Self-Concept and Identity

Question 1

self-concept

Answer 1

this is the sum of the ways in which we describe ourselves: in the present, who we used to be, and who we might be in the future

Question 2

our identities

Answer 2

these are individual components of our self-concept related to the groups to which we belong. religious affiliation, sexual orientation, and ethnic and national affiliations are examples of identities

Question 3

self-esteem

Answer 3

this describes our evaluation of ourselves. generally, the closer our actual self is to our ideal self (who we want to be) and our ought self (who others want us to be), the higher our self-esteem will be.

Question 4

self-efficacy i

Answer 4

s the degree to which we see ourselves as being capable at a given skill or in a given situation. when placed in a consistently hopeless scenario, self-efficacy can be diminished to the point where learned hopelessness results

Question 5

Locus of control

Answer 5

is a self-evaluation that refers to the way we characterize the influences in our lives. people with an internal locus of control see their successes and failures as a result of their own characteristics and actions, while those with an external locus of control perceive outside factors as having more of an influence in their lives