Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Self-examination \Self`-ex*am`i*na"tion\, n.
   An examination into one's own state, conduct, and motives,
   particularly in regard to religious feelings and duties.

Source : WordNet®

self-examination
     n : the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and
         conduct [syn: {introspection}, {self-contemplation}]