PSYC 333 Lecture 8: PSYC 333 Class 8
9 Jun 2016
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Threats to the self (sherman & cohen, 2006) Perceived failures to meet culturally, socially, or personally significant standards: Substandard performance (on job or in class) Defeat of one"s political party, or favorite sports team during playoffs. Evidence that you are engaging in risky health behavior. Biased perception /judgement of information (ie attributions for poor exam performance) Problem: while it helps us maintain positive self views, but it can ironically undermine a positive sense of self because they deny the opportunity to improve. The purpose of the self system is to maintain a phenomenal experience of the selfas adaptively and morally adequate, that is, competent, good, coherent, unitary, stable . When self-system is threatened, people are motivated to repair it. People can af rm by engaging in activities that remind them of who they are (and doing so reduces self integrity implication of threatening events) offsetting the negative event and not denying it but rather dealing with it.
