Self Esteem and Self Image

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Self Esteem and

Self-ImageBy: Jay P. Diaz, MAGC, RGC


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What is Self-Concept?Te te!m self-"#n"e$t is a gene!alte!m %sed t# !efe! t# #& s#me#netin's a(#%t, e)al%ates #! $e!"ei)estemsel)es.*T# (e a&a!e+ #f #neself is t# a)e a

"#n"e$t #f #neself.


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Self-"#n"e$t

is dened as te indi)id%als (elief

a(#%t imself #! e!self, in"l%ding te$e!s#ns att!i(%tes and and &atte self is+ /Ba%meiste! ,01112.


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Self-"#n"e$t

3e&is /01142 s%ggests tat de)el#$ment #f a"#n"e$t #f self as t as$e"ts:

(1) The Existential Self- tis is te m#st (asi" $a!t#f te self-s"eme #! self-"#n"e$t6 te sense #f (eing se$a!ateand distin"t f!#m #te!s and te a&a!eness #f te "#nstan"y #fte self+ /Bee, 01172.

The individuals realizes that they exist as a separate entity from others and

that they continue to exist over time and space. According to Lewisawareness of the existential self begins as young as two to three months old

and arises in part due to the relation the child has with the world. For

example, the child smiles and someone smiles back, or the child touches amobile and sees it move.


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Self-"#n"e$t(2) The Categorical Self - a)ing !ealized tate #! se e8ists as a se$a!ate e8$e!ien"ing (eing, te

$e!s#n ne8t (e"#mes a&a!e tat e #! se is als# an #(9e"t

in te !ld. J%st as #te! #(9e"ts in"l%ding $e#$le a)e

$!#$e!ties tat "an (e e8$e!ien"ed /(ig, small, !ed, sm##t

and s# #n2 s# te $e!s#n is (e"#ming a&a!e #f im #! e!

self as an #(9e"t &i" "an (e e8$e!ien"ed and &i" as

$!#$e!ties. Te self t## "an (e $%t int# "ateg#!ies s%" as

age, gende!, size #! s'ill. T #f te !st "ateg#!ies t# (ea$$lied a!e age /*I am +2 and gende! /*I am a gi!l+2.

n early childhood. the categories children apply to themselves are veryconcrete !e.g. hair color, height and favorite things". Later, self#description also

begins to include reference to internal psychological traits, comparativeevaluations and to how others see them.


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CAR3 R;GERS /01


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Self Image

(what you see in

yourself)


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Self-image?>; AM I@1) Physical escription: Im tall, a)e (!#&n eyes...et".

2) Social "oles: ?e a!e all s#"ial (eings se (ea)i#! is sa$ed t#s#me e8tent (y te !#les &e $lay. S%" !#les as st%dent, $ee!

fa"ilitat#!, #! mem(e! #f a (as'et(all team not only help others torecogni#e $s %$t also help $s to &no' 'hat is expecte of $s

inario$s sit$ations.

*) Personal Traits: Tese a!e a ti!d dimensi#n #f #%! self-des"!i$ti#ns.

*Im im$%lsi)e...Im gene!#%s...I tend t# !!y a l#t+...et".

+) Existential Statements!abstract ones": Tese "an !angef!#m Im a "ild #f te %ni)e!se t# Im a %man (eingt# Im a s$i!it%al (eing...et"./Tele#l#gi"al sense #f $%!$#se2


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Self Esteem an Self Worth

The extent to which youVALUEyourself.


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Self-esteem and Self-!t

Self esteem !efe!s t# te e8tent t#

&i" &e li'e t# a""e$t, a$$!#)e,#! #& m%" &e )al%e a(#%t#%!sel)es. Self esteem al&aysin)#l)es a degree of evaluation

and &e may a)e eite! a $#siti)e#! a negati)e )ie& #f #%!sel)es.


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Self-esteem and Self-!tHIGH SELF ESTEEMi.e. we have apositive view of ourselves. This maylead to: Confidence in our own abilities Self acceptance

Not worrying about what others think Optimism


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Self-esteem and Self-!tLOW SELF-ESTEEMi.e. we have a negativeview of ourselves. This may lead to: Lack of confidence Want to be/look like someone else Always worrying what others might think Pessimism


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IDEA3 SE3


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?e!e a $e!s#ns ideal self and a"t%ale8$e!ien"e a!e "#nsistent#! )e!y simila!, astate #f "#ng!%en"e e8ists. Ra!ely, if e)e!d#es a t#tal state #f "#ng!%en"e e8ist6 all

$e#$le e8$e!ien"e a "e!tain am#%nt #fin"#ng!%en"e. Te de)el#$ment #f"#ng!%en"e is de$endent #n %n"#nditi#nal$#siti)e !ega!d. R#ge!s (elie)ed tat f#! a

$e!s#n t# a"ie)e self-a"t%alizati#n teym%st (e in a state #f "#ng!%en"e.


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Mi"ael A!gyle /7442 says te!e a!ef#%! ma9#! fa"t#!s &i" in%en"e itsde)el#$ment:

Te &ays in &i" #te!s/$a!ti"%la!ly signi"ant #te!s2!ea"t t# %s.

>#& &e tin' &e "#m$a!e t#

#te!s ;%! s#"ial !#les Te e8tent t# &i" &e identify

&it #te! $e#$le


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ISIG>TF


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Refe!en"e:

0. C#!ey, G. /tEd.2. Te#!ies and

P!a"ti"e #f C#%nseling andPsy"#te!a$y

7. tt$:&&&.sim$ly$sy"#l#gy.#!g

self-"#n"e$t.tml
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