Psychological Perspective of the Self Flashcards
A science that studies in understanding a person and provides various ways of helping people understand themselves.
Psychology
A reference by an individual to the same individual person.
Self
One of the earliest psychologists to study the self
William James
He perceived a person as a unified being
Sigmund Freud
An American psychologist who came up with his conception of self through the intervention he used for his client, the client-centered therapy
Carl Rogers
His theory centered on psychosocial development rather than psychosexual development.
Erik Erikson
Conceptualized the self as having two aspects ; “I-Self” and “Me-Self”
William James
The subjective self: describing oneself using once own perspective
“I-Self”
Objective self: The self that you can describe through physical or psychological qualities
“Me-Self”
Three subcategories of the Self
The Material Self, The Social Self, The Spiritual Self
The most intimate because it is more satisfying for the person that they have the ability to argue and discriminate one’s moral sensibility, conscience and indomitable will.
The Spiritual Self
Constituted by our bodies, clothes, immediate family and home.
The Material Self
Based on our interactions with society and the reaction of people towards us -Varies as to how
we present ourselves to a particular social group
The Social Self
Three Components of the Self according to Rogers
The Perceived Self, The Real Self, The Ideal Self
Self-image, how the person really is; your self-concept
The Real Self
