Running Header: The Self Paper

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The Self Paper

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The Self Paper

Society wonders why people are the way they are. Sometimes our surroundings and situations in life make us who we are. The following defines the self, self-concept, emotion, self-esteem, behavior, and self-presentation.

DEFINITION OF SELF

According to Dictionary.com, self is, “a combining form of self and variously used with the meanings “of the self” ( self-analysis ) and “by oneself or itself” ( self-appointed ); and with the meanings “to, with, toward, for, on, in oneself” ( self-complacent ), “inherent in oneself or itself” ( self-explanatory ), “independent” ( self-government ), and “automatic” ( self-operating ).

SELF CONCEPT

Self-concept
Self-esteem has its pros and cons. Self-esteem can be a good when an employer is seeking to find a person for a management position. Self-esteem at times makes the individual stand out from the crowd. If the individual is confident about his or herself then the employer will see that as well. When a person has low self-esteem, a person runs the risk of hurting him or herself as well as others. Some people can also get into a serious depression stage that can only be cure only with medication and
One of the major theories in the social psychology of the self and emotion, self-discrepancy theory, concerns the impact of self-knowledge on how people feel and behave (Fiske, 2010). People tend to behave a certain way when they feel upset, angry, happy, sad, etc. If a person is upset then a person will usually keep quiet and have a serious face. When a person is happy they tend to have a smile on his or her face and speak about the reason he or she is happy. The theory addresses how people use self-knowledge to fit social standards and adapt to group life (Fiske, 2010). There is several self-guide (standards) to regulate behaviors; the different self-guide lines include the actual self, ought self, and the ideal self (Fiske, 2010). The actual self is a person’s own image of how he or she sees him or her at that present moment. The ought self, is usually what other people think we should be. Individuals pay more attention to those closer to them such as parents, and family. The ought self, people tell them what they be or become. The ideal self represents who a person wants to be or who somebody else want the person to be (Fiske, 2010). The ideal self comes from within a person. Like when a child is in grade school, the teacher asks the child what he or she would like to be when he or she grows up. Usually children will answer: a