Psychological Perspective

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is universally defined as the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. In this field of study, the notion of the self refers to a person’s experience as a single, autonomous being that is separate from others, experienced with continuity through time and place. The experience of the self includes the consciousness of one’s physicality as well as one’s inner character and emotional life.

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Psychology

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The self has many facets that help make up integral parts of it, such as self-awareness, self-esteem, self-knowledge, and self-perception. All parts of the self enable people to alter, change, add, and modify aspects of themselves in order to gain social acceptance in society which we will know more about in the next module. For now, let us meet some of the well-known psychologists who explored unraveling the self.

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Nature of the Psychological Self

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Me vs. I

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WILLIAM JAMES

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The earliest formulation of the self in modern psychology derived from the distinction between the self as I, the subjective knower, and the self as Me, the object that is known

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WILLIAM JAMES

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refers to our knowledge of who we are (self-concept). It is a separate individual a person refers to when talking about their personal experiences.

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ME

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refers to the act of thinking about ourselves (self-awareness). It is the part of the self that knows who they are and what they have accomplished in life.

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I

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True Self vs. False Self

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DONALD WINNICOTT

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to protect their inner, more vulnerable True Self—and that they might even do it at a very young age, without even knowing it

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False Self

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is described as one which allows someone to be functional in society. It enables a person to be polite and courteous even when we may feel not like it.

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HEALTHY FALSE SELF

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is the one that fits into society through forced compliance rather than a desire to adapt. It is the one behind many dysfunctional behaviors (i.e. narcissism and addiction).

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UNHEALTHY FALSE SELF

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If I am pretty, I will be more likable.
If I have a lot of money, I am successful.
If I work hard/achieve more, I will have more value.
One more glass of wine, and I’ll start feeling better.

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False Self

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Transactional Analysis Theory

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ERIC BERNE

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three ego states by eric berne

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the parent ego, adult ego, and child ego.

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Behaviors, thoughts and feelings
replayed from childhood.

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Child Ego

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Behaviors, thoughts and feelings
copied from Parents or parental figures.

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Parent Ego

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Behaviors, thoughts and feelings which are
in direct response to the here and now.

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Adult Ego

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is a mobile one

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Self

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you may be nurturing, caring, controlling, or critical

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Parent

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you will be logical, assertive, and concerned with facts and data (objective)

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Adult

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you may be playful, spontaneous, fearful, or overly compliant

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Child

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Self-Concept

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CARL ROGERS

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Self-concept is Humanistic psychologist Carl Rogers believed that self-concept has three components

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Self Image
Self Esteem
Ideal Self

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refers to how you
see yourself at this
moment in time

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Self Image

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refers to how much
you like, accept, and
value yourself

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Self Esteem

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refers to who you
envision yourself to be
if you were exactly as
you wanted

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Ideal Self

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When a person’s self-image and ideal self are consistent or very similar, a state of

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Congruent

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when the difference between the real self and the ideal self is very high, we call it

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Incongruence

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As an aspiring model, Tine wants to maintain her figure with 34 - 23 - 34. She thinks that she already reached the
desired measurement for models. This is an example of:

congruent self
incongruent self
ideal self
perceived self

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congruent self

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A transaction of self that judge information based on facts, rather than emotions or or preconceived beliefs.

Parent Ego
Adult Ego
Child Ego
Infant Ego

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Adult Ego