ADV 319 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Gender Bender, Penis Envy, Gender Identity
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A process of self-definition whereby an individual"s identity is largely derived from. Many eastern cultures stress the importance of this. Self-concept: how you know and understand yourself, it develops as we develop. Influences: how you respond to life, decision making, beliefs, attitudes, opinions, 3 parts: self image, self esteem, self efficacy. Structures: how he or she evaluates the self on these qualities. etc. Accuracy: the degree to which one"s self assessment corresponds to reality. Contains roles, personality, physical characteristics, skills/abilities, occupations, What we do fluctuates with events and roles. Red flag if people have a high self esteem or low self esteem across all situations or if relatively trivial events drastically affect self esteem, as it could indicate something like depression. Global self-esteem: who we are = constant feelings. Situational self-esteem: what we do = fluctuating feelings. Self-efficacy: a person"s judgement on being able to perform a particular task. It is the i can or i cannot belief.
