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This document provides an overview of how psychology views the concept of the "self". It discusses different definitions of the self from various perspectives, including the view that the self has two aspects - the "I" and the "Me". It also examines concepts such as self-concept and identity. Theories discussed include those from Freud, Rogers, and Mead's view of the self as a social product. The document aims to help students develop their own understanding of what comprises the self.

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This document provides an overview of how psychology views the concept of the "self". It discusses different definitions of the self from various perspectives, including the view that the self has two aspects - the "I" and the "Me". It also examines concepts such as self-concept and identity. Theories discussed include those from Freud, Rogers, and Mead's view of the self as a social product. The document aims to help students develop their own understanding of what comprises the self.

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Andres Soriano Colleges of Bislig

College of Arts and Science and


Teacher Education
Mangagoy,Bislig City

UNDERSTANDING THE SELF


CHAPTER 1:
DEFINING THE SELF: PERSONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL
PERSPECTIVE ON SELF IDENTITY
CHAPTER 1 LESSON 3: THE SELF AS COGNITIVE CONSTRUCT

Lesson Objectives:

At the end of the lesson you should be able to:

1. Identify the different areas in psychology about the “self”


2. Create your own definition of the “self”
3. Analyse the effects of various factors identified in psychology in
formation of the self.

INTRODUCTION

As discussed in the previous lessons, every field of


study, at least in the social sciences, have their own research, definition, and
conceptualization of self and identity. Some are similar while some specific only in
their field. Each field also has thousands of research on self and identity as well as
related or synonymous terms. The trend of the lessons also seems to define the
concept of the "self" from a larger context (i.e., culture and society) down to the
individual. However, it must be pointed out that modern researches acknowledge the
contributions of each field and this is not some sort of a nurture vs. nature,
society/culture vs. Individual/brain, and other social sciences vs. psychology debate.
Psychology may focus on the individual and the cognitive functions, but it does not
discount the context and other possible factors that affect the individual. For students
who take up psychology, discussions on theories, and development, among others
actually take at least one semester and there are still more to be learned about the
concept of "self." This lesson provides an overview of the themes of psychology
regarding the said concept.

ACTIVITY: “You” Through Other’s Eyes

Activity 1.1: List at least 10-15 qualities or


things that you think define who you are around the human figure representing you.
Activity 1.2:

Write your name at the top of your paper pass your paper around the class and
let your classmates answering this question briefly; WHO DO YOU THINK I AM
BASED ON WHAT YOU SEE ME DO OR HEAR ME SAY?

I am ____________________
WHO DO YOU THINK I AM BASED ON WHAT YOU SEE ME DO OR HEAR ME SAY?
ANALYSIS
Compare what you wrote about yourself to those write by your
classmates. What aspects are similar and which are not.

LET’S GO DEEPER
In an attempt to avoid further analytical discussion a lot
people say “I am who I am.” Yet this statement still begs the question “if you are who
are you” then who are you that makes you who you are?

The following are the definitions of what really self is;

“Self is the sense of personal identity and who we are as individual”


(Jhangiani & Tarry 2014)

William James (1890) as well as Carl Rogers (1959) on his theory of


personality both of them believe that the self has two aspects the I and Me, I is the
thinking, acting as well as the feeling self Carl Rogers added that I is also the one acts
ad decides, while both of them also believes that Me is the physical characteristics as
well as psychological capabilities that makes you who you are, Rogers also said that
me is what you think yourself as an object.
(Gleitman, Gross and Reisberg 2011)
Concepts similar to self are self-concept and Identity;

 Self-concept – this what you if asked who are you


 Identity- is what defines you in terms of personal characteristics,
social
roles, responsibilities as well as affiliations.

- (Oyserman, Elmore & Smith 2012)

Self, identity, and self-concept are not fixed at a one frame you are not who you
are past present and the future because the self is very dynamic it adapts to its
changing environment considering many factors such as family, education and your
own perception to one’s self but the inner core of being who you re stays the same.
Take a look the adaptability of water it may boil, freeze, and take may shape of
container, but at its core it is still the same element.

Self- Schema

Carl Rogers captured this idea that our self is collection of organized systems
HOBBIES
or organized knowledge about who you are.

FAMILY
SELF RELIGION

NATIONALITY

Schema is not limited to the examples above it may include your interests,
work, course, age, etc. but these are not passive receivers as you grow old they adapt
to changes around you they greatly affect you and how you perceive things around
you.
SIGMUND FREUD

He said that In order to understand the self we have to look deeper into the
mind of the person. He also saw that the self, its mental processes, and one’s
behaviour is the result of the interaction between Id, Ego, and Super ego

SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM

Under the theory of symbolic interactionism, G.H. Mead (1934) argued that the
self is created and developed through human interaction (Hogg and Vaughan 2010).
Basically, there are three reasons why self and identity are social products (Oyserman,
Elmore, and Smith 2012):

1. We do not create ourselves society helped us shape the self our choices re
somehow affected by our social and historical context or the other way around
we may transfer cultures but part will still remain we only adapt to what is new
to our social context.

2. Whether we admit it or not we need the society to affirm our decisions and
reinforce us of who we think we are. We also need society as reference points of
our identity. We need feedbacks from other people and their affirmation to build
the self. A good singer’s performance will be considered excellent through the
affirmation of the audience that the singer sings excellently.

3. What we think is important for us is may have been influenced by what is


important in our social or historical context. For example education may be so
important to you because you grew up to a family that valued education the
most.
APPLICATION AND ASSESSMENT
Do a research and list ten (10) things to boost your self-
esteem or improve your self-concept. Cite your sources. Analyse which of those tips
are more likely to backfire and make someone conceited or narcissistic and revise
them to make the statements both helpful to the individual as well as society
in general.

REFERENCES

Elmore, Kristen, George Smith, and Daphna Oyserman. 2012. "Self, Self-Concept and
Identity." Handbook of Self and Identity. 2nd Ed. Edited by Mark R.

Leary and June Price Tangney: 69–95. New York: The Guilford Press,

Gleitman, Henry, James Gross, and Daniel Reisberg. 2011. Psychology. 8th Ed.

Canada: W.W. Norton and Company.

Hogg, Michael, and Graham Vaughan. 2010. Essentials of Social Psychology.

Italy: Pearson Education Limited.

Jhangiani, Rajiv, and Hammond Tarry. 2014. Principles of Social Psychology.

1st Ed.

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