THE SELF BY WILLIAM THOMPSON

INTROSPECTION
INNER SELF – Has a kaleidoscope of multiple
identities and unable to ponder his own actions - Means a looking inward or an examination at one’s own
and appeared vacant and without feeling thought and feelings

- Self-Knowledge is the knowledge or understanding of

OUTER SELF – From one moment to another one’s own capabilities, character, feelings, or motivations.
he thinks to himself that he is like a grocery
store clerk, accountant, auto dealer or a manager.

THE SELF NORM

We are influenced by the people around us.
THE SELF CONCEPT
• AFFECT – How do people evaluate
themselves, enhance their self – images, and
defend against threats to their self esteem?
• BEHAVIOR – How do people regulate their
own actions and present themselves to others
according to interpersonal demands?
• COGNITION – How do people come to know
themselves, develop a self – concept, and
maintain a stable of identity?
• COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGIST – Refer this
phenomenon that people are selective in their
attention.
• SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGIST – said that self is
an important object of our own attention.
THE SELF CONCEPT BY HAZEL MARKUS
Explained that self concept refers to the sum
total of an individual belief about his/her own
personal attributes and self-schemas.
WHAT IS SELF – SCHEMAS?
A way that we organize our thoughts and make
meaningful relationships between things. In
terms of body weight, people who regard
themselves as extremely overweight or
underweight.
PERCEPTION OF OUR OWN BEHAVIOR
- self perception theory is when internal cues are difficult
to interpret, people gain self-insight by observing their
own behavior.
- Facial feedback hypothesis means the hypothesis that
changes in facial expression can lead to corresponding
changes in emotion.
ANGER
EXHAUSTED
FEAR
JOY
SADNESS
SURPRISE
SELF-FOCUSING SITUATIONS
The finding that people may be unhappy while they
think about themselves is interesting. BUT WHAT
DOES IT MEAN? DOES SELF-REFLECTION BRING
OUT OUR PERSONAL SHORTCOMINGS?
SELF – AWARENESS THEORY
Self-awareness theory, people are not usually self-
focused, but certain situations predictably force us to
turn inward and become the objects of our own
attention.

It is considered schematic with respect to weight.

For body-weight schematics, a trip to the

supermarket, new clothing, dinner at restaurant,
a day at the beach, or eating habits may trigger
thought about self.
Contrary to a schematic, these are the people
who do not consider their body weight as
extremely important part of their lives or their
physical attributes.

BEGINNING OF THE SELF-CONCEPT WHERE

DOES SELF – CONCEPT COME FROM?

a. Introspection
b. Perception of our own behavior
c. The influence of other people
d. Autobiographical memories
e. Cultures we live in