PSYCHOLOGICAL SELF

• Psychology deals with the description, explanation, prediction and control of behaviour. And the connection of human behaviour to the study of the self will provide explanations for a clearer, better understanding of the individual.
• Psychology deals with the description, explanation, prediction and control of behaviour. And the connection of human behaviour to the study of the self will provide explanations for a clearer, better understanding of the individual.
• WILLIAM JAMES – Theory of Self
• According to WILLIAM JAMES there are 2 parts of the self, which are:

  Me and I self
• What are the 2 parts of the self according to William JAMES?

  Me self and I self
• Me self is divided into 3: Material, Social, and Spiritual Self
• Me self – also known as the empirical me; considered as a separate object.
• Material self – consists of the things that belong to the person or entities that a person belongs to such as body, family, clothes, etc.
• Social self – refers to who the person is in a particular situation.
• Spiritual Self – refers to the self that is more concrete when compared to the material and social selves
• .I self – also known as the thinking self; it is the self that knows and recognizes who they are and what they have done.
• In order to be considered a "I self" one must?

  Recognizes and know who they are and what they have done
• MURRAY BOWEN – Family Therapy and Systemic Therapy
• What did Murray Bowen wrote?

  Family Therapy and Systemic Therapy
• Murray Bowen 2 selves are Global self and Differentiated self.
• What are the 2 selves according to Murray Bowen?

  Global and Differentiated self
• Global self represents the over-all value that a person places upon himself.
• Global self represents the over-all value that a person places upon himself.
• Differentiated self state that a balance should be maintained between “togetherness” and “individuality”. This has the ability to separate feelings and thoughts.
• CARL ROGERS proposed the Person-centred Theory
• 2 types of self, according to CARL ROGERS:

  Real and Ideal Self
• Real self refers to all information and perception the person has about himself; answers the question “Who am I?”
• Ideal self is the model version the person has of himself; this is what the person aims for himself to be; answers the question “Who do I want to be?”
• Ideal self answers the question?

  Who do I want to be?
• There should be congruence between the real and ideal self.
• DAVID LESTER – Multiple Selves theory. It suggests that there exists in the individual different aspects of the self. However, a person should still make sense of the sometimes confusing and conflicting aspects of themselves and integrate them into a single, unified self.
• Multiple Selves theory suggests that there exists in the individual different aspects of the self. However, a person should still make sense of the sometimes confusing and conflicting aspects of themselves and integrate them into a single, unified self.
• Multiple Selves theory suggests that there exists in the individual different aspects of the self. However, a person should still make sense of the sometimes confusing and conflicting aspects of themselves and integrate them into a single, unified self.
• DW WINNICOTT proposed the True and False Selves
• According to DW WINNICOTT , there are two selves which are?

  True self and False self
• True self – seen as creative, spontaneously experiencing each day; characterized by high levels of awareness. 2. False self – lacks spontaneity and is dead and empty; enables the person to form superficial but productive social relationships
• True self – seen as creative, spontaneously experiencing each day; characterized by high levels of awareness.
• False self – lacks spontaneity and is dead and empty; enables the person to form superficial but productive social relationships
• Both should be present and functional for the advantage of person and society.
• True and false selves be present and functional for the advantage of person and society.
• AlberT BANDURA proposed the Social Cognitive Theory
• According to Albert Bandura, a person can be seen as proactive and agentic.
• The 4 features of Human Agency are:

  Intentionality, Forethought, Self-reflectiveness, and Self-reactiveness
• Intentionality is when a person has full awareness of his behaviour.
• Forethought is when the person’s anticipates of likely outcomes of his behaviour.