GSELF MIDTERMS

• William James


  The self is both the knower and the known. It is partly object and partly subject.
• William James


  It is divided into the me-self and the I-self
• Me-self


  empirical self
• Me-self


  object of a thought
• Material, Social and Spiritual Self

  3 Dimensions of Me-self
• Material Self


  the things you own
• Social Self


  Significant interpersonal relations
• Spiritual Self


  one's personality, character and defining values
• I-self


  pure ego
• pure ego


  provides the thread of continuity between our past, present, and future selves
• I-self


  consciousness itself
• I-self


  self awareness
• Self awareness


  the act of thinking about ourselves
• I-self


  referred to as the soul (or mind)
• I-self


  involves subjective experiential features such as life history and experience
• Individual, Relational, Collective Self

  3 Dimensions of I-Self
• Karen Horney


  To search for truth about the self is as valuable as to search for truth in other areas of life
• Karen Horney


  the foundation of a healthy development stems from our childhood experiences
• Idealized Self


  an overly positive, perfect image of the self
• Beliefs of Idealized Self

  1. They are better than others

  2. The world owes them

  3. They should be perfect, should be the best
• Idealized Self


  an imaginary picture of the self as the possessor of unlimited powers and superlative qualities
• Idealized Self


  developed when people feel inferior and have the need to be loved
• Idealized Self


  One's view of perfection
• Actualized Self


  person one is in everyday life
• Actualized Self


  person one actually is regardless of other people's perceptions
• Actualized Self


  often despised because it falls to fulfill the requirement of the idealized image
• Despised Self


  Negative view of the self
• Despised Self


  lack of love and acceptance by others
• Despised Self


  consists of feelings of inferiority and shortcomings
• Despised Self


  the feeling that one is hated; it is assumed that it is one's true self is the one hated
• Real Self


  a person begins to shed the various techniques developed to deal with basic anxiety
• Real Self


  a force that impels growth and self-realization
• Real Self


  the inner core of personality, one's potential - the need to be who one truly is
• Carl Rogers


  Formative and Actualizing
• Formative Tendency


  ability to grow from simple to complex organism
• Actualizing Tendency


  ability to reach one's fullest potential
• Real self (Self Concept)

  Carl Rogers: refers to the aspects of one's being and experiences that are perceived in awareness
• Ideal Self


  Carl Rogers: pertains to who you want to become in the future
• Congruence/Genuineness, Empathy, Unconditional Positive Regard


  Requirement for the ideal self, and real self to overlap
• Congruence/Genuineness


  being real; accepting the self