence is not the same as self-esteem, which is an evaluation of one's worth. Self-confidence is related to self-efficacy—belief in one's ability to accomplish a specific task or goal.^[3]^[4] Confidence can be a self-fulfilling prophecy, as those without it may fail because they lack it, and those with it may succeed because they have it rather than because of an innate ability or skill.

Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Confidence (disambiguation).

– Capacity of being self-assured without being aggressive to defend a point of view

Assertiveness

also known as Confidence game – Attempt to defraud a person or group

Confidence trick

– Cognitive bias about one's own skill

Dunning–Kruger effect

– distortion in cognition, judgement and decision making due to emotional factors

Emotional bias

– Subtype of delusion

Grandiose delusions

– Positive effect from the perceived value of a person

Haughtiness

– Extreme pride or overconfidence, often in combination with arrogance

Hubris

Icarus complex

– Concept in psychology

Inner critic

– Pseudoscientific belief

Law of attraction

– Human emotional need

Low self-esteem

– Excessive preoccupation with oneself

Narcissism

– Degree of resistance to, or protection from, harm

Security

– Distortion to enhance self-esteem, or to see oneself overly favorably

Self-serving bias

– Feeling of apprehension, discomfort or awkwardness in the presence of other people

Shyness

– Excessive concern for one's own appearance, or importance