HSS 2102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Communication Apprehension, Human Communication, Systematic Desensitization

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 2102
• Professor: Tien Nguyen

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Hss2102a professor tien nguyen: chapter 2 understanding your self. Self-concept: self-awareness (understand of core identity; introspection inspecting yourself) and self- esteem (judgments about yourself; thoughts on yourself) Awareness seeing yourself from a third person perspective. Esteem how you see yourself as a person. Actual performance the way we act and behave. Social comparison how we make ourselves look good". Rating yourself attractive, respected, successful, confident, good, intelligent, humorous. Factors that affect your self-esteem: beliefs about yourself and your emotions, behaviours, performance (skills and character: positive and negative self-talk. I. e why should i apply, i won"t get the job / working on the skills to get a job. No one in my study group pays much attention to what i say or think / Self-fulfilling prophecy: a prediction that becomes reality: i. e mental prep and visualization techniques to help yourself perform better. Strategies to improve self-esteem: practice self-acceptance, self-responsibility, assertiveness, integrity, positive self-talk.