Psychological perspective of the self Flashcards
According to him, self is the essence of a person.
William James
It refers to the aspect of someone that comes from that person’s experiences.
Me self
Three sections of me self:
material self
social self
spiritual self
It is who we are at a given social situation.
Social self
It is who we are at the core.
Spiritual self
It consists of things that belong to us or that we belong to.
Material self
It is classified as the thinking thing.
I self
A person is in her true self if she has a sense of _______ and ______.
integrity, connected wholeness
When the person has to comply with external rules, such as being polite or otherwise following social codes.
False self
When the false self is functional both for the person and for society.
Healthy false self
A self that fits in but through a feeling of forced compliance rather than loving adaptation.
Unhealthy false self
