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. 2020 Sep 17;11:560039. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.560039

Table 2.

Two notions of insight.

Narrow notion of insight Insight is a matter of awareness of illness (or impairment), where what counts as illness (and impairment) is, ultimately, understood in terms of the medical model.
Broad notion of insight Insight is a matter of self-knowledge, where what counts as self-knowledge is, ultimately, understood in terms of the level of self-reflexivity a person has about their experiences and conditions.