PSYC 2740 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Social Comparison Theory, Identity Crisis, Reference Group
10 Dec 2018
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If having this boyfriend was an important part of her self-concept ( i"m nothing without him ), then she evaluates the breakup as devastating. Who we are, our self-concept, determines how we relate to and evaluate the events in the world: people who not always like or value what they see when the turn inward and assess their self-concept. That likely or value is self-esteem: finally, social identity is the self that is shown to other people. This is the relatively enduring part of ourselves that we use to create an impression, to let other people know who we are and what can be expected from us. Descriptive component of the self: self-concept: knowledge of the self does not happen all at once. It develops over years, starting in infancy, accelerating in adolescence, and reaching completing in old age. They are now either better than or worse than other children.
