PSY 24000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Will Horton And Sonny Kiriakis, Motivation
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Self is right in the middle of the conflict between selfish impulses and social conscience. Three main parts correspond to serveral main things that the self does: Humans have self awareness and this awareness enables us to develop. We self reflect on ourselves and store information about ourselves elaborate set of beliefs about themselves. The image of self that is conveyed to others. Helps the person connect socially to other people. Often ppl work hard to present a particular image to others even if its not exactly the full precise truth as they know it. Concern over how one appears to others. Embarrassed if u did something stupid, guilty if u forget ur boyfriends birthday. The part of the self involved in control, including both control over other people and self control. Ex signing a lease for an apartment or jogging even if the weather is bad.
