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Understanding Self-Concept: Importance, Factors, and Development, Summaries of History of Law
The concept of self-concept, its importance, and the factors that influence its development. It provides insights into how to develop a positive self-concept and its benefits, including increased confidence, emotional security, and the ability to cope with challenges. The document also differentiates self-concept from conceit and discusses the role of external and internal factors in shaping self-concept during childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.
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Self-
Understanding
and Assessment
- Why is it important to have a good self- concept, and how is it achieved?
- What factors affect the development of self- concept?
- How do you develop a positive self-concept?
- How would you describe someone with a high self-concept?
- How can leaders increase the self-concept of others?
Anticipated Problem
(^) When your self-concept improves, your personality and performance improves. (^) Self-concept is the act of respecting yourself.
Self-Concept
(^) Self-concept: (^) Be aware of both your strengths and your weaknesses (^) Believe in yourself and accept yourself (^) As your self-concept increases, there will be less and less that you have to prove to yourself. (^) A person with a positive self-concept is pleasant, secure, and content.
Self-Concept
(^) More confidence (^) Trust in ideas, skills, knowledge (^) The ability to capitalize on opportunities (^) Using mistakes as a learning experience (^) Being a more dynamic and interesting person (^) Becoming more focused on bigger goals
A positive self-concept has
rewards.
(^) Being more emotionally secure (^) The ability to control your personal future by creating circumstances instead of following circumstances (^) The ability to cope with success (^) A positive feeling for others (^) Being able to handle challenges
A positive self-concept has
rewards.
Positive Self-Concept
(^) The ingredients of a positive self-concept include: (^) Self-esteem (^) Self-image (^) Self-confidence (^) Self-determination (^) Self-responsibility
(^) Self-esteem is your feeling as to how you feel about yourself. It is how you accept yourself and perceive your worth as a person. (^) Self-image relates to self-acceptance and presenting yourself in a confident manner.
Positive Self-Concept
(^) Self-responsibility is the ability to accept consequences for any effort, good, bad, or other. (^) To be self-responsible, you must be resilient , or have the ability to bounce back.
Positive Self-Concept
(^) There are three types of factors that affect the development of self-concept: (^) Chronological (^) External (^) Internal
Development of Self-
Concept
(^) Chronological development of self-concept can be divided into three segments: (^) Childhood (^) Adolescence (^) Adult
Chronological
Development
(^) External factors affecting self-concept include: (^) Family (^) Relationships (^) School (^) Work (^) Social activities
External Factors
(^) The home environment plays an important role in the development of a person. (^) Contacts outside of family provide a network of past, present, and future relationships. (^) School is where you spend the majority of your time from age 5–20. (^) The world of work provides you with the opportunity to display self-concept.