Self-concept

Examples of Self-concept in the following topics:

• Rogers' Humanistic Theory of Personality

  • Carl Rogers' humanistic personality theory emphasizes the importance of the self-actualizing tendency in forming a self-concept.
  • As a result of their interactions with the environment and others, an individual forms a structure of the self or self-concept—an organized, fluid, conceptual pattern of concepts and values related to the self.
  • If they have a negative self-concept, they may feel unhappy with who they are.
  • We experience congruence when our thoughts about our real self and ideal self are very similar—in other words, when our self-concept is accurate.
  • These people would allow personality and self-concept to emanate from experience.

• Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

  • Three general approaches to understanding identity development include self-concept, sense of identity, and self-esteem.
  • Early in adolescence, cognitive developments result in greater self-awareness.
  • The recognition of inconsistencies in the self-concept is a common source of distress during these years; however, this distress may benefit adolescents by encouraging further development and refinement of their self-concept.
  • Unlike the conflicting aspects of self-concept, identity represents a coherent sense of self that is stable across circumstances and includes past experiences and future goals.
  • Self-esteem consists of one's thoughts and feelings about one's self-concept and identity.

• Identity Formation

  • Self-concept is the sum of a being's knowledge and understanding of himself.
  • Self-concept is different from self-consciousness, which is an awareness of one's self.
  • Components of self-concept include physical, psychological, and social attributes, which can be influenced by the individual's attitudes, habits, beliefs, and ideas.
  • Further, national identity is an ethical and philosophical concept whereby all humans are divided into groups called nations.
  • Discuss the formation of a person's identity, as well as the ideas of self-concept and self-consciousness

• Cooley

  • In 1902, Charles Horton Cooley created the concept of the looking-glass self, which explored how identity is formed.
  • An example of the looking-self concept is computer technology.
  • The looking-glass self is a social psychological concept created by Charles Horton Cooley in 1902.
  • George Herbert Mead described the self as "taking the role of the other," the premise for which the self is actualized.
  • An example of the looking-self concept is computer technology.

• Self-Knowledge and Evaluating the Personality Perspective

  • An example of an internal factor is the concept of traits, or distinguishing qualities or characteristics of a person.
  • Three basic areas that are examined to address these research goals are traits, self-concept/self-knowledge, and situational influences.
  • Some researchers use notions such as self-concept, the looking-glass self, and the ideal self to understand individual ideas of self-knowledge.
  • Self-concept is the idea a person has of himself or herself.
  • Self-knowledge is a key component in personality theory.

• Adolescent Socialization

  • Researchers have used three general approaches to understanding identity development: self-concept, sense of identity and self-esteem.
  • Exploring these possibilities may result in abrupt changes in self-presentation as the adolescent chooses or rejects qualities and behaviors, trying to guide the actual self toward the ideal self (who the adolescent wishes to be) and away from the feared self (who the adolescent does not want to be).
  • Unlike the conflicting aspects of self-concept, identity represents a coherent sense of self stable across circumstances and including past experiences and future goals.
  • The final major aspect of identity formation is self-esteem, which is one's thoughts and feelings about one's self-concept and identity.
  • High-quality romantic relationships are associated with higher commitment in early adulthood and are positively associated with self-esteem, self-confidence and social competence.

• Clonal Selection and Tolerance

  • Central tolerance is the mechanism by which newly developing T cells and B cells are rendered non-reactive to self.
  • The concept of central tolerance was proposed in 1959 as part of a general theory of immunity and tolerance.
  • The theory that self-tolerance is 'learned' during lymphocyte development was a major conceptual contribution to immunology.
  • However, they exert their immune suppression in the periphery on other self (or foreign)-reactive T cells.
  • "Self"-antigens from the body's own tissues 4.

• Psychological Approaches to the Self

  • In modern psychology, the earliest formulation of the self derived from the distinction between the self as "I," the subjective knower, and the self as "me," the object that is known.
  • It is from this dualism that the concept of the self initially emerged in modern psychology.
  • Kohut called the pole of ambitions the narcissistic self (later called the grandiose self).
  • Jung , the Self is one of several archetypes.
  • To Jung, the Self is both the whole and the center.

• The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective

  • In 1902, Charles Horton Cooley developed the social psychological concept of the looking glass self.
  • There are three main components of the looking glass self:
  • Cooley clarified this concept in his writings, stating that society is an interweaving and interworking of mental selves.
  • George Herbert Mead described self as "taking the role of the other," the premise for which the self is actualized.
  • This drawing depicts the looking-glass self.

• Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft

  • "Gemeinschaft" (community) and "Gesellschaft" (society) are concepts referring to two different forms of social organization.
  • In Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft (1887), Ferdinand Tönnies set out to develop concepts that could be used as analytic tools for understanding why and how the social world is organized.
  • Gesellschaft, frequently translated as "society," refers to associations in which self-interest is the primary justification for membership.
  • A modern business is a good example of an association in which individuals seek to maximize their own self-interest, and in order to do so, an association to coordinate efforts is formed.
  • In Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft (1887), Ferdinand Tönnies set out to develop the concepts Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft that could be used as analytic tools for understanding why and how the social world is organized.