1st monthly Flashcards
(49 cards)
The ___________ can be seen by others, but because we have no way of truly knowing how others view us, the _________ is our self-image.
actual self
Requires you to analyze what you think, feel and do
Self Awareness
–The environmental factor, the things you learn from the environment as well as from the different individuals who have an impact in your life.
Social
Ideal self
* It is an idealized image that we have developed over time based on:
- what we have learned and experienced
- what our parents have taught us
- what we admire in others
- what our society promotes
- and what we think is in our best interest.
refers to your awareness of yourself
Self-concept
starts with assessing yourself.
Self-awareness
- refers to the achievement of your potential through creativity, independence, and an understanding of the real world
- Tendency to actualize self as perceived in awareness
Self-Actualization
Biopsychosocial Perspective
Biological
Psychological
Social
It is the construct that negotiates these two selves.
Self concept
–consist of physical characteristics, the genetic make-up of an individual, hormonal levels
Biological (Body)
Retirement age when increasingly rapid physical and mental decline are experienced.
- Old Age (Retirement to death)
–Negative feedback
Criticism
Transition age when adjustments to initial physical and mental decline are experienced.
Middle Age (40 years to retirement) Transition
- one’s view of self as one wishes to be
- one that you hope will possess characteristics similar to that of a mentor or some other worldly figure
- usually positive
Ideal Self
for validation of your perception of who you are, for encouragement and motivation (Positive Feedback)
Listening to the feedback of others
Transition age from childhood to adulthood when sex maturation and rapid physical development occur resulting to changes in ways of feeling, thinking and acting.
Adolescence (puberty to 18 years)
–prompt you to act and behave the way you do
- Feelings/Emotions
–the ability to reflect and think about your own thoughts, feelings, and actions.
Introspection
Gang and creativity age when self-help skills, social skills, school skills, and play are developed.
Late Childhood (6 to 12 years)
-In other words, it connotes first the identification of the ideal self as separate from others, and second, it encompasses all the behaviors evaluated in the actual self that you engage in to reach the ideal self.
self concept
-It is how we think, how we feel, look, and act.
Self-knowledge
Developmental Stage
- Pre-natal (Conception to birth)
- Infancy (Birth to 2 years)
- Early Childhood (2 to 6 years)
- Late Childhood (6 to 12 years)
- Adolescence (puberty to 18 years)
- Early Adulthood (18 to 40 years)
- Middle Age (40 years to retirement)
Transition - Old Age (Retirement to death)
Age of adjustment to new patterns of life and roles such as spouse, parent and bread winner.
Early Adulthood (18 to 40 years)
reflects a person’s overall subjective emotional evaluation of his or her own worth. It is a judgment of oneself as well as an attitude toward the self.
Self-esteem
