GSELF MIDTERMS

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Cards (200)

  • 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