Calling [self methodName] from inside a block?

The accepted answer is outdated. Using __block in that case can cause errors!

To avoid this problem, it’s best practice to capture a weak reference to self, like this:

- (void)configureBlock {
    XYZBlockKeeper * __weak weakSelf = self;
    self.block = ^{
        [weakSelf doSomething];   // capture the weak reference
                                  // to avoid the reference cycle
    }
}

Please, look at Apple Documentation - Avoid Strong Reference Cycles when Capturing self for more details.

Yes, you can do this.

Note, however, that the block will retain self. If you end up storing this block in an ivar, you could easily create a retain cycle, which means neither would ever get deallocated.

To get around this, you can do:

- (void) someMethodWithAParameter:(id)aParameter {

  __block MySelfType *blocksafeSelf = self;
  void (^tempFunction)(void) = ^ {
      [blocksafeSelf changeWindow:game];
  };

  [self doSomethingWithBlock:tempFunction];

}

The __block keyword means (among other things) that the referenced object will not be retained.

__block CURRENTViewController *blocksafeSelf = self;

[homeHelper setRestAsCheckIn:strRestId :^(NSObject *temp) {
    [blocksafeSelf YOURMETHOD:params];
}];