THE SOCIAL

DIMENSION OF SELF

Sicatin, CHRISTIAN E.
 • Human beings are prone to focusing on the ego and engaging in behavior to
protect it by their very nature. We'll start with the self-concept, or who we
are, and then go on to self-schemas. Self-perception theory, possible selves,
the self-reference effect, self-discrepancies, how others affect our sense of
DEFINITION OF self, and cultural distinctions in the self will also be discussed. After that,
“ THE SOCIAL we'll look at self-esteem in its two forms: global and domain specific. Self-
DIMENSION OF SELF “ esteem will be investigated over the life span, as well as gender and cross-
cultural disparities. We'll talk about how mortality affects and protects self-
esteem, as well as ideal self, self-regulation, self-awareness, and self-
enhancement.
 SELF CONCEPT - is how you perceive your behavior, abilities, and
unique characteristics.

NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT IDEAL SELF - The Ideal Self is an idealized version of yourself created out
SELF of what you have learned from your life experiences, the demands of
society, and what you admire in your role models.

SELF ESTEEM - will be investigated over the life span, as well as gender
and cross-cultural disparities.
 SELF CONCEPT - is how you perceive your behavior, abilities, and
unique characteristics.

NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT
SELF
Self-concept tends to be more malleable when you're younger
and still going through the process of self-discovery and
identity formation. As you age and learn who you are and
what's important to you, these self-perceptions become much
more detailed and organized.
 • You have to understand yourself

• Personal experience

• Body image
- ( to feel comfortable )

SELF CONCEPT
SELF SCHEMA
 PAST SELF

• Our very DNA of course influences the adults that we are

today but so too does the environment in which we were
raised, the beliefs, values and attitudes that were given to us.
Many of these have served us well but sometimes this is not
always the case.

• Of course, you should never forget where you have come

from but never allow it to dictate how far you can go.
 PRESENT SELF

• Like most, you are probably living a very busy life!

• Constant demands for our time and attention means that we
rarely take the time to temporarily detach and observe what
it actually taking place. Are you really taking the time to
pause and reflect on the person that you are today?
 FUTURE SELF

• Your future self represents the person you’ll eventually

become. It helps us understand the decisions we make today
and make more progress.
• You could be thinking of your one-year future version — or
the next five minutes. By making decisions in the present, you
control:
NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT
SELF the personality is composed of the Real Self and the Ideal
Self. Your Real Self is who you actually are, while your Ideal
Self is the person you want to be.

The Ideal Self is an idealized version of yourself created out

of what you have learned from your life experiences, the
demands of society, and what you admire in your role
models.
 • Your Ideal self is your true self

• - you easily forget or lose yourself

IDEAL SELF
• Values , beliefs, hope and dream
 SELF ESTEEM - may be defined as how much you appreciate and
like yourself regardless of the circumstances.

NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT
SELF
used to describe a person's overall subjective sense of personal worth
or value. In other words, self-esteem may be defined as how much
you appreciate and like yourself regardless of the circumstances. Your
self-esteem is defined by many factors including:
 • You have a feeling of having a respect to yourself and you have an ability to
show your confidence to others and have satisfaction in yourself or self
respect.

• Valued and worth

SELF ESTEEM • Have fun

• Be assertive

• Feeling of security
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