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Lesson Objectives: William James' Concept of Self (Self As "Me and I")

The document outlines key concepts about the self from several prominent psychologists. It discusses William James' concept of the "I-self" and "me-self", Carl Rogers' view of self-concept consisting of self-image, self-esteem, and ideal self. It also examines David Lester's idea of multiple selves versus a unified self, and Donald Winnicott's distinction between the true self and false self. Finally, it covers Albert Bandura's perspectives on human agency and his four steps of observational learning.

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Lesson Objectives: William James' Concept of Self (Self As "Me and I")

The document outlines key concepts about the self from several prominent psychologists. It discusses William James' concept of the "I-self" and "me-self", Carl Rogers' view of self-concept consisting of self-image, self-esteem, and ideal self. It also examines David Lester's idea of multiple selves versus a unified self, and Donald Winnicott's distinction between the true self and false self. Finally, it covers Albert Bandura's perspectives on human agency and his four steps of observational learning.

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LESSON OBJECTIVES

• Identify the different ideas in psychology about the “self”


• create your own definition of the “self” based on the definitions from psychology;
and
• analyze the effects of various factors identified in psychology in the formation of
the “self”

What is Psychology?
- is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of
conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts.

Who is William James?


(Jan. 11, 1842 – Aug. 26, 1910)
-was an American philosopher, historian, and psychologist, and the first educator
to offer a psychology course in the United States. James is considered to be a
leading thinker of the late 19th century, one of the most influential philosophers of
the United States, and the "Father of American psychology"

William James' Concept of Self


(Self as "Me and I")

"I-self" internal
- self that know he/she is.
- thinking, acting, feeling.
- reflects the soul of a person or what is now thought of as the mind and is called
the pure ego.
"Me-self" external
- empirical self.
- describing the person's personal experience.
3 Categories of the "Me-Self"
1. Material Self - objects, places, or even people which have the label “mine”
2. Social Self - how we are regarded and recognized by others.
3. Spiritual Self - comprised of our self-perceived abilities, attitudes,
emotions, interests, values, motives, opinions, traits, and wishes.

"A man's self is the sum total of all that he can call his, not only his body and his psychic powers,
but his clothes and his house."
-William James

Carl Rogers (January 08, 1902 - February 04, 1987)


- is an American psychologist and is considered to be one of the founding Father
of Psychotherapy research.
- He proposed the concept of self-theory.
- He believed in the inherent goodness of people.
- Human being are always striving for self-fulfillment or self-actualization.
* when the needs of the self are denied, severe anxiety may result.
- And he proposed the self-concept.
SELF-CONCEPT
- it refers to the image of one-self.
- he defined the self as a flexible and perception of personal identity.
- self develops from interactions with significant people and self-awareness.

THREE COMPONENTS OF "SELF-CONCEPT"


SELF-IMAGE
- this is on how you see yourself.
- how you value yourself.
SELF-ESTEEM
- how much you value yourself.
IDEAL SELF
- is how you wish to be.
- is the part of a person's self-concept that consists of their desires, hopes, and
wishes.
MULTIPLE VS. UNIFIED SELVES

David Lester
– British American Psychologist

• The Construction of multiple self-varies across different roles and relationships.


• The Theory on MULTIPLE SELVES describes the self as more than one.
• UNIFIED SELF is the identity of a person consists in the continuity of the
consciousness.

TRUE VS. FALSE SELF


Donald Winnicott
– was an english paediatrician and psychoanalyst who was especially influental
in the field of object relations theory and developmental psychology.

• The self is composed of true and false self.


• The function of false self is to hide and protect the true self.

Albert Bandura
December 4 1925- July 26 2021
• Standford University Psychologist
•Views people as agents (originators) of experience not just reactive.
•Suggests that human have the ability to act and make things happen.
Four (4) Agentic Perspective
1. INTENTIONALLY - Enable us to behave with purposes
2. FORETHOUGHT - Allows us to anticipate outcomes
3. SELF-REACTIVENESS - We can be motivational to regulate to occur actions
4. SELF-REFLECTIVENESS - we can reflect our thoughts and behaviour and
make needed modifications
.
•Emphasized the importance of social learning or learning through observation

FOUR (4) STEPS IN OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING AND MODELING


PROCESS

1. ATTENTION -Awareness
2. RETENTION - remembering behavior
3. REPRODUCTION - ability to replicate
4 MOTIVATION- will to emulate the behaviour

•Self-efficacy
•Bobo dull studies

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