Self-Discrepancy Theory

In the first perspective it explains that you, as a person should focus on self improvement and become more self reliant. I honestly think as an opinion you would need to keep boosting people's spirits instead of being self centered because you don't want to make them feel good. Everyone has their own traits, personality, and characteristics, but if you don't care about other people, it shows you that you are careless about the good people on this earth. A strength of the first perspective is…

Self-Assessment is the process into analyzing yourself in a way to assess important aspects to one’s identity. This is one of the many motives that drive self-evaluation, individual enhancement. Every individual has their own strengths and weaknesses and it is our objective to find these during the self-evaluation process. Those individuals that are able to figure out one’s strengths and weaknesses will be successful in their career. I believe that I would have a difficult time trying to figure…

regard ownership in terms of things are tangible, such as a house or a car, while others adopt a broader definition of ownership that encompasses internal as well as external traits, such as knowledge of a subject or self-understanding. Given the ephemeral nature of tangible items, self-identity is more accurately expressed through the unique qualities people have and how they use them in order to better themselves and the world around them. In the movie Legally Blonde, main character Elle…

people go through problems every day. By considering the character of the barber from “Lather and Nothing Else”, the author demonstrates that adversity can reveal who we truly are. When people face adversity, it can bring people closer to their true self. The barber is very accomplished in his profession and takes great pride in his work. This is shown by the line “…I am a good barber, the best in this town,” and making sure that the Captain’s hair does not cause the razor to go off course and…

Ownership of objects in regards to self-identity can be quite a complicated subject. Plato believes that owning anything will harm your character, whereas Aristotle and Jean-Paul Sartre believe that it not only aids in building character, but Sartre also brings the idea of owning intangible objects as well. In their eyes what you own goes far beyond what you can see and touch. Based on what Aristotle claims, you could assume that he bases judgement off of what you own, because that’s what…

environment. Oxytocin, for example, is released in human interaction. Human interaction is a two-way street. Oxytocin is released in person to person interaction (115), it cannot occur without someone else. Fredrickson’s stance on altering the self only bolsters Gladwell’s argument. In doing so, it can be concluded that human identity is defined by environment as Gladwell suggests. Nurture defines identity opposed to nature. With that in mind, it is time for change. The crime alerts…

stories. In order to discover one’s true identity, we must ask what innermost stories constitute our definition of self. The connections we make between ideas, actions, and events give intent and justification to our lives. As we construct…

Self-disclosure is about how much information is stated, such as feelings and thoughts. By sharing personal aspects or private information (Wheeless, 1978). Disclosure is an attempt at building rapport and to better learn about yourself. It helps your perspective to the receiver, to become visible or noticed. Self disclosure can either benefit or hurt your verbalizations. By involving others, it can make you weak through criticism or rejection. By testing assumption or disclosing information,…

people can him or her clearly. You cannot hide anything, but look behind and a shadow is standing right behind. The shadow self or known in psychology as the personal shadow is an assertion that everybody has another personality deep within them. First formulated by Carl Jung. It has been developed by his followers, some of them are Connie Zweig and Jeremiah Abrams. The shadow self is a personality hidden to the outside world, either by design of the person or by chance. Zweig and Abrams…

Adolescents who are still confused about their sexual identity can use different websites to aid them on their journey to self discovery. It can act as means of self expression for kids who don’t have access to guidance counselors at school or even someone to talk to in their family. An excerpt from the journal, The Computers in Human Behavior, states that “early research revealed that LGBTQ…