PSY 0105 Study Guide - Binge Eating, Exhibitionism, Narcissism
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Self-schemas: beliefs about the self that organize and guide processing (ex. We may perceive ourselves as athletic, smart, or attractive) Self-concept: all self-schemas put together; how we think of ourselves. Development of self-concept: roles we play (student, sister, girlfriend, social identities, comparisons we make with others (deals with how we feel about ourselves, successfulness or failure, how others judge us, surrounding culture. Independent: defining oneself based on internal thoughts and feelings; male, Values initiative, achievement, leadership, autonomy, pleasure, financial security, variety. Interdependent: defining oneself based on one"s identity in relation to others; female, eastern. Depends on groups, belongingness, expertise, order, duty, security, less expression of anger, more expression of shame and anxiety. Collective: defining oneself through more formal groups; male (ex. a company) Relational: defining oneself through less organized groups; female (ex. family) Self-complexity: how interrelated a person"s schemas are: basically how well you separate the different parts of yourself, higher complexity means that your schemas are more separate.
