PSYC 473T Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Freudian Slip, Impression Management, Libido

• School: Binghamton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 473T
• Professor: Balderamma- Durbin

Document Summary

School age children are more aware of selves in reference to others, develop a private sense of self and more concrete self-concept: at adolescence, more abstract motivation, characteristics, think more broadly, objective self-awareness: object of others" attention. Self-concept develops from social comparisons with others, reflected appraisals of others, and self-appraisals. Independent self-concept: autonomous, self-contained, self-actualized, truest self when alone. Ideal and ought self are standards used to organize information and motivate behavior who you really are regardless of outward behavior. Self-esteem is the amount of value people place on the self. Self-esteem is a perception and not necessarily accurate: people generally report high (positive) self-esteem. Self-concept clarity is how well people know themselves. Self-esteem= successes/pretentions: erikson 5th stage of psychosocial development: identity vs. identity confusion, rogers: acceptance of whole person, unconditional positive regard; validation; have true self and actual self be the same, mcadams: story/narrative identity.