PSYC 2740 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Erik Erikson, Mark Leary, Barometer
11 Dec 2016
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James describe three components to the self concept. The material me: the material possession of the body, home and environment. The social me: an individuals awareness of his or her identity in the eyes of others. Inspired the work by mark leary on the sociometer theory: the notion that our self-esteem is essentially a barometer of our relationship with others. It goes up and down depending on the quality of our interactions and connections with others. The spiritual me: incorporates our awareness of our mental process in terms of our sense of thoughts and feelings. Socially and spiritually will vary according to cultural considerations. Defined self esteem as the number of successes / our pretensions. 2 ways to raise self esteem are to increase our accomplishments or lower our goals and expectations. Erik erikson and the psychosocial stages of development.
