CH 9 identity Flashcards
Self concept
- devs during early childhood
- organized thots, ideas and perceptions about oneslef
Self Concept Differentiations
- some thots about oneself contradict one another
ex. i enjoy playing sports but i hate running
Self Concept Integrated
klnowing these self-con contradictions and making sense of them
ex. i love playing sports, but maybe not so much the sports that require much running
Self Concept Possible Selves
having a diff sense of self in different contexts
ex. whne working and when with frens different
Baseline Self Esteem
stable feelings in oneself overtime, relative to age
ex. i know im good at sports
Barometric Self Esteem
self esteem up and downs
heightens during puberty for teens
ex. ones view on their phys appearnace and social life
Importance of Self Esteem for Teens
- higher self-esteem correlated with greter school achievement
- can increase cohesion and harmony w family and peers
Identity Diffusion
who tf am i
Status of Identity Identity Diffusion
have no idea what i wanna do in the future but ill figure that out later
Status of Identity Foreclosure
ive always wanted to be a fairy, so ill b a fairy
- no crisis yet
Status Idenity Moratoriam
idek if i wanna b a fairy anymore
Status Identity Achievement
commited to smth after much pondering`
Heteronomous Moral Judgement
authority figures determine right and wrong for me
early stages of life
Autonomous Moral Judgement
i decide right and wrong from being skeptical
Reasons why ppl act Morally
- our superego wanting to
- us innately feeling empathy
- parents tell us to
- we just are
