An automatic, instinctive, and physiological response generated by the brain and body in reaction to a stimulus, often triggering changes in behavior and bodily states.
Emotions
The conscious awareness and mental interpretation of an emotion, shaped by personal experiences, beliefs, and thoughts, which gives subjective meaning to that emotional response.
Feelings
Refers to YOURSELF; it is who defines you
“I”
Refers to how people identify you based on a certain object or certain things.
“Me”
Awareness of what you’re doing and your surroundings.
Conscious
Automatic reflexes or mannerisms; deep inside our mind
Unconsciously
How you cope with certain experiences that happened to you.
Defense mechanism
2 theories about self
States that your attitude or personality is molded by your genes.
Nature
Includes environmental variables.
Ex: Tell me who your friends are and I’ll tell you who you are
Nurture
3 components of SELF
It is how we see our self.
Self-image
It is how we want to be.
Ideal self
How you feel about how valuable you are.
Self-esteem
Your confidence or awareness that you can do a certain skill or talent.
Self-confidence
Thisis important for you to be able to notice the misalignment of the components and be able do something to reroute it.
Self-awareness
Influence of significant people in our life.
Social factors
A social factor that is the number one contributor because your parents or guardians are your first teachers and your siblings or cousins are you first playmates.
Family
A social factor when you slowly gain independence and meet other people.
Waning stage
A social factor that is the pattern of an individual’s feeling, thinking, and behaving
Refers to characteristics that makes someone distinct from others.
Personality