The article presents the substantiation of a new psychological concept “implicit determination of the self”. First, empirical data is presented, on the basis of which the said phenomenon is defined using metaphor analysis; then a theoretical analysis of the semantic field is carried out, in order to embed the new phenomenon in the existing theoretical system and identify its boundaries and intersections with similar phenomena. As a result of this work, the working definition of the concept “implicit determination of the self” is formulated, volume and content of this concept are defined in relation to similar concepts, and its role in the formation of the subjective image of the world is shown.