Understanding the SelfIdentity and the SelfWhat is Identity?Your understanding of who you are, and how you stand out from everyone else. Self-Image.What is Self?The self is you. It is the observer, the thinker, the udge and the !rime mover. Your !hysi"al and mental being. #ver time, your "on"e!t of self "hanges as your e$!erien"e in life in"reases. %"tivity& 'e(ning the self through others) *ohari+s Window%ggressive ,areless -nergeti" .ard /eligious%mbitious ,aring -0"ient Imaginative/es!onsible%n$ious ,lever 1unny 2odest /ebellious%uthoritative ,on(dent1riendly 3egative Sensitive4old 'is"i!lined5iving #utgoing Sensible,alm 'emanding.a!!y 6roud Serious,arefree 'reamy .el!ful 7uiet WiseWhat is *ohari+s Window?*ohari is taken from the name of two %meri"an 6sy"hologists&*ose!h 8uft 9 .arrington Ingham#!en %rea- What you know about yourself and what others know about you. 4lind %rea- What others know about you that you don+t. .idden %rea- What you know about yourself that others don+t.Unknown %rea- What you don+t know about yourself and what others don+t know as well. Take your !a!er and fold it so it has four :uadrants like the window. 1ill in the ;#!en< and ;.idden< :uadrants with ade"tives that des"ribe you, both known and unknown to others, res!e"tively. 1old your !a!er so that the 4lind %rea is out while the other areas are hidden. 6ass the !a!er around your grou!, asking members to !ut down at least one or two words that "an des"ribe you. 1old the !a!er again so that the ;Unknown< area is out while the other areas are hidden 6ut down words that you didn+t use in the Unknown area and !ass it to your grou! members, asking them to do the same. 'is"ussion 7uestions%re the im!ressions !ositive or negative?'o you agree or disagree with what was !ut down in the blind area?.ow mu"h of the 4lind area interse"ted with the #!en area?.ow well do you know yourself and your grou! mates after the e$er"ise? Self-,on"e!t and Self--steemSelf-,on"e!tan idea of the self "onstru"ted from the beliefs one holds about oneself and the res!onses of others.Self--steema !erson>s overall sense of self-worth or !ersonal valueThe Self ,on"e!t-$istential SelfYour sense of being se!arate from the other !erson and your environment. ,ategori"al Self.ow you begin to "ategori?e yourself based on your surroundings and the other !eo!les in it with you. These "ategories "hange and build u! as you grow older. Why Self-esteem is im!ortant Self-image Your self-image may or may not re@e"t your a"tual state of being. You "an "onsider your self image being "om!osed of your !hysi"al traits, so"ial roles, !ersonal traits, and abstra"t ideas you have of yourself. .aving high self-esteem makes you feel more "on(dent about yourself and "ontent in understanding what you are and are not "a!able of. .aving low self-esteem "an make you feel less "on(dent about who you are and more de!endent on what others may think of you.What in@uen"es your self--steem?#ther+s !er"e!tionAs of you.,om!arison with others.So"ial roles.Identi("ation. .ow "an you value yourself more?What methods do you use to kee! a !ositive self-image of yourself, and have high self-esteem? Self-/egulation,ontrolling one+s behavior. %""ording to the ego depletion model, !eo!le have a limited amount of self-"ontrol.1or e$am!le, if you su""essfully resist tem!tation to indulge yourself with sweets today, it is more di0"ult to do so tomorrow.Self-efcacy ) ;one+s belief about one+s ability to !erform behaviors that should lead to e$!e"ted out"omes< is very im!ortant to healthy adustment.1ortunately, self-e0"a"y "an be learned and "hanged.This is im!ortant to adustment be"ause in"reasing self-e0"a"y is bene("ial to one+s !hysi"al and mental health.Self-e0"a"y "an be develo!ed and usually "omes from four sour"es.1.Mastery experiences8earning new skills in"reases self-e0"a"y.It is es!e"ially im!ortant to !ersist in the fa"e of mistakes or failure. 2.Vicarious experiences ) wat"hing others to learn a new skill.3.Persuasion and encouragement4.Interpretation of emotional arousalWhen we try new things, we may be"ome nervous.It is im!ortant to attribute this to normal arousal needed to do well, rather than fear. Self-defeating behaviors, ;seemingly intentional a"tions that thwart a !erson+s self-interest