Self Concept Project

Self concept refers to awareness of their own characteristics, and of likenesses and differences between themselves and other children. We help promote this by having the children use names. We have them call each other by name as well as the teachers by their names. We also help by making up news stories with the children in them and use their names in them when telling them, we also

The first unit on our textbook Interactions by Ann Moseley and Jeanette Harris talks about the self-concept. It is hard to find a definition for the self-concept because it is certain beliefs about ethnicity, religion, and personalities combined. This unit has a number of readings by various authors where it shows struggles with the self. Self-identity, ethnic backgrounds, and self-esteem are the major aspects of those readings. After reading their writings I found that I could relate to their experiences. The three readings that got my attention were “Zero” By Paul Logan, “I’m Just Me” by Lylah Alphonse, and “The Jacket” by Gary Soto.

By definition, self-perception is your interpretation of your own behavior. However, your interpretation of yourself could be influenced by what others think and say about you. Sometimes people find themselves over analyzing who they are and they end up degrading themselves or they try to change who they truly are. As emotional human beings, they seem to find themselves being more judgmental toward their own actions and appearances. When others make assumptions, they only see the outside and make judgements based on appearances rather than looking deeper in order to discover the true beauty that’s exists beneath. “Lonesome, With Snails”, “The Mother”, and “Portrait of My Body” are three essays that will be used to explain how self-perception

According to a 1993 study in the longitudinal consistency and change in self-esteem form early adolescence to early childhood by Block and Robbins, between the ages of 14 and 23 exists the potential for great changes in how the self-concept develops and is shaped. The study also concluded that more males increased their sense of self-esteem during this time than did females. After people approach the age of 30, most self-concepts remain relatively stable without significant conscious effort (Adler, Rosenfeld, Proctor 63). A realistic self-concept should change over time as it reflects the reality of current circumstances and previous experiences. The tendency, however, is to resist those changes and instead seek out others than confirm the self-concept. The powerful effect that

Self-concept it is the collection of experiences and beliefs about one self, and how these experiences, beliefs interact to form a picture according to individual’s perspective what kind of a person an individual is. This includes physical and mental

others. In developing a sense of individuality and understanding of self a child recognises that other people need to be taken into account; their needs, motives, intentions and emotions. Awareness of perspectives, what someone else may be thinking in relation to a situation phycologists call the development of ‘theory of the mind’. At around

My project began when I was first handed the self-change contract and had to ask myself “What do I really need to improve.” After a lot of thought and self-reflection, I thought that to boost my grades, improve my work ethic, and make things easier for myself I needed to improve my procrastination in regards to my studying and dedication. The first step was to identify everything about the problem. I took some time got a sheet of paper and made essentially a mind map without knowing what it was at the time.) I broke procrastination down and discovered that at least for me the two big things that were causing my procrastination were the “I can do it later” attitude, and the perceived difficulty of tasks. So after identifying the main issues, I had to figure out what I was going to do about it.

When we communicate we influence how others view us and we create an impression, when we receive opinions from others especially our significant other it influences how we feel about ourselves and helps create our self-concept. The reaction of others, your comparison with others, the social roles you play, and the groups of people you identify with all contribute to the development of your self-concept. According to Bevan and Sole part of the way you construct your self-concept is by choosing to accept or reject what other people tell you about yourself. Your self-concept is influenced by the people you surround yourself with and by what they tell you, to keep a positive self-concept it is helpful to surround yourself with someone who is positive and who speaks highly of you. You both must lift each other up and help each other to feel great about yourselves. “To grow and learn about yourself, you must be open-minded about other people 's opinions,” (Bevan and Sole 2014). Your opinions of each other mean a great deal to how you both feel about your selves and how you perceive yourselves. Your self-concept is how you feel about yourself but if you are told everyday of your life that you are ugly you will eventually think that you are a bit ugly, but if you are told you are beautiful you will think you are beautiful. Don’t ever put each other down even if it is unintentionally, always think before you speak! You can criticize or tell one another your thoughts and opinions

One's self-concept affects one's perception, attitude and behavior, which can be demonstrated during the process of interpersonal communication. Aspects of one's life influence their self-concept, which not only affect how people perceive them but how they perceive themselves. Such things are gender, motivational level and psychological type. It is widely

The book I chose to interpret, I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont, introduces a young girl who has become confident in who she is. Being confident in who one is something that most children deal with some point in their life. Within the book, I identified themes such as self-acceptance, self-esteem, and individualization that relate to Erickson’s psychosocial stages of development, William James’ theoretical approach to the self, Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems theory, and Harter’s Self-Perception theory.

The first developmental theory in Personal Development is the sense of self. This involves children drawing conclusions of who they are as a person, their perceptions, beliefs, judgements and feelings (Ormrod p. 60). Sense of self can be broken down into two different aspects, self-concept and self-esteem. Self-concept is how someone assess themselves through their own character, strengths and weaknesses. Self-esteem, on the other hand, are the judgements and feelings about

Social scientists have given us several theories on child development. There have been three influential theories that have really shaped how we look at the subject. Each one of these theories offers an insightful perspective that has been very influential in how we view child development. The first theory, we will delve into is George Herbert Meads Theory of the Social Self which focused on social interaction with developing human beings. Meads believed that, “a symbolic interactionist, saw the self as the basis of humanity that develops not out of biological urges but from social interaction.”(Benokraitis pg338) Mead also believed that children were blank slates and that an infant’s interaction with people around them is how they begin to develop certain behaviors.

This study examines the view that self-awareness gradually develops with a shift from physical to psychological characteristics whilst the locus of self-knowledge progressively transfers from others to the self. Previous research implementing semi-structured self concept interviews to investigate self descriptions amongst young children of various age groups supported these findings, underpinning the theories of a gradual emergence and elaboration of the self as a subject and the self as an object of knowledge. In the current study, a comparison

A self-concept is our perception of who we are, it’s the core of our existence. A self-concept can be anything about us that stands out in our mind, our ideas about every facet of our selves. Our hope in our future is shaped by our environment but who we can become is a part of our concept, our personal traits are a part of our concept. We want to know if we have a purpose in life and if we are sure that we do what is it? Our self-concept is also how we define ourselves, it’s why we live, it’s our friends and family, it’s our dreams, it’s our past, it’s constantly being shaped and reshaped, our self-concept is as fluid as a river and who we were yesterday is not who we are today or who we will be tomorrow. Our self-concept can also include our physical attributes, the things we have, and who we compare ourselves to. “Individuals’ self-concepts include their sense of who and what they are and are multifaceted entities that encompass the traits, physical attributes, material possessions, beliefs, and goals that individuals use to characterize themselves (Parent, Talley, Schwartz, & Hancock, 2015).”

Self concept allows someone to recognize himself. He knows about his/her social identity. The self includes many integral parts that are: