Influence on others

Cards (12)

What is self concept?
How we see our self
What is self concept influenced by?
Other peoples opinions on us
What is in self concept?
Self image and self esteem
What is self esteem?
The extent we value our self
How can we get high self esteem?
others positive opinions on us
comparing our self to people with less desirable characteristics than us
Social status
What is self image ?
Awareness of our physical and mental characteristics
What are you characteristics if you have a high self image?
Helpful and kind
How is high self image developed?
Positive feedback from others - this can sometimes be misinterpreted - we think they are only doing this to make them look good
What is self efficacy?
How confident we are that we can achieve success
What are the influences on self esteem?
Social modelling = Observing someone makes us believe we can do the same
Social persuasion = Positive verbal feedback makes us more confident
What are the strengths?
Understanding self concept has positive practical applications - Denis Lawrence wanted to improve academic success - Children who had higher self esteem achieved this
Other have influence on our self esteem - It is increased through healthy and supportive relationships - improves the quality of relationships - 2 way link
What are the weaknesses? 
Different aspects of self are poorly defined - some see it as "beliefs" and some see it as "feelings" - vagueness limits understanding of the ideas and the practical benefits