Self-concept, or the relatively stable set of perceptions you hold of yourself, are the physical features, emotional states, talents, likes, dislikes, values, and roles we describe ourselves with. Everyone has a self-concept, whether that be positive or negative, and not all the dimensions of self-concept are equally as important. Along with this, I learned that self-concept is something we discover with age. A person is not born with it, but is recognized around six or seven months of age. As we then age, self-concept describes how communication shapes the way communicators view themselves. Impression management is then use by the communicators to shape the way others view them through conversations. Within this topic, I read that each person …show more content…
Personally, I try to be authentic in all situations, but the truth is, I do find myself changing the way I communicate with co-works, family, friends, teammates, and online. At work, I typically keep to my own, am more reserved, and speak very formally with co-workers and my boss. At home, I am my true self which is out-going, loud, and definitely more fun in my opinion. I have no troubles communicating with anyone in my family and feel it is a safe environment to express my feelings. With my friends, it really depends on the group of friends I am with. Being an outgoing person, I am in multiple “friend groups” and find I am more comfortable communicating with one group versus another. As an athlete, I also interact with teammates on a daily basis. As a senior and captain of multiple sports, I find myself talking on more responsibility and leadership roles when I communicate to my team. Lastly, when I am on social media and online I feel there is a dramatic pressure to appear “perfect”. As I scroll through Instagram or twitter, every picture seems to be taken to perfection, with the best lightening and a perfect caption to go along. This kind of standard is hard to keep up with and definitely makes posting on social media worrisome. What if I don’t get over 400 likes? What if I don’t look my absolute best? Although these questions seem
The first unit on our textbook Interactions by Ann Moseley and Jeanette Harris talks about the self-concept. It is hard to find a definition for the self-concept because it is certain beliefs about ethnicity, religion, and personalities combined. This unit has a number of readings by various authors where it shows struggles with the self. Self-identity, ethnic backgrounds, and self-esteem are the major aspects of those readings. After reading their writings I found that I could relate to their experiences. The three readings that got my attention were “Zero” By Paul Logan, “I’m Just Me” by Lylah Alphonse, and “The Jacket” by Gary Soto.
In unit one of Interactions, the authors Ann Moseley and Jeanette Harris showed a number of readings about the idea of the self. The self-concept is an important matter because people change with age constantly and their thoughts change as well. There are many factors that can affect any individual’s thought of self-concept such as growing up, life experiences, friends and family, and meeting new people. Moreover, a number of readings in unit one by different authors showing their experiences and struggles with self-concept such as ethnicities, economy status, and self-esteem issue. I have had similar experiences with several authors, which are, “Zero” by Paul Logan, “Living in two worlds” by Marcus Mabry, and “The Jacket” by Gary Soto.
In every society nonverbal communication is one of the most powerful tools that a person can use to interpret the message that is being delivered. Even though verbal communication is fairly straightforward, nonverbal communication allows others to sense the true emotions of the person that is expressing them. For example even though a person may say that they are not irritated, their usage of voice may display otherwise. Nonverbal communication not only reveals hidden messages, but it also complements, substitutes, and exaggerates verbal communication.
Myers, D. G., (2009). Self-Concept: Who Am I?. In M. Ryan(Ed.), Exploring social psychology (pp. 23-33). New York, NY: The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.
Self-concept is how an individual views themselves, kind of like a mental picture of an individual’s knowledge of themselves. This idea of self-concept stems from the person’s behaviors as well as their attitude toward their surrounds, their structured beliefs of reality, and their values of what’s right and wrong. I believe all of these things are influenced by what the individual has experienced throughout their lifetime. In most cases, our self-concept is different from the way others view us simply because only we know how we behave when ‘no one is looking’. When I am asked to describe myself in terms of self-concept, I usually respond by saying I am an outgoing individual who is strong in my faith, who enjoys to take on many tasks, and who is determined to do the best I can to reach my goals. I can now see how that response reflects all aspects of my attitude, beliefs, and values.
a quiet person you will end up being a quiet person, this is a classic
Self concept is not inherent. It is shaped and reshaped by the people around us, the people who influence us directly or indirectly. Self concept of a child depends upon the description provided to him by these people e.g. parents, teachers, peers etc. it may be correct or incorrect as it is formed by the people, how they see the child e.g. if the family members tell the child constantly that he / she is lazy, the child starts to see himself/ herself as lazy. However due to the subjective opinion of family members it may not be correct
will act to maintain his or her self-image regardless of whether it is high or low.” (Greene & Frandsen, 1979, p. 124) Self-esteem is important in social situations; it can help a person have
... communication. Without understanding oneself, it is impossible to have clear communication with anyone else. Self-concept affects one's attitude, perception and behavior, and without having good self-concept it is impossible to communicate clearly. Three aspects discussed that have affect on self-concept are gender, motivational level and psychological types. These all play an essential role in the way one communicate. A large portion of one's self-concept comes from past experience, and the people that surround them. Therefore one's perceptions, behaviors, attitudes gain from experience and people may alter one's self-concept.
Lots of people thinks that they know themselves very well; they have a right way of communication, they know how to listen and respond to others, even emotional intelligence. Is this what you thought? I did. However after I have done my observe behavior interview to my friends, I believe that self-reflection is important to everyone to understand and improve our own communication styles.
Almost everyone can attest to having moments where they acted in a certain way, as to avoid critique of others or to make a good first impression. Living in the 21st century, people have more of an ability to curtail the way they appear to others than ever before; with the use of social media, internet, text-messaging, and photos. Self-presentation is the manner by which an individual will try to conform to what others think of them and what the individual thinks of themselves (Kassin, Fein, & Markus, 2014). Impression management process by which an individual is controlling
Self-concept can be described as how a person views themselves. There is a variety of factors that impact a person’s self-concept but the biggest impact comes from self-esteem. Self-esteem is much like self-concept the only difference is the addition of emotions. For example say an individual likes a brand they are aware that they enjoy the brand so that’s self-concept. Self-esteem on the other hand, if nobody else in the workplace likes the brand programme individual likes that could have a negative effect on a person’s self-esteem and therefore effect a person’s self-concept. In the workplace self-concept is of the uttermost importance when estab...
There is some debate about whether or not people are truly displaying themselves or If they are displaying their ideal selves meaning they display who they think they should be or who they think society wants them to be rather than who they truly are. Claims have been made that when people change their characteristics on social media in order to show their ideal selves they do this in order to impress those around them as well as to be seen in a more positive and flattering
The hardest task in the world, arguably, is understanding who we truly are as individuals and the different traits and labels that make us all unique. As a 20- year old young woman, I truly find it difficult figuring myself out sometimes, as I feel like I am constantly growing as an adult and yet there are definitely parts of me that stand against the test of time. For my own self- concept, there are different ways that I view myself, some good and others not so favorable but nonetheless make up who I am as a person. I have decided to explore a few of those areas, starting out with 3 items that I chose to place on my self- concept poster, then a trait from my self- concept that surprises others, and finally where I stand with my self- concept today.
In today’s society an individual’s self-presentation and impression management is crucial to many things; landing that job, getting that date, and making new friends. Interaction within our society is how it functions, without it society would fail. First impressions based off a person’s self-presentation is crucial to initiate relationships within society, meanwhile impression management is crucial to maintaining relationships.