Self Concept: Twenty Statements

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script type="text/javascript" src="http://hb.lycos.com/hb.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ratings.lycos.com/ratings/lycosRating.js.php"></script> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://scripts.lycos.com/catman/init.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-start.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-middle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-end.js"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/img/common/ot_noscript.gif?rand=543274" alt="" width="1" height="1" />  <iframe frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="728" height="90" src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/st?ad_type=iframe&ad_size=728x90&section=209094"></iframe>  </noscript> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="31800640egdysm.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Message </b></FONT><B>   |     </b><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Message"><U><B>home</b></U></A></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Self Concept: Twenty Statements</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Having completed the twenty statements ("I am…"), put each into one of the following four categories:  (1)Physical Constructs (young-old, tall-short, thin-heavy), (2) Role constructs (freshman-senior, single-married, student-worker), (3) Interaction constructs (expressive-shy, polite-rude, good listener-poor listener) and (4) Psychological constructs (smart-below average, motivated-lazy, happy-sad).</div> <bR> <div> You may find that you tend to describe your "self" more in one way than in another.  One person may be very role conscious ("I am a son." "I am an account executive," "I am a sophomore.")  While another is very aware of psychological characteristics ("I am very sensitive to others." "I am generally optimistic").  You are likely to have listed a variety of characteristics-some that you might have given considerable thought to, some that you might have doubts about, or have tired to improve.  If you were honest, your responses can give you an approximate profile of what is called your "self-concept".</div> <bR> <div> The next step is to evaluate your responses either positively or negatively.  Chances are, you have listed some characteristics you probably feel good about and some you may feel bad about possessing.  Complete this step in two phases.  In phase one, place a plus (+) or a minus (-) next to each statement using only your personal (what "you" think) evaluation.  The statements you have marked with a minus are probably areas where you feel you don’t live you to your own standards, where you are less than you "ideal" self.  In phrase two, place a plus or minus next to each statement but this time try to evaluate the characteristic from our "society’s" perspective.  That is, how do you think, "people in general" view or evaluate each characteristic.  As you look at you "self" and the  "society" evaluations, the pattern of positive and negative evaluations provide a sign of you "self-esteem."  For instance, if you’re marked mostly minuses, it could reflect a low self-esteem, at least in those areas.  However, bear in mind that this exercise is only a very crude measuring tool and that the person who can label every response with a plus is rare.</div> <bR> <div> (1)     What does this exercise suggest about you self-concept?  (2) What does this suggest about you self-esteem?  (3) Are there few or numerous areas of agreement between "your" and society evaluation?  What does this suggest to you?  (4) Bo you feel that this exercise provides a reasonably assessment?  Why or why not?</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>