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40 Cards in this Set
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Self Comcept
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is an individual's preception of his or her abilities
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Self Congruences & Self Discrepancy
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differences between the real self and the ideal self
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Real self
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the self that reflect our experiences
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Idea Self
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the self we would like to be-play a key rol in othe course of our lives,
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E Troy Higgins
3 domains |
1) actual self
2) ideal self 3)ought self |
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Actual self
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is your representation of the attributes you believe you acually possess
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Ideal self
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is your representation of the attributes you would like to ideally possess, hopes, aspirations and wishes
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Ought self
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is your representatio of the attributes you believe you should possess, duties, obligations and responsibilities
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Self-discrepancy theory
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is when problems occur between different viewpoints and different domains are inconsistent or decrepant.
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Discrepancies between the actural and ideal selves
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lead people to experiences dejection related emotions, such as sadness, disappointment, and shame. they feel dejected and feel they have failed to reach their goals.
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Second, Discrepancies between the actural self and the ought self
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can produce agitated emotions, such as anxiety, fear and gilt. here people believe that they have failed to live up to standards.
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Possible selves
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conceptions of what we might become, including what we would like to become and what we are afreid of becoming.
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Self evaluation
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possible selves serve this function they provide frameworks for evaluating how well or how poorly our lives are going.
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Self in Sociocultural context
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all selves are culturespecific and emerge as individuals adapt to their cultural enviromanes.
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Self Esteem
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the overall evaluation of one's self-worth or self-image
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Self discrepancies
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1) when th expertancies are large
2) when you are aware of the discrepancy 3) when the discrelpancy is important to you 4) when the discrepancy is real rather than imagined |
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Value Conflicts
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a clash between values that encorages apposing actions,
ex: cant do this but will do this. |
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variations in self steem
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is to general, it does not consist of a number of specifc, independent self evaluations about differan areas
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Strategies for increasing self esteem
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1) identify your sources of self esteem and waht is causing low self esteem
2) face a problem and try to cope with it 3) seek emotional support 4) take responsibility for your self esteem 5) look for opportunities to achieve 6) explore resources to improve your self understanding |
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Narcissism
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are excessivily self centered and self congratuallatory
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Identy
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refers tohaving an integerated sensc of self in which different parts come together in a unified whole
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Idenity versus identity confusion stage
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duing this time an individual is faced with deciding who they are, what they are all about and where they are going in life.
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Psychosocial Moratorium
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is the period an adult commitments are delayed while society shows youth a selective permissiveness
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Four statues of Identity
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1) diffusion
2) foreclosure 3) moratorium 4) achievement |
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Identity foreclosure
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term for teh status of aindividuals when they have made an commitment but have not experienced an identity crisis.
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Identity diffusion
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term for the status of individuals when they have not yet experienced and identity crisus
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Identity moratorium
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term for the status of individuals when they are in the midst of an identity crisis but have not made a clear commitment to an identity
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identity achievement
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term for the status of individuals who have under gone an identity crisis and made a commitment
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Identity consolidation
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the process of refining and enhancing the identity choices that are made in emerging adulthood-continues well into early adulthood and possibly the early part of middle adulthood
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MAMA
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Moratorium-aachievement-moratorium-achievement
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Ethnic Identity
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which is an enduring aspect of the self that includes a sense of membership in an ethnic group, along with the attitudes and feelings realted to that membership
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Helms' modle of ethnic identity development
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stage 1 pre encounter
stage 2 encounter stage 3 immersion/emersion |
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Values
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are standards taht we apply to determine the worth of things, ideas, or events
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value conflict
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a clash between values that encourage opposing actions
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strategies for clarifying your values
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1) imagine attending your own fureral
2) take one minute and answer this question: if i had unlimited time and resources, what would I do 3) go to self- assessment 3.4 and review the list of five values that are most important to you. 4) take one minute to examine how you values relate to four basic areas of self fulfillment |
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service learning
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is a form of education that promotes social responsibility and service to the communtity aiming to help adolescents and emerging adults to become less self centered and more strongly motivated to help others.
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Meaning in life
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need for purpose
need for alues need for a sense of effiancy need for self worth |
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Sociocultura prespectives on values
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the values of western culture are likely to encourage us to pursue needs fo rself worth individually, by seeking to become our hoped for possible selves and enhance our self esteem. Religion being a major factor
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Morita therapy
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emphasizes accepting feelings, knowing one's purpose and most important, doing whatt needs to be done.
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Religion and health
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the social connections promoted by religious activity can forestall anxiety and depression and can help to prevent isolation and loneliness.
Religious thoughts can play a role in maintaining hope and stimulating motivation for recovery from an illness or disease |