examen vs self-contemplation

examen and self-contemplation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
examen	Yes	No	No	No
self-contemplation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, self-contemplation is a hypernym of examen; that is, self-contemplation is a word with a broader meaning than examen:

examen: a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
self-contemplation: the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct

Other hypernyms of examen include introspection, self-examination.

examen (noun)	self-contemplation (noun)
a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)	the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
a critical study (as of a writer's work)