Psy 400 Self Reflection Paper
Personal Reflections
Amanda F.
PSY/400
January 20, 2014
Nicoletta Nance
Personal Reflections
The concept of self in the social world has been the subject of psychology studies for decades. Self-concept is defined as “a person’s answers to the question, “Who am I?” (Myers, 2010). Several factors, both internal and external, create each individual’s sense of self. Self-concept, self-esteem, self-knowledge, and social self all help create the sense of self. Self-schemas are an important component of one’s self-concept. A schema is simply defined as “mental templates by which we organize our worlds” (Myers, 2010). Self-schemas are the beliefs one holds, which define who we are.
Self-concept
The development of our self-concept has numerous influences, which include roles played, social identities formed, comparisons made, personal success and failure, judgments, and cultural surroundings (Myers, 2010). Roleplaying can include what we are in our professional life, as children in school, and into adulthood. The roles we assume …show more content…
People have both low self-esteem and high self-esteem, depending on the variance of difficulties in their life. Poverty, drugs, and abuse can all be considered a factor in a person’s low self-esteem. High self-esteem can also be portrayed a negative trait, especially when the individual is viewed as narcissistic. Narcissism is defined as “having an inflated sense of self” (Myers, 2010).
Self-efficacy
Self-efficacy is defined as “the belief in one’s capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to manage prospective situations” (Cherry, What is Self-Efficacy?, 2014). Self-efficacy is not the same as self-esteem, which is how valuable an individual perceives themselves to be. An individual’s self-efficacy is the belief they are capable of accomplishing a task, even when the task is challenging.
Studies of the
Amanda F.
PSY/400
January 20, 2014
Nicoletta Nance
Personal Reflections
The concept of self in the social world has been the subject of psychology studies for decades. Self-concept is defined as “a person’s answers to the question, “Who am I?” (Myers, 2010). Several factors, both internal and external, create each individual’s sense of self. Self-concept, self-esteem, self-knowledge, and social self all help create the sense of self. Self-schemas are an important component of one’s self-concept. A schema is simply defined as “mental templates by which we organize our worlds” (Myers, 2010). Self-schemas are the beliefs one holds, which define who we are.
Self-concept
The development of our self-concept has numerous influences, which include roles played, social identities formed, comparisons made, personal success and failure, judgments, and cultural surroundings (Myers, 2010). Roleplaying can include what we are in our professional life, as children in school, and into adulthood. The roles we assume …show more content…
People have both low self-esteem and high self-esteem, depending on the variance of difficulties in their life. Poverty, drugs, and abuse can all be considered a factor in a person’s low self-esteem. High self-esteem can also be portrayed a negative trait, especially when the individual is viewed as narcissistic. Narcissism is defined as “having an inflated sense of self” (Myers, 2010).
Self-efficacy
Self-efficacy is defined as “the belief in one’s capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to manage prospective situations” (Cherry, What is Self-Efficacy?, 2014). Self-efficacy is not the same as self-esteem, which is how valuable an individual perceives themselves to be. An individual’s self-efficacy is the belief they are capable of accomplishing a task, even when the task is challenging.
Studies of the