Chapter 11 Flashcards
What is the self?
All things that make you you
What are the three different parts of the self?
Self-knowledge, Self-concept, and Self-esteem
What is self-concept?
Overall knowledge or perception of who they are; it is domain specific
What is self-esteem?
Global evaluation of the self; aka self-image or self-worth
What is self-knowledge/self-understanding?
Child’s cognitive representation of the self
What is a possible self?
What an individual might become, would like to become, and is afraid of becoming
Give an example showing the differences between self-esteem and self-concept.
Self-esteem: good feeling about themselves; macro level– “I am a good person”
Self-concept: domain specific and achievement oriented– “I am good at football but not at school”
Why is it important for a child to understand the self?
Develops the personality, understand their own needs, identify the skills they need to be successful in life, manage emotions responsibly, achieve goals, maintain a strong social network…
How do we learn self-understanding as a child?
Through roles and memberships (family,culture)
Does the self-understanding change over time?
Yes
What are 2 milestones of self-understanding that occur during infancy?
- Mirror self-recognition (3 to 18 months)
- Telegraphic speech with self-recognition (2 years)
What is the mirror technique?
Putting something on nose results in child touching their nose when looking into a mirror
What is self-recognition with regards to the mirror technique?
understanding they are their own reflection instead of it being a kid trapped inside mirror
What is telegraphic speech with self-recognition?
Two-worded speech made up of “Me” phrases such as “me big”
What are 5 milestones of self-understanding that occur during early childhood?
- Confusion of self, body, mind
- Concrete descriptions
- Physical descriptions
- Active descriptions
- Unrealistic positive overestimations
LOTS OF I and MINE phrases
What is confusion of self, mind, and body?
No separation from themself and body; describing the self as size, shape, or colors
What are concrete descriptions?
Describing the obvious; “I know my ABCs” or “I live in a big house”
What are physical descriptions?
Distinguishing themselves from others physically; “I am different from Sarah because I have brown hair while Sarah has red hair”
What are active descriptions?
Describe themselves by their actions
What are unrealistic positive overestimations?
“I am spiderman”
What are 4 milestones of self-understanding of middle and late childhood?
- Increased psychological characteristics and traits
- Increased social comparison
- Inclusion of social references in self-descriptions
- Real self vs ideal self
What are psychological characteristics and traits that are more commonly used?
I am popular, I am nice, I am mean, I am smart
What is social comparison?
What they can do compared to others
What is real versus ideal self?
Understanding their actual competencies and what they aspire to have