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SELF-

AWARENESS
A clear understanding of who you
are, what you want, how you feel,
and why you do the things that you
do.

Having an understanding of your


own thoughts, feelings, values,
beliefs, and actions.
According to the social comparison theory,

we learn about ourselves,


the appropriatness of our
behaviors, as well as our
social status by comparing
aspects of ourselves with
other people
2 Types of Comparison

Downward social comparison


comparing ourselves with those
who are worse off than us
Upward social comparison
comparing ourseves with those
who are better off than us
THE SELF- AWARENESS ALSO PRESENTS US WITH AT LEAST
THREE OTHER SELF-SCHEMA:

Actual self- who you are at


the moment
Ideal self- who you like to be
Ought self- who you think
you should be
THANK YOU!

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