Multiple

Selves Vs
Unified self
 Multiple Selves

Theories of personality reveal the influence

of two themes: human behavior is
determined in part, and some believe
completely, by stimuli in the environment.
The mind is composed of multiple such
sub selves that are autonomous sets of
psychological processes such as
dreams, desires, emotions and
memories.
By: David Lester
Rita Carter proposed Multiplicity
She introduced the division of multiple selves
into major and minor selves and a number of
fragmentary micros. 
Major “fully fleshed out character with thoughts, desires, intentions, emotions, ambitions and
beliefs”
Minor A minor may be no more than a small collection of responses, just enough to deal with
a particular situation, such as a compulsion to argue with certain people or smoking in
certain situations. 
Micros Micros are “the building blocks of personalities—individual responses, thoughts, ideas,
habit” as small as a physical or vocal tic or a repeated intrusive thought or emotion.
 Unified Self

It is the integration of the sub selves into

one, however, integration is a task for the
later part of life.
 The multiplicity of selfhood is a metaphor.
("The individual's belief about himself or
herself, including the person's attributes and
who and what the self is“).The unity of
selfhood is a defining fact.
By: Baumeister
 True Self
It is inherently moral, good, and transcends
situations and circumstances and culturally stable;
governed by the moral code.