Name: KYLINEFEL N.
CANTUTAY
Year & Section: BSA2-B
Activity #4
Direction: Explain how does various psychologist explained and develop the theory of the SELF. Give
your own Reflection. Use the same Table in the next slide.
PSYCHOLOGIST THEORY ABOUT SELF
The notion of self was conceived by
George Herbert Mead, who
explained that one's identity comes
from exterior social interactions
and internal sensations. Self-
George Herbert Mead awareness does not emerge at
birth, but rather develops during
time through language, play, and
games.
Piaget's theory of cognitive
development is a comprehensive
view of human intelligence's nature
and development. Jean Piaget, a
Swiss developmental psychologist,
Jean Piaget is the creator of the theory. The
idea focuses on the nature of
knowledge and how humans
acquire, produce, and use it across
time.
Many of us are unaware that social
connection is more crucial than we
Charles Cooley think when it comes to
understanding ourselves.
Individuals create their notion of
self by seeing how they are seen by
others, according to sociologist
Charles Horton Cooley. This
approach, when applied to the
REFLECTIVE THOUGHT
His rationality theories revolve
around a person's ability to
manipulate and utilise symbols.
According to Mead, reflective
cognition entails assigning symbols
to aspects of the environment and
then choosing actions based on the
rationale behind those symbols'
associations.
According to Jean Piaget's theory of
cognitive development, children go
through four stages of mental
growth. His thesis is concerned
with not only how children gain
knowledge, but also with the
nature of intelligence.
The looking-glass self is a social
psychological concept proposed by
Charles Horton Cooley in 1902,
which states that a person's self
emerges from social interactions
and other people's perceptions.
People mold themselves in
response to what others think of
them, and they confirm others'
 digital age, presents issues
regarding identity, socialization,
and the changing terrain of self.
Human personality, according to
Sigmund Freud, is complex and
consists of multiple elements. The
id, the ego, and the superego are
Sigmund Freud
three parts that Freud believes
make up personality in his
renowned psychoanalytic theory.
These factors combine to produce
complicated human behavior.
Erik Erikson spent time researching
the Sioux of South Dakota and the
Yurok of northern California's
cultures. He used his newfound
Erik Erikson
knowledge of cultural,
environmental, and social forces to
strengthen his psychoanalytic
theory.
assessments of them.
Freud also proposed the thesis that
people's ability to form intimate
relationships is determined by their
mental representations of
themselves and others, as well as
their connections with others.
According to Erikson's psychosocial
theory, every person will go
through eight developmental
stages in their lifetime. ... While
Erikson's theory has numerous
shortcomings, it gives a solid
foundation for understanding the
problems students may be
encountering at their current
developmental levels.