Understanding the Self

SELF AS COGNITIVE CONSTRUCT

PSYCHOLOGICAL SELF
 THE SELF
IN
PSYCHOLOGY
I. William James' Self Theory

known as the Father of American Psychology

James (1890) distinguished two understandings of
the self, the self as “Me” and the self as “I”. This
distinction has recently regained popularity in
cognitive science, especially in the context of
experimental studies on the underpinnings of the
phenomenal self.
 I AND ME

I ME

01 subjective self that is aware of

its own action.
02 is the self that is an object or the
self you can describe.
 THE THREE
COMPONENTS OF (ME)

MATERIAL SELF SOCIAL SELF SPIRITUAL SELF

It refers to physical It refers to how we are t refers to our inner self or
elements that reflect who regarded and recognized our psychological self.
you are. by others.
GLOBAL SELF REFERS TO HOW AN INDIVIDUAL VALUES THE
SELF, IT IS OFTEN TREATED AS A TRAIT THAT REFLECTS
AN INDIVIDUAL'S STABLE LEVEL OF SELF-EVALUATION.

experiences
expectations
qualities
 DIFFERENTIATED UNDIFFERENTIATED
SELF SELF
SELF
DIFFERENTIATED BY ABILITY TO CANNOT SEPERATE
MURRAY BOWEN SEPETATE FEELINGS FEELINGS AND
AND THOUGHTS THOUGHTS.
TWO (2) ASPECTS TO SELF DIFFERENTIATION
INTRAPSYCHIC
01 DIFFERENTIATION
Is when we can tell apart our
thoughts from our emotions. In
other word self awareness
INTERPERSONAL
02 DIFFERENTIATION
Is when we can distinguish our
experience from the experience
of people we connected to. Both
aspect of self-differentation are
essential, as they empower us to
be aware of our current state
and the influence of different
interaction and environments in
our state so we can take action
 VS
REAL SELF IDEAL SELF

REAL SELF IDEAL SELF CARL ROGERS

how we want to be
Who We are idealized image we have
how we think,feel,look and Humanistic psychologist,
developed over time based on
act.
what we have learned and believed that we all own a
real self is our image real self and ideal self
experience.
what we are intrinsically
the self feels most include what our parents have
accurate to what and who taught us. admire in others, what
we are society promotes and what is in our

best interest
 GROUP 1
ILAGAN
01 ABKILAN
04
DUMALO MONSSERATE
02 05
FELIPE ORCULLO
03 06