Sense of Self Flashcards
1
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Self-awareness
A
Sense of oneself as separate from others
- The knower
- “I” am a person
1
Q
Self-concept
A
A set of connected thoughts or attitudes about oneself
- “Me”
- What kind of person
- Physical, Psychological, Social Category, Relationship, Evaluations
- Individualist: psychological evaluators
- Collectvisit: relational evaluators
2
Q
Development of Self-awareness
A
Early infancy
* Mobile study
* Actions have an impact on the environment
8 Months
* Separation anxiety
* Self is separate from caregiver
18-24 months
* Rouge Test
* Visual self-recognition
* Personal pronouns
* Self-conscious emotions
* Agency & Assertion
3
Q
Development of Self-concept
A
- What others tell us
- How others behave towards us
- Our interpretations
- Observations of our own behaviors
- Comparisons of ourselves to others
