HSS 2102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Social Comparison Theory, Assertiveness, Communication Apprehension

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 2102
• Professor: Tien Nguyen

Document Summary

Your self-concept represents the sum total of beliefs you have about yourself: your self-aware- ness, the understanding of core identify, and your self-esteem, judgements about yourself. Your self-concept changes as you change, because you are always becoming. Requires a realistic objective appraisal of your traits, thoughts, and feelings. Self-monitoring is the awareness of your thoughts and feelings. Memories can affect how you interpret and react to current events and personal circumstances. Determines who you are and how you un- derstand yourself. Your ability to identify your thoughts and feelings, analyze how others react to your comments, appearance, and behaviour, and use these observations to modify how you present yourself ac- curately is is self-monitoring. People whose opinions you value (ie. family and friends) Adopted patterns of behaviours associated with an expected func- tion in a specific con- text or relationship. Self-appraises are evaluations of your self-concept in terms of your abilities, attitudes, and be- haviours.