Ch. 1 Self Concept
This definition or "term" defines relations with or between people.
Human Relations
Imagination, feelings, actions, ideas
Openness
Describes the wants or needs that direct behavior toward a goal.
Motivation
Persona that fits with society’s expectations for the individual in certain settings.
Status personality
Refers to the role that emotions play within each of us individually.
Intrapersonal functions
Refers to the overall idea of who a person thinks he or she is.
Self Concept
Competence, self-discipline, thoughtfulness, goal-driven
Conscientiousness
Motivation arising from internal factors.
Intrinsic motivation
the belief that one’s own culture has the right beliefs and practices, whereas other cultures have wrong beliefs and practices
Ethnocentrism
refers to the role emotions play between individuals within a group.
interpersonal functions
Explains that we see ourselves reflected in other people’s reactions to us and then form our self-concept based on how we believe other people see us.
Looking Glass Self
Sociability, assertiveness, emotional expression
Extroversion
Motivation arising from external factors
Extrinsic Motivation
Refers to the long-standing traits and patterns that propel individuals to consistently think, feel, and behave in specific ways.
Personality
is a subjective state of being that we often describe as our feelings
Emotion
States that we describe and evaluate ourselves in terms of how we compare to other people.
Social Comparison Theory
Coopertive, trustworthy, good natured
Agreeableness
A result we intend to reach mostly through our own actions.
Goal
This term can loosely be described as the emotional component of our personality
Temperament
refer to the role that emotions play in the maintenance of social order within a society.
social and cultural functions
Refers to the judgments and evaluations we make about our self-concept.
Self Esteem
Tendency toward unstable emotions
Neuroticism
The "S" in SMART goal means what?
Specific
the process of realizing and fulfilling your own potential, talents, and abilities; striving to become the best version of yourself.
Self-Actualization
he process whereby infants seek out information from others to clarify a situation and then use that information to act.
Social referencing