PSY E240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Hazel Rose Markus, Social Constructionism, Psych
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Self-concept an individual"s overall beliefs about his or her own attributes. Self-concept is one aspect of the self, and can be referred to as the known or the. If you"re artistic you notice detail: self-esteem an individuals evaluation of his or her own worth. Your self-concept has an impact on how you feel about yourself, if your overall evaluation is positive you have high self-esteem: the older you are the more abstract self-concept you have. Self-awareness is a state of being aware of oneself as an object of ones thoughts. Duval and wicklund suggest that when one is aware of oneself as an object it is similar to being aware of another person, animal, or object. Self as interpersonal tool in order for us to have a social life and have relationships with others, we need to have a relatively stable identity.
