Knowing Oneself Flashcards
- subject of learning experiences, emotions and thoughts.
The Self
- individuality of a person
The Self
based on how someone view and judge their own beliefs,
thoughts, and actions.
Self-Concept
one’s mental image about himself/herself.
Self-Concept
Broad Categories of Self-Concept
Actual Self, Ideal Self
includes your thoughts, feelings, appearance, and actions.
Actual Self
ACTUAL SELF is built on ______; from social interactions that
provide insight into how others react to you.
self-knowledge
is how we want to be.
Ideal Self
an image of ourselves that
we’ve created over time,
influenced by what we’ve
learned and experienced.
Ideal Self
Coined by Sigmund Freud
Layers of Self
Includes three distinct layers of personality:
Layers of Self
Wants pleasure
and avoids pain
Id
Practical and Rational
Ego
Conscience and
Ideal Self
Superego
The “Moral
Compass”
Superego
- First part of self to
develop
Id
Impulsive and
Instinctual
Id
The “Grown-up”
Ego
- Values and Morals
- Right and Wrong
Superego
The “Little Kid”
Id
Doesn’t think
about
consequences
Id
Mediates the
desires of the Id
with what’s
realistic and
socially acceptable
Ego
behaviors people use to separate themselves from
unpleasant events, actions, or thoughts.
Defense Mechanism
taking our own
unacceptable qualities or
feelings and ascribing
them to other people
Projection
taking out frustrations,
feelings, and impulses on
people or objects that
are less threatening.
Displacement
involves keeping certain
thoughts, feelings, or
urges out of conscious
awareness.
Repression
refusing to acknowledge
reality or the existence
of something that causes
anxiety.
Denial
reverting to earlier
stages of development,
behaving in childlike
ways in times of stress
Regression
channeling socially
unacceptable impulses or
feelings into more socially
acceptable forms
Sublimation
involves explaining an unacceptable behavior or
feeling in a rational or logical manner, avoiding the
true reasons for the behavior.
Rationalization
Jungian Archetypes is introduced by:
Carl Jung
the mask you wear in different social situations.
The Persona
the inner opposite genders within you
The Animus/Anima
masculine aspects within a woman
Anima
feminine aspects within a man
Animus
the outward face we present to the world.
The Persona
the dark/hidden aspect of yourself you don’t want to
acknowledge
The Shadow
your true and complete self, the essence of who you
are meant to be
The Self
the role you play to fit into society or to meet others’
expectations.
The Persona
includes your fears, desires, and impulses
The Shadow
the ideal version of yourself that you are constantly
striving to become
The self
The Johari Window by:
Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham
Known to self and to
others
open
Not known to self but
known to others
BLIND
Known to self but not
to others
HIDDEN
Not known to self or
others
UNKNOWN
