Knowing Oneself Flashcards
Open Self
Information about you that both you & others know
Blind Self
Information about you that you don’t know but others do know
Hidden Self
Information about you that you know but others don’t know
Unknown Self
Information about you that neither you nor others know
Self
What an individual sees and perceives apart from others
Union of elements: body, thoughts, feeling, sensations, that constitute individuality and identity
Dimensions of the Self
Physical - physical body of human beings; ability to move and perceive surrounding and think ideas
Psychological - cognition, behavior, attitude, emotion and personality
Spiritual - view ourselves in a spiritual level as spiritual beings; perceived existence of God; relating to the humble individual
Self-concept
What you think of yourself
Self-esteem
How you feel for yourself
Attitude
Settled way of thinking and feeling about someone or something
Typically reflecting one’s behavior
Components of attitude
Affect - emotions to the self, environment and others
Behavior - action form
Cognition - the way we think; thoughts; ranging from ourselves to our environment
How are attitudes formed? Factors?
Experiences
Social Factors
Learnings
Operant Conditioning (It is a matter of consequences that our attitude towards it is affected)
Modeling