UNDERSTAND THE SELF
Understanding the Self- is the sense of self perception of our motives while we act is called as self- understanding or understanding the self.
TWO IMPORTANT INTITIES:
Self-concept- picture or perception of ourselves.
Self-esteem- feelings we have about ourselves.
SELF-CONCEPT
Self-concept is the way someone thinks or perceives about themselves. It is an important term for bothe social psychology and humanism.
It’s is also referred as “self-construction, self-identity, self-perspective or self-structure.
COMPONENTS OF SELF-CONCEPT
Based on social identity theory, Self-concept is comprised of two key parts “Personal Identity and Social Identity.
1. Personal identity: These are individual personality traits and other features (physical and psychological) that make a person unique.
2. Social identity: These are the Social characteristics of the groups we belong to; such as community, religion, college and various other social groups.
BRACKEN (1992)
Bracken (1992) identified six specific domains of Self-concept:
Social: refers to the pattern and the ability of interacting with others.
Competence: refers to the ability of meeting one’s own basic needs.
Affect: denotes to awareness of the changing emotional states.
Physical: signifies the views about our physique, health status and overall appearance.
Academic: indicates the ability to realise the success or failure in an academic context ( school/ college).
Family:
Understanding the Self- is the sense of self perception of our motives while we act is called as self- understanding or understanding the self.
TWO IMPORTANT INTITIES:
Self-concept- picture or perception of ourselves.
Self-esteem- feelings we have about ourselves.
SELF-CONCEPT
Self-concept is the way someone thinks or perceives about themselves. It is an important term for bothe social psychology and humanism.
It’s is also referred as “self-construction, self-identity, self-perspective or self-structure.
COMPONENTS OF SELF-CONCEPT
Based on social identity theory, Self-concept is comprised of two key parts “Personal Identity and Social Identity.
1. Personal identity: These are individual personality traits and other features (physical and psychological) that make a person unique.
2. Social identity: These are the Social characteristics of the groups we belong to; such as community, religion, college and various other social groups.
BRACKEN (1992)
Bracken (1992) identified six specific domains of Self-concept:
Social: refers to the pattern and the ability of interacting with others.
Competence: refers to the ability of meeting one’s own basic needs.
Affect: denotes to awareness of the changing emotional states.
Physical: signifies the views about our physique, health status and overall appearance.
Academic: indicates the ability to realise the success or failure in an academic context ( school/ college).
Family:
