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Self And Personality
What is self-esteem?
• Self-esteem is cognitive component of self.
• The value judgment of a person about herself/himself is called self-esteem.
• It can be high or low. To assess it, we present a variety of statements to a person and ask him to indicate the extent to which they are true for him. e.g., we may ask a child to what extent the statement 'I am good at homework' or 'I am highly liked by my peers' is true. If he responds as them to be true, he will have a high self-esteem than someone who says 'no'.
• Studies show that children seem to have formed self-esteem in atleast four areas by the age of 6-7, i.e., academic competence, social competence, physical/athletic competence, and physical appearance.
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What is self? How does the Indian notion of self differ from the Western notion?
What is meant by delay of gratification? Why is it considered important for adult development?
How do you define personality? What are the main approaches to the study of personality?
What is trait approach to personality? How does it differ from type approach?
How does Freud explain the structure of personality?
How would Homey's explanation of depression be different from that of Alfred Adler?
What is the main proposition of humanistic approach to personality? What did Maslow mean by self-actualization?
Discuss the main observational methods used in personality assessment. What problems do we face in using these methods?
What is meant by structured personality tests? Which are the two most widely used structured personality tests?
Explain how projective techniques assess personality. Which projective tests of
personality are widely used by psychologists?
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