PSYC 2740 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11-13: Schizoid Personality Disorder, Emotional Dysregulation, Personality Disorder

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2740
• Professor: Alexis Arbuthnott

Document Summary

William jones - one of the first to research the self, promoted the view that the self-concept is multidimensional o. Individuals awareness of his/her identity in the eyes of others. Different social me"s depending on how each person perceives us. Sociometer theory: our self-esteem is essentially a barometer of our relationships with others. Goes up and down depending on the quality of our interactions and sense of positive connection with others. Our awareness of mental processes in terms of our subjective sense of thoughts, and feelings. Atman: realization of one"s true self or essential self, and the realization that ones essential self is indistinguishable from absolute reality which is brahman. Atman is fused at birth to material aspects of self o. Self-esteem: the number of our successes divided by our pretensions (aims and expectations) Can be assessed as the ratio of actualities and accomplishments vs our expectations.