Lecture 10 Flashcards
things self-awarenss enables
planning
fantasy & art
morality
dark side of self-awareness
egotism
self-decpetioin
intentional evil
worry, blame, guilt
explanaition for self-destructive behaviors
escape from self-awareness
behaviors to escape self-awareness
alcohol
spirituality
masochism
components of possible self
ideal & ought self
self-concept clarity
the higher the more well-being
better adjustment
better functioning
Crocetti
longitudinal study
more openness with parents means more clarity in self-concept
-> is a social thing
Linville
self-complexity
= number of categorizations of oneself
Showers
self-compartmentalization
= how one organizes the bad and the good stuff he’s done
too much self-compartmentalization
= fragmented self-concept
treatments for borderline
long thought to be impossible
nowadays: mindfulness practice
emotion regulation exercise
self-esteem
evaluation of self-concept
positive in most people
enhancing self-esteem
doesn’t make life better
identitiy crisis
trouble choosing between identities
identity conflict
incompatibility between ideentities