SELF_SP WEEK 3_1

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Self_SP Week 3_1

My important characteristics include being assertive and neat. Being assertive is important because it helps me and others to have hope at all times and to be optimistic in pursuit of personal and group goals. Being neat is also important because it affirms my self-confidence and also makes me more acceptable by other people. I am good at public speaking. This is because I have always done public speaking in many circumstances and I do it without much effort. I also do it perfectly to the point of making others marvel at how I do it. My colleagues, friends and even strangers have always congratulated me after my public speaking sessions.

I perform poorly in mathematics and mathematical work. This is because I have always scored lowly in mathematics and other disciplines that involve arithmetical work. I also have a phobia for numbers. I prefer situations that I will have an opportunity to address many people. This is because I feel good when I speak in public and people applause it. I avoid situations where I can be faced with arithmetical problems whether oral or written. This is because they make me feel unequal with others since I am likely to score lowly in them.

Self-concept is the personal perception of their “self” with regard to various characteristics. These include academics (Bong & Clark, 1999 p.139), gender related roles (Hoffman et al., 2005 p.66), sexuality (Hoffman and Marie, 2004 p. 375), race (Aries et al., 1998 p.349) and many others.

Self-esteem is the overall personal evaluation of their worth. It comprises beliefs, emotions, fear, and embarrassment (Hewitt & John, 2009 p.217). Self-knowledge is the information that one has concerning who he/she is. It results from established self-awareness and also well-developed self-consciousness. Self-knowledge begins when an individual is still an infant (Finkwlstein & Ramey, 1977 p.48). 

References

Aries, Elizabeth, et al. (1998) “Race and gender as components of the working self-concept.” The Journal of Social Psychology 138.3: 277.

Bong, M., & Clark, R. E. (1999). Comparison between self-concept and self-efficacy in academic motivation research. Educational Psychologist, 34(3), 139-153

Finkelstein, N. W., & Ramey, C. T. (1977). Learning to control the environment in infancy. Child Development, 48,806-819.

Hewitt, John P. (2009). Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology. Oxford University Press. pp. 217-224.

Hoffman, Rose Marie, John A. Hattie, and L. DiAnne Borders (2005). “Personal definitions of masculinity and femininity as an aspect of gender self-concept.” Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development.

Hoffman, Rose Marie. “Conceptualizing heterosexual identity development: issues and challenges.” Journal of Counseling and Development 82.3 (2004):