Personal Reflection of the Self Sarah S. Lawson PSY/400 September 16‚ 2013 Joyce Willis Reflection of the Self Each and every person is different in their own way; people tend to look at their environments‚ through nurture and nature to develop a self concept. A persons self concept comes from both their past and their future; who the person is trying to be and who the person used to be. Personality studies illustrate how the individual looks to the world for hope‚ fear‚ and an understanding
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Definition Of Self Esteem: In psychology‚ the term self-esteem is used to describe a person’s overall sense of self-worth or personal value. Self-esteem is often seen as a personality trait‚ which means that it tends to be stable and enduring. Self-esteem can involve a variety of beliefs about the self‚ such as the appraisal of one’s own appearance‚ beliefs‚ emotions and behaviors. According to one definition (Braden‚ 1969)‚ there are three key components of self-esteem: 1. Self-esteem is an essential
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Over the years much research has been done on the topic of self-handicapping. There have been many studies done on the relationship between the effects of self-handicapping on physical performance of athletes and physical education students. How much of an effect‚ and whether it is positive or negative to physical performance was a matter of controversy however. The studies agreed that self-handicapping had an impact on physical performance but each went into deeper variables that may enhance
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Lecture 3 The Social Self Definition: the self: - Self-concept: The sum total of beliefs that people have about themselves. - The self is a set of orienting‚ mediating‚ interpretive frameworks (self-schemas) that gives shape to what people notice and think about‚ what they are motivated to do‚ and how they feel. Schemas Organizations of knowledge that guide how people process information and behave. - Ascribed identities: age‚ gender‚ religion - Personal characteristics - Roles and memberships
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been exposed to self- harm. We have come to realize self-harm as a growing issue‚ yet fail to see the signs; even though there are signs to help us‚ help others. Various people fail to realize that self-harm can reach many places in the world‚ places such as prisons‚ hospitals and schools. With statistics raising in numbers in the self-harm reports it leaves many asking questions like: Why does one self-harm? Who self-harms? How? Self-harm in incarcerations facilities? And‚ Can self-harm be re-habilitated
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Chapter 5 - The Self Perspectives on the Self * We buy products to highlight/hide aspects of the self * Eastern cultures focus on: * The collective self (person’s identity comes from group) * The interdependent self (person’s identity defined from relationships with others) * Western cultures focus on: * Individuality * Individual appearance Self-Concept * Self-concept: the beliefs a person holds about his/her own attributes‚ and how he/she evaluates
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This paper is about the impact of self-esteem on daily life. The more negative thoughts and feelings you have about yourself‚ the lower your self-esteem. People with low self-esteem often have little confidence in their abilities and question their self-worth. A common scenario‚ which exemplifies a lack of self-esteem‚ features college students who say‚ "It won’t do any good to study. I won’t make a good grade anyway." These students think they are doomed to failure because of poor performance
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Self-control is the ability to control one’s emotions‚ behavior‚ and desires in order to obtain some reward‚ or avoid some punishment. Presumably‚ some reward or punishment is operating in the short term which precludes‚ or reduces‚ the later reward or punishment. In psychology it is sometimes called self-regulation. In behavior analysis Another view is that self-control represents the locus of two conflicting contingencies of reinforcement‚ which then make a controlling response reinforcing
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Self-efficacy is the developing sense of personal effectiveness as a learner and an enhanced awareness of one’s own capacity to learn and perform tasks. How does this concept relate to students who are underachieving‚ and what can be done to improve their self-efficacy? Self- efficacy is a crucial component of a student’s development; it enhances the student’s capability and willingness to undertake challenging tasks‚ interactive effects of student’s personal characteristics‚ behaviours and social
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wondered about what self-esteem is and how to get more of it? Do you think your self-esteem is low? Do you know how to tell? Do you know what to do about it? Self-esteem answers the question‚ “How do I feel about who I am?” We learn self-esteem in our family of origin; we do not inherit it. Global self-esteem (about “who we are”) is normally constant. Situational self-esteem (about what we do) fluctuates‚ depending on circumstances‚ roles‚ and events. Situational self-esteem can be high at
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