...Reflection of the Self Charlesa Mickle PSY 400 University of Phoenix The self, attempts to continue or maintain an unchanging relationship with different aspects of the social world by a means of the creation of identities defined and discovered by an association with the social world. A concern of the self is its image and the impressions it makes on other individuals. The interplay occurring among the self-concept, self-esteem, self-efficacy and environmental influences provoke external images of the self in the social world, which constantly requires acknowledgment, acceptance, adaptation, and accommodation (Orth, Trzesniewski, & Robins, 2010). For an individual to understand his or her “self,” one must understand what the self is and understand the “terms” of self-concept, self-esteem, and self-efficacy. A further understanding of the self occurs through social experiences that affect personal development. The concept of self is the most important aspect of an individual and is an individual’s answers to the question of “Who am I” in the social world (Myers, 2010). Self-schemas, possible selves, self-esteem, and self-efficacy are important aspects of the self. Self-schemas are beliefs regarding self, which guide, and organize the processing of information of self-relevance (Myers, 2010). Basically, self-schemas are the elements of one’s self-concept, and specific beliefs by which an individual defines himself or herself. An individual organizes...
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...Personal Reflection on the Self There are key questions in which social psychology is based upon. First, what is the self? Next why do human beings develop a self?, and is it different from other people. Also, why is a person so over concerned or worried about “oneself”? Even though these are only a few questions, the answers maintain what make social psychology what it is. The reason that self is not a fixed object that exist, but rather, a term that varies from person to person is what the study of social psychology explains. If you were to do a survey and question people in two different locations about there interpretation of self, you would get several different answers. Yes there may be multiple answers, however, it does not mean that any of the answers are incorrect. As a matter of fact, each person will come up with their own self based of their own train of thought. This concept leads to another inquiry, which is of “how many self's” exist. Automatically, your instinct confirms that there is more than one; considering we all view the interpersonal self, body self, the societal self, and inner self. The way that others see you doesn't necessarily mean this is the way you may consider yourself in the same way, this is what can be referred to as self-recognized self identity. There are several terms that follow this theory. One example would be the spotlight effect. This is the state of mind that places ones mind at the center of the universe. This cause people to...
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...Personal Reflection on the Self University of Phoenix Self-concept is extremely important, it is the image that a person has of themselves, and how they think about or see themselves. Self-concept is the individual's belief about himself or herself, including the person's attributes and who and what the self is" (McLeod, 2008). The self has many aspects that help make up integral parts of it, such as self-awareness, self-esteem, self-perception, and self-efficacy. These are important components of self-concept. Self-awareness is one of the first components of self-concept. Self-awareness is having a clear perception of your personality, including strengths, weaknesses, thoughts, beliefs, motivation, and emotions (Van Warmerdam, 2013). In simpler terms, self-awareness is the way a person looks at themselves and the way that they believe that other people see them. Self-awareness is something that every human being has, but everyone looks at themselves in a different way. While self-awareness is something that is central to each and every human being, it is not something that people are acutely aware of at every moment of every day. Instead, self-awareness becomes woven into the fabric of who a person is and emerges at different points depending upon the situation and a person’s personality. However, people are not born with self-awareness (Cherry, 2014). Self-esteem is also an important part of self- concept. In psychology, the term self-esteem is used to describe a...
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...Personal Reflection on The Self Charles N. Grijalva PSY/400 December 2, 2014 Shawna Aubuchon Personal Reflection on The Self The social world can do so much to a person whether it be good or bad not realizing the affects that they cause. When it comes to the news, they put on what everyone wants to hear and what will bring in the ratings instead of actually putting both sides of the story. For example if an African American killed another African American not to many people would hear about it but when an African American kills a Caucasian person it will be all over the news and turn into a racial incident. Not only would this incident be all over the news but it would look like the African American was totally in the wrong but really didn't do anything wrong. That is just an example but this is how bad social media plays an effect in our society and is something that is going on every single day. an interesting line from this ready is, " We respond not to reality as it is but to reality as we construe it." (Myers, 2010) This is so true people are so worried about what is going on or what others are going to think of them that instead of being their own person these people are just make things worse for themselves and in lots of cases causing depression. We are who we are and nothing should be able to change that. As a veteran self concept, self esteem, and self efficacy play a huge role in the way the veteran see's life and what they see in themselves...
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...The self and the concept of the self is a topic that interests many individuals, including psychologists, sociologists, philosophers, and several others whom are trying to describe the particular idea of self and what it means to each person. Each individual person has his or her own ideas and thoughts about themselves and how exactly the self makes up his or her entire being. An individual’s self is made up of his or her cognitive processes and how he or she perceives themselves compared to how others perceive them (McLeod, 2008). Throughout this paper, the author will discuss the concept of self and how it relates to real life situations and affects an individual’s self efficacy and self esteem. The concept of social self is always different from the one that communicates with other individuals and the one that a person has when he or she is alone. What this means is that the social self always depends on who the individual is intermingling with and the environment around the individuals. Every individual is different in each environment that he or she is in. For example, and individual may be very business oriented and professional while working, but when the individual is out with friends or family the individual may be fun and spontaneous. There is also the issue of the individuals self esteem and self efficacy when thinking about the way the individual will act in certain situations. According to McLeod, it has been suggested that the development of a concept of self has...
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...Personal Reflection on the Self Paper 1 Personal Reflection on the Self Paper By Joe Everett April 21, 2014 University of Phoenix Personal Reflection on the Self Paper 2 The study of one’s self is a part of social psychology. A person to person in social psychology is not the same as self, now if you asked someone to identify what is self their response will be different all the time because every person will tell you a different response. However, even with all the different responses it does not make any of the answer wrong, it has to do with the person’s perspective that determines what they feel is self, it is because of this we have to wonder how many self’s are we dealing with. If we asked a person that question, they might answer that more than one exists. With this kind of response it is correct because we have to see the inner self, interpersonal self, body self, and the social self. What is considered us or yourself is self-recognized and self identifies; however, what all of this means is that other peoples are not going to see you the same way. There are a couple different theories that deals with such effect and the illusion of transparency. There is what is called a spotlight effect, and this is when a person believes that everyone is looking at them, they think that everyone’s focusing all their attention on how one’s they look or even behavior like, but in reality not one is really paying attention...
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...Affandi’s “Self Portrait” depicts himself as an elderly man with unkempt hair and thick features. His signature whipping is used throughout the work; convoluted strokes of paint that imbibe a sense of vitality and dynamism into the portrait. These dramatic finger-painted streaks possess an almost physical energy, bringing to mind a passionate, confident artist who is unafraid of wild, unrestrained expression and exploration, both aesthetically and spiritually. Also, with a strong, vivid palette of primary and secondary colours—red,yellow and green with a hint of brown and flesh undertones—a sense of the artist's emotional depth is evoked. Hence, the self-portrait suggests a robust man whose forceful presence is asserted formally through his unorthodox, expressive painting style and palette choice. Affandi’s expression reveals physical flaws, including his broken teeth and thinning hair. However, the expression captured on Affandi’s face is one of benign good humor as he grins widely out from the picture to return the viewer’s gaze, which brings across a dynamic side of his personality despite his old age. In conclusion, Affandi’s self-portraits reveals an aging artist who realizes his frailty and, despite this, still exudes confidence and passion. Van Gogh’s self-portrait is one of a man with a chiseled face and penetrating eyes, fringed by red and ocher wisps of hair, which all but glows against a field of cool, moody blue-green, set down in fervent, agile brush strokes...
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...Danish. I use my time in the practicum to prompt students’ self-reflection in an examination of their knowledge and experiences with privilege. I have employed several hands on activities to help students visualize and contextualize the privilege that exists within a seemingly homogenous class. It is a crisp 40 degrees Fahrenheit in the middle of an outdoor quad, with 18 students, one teacher, and me. Students are participating in an activity where they step up or step back if they agree with a personal statement that I read from...
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...Self-Reflection COMM/310 August 28, 2014 Self-Reflection Giving a speech is a feat all on its own, but when tasked to speak to a group one has just met is an unnerving task for anyone. This is especially true when the topic is picked by another individual, which also happens to be your Public Speech instructor who is tasked with grading success and failures. Adding to the mentioned stress is having only moments to gather thoughts and ideas and tactics that will grab the audience’s attention. The chosen topic of: What advice would you give to Little Red Riding Hood, seems easy enough until random thoughts need to be gathered and verbalized in front of a room of people. A wonderful way to gage success or failure of impromptu speeches is to analyze feedback gathered by the audience and implement the constructive criticism. Impromptu speeches, well public speaking in general can bring a wide variety of nervous habits out in individuals including verbal and non-verbal anxiety signs. The following will be the opinion of newly acquainted peers whom analyzed the delivery of the Little Red Riding Hood speech. The audience viewed and commented that both vocal and non-vocal anxiety signs were minimal or simply not accurately address within the feed-back form. The personal opinion of this speaker is that verbal and non-verbal signs of distress could use some work. Techniques such as controlling breathing, and being mindful of what message one is trying to portray to...
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...University of Phoenix Material Self-Reflection Worksheet Respond to the following in 200-300 words each. 1. While considering the different theories of motivation, describe your personal motivation for attending college. How much of your motivation is extrinsic, intrinsic, and neutral? From what you have read, how might you change your motivation? Which motivational theory applies most to your situation? Explain why. A lot of my motivation would have to be extrinsic. I am being motivated by the rewards after I finish my degree. My personal motivation leans on extrinsic. I want to be able to provide for my family and still have enough left over for myself. I want things, and I definitely need things. The wants are the basic definition of extrinsic motivation. The extrinsic motivation allows for me to see the end result. All rewards, no punishment. I will be able to say that I accomplished something I never though I would be able to. Some of my motivation does come from intrinsic motivation, though. I decided on this degree for enjoyment reasons, too. I really like business and I enjoy all the learning that comes along with it. There is always change and problem solving and my biggest assest is my problem solving! 2. Describe two specific emotions you have experienced, one pleasant and one unpleasant. Select two theories of emotion and evaluate these emotions based on those theories. Which emotion best accounts for your emotional experiences? Why? A pleasant...
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...COMM 310 FERNANDO NUNEZ Public Speaking Self- Reflection When having to do public speaking I can easily identify my verbal and nonverbal strengths and weaknesses. I noticed even if I am confident with what I was going to talk to the class about, once I stood up and got center stage, my organization of thoughts just went blank. I was so worried about doing the best I could I forgot to just take it one step at a time. The anxiety kicked in and I began to ramble along wit bouncing back and forth with my points. Also, when being in front of the class I noticed my hand movement and posture became a big deal for me. I started wondering where my hands were and which way I was standing that I lost track and control of my own speech. My only strength that I really noticed was that when I do start to prepare to speak in public I make sure I am very know ledged in the topic. I get very detailed and specific to try and cover all point of views. I am prepared to get rid of my shyness when speaking in front of people. I also want to keep my confidence when speaking and not second guess myself. I have learned that I just need to breathe when speaking in public so it can help slow me down. By slowing down I make more sense to not only my audience, but to myself as well. Also, slowing down has helped me re-gather my thoughts when I start going off subject. I want to learn and keep my voice projected when speaking in a public or to an audience. I want to have that...
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...to managing effectively is in the feeling that they are trusted. When your employee knows you are doing what is best for the company, and their own best interests, they will respond positively every time. Another area I feel I excel in is matching individuals with correct job functions. I have come across many individuals that are in a job function that do not match their personality. Specifically, a dishwasher I worked with was always negative. He did a great job and was efficient, but brought the staff down with negativity. I brought up the idea of making him a server. The fact that he did his job very well despite his negativity was to his benefit. He was given a trial run. It was a success! All he needed was a challenge. Self-Reflections – Lessons Learned 3 My nemesis is accounting. Oddly enough I enjoy math and some...
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...Ethics Analysis paper November 10, 2013 Self-reflection “Not primarily aimed to getting people to do what they believe to be right, but rather with helping them to decide what is right.” This quote was in weeks two powerpoint, I agree 100% and think about this quote everyday at work. As a social worker I believe your able to change something about that person in all ways necessary, like the quote saids they believe to be right, but rather helping them to decide whats is right for the client. During the path of this course I have understood the importance of being a professional social worker. The ethical dilemmas social workers come across and have to make. I work around women all day, so in my opinion everyone has their own ethical and personal values towards different aspects of ethical problems they may have in life and how the client chooses to do so. For example, I had a client last month that walked in to our office for the first time with her boyfriend. She was 16 years old and pregnant about 10-12 weeks and wanted to enroll into the program for her pregnancy. During the enrollment period she states “Im to young, I want to have an abortion plus my parents do not know I am pregnant and they can not know, what do I to.” When she ask me what should she do, normal answer to all people they would say keep the baby. However, as a social worker you have to learn to put your own personal values aside even though you do not agree with abortion. In my opinion you wanted...
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...“The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle.” -Swami Sivananda This summer I had the opportunity to go the Nicaragua with a program called Global Glimpse. Before the trip, I knew that it would be completely different than my first trip, Which meant no backpacking. However this meant I would be flying into a country without any adult supervision. I actually had no feelings of anxiety or any sort of nervousness towards going on my own, I just wasn’t scared. After Nicaragua, I noticed what stood out important was how much I changed over the past two years, I was no longer shy and I am more outgoing, While I was in Nicaragua I wasn’t scared to go up to people and talk to them, get to know them and have an actual conversation. The old Christine would be like “I’ll just wait here till someone talks to me” and now looking back I can say that my confidence level has risen. One of the activities that we were able to do was actually slide down a volcano, however it meant that we would have to hike up. It reminded me so much of North Carolina, before I just missed the people I met, instead it reminded me of the physical challenge I faced which I never thought I would. And so I thought how weird it was to miss the things we never thought we would. Before the trip, I had to write down 3 goals I want to fulfil in my trip, One was improve my spanish; I used to be fluent when I was younger and wanted to retain it, my second goal...
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...It is clear to me stress really has an effect on your body, but I didn’t know stress effects a lot of different systems in the body. These systems include the musculoskeletal system. Some of the associated symptoms include muscle tension, back and shoulder pain, headaches, and grinding of the teeth. I scored under the often category which is a little bit troublesome. The other system is the gastrointestinal system. Some of the associated symptoms include stomachache, heartburn, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal pain. And while I scored low in this category, I know understand how much stress really affects the different systems of the body. My tension management activities include overeating, watching television, fighting with family members, and going to sleep. Although I seem to manage stress moderately well, I still seem plenty of areas for improvement. My main area of concern is overeating which can lead to obesity. Also I watch too much television which seems to make me lose more and more brain cells each time I watch it. The one tension management activity I am working real hard to change is fighting with family members. It is not a category I am proud of scoring high in. The methods of coping are withdrawal, helplessness, internalizing, emotional outbursts, over controlling. Internalizing is something that I struggle with. I tend to hold in anger and keep feeling to myself. I also try to over control things which can be problematic at times. My emotional...
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