PSYC 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Peak Experience, Personal Development, Projective Test
30 Jan 2020
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A person"s belief in his/her ability to perform competently in whatever they attempt to do. People who see themselves as primarily in control of their own behaviour and its consequences. People who feel what happens to them is the result of luck, divine intervention or chance. Humans have needs that have to be fulfilled. We have an in-born tendency to develop to our full potential. The self: who we are at this point in time. The ideal self: who we would like to be. The self is influenced by our relationships with: We develop a role to please and be accepted. We have a strong need to be accepted. Choosing a lifestyle that fits with your ideal self. Being accepted for who you really are, and want to be. Ideal self - would like to be an actor. Present self: an artist (painter) working in graphics dept of a large advertising company.
