PERSONAL

DEVELOPMENT
SELF CONCEPT
BY: SUFIEZA
HIDAYATI
HAIZAD
DINESWAREN

THEORIES OF SELF
CONCEPT
Rene Descartes
a persons
existence
depended on
how he
perceives so.

Sigmund Freud
His theory holds
that we have 3
main aspects
within us: - the id
(pleasureoriented), ego
(balance
between id and
superego) and
the superego
(consciencedriven) which
may influence
the way we think
of ourselves.

Carl Rogers
(1947)
In Rogers' view,
the self is the
central
ingredient in
human
personality and
personal
adjustment.
Rogers described
the self as a
social product,
developing out
of interpersonal
relationships and
striving for
consistency.

ASPECTS OF SELF
CONCEPT THEORY
Self-Concept is
organized
Self-concept is
Self-concept is
dynamic
- A person may think
learned
that he is kind, patient,
- self-concept is a
- no person is born with
loving and caring, or
continuous
a self-concept.
selfish, cruel, rude and
development wherein
stubborn.
- Self-concept is
we tend to let go of the
believed to develop as - No matter how many
things and ideas that
a person grows old.
are not congruent to
different perceptions
our self-concept, and
you have on yourself,
- self-concept is
we hold on to those
still, there is one
actually a product of
that we think are
perception that
socialization and
helpful in building a
facilitates all of these
development.
more favourable
insights, causing one
perception of our
organized self-concept.
personal existence.

DEFINITION OF SELF
CONCEPT
Self-concept, strictly defined, is the totality of our
beliefs, preferences, opinions and attitudes
organized in a systematic manner, towards our
personal existence. Simply put, it is how we
think of ourselves and how we should think,
behave and act out our various life roles.
Self concept refers to the way a person thinks
about their abilities in a variety of facets of life,
includingacademics,athletics andsocial
interactions.

ABOUT SELF CONCEPT

Compared to earlier in childhood,
tweens have a relatively rich self
concept.
Due to increasing experiences and
improving cognitive skills, self
concept continues to grow as kids
move into high school.

SELF CONCEPT AND SELF

ESTEEM
Self concept is related toself esteem, but
the terms are not synonymous.
A person's self concept affects their self
esteem.
self concept refers to a broader
understanding of self than self esteem.
self esteem is based on an evaluation
of ones own abilities, while self
concept is less judgmental in nature.