PSYC 2084 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Motivation, Implicit Attitude, Test Anxiety
16 Mar 2019
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Self-concept: idea of the self constructed from beliefs one holds about oneself and responses from others: begins to develop around 2 years old - start off basic and becomes more complex. "i have red hair" -----------> "i am a daughter" -----------> "i"m responsible: more mailable when we"re younger, 6 components (bruce bracken camp) Family - how well one functions with the family unit: 3 components (carl rogers camp) Self-image: how do you see yourself (not reality, but how you see yourself: ex. Clumsy person might think of themselves as annoying, but other people think its charming. Self-esteem: how much you value yourself: how we compare ourselves to others and how they respond to us in daily life. Ideal self - ideal self (what do you want to be like?) Independent self views: way of defining self in terms of one"s own thoughts, feelings, and actions. "i am hardworking, extroverted, kind" focusing on attributes rather than relationships.
