Self Concept
the set of stable ideas a person has about who he or she is; also known as identity
What is "Self Concept"?
Your subjective evaluation of your value and worth as a person
What is your "self-esteem"?
The pattern of behaviors and ways of thinking that characterize a person
What is "personality"?
Giving others information about yourself that you believe they do not already have
What is "Self Disclosure"?
Components of one’s desired public image
What are "face needs?"
What you know, and choose to reveal to others, about yourself.
What is the "Open Self"?
Your need to belong to a social group and be included in the activities of others; see also fellowship face
What is the "need for inclusion?"
A person’s desired public image
What is "face"?
The intimacy of the topics about which one person self-discloses to another
What is "depth"?
The groups of people with whom one compares oneself in the process of social comparison
"What are "Reference Groups"?
A visual representation of the self composed of four parts, which was developed by Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham.
What is the "Johari Window?"
Your need to need to maintain a degree of influence in one’s relationships
What is the "need to control?"
The sharing of an individual’s personal information with a third party without the individual’s consent
What is "gossip"?
The range of topics about which one person self-discloses to another
What is "breadth?"
The process whereby a person’s self-concept is influenced by his or her beliefs concerning what other people think of the person
What is "reflected appraisal?"
The process of comparing oneself to others
What is "social comparison"?
The need to be respected and viewed as competent and intelligent.
What is the "competence face"?
The need to avoid being imposed upon by others
What is "autonomy face?"
The behaviors we use to maintain our desired public image to others
What is "face work"?
Any behavior that threatens one or more face needs
What is a "face-threatening act"?
An expectation that gives rise to behaviors that cause the expectation to come true
What is "self-fulfilling prophecy"?
The way one wishes to be seen or perceived by others
What is "image"?
The range of topics about which one person self-discloses to another
What is "Breadth"?
The need to have others like and accept you, see also need for inclusion
What is your "fellowship face"?
A social expectation, articulated by Alvin Gouldner, that resources and favors provided to one person in a relationship should be reciprocated by that person
What is the "norm of reciprocity?"