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The goal of this article is to describe an integrative picture of the self. To achieve this goal one has to deal with number of difficult questions concerning the self system - self-concept, self identity, self development, and self functioning. The central issues discussed are various psychological phenomena depending on dynamics of the self, and consolidation of the self system due to self experiences. The main component of the self system is the expert system on the life problems. Also the danger of the self expansion is accentuated.