Psychology 2070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ego Depletion, Narcissism, Self-Awareness

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: Sarah Stanton

Document Summary

The contents of our sense of self (self-schemas) make up our self concept. We have high self-concept clarity if our self schemas are: Low self concept clarity also called self concept confusion is essentially now having knowledge of who we are. Self concept can be influenced by situational factors. In individualist cultures (e. g. canada), people tend to have an independent view on the self. The self is defined in terms of one"s own thoughts, feelings, and behavior. In collectivist cultures (e. g. japan), people tend to have an interdependent view of the self the self is defined in terms of one"s relationships to others the self is often determined by the thoughts, feelings and behaviors of others. Michelangelo phenomenon: the process though which close others can help us move closer (or further) from who we ideally want to be. High self-esteem is thought to be healthy, but . Potential consequences of the self-esteem movement in education.