[医学]The Self.ppt

The Self What is the Self? The Self Includes the body Self-Concept (Who am I…) Social Identity (“we of self-concept) Active agent involved in decision making Self-Concept Who am I ? Aspect you consider critical Write out your own. Self-Schema Self-Schema - The specific beliefs that define who you are (Mental Templates). Diagram (Schematic versus Aschematic) Influence how we perceive, remember, and evaluate both ourselves and other people. The Self Self-Reference Effect - Information relevant to our self-concepts is processed faster and remembered better than information that is irrelevant to our self-concepts. (Describe “us” versus other) Multiple Self-Schemas Self-Discrepancy Theory (Higgins, 1987) 3 Possible selves THE ACTUAL SELF THE IDEAL SELF THE OUGHT SELF From both a personal standpoint and a significant other 10 attributes of person you think you are 10 attributes of person your sig. other () thinks you ought to be... Possible Selves Discrepancies among these 3 possibilities influence our self-image. According to the theory self-esteem depends on 2 factors: 1) the amount of the discrepancy 2) the extent to which we focus on the discrepancies. Self-Discrepancy Theory Predicts Actual/Ought Discrepancy = Fear, threat, anxiety Actual/Ideal Discrepancy = Disappointment, dissatisfaction, sadness Social Identity The self also includes a social identity Social Identity - Refers to the social identity of who you. Most salient when part of a small group surrounded by larger group (Japan) Write your own Where does our self-knowledge come from? Roles we play Success and failure experiences Other’s judgments Social comparison Social Comparison Social Comparison - Evaluating one’s abilities and opinions by comparing oneself to others. Has strong influence on self-concept How do we know we are... Social Comparison Theory (Festinger, 1954) A) People have a need to evaluate themselves. This evaluation can take place through 2 sources: 1) Objective Comparisons - (i.e.,