Egocentric

A psychology term that refers to the work of Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget. Piaget believed that young children "may presume that their own concerns, values, and preoccupations are equally important to everyone else; additionally, the urgency of this new thinking may paradoxically give rise to an overestimation of one’s uniqueness, often resulting in feelings of alienation or of being misunderstood." Egocentrism "diminishes over the course of the person’s life, largely as a consequence of interactions with peers and elders and—most importantly—with the assumption of adult roles and responsibilities."