The Self: Self-Concept and Self-Esteem Exploration

1. The Self I. Introduction: Self-concept/Self Esteem Defined A. Self-concept B. Self-esteem II. Who am I? The nature of the self A. 3 constituents of the self (according to William James) 1. Material self 2. Social self 3. Spiritual self

2. The Self III. How do I see my “Self?” How am I organized? A. Self-awareness B. Spontaneous self-concept C. Self-schemata IV. How do we use experience to construct         the self? A. Experiencing Self B. Remembered Self

3. The Self V. How do I want others to see me? Who should I be? A. Impression management--defined B. The necessity of impression management C. Self-monitoring

4. The Self VI. Maintaining an image… A. The totalitarian ego: An analogy B. 3 aspects of the totalitarian ego 1. Ego/self is the organization of knowledge 2. We have illusions of self as not being biased 3. Our biases serve to sustain our notions of self

5. The Self C. 3 ego biases 1. Egocentricity—self as the focus of knowledge 2. Beneffectance—the tendency to take credit for successes  while denying responsibility for failures 3. Cognitive conservativism—our disposition to preserve that which is already established