Self-Concept is psychology PDF

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SELF-
CONCEPT

Contents
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................2
TASK 1 – Self-Concept is psychology........................................................................................................2
TASK 2 - ''People suffer from distortion in the self and as a result show absurd/ addiction behaviours”....3
CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES............................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
The self-concept can be defined as an important term in psychology as it stimulates the way of
thinking of a person and his behaviour in society. In psychology, the term self-concept can be
described from the humanistic perspective as well as existentialism. Humanistic perspective
stresses responsiveness and highlights the good in human behaviour whereas existentialism is a
philosophical approach that focuses on the ability of self-determination of development through
acts of an individual’s effort. The main objective of this assignment is to define self - concept
according to humanistic and existentialism and to explain why people suffer from distortion in
the self and as a result show absurd / addiction behaviours.
TASK 1 – Self-Concept is psychology
In general, self-concept is the understanding of an individual based on his or her experience,
body image and how he or she tends to see themselves in the society in different situations.
According to Aguirre-Rodriguez et al (2012), self-concept can be described as a perception that
an individual has on his image and abilities. Carl Rogers has identified three main components of
self-concept based on his studies which are namely, Self-Image, Self-Ideal and Self-Esteem.
According to Carl Rogers, each individual is capable of accomplishing their objectives, desires
and wishes in their lives. Self-actualisation takes place when they did so. Firstly, the way an
individual sees himself or herself is known as self-image. This includes the physical appearance
of the individual, the social roles and the personal behaviours that the individual has. However, it
is important to understand that self-image does not match with the reality always. Secondly, the
value that the individual place upon himself or herself is identified as self-esteem. The levels of
value depend on the way that the individual evaluates himself or herself considering others in
society. When comparing with the others, if the individual is better at something than the other
person, the person’s self-esteem in that area develops and if the individual is worse than the other
person his self-esteem decreases. High self-esteem tends to lead to self-acceptance, confidence
and optimism. Low self-esteem tends to lead to looking like someone else as it increases
pessimism. According to arguments by Aguirre-Rodriguez et al (2012), there can be four key
influences of self-esteem that can be listed as the reaction of others, social roles, comparison