The average individual's concept of self-regulation can be thought of more in terms of impulse control. Every individual faces the daily challenge of controlling their impulses in response to a multitude of different social situations, such as at work, in class, or in the privacy of their own home. Self-regulation is a process that many individuals may not be aware of using in everyday social situations. However, self-regulation is not only used to regulate one's response to situations, but can also influence whether or not one enters into various situations (Baumeister, Heatherton & Tice, 1993). A common situation in which the use of self-regulation may be employed would be the presence of an ego-threatening situation. The term ego threat is defined as any event or communication that has adverse implications on the self (Baumeister, Heatherton, & Tice, 1993). In other words, an event that could be interpreted as a possible ego threat would be any event from which the individual may experience an end result of tangible, emotional, or psychological unfavorable consequences. A study conducted in 1993 by Roy F. Baumeister, Todd F. Heatherton, and Dianne M. Tice focused on events in which ego threats lead to self-regulation failure and examined the negative consequences for individuals with high self-esteem . For the purposes of this article, I am not specifically concerned with the consequences of self-regulation failure for individuals with high self-esteem per se, but I focus more on how the outcomes may relate to how ego threat may influence self-regulation like a thing. entity. The results of Experiment 1 in this study concluded that individuals with high self-esteem experience self-regulation failure w...... middle of paper ...... 1993, self-regulation failure is evident through the loss of concentration on other tasks. Based on the evidence of self-regulatory depletion in the 1998 study, self-regulatory depletion is evident through decreased ability to successfully manage one's emotions. The results of the two studies combined provide evidence to support self-regulatory failure and exhaustion, as well as a better understanding of the Self.Works CitedBaumeister, RF, Heatherton, TF, & Tice, DM (1993). When ego threats lead to self-regulation failure: Negative consequences of high self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 64(1), 141-156. Muraven M., Tice, D. M., & Baumeister, R. F. (1998). Self-control as a limited resource: Models of regulatory depletion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74(1), 774-789.