Psychological Perspective of the Self Flashcards
Suggested that the self is divided into two categories: ____self and ___self
I-self and Me-self
This self is referred to as the pure ego. It is also called the thinking self which reflects the soul of a person.
I-self
This self is the empirical self which refers to the person’s personal experiences.
Me-self
The me-self is divided into three subcategories: ____self, ____self, ____self
Material Self, Social Self, Spiritual Self
This self is attributed to an individual’s physical attributes and material possessions that contribute to one’s self-image.
material self
This self refers to who a person is and they act in social situations. William James believed that people have different social selves depending on the context of a social situation
social self
This self refers to the most intimate and important part of the self which includes the person’s purpose, core values, conscience, and moral behavior.
spiritual self
Theorized the real and ideal self
Carl Rogers
This refers to the image of oneself
self-concept
Carl Rogers suggests that the self develops from _____ with significant people and ____ of one’s own characteristics.
Interactions, awareness
Human beings are always striving for self-fulfillment or _____.
self actualization
When the needs of the self are denied, ___ may arise
severe anxiety
Central to achieving self-actualization is the development of _____
self concept
This self consists of all the ideas, including the awareness of what one is and what one can do
Real Self
This self is the person’s conception of what one should be or what one aspires to be which includes one’s goals and ambitions in life.
Ideal Self
The closer the individual is to their ideal self,____
the more fulfilled and happy they become
When the ideal self is far from the real self, the person becomes
unhappy and dissatisfied
Found that the self is composed of true self and false self
Winnicot
the function of the false self
is to hide and protect the true self
He posits that humans are perceived as proactive agents of experiences.
Albert Bandura
embodies the endowments, belief systems, self-regulatory capabilities, and distributed structures and functions through which personal influence is exercised, rather than a discrete entity
agency
5 main features of human agency, i,f,s,s,s
intentionality, forethought, self-reactiveness, self-reflectiveness, self efficacy