HSS 2102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Self Esteem (Song), Self-Awareness, Reference Group
28 Oct 2016
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The sum total beliefs you have about yourself. It"s always changing as you change; you are always becoming. The main sources of self-concept are as follows: self awareness: The understanding of core identity (involving things such as how we react to things and other people and how you are feeling in a given situation). Self-monitoring: your ability to identify analyzes and modifies your thoughts and feelings. It gives you an opportunity to control feelings and not allow it to take over you. Additionally it helps you differentiate emotional responses (love vs lust, depression vs disappointment). High self-monitors constantly watch other ]people and their behavior. They like to look good and usually adapt well to social situations unlike low self-monitors who may seem oblivious to how others see them. The ability to see yourself in an outside perspective (third person perspective. Distancing yourself from visceral experience and see yourself more objectively).
