CH05 The Self Flashcards

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define self-concept

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self-concept consists of the beliefs a person holds about their own attributes and how they evaluate these qualities

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define ideal self

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ideal self is a person’s conception of how they would like to be

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define actual self

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actual self is a more realistic appraisal of the qualities they do and don’t have

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define impression management

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impression management is our efforts to “manage” what others think of us by strategically choosing clothing and other cues that will put us in a good light

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define identity

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identity is each concept that contributes to out self-concept

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define torn-self

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torn-self is a form is self that is the result of a process of change and negotiation as one experiences conflicting values, expectations, and a process of conformity

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define symbolic interactionism

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symbolic interactionism is a sociological approach stressing that relationship with other people play a large part in forming the self; people live in a symbolic environment, and the meaning attached to any situation or object is determined by a person’s interpretation of these symbols

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define looking-glass self

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the looking-glass self is the sense of self-arising from the process of imagining the reaction of others toward ourselves

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define a self-fulfuling prophecy

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self-fulfilling prophecy is a prediction that causes itself to come true due to the simple fact that the prediction was made

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define self-consciousness

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self-consciousness is the awareness of one’s own body and self and one’s interactions with the environment, including others

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define empty self

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empty self is a state that occurs when a person has an absence of community, tradition, and shared meaning; and experiences these absences as lack of personal worth and emotional hunger

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define the symbolic self-completion theory

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the symbolic self-completion theory predicts that people who have an incomplete self-definition tend to complete this identity by acquiring and displaying symbols associated with it

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define the extended self

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extended self is the definition of self created by the external objects with which a person surrounds him- or herself

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define body image

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body image refers to a consumer’s subjective evaluation of their physical self

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define body image distortions

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body image distortions are misconceptions about one or more features of the body

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define agentic goals

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agentic goals are goals that favour the advancement of the individual

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define communal goals

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communal goals are goals that favour the well-being of the group or community as a whole

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define chronological age

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chronological age is the actual number of years lived

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define perceived age

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perceived age is how old a person feels rather than his or her true chronological age (eg. 121 y/o)