PSYC 3325 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Mirror Test, Hominidae, Reference Group
2 Apr 2019
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Introduction: self-concept: your understanding of yourself, self-esteem: how you feel about who you are, social identity: how you present yourself to others. Descriptive component of the self: self-concept: who am i? . Influence behavior in certain ways: problematic if possible self is negative, the bridge between present and future, self-guides: standards that one uses to organize information and motivate appropriate behavior. Ideal self: what persons themselves want to be: built on one"s own desires and goals. If real self ideal self sad, despondent, disappointed: ought self: persons" understanding of what others want them to be, built on what people take as their responsibilities and commitments to others. If real self ought self guilty, distressed, anxious. Evaluative component of the self: self-esteem: childhood: mastery of parents" expectations, later childhood: social comparisons to others, adulthood: internal standards that are important to one"s self-concept.
