Cooley’s concept of the “looking-glass self” contains three elements. First‚ we imagine how we appear to those around us. Second‚ we interpret others’ reactions to us. Third‚ we develop a self-concept from those reactions. The self-concept development begins in childhood‚ but it is a lifelong‚ ongoing process. That means that a student in a new college setting will experience different things that affect one’s self-concept. For example‚ a student who constantly arrives late to class and is greeted
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"Self-Concept" written by Barry Joel Desaine (March 2010) Email: bjdesaine@yahoo.com SELF-CONCEPT Sensing that he is a distinct and separate existence from others through time and space‚ a man becomes aware of his existential self from infancy. As he matures he also becomes aware of his categorical self through the realization that he has characteristics or attributes that distinguishes him from other objects in his environment. These two aspects – the existential self and the categorical
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Module I: Understanding Self Formation of self concept Self-concept is the image that we have of ourselves. This image is formed in a number of ways‚ but is particularly influenced by our interactions with important people in our lives. Definitions * "Self-concept is our perception or image of our abilities and our uniqueness. At first one’s self-concept is very general and changeable... As we grow older‚ these self-perceptions become much more organized‚ detailed‚ and specific." (Pastorino
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thinker and believed that people are fundamentally good. He also believed that people have an actualizing tendency‚ or a desire to fulfill their potential and become the best people they can be. Self Actualization Carl Rogers (1959) believed that humans have one basic motive‚ that is the tendency to self-actualize - i.e. to fulfill one ’s potential and achieve the highest level of ’human-beingness ’ we can. Like a flower that will grow to its full potential if the conditions are right‚ but which
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Professionals within different agencies and organisations all have specific responsibilities regarding safeguarding of children and young people. The concept of integrated working involves everyone who works with children and young people‚ and is a central part of Working Together to Safeguard Children (2013). There are many different organisations involved when there is any suspicion that a child may have been abused or actually harmed. Some of the main ones being: Educational Services OFSTED –
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Self-concept is ubiquitous and an integral part of any learning situation. It plays an inevitable part of both outcome and condition of learning whether the teacher is aiming for it or not. It is likewise believed that an adequate understanding of the casual role of self-concept is essential in gaining a clearer insight into an individual learning process (Burns‚ 1989). From this statement‚ one can make an assumption that there is a relationship existing between the students’ self-concept and
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ACADEMIC AND INTELLECTUAL SELF CONCEPT OF HEARING IMPAIRED CHILDREN ARCHANA KUMARI*‚ ANKITA BHATT** *Assistant Professor‚ Human Development‚ Department of Home Science‚ IIS University‚ Jaipur **M.Sc Human Development‚ Department of Home Science‚ IIS University‚ Jaipur The importance of self-concept in an individual’s personal adjustment has been well recognized among psychologists. Even educators are becoming increasingly aware that a students’ perception of him/ her may have a significant influence
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The self is constructed through social interaction I was not born a woman. Rather‚ I have become one. As the result of history‚ social forces‚ conditioning or ideology. Gender- the womanhood and my role in it is not inevitable or fixed‚ it is not‚ necessarily‚ determined by my biological characteristics and human nature. Contrary‚ it is an addition to the physiology and the product of the social world. Society has created certain rules and ideas of how the womanhood is supposed to look and expects
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Formation & Change - Self-Concept This assignment is about how a person constructs their self-concept and how they then live their lives in a way which supports this self construct. I then explore Rogers theory of personality and how change occurs in a therapeutic relationship. When a child is born he is totally egocentric. Not only does everything revolve around him‚ but the world is ‘self’‚ he has no concept of any world outside of self. When his psychological needs are not being met he
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The Self-Concept is a complicated process of gaining self-awareness. It consists of mental images an individual has of oneself: physical appearance‚ health‚ accomplishments‚ skills‚ social talents‚ roles‚ intellectual traits‚ and emotional states and more all make up our self-concept. The development process begins at about six or seven months of age. The child begins to recognize "self" as distinct from surroundings. They stare at anything they see‚ including their own body parts; hands‚
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