Self Concept

Choose ONE of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing questions to respond to: What is your "talk track" — "identity script" - the frequent words that come up in" rel="nofollow">in your conversations and thoughts daily. Discuss at least one concept in" rel="nofollow">in this module that is related to your "talk track" and either how its workin" rel="nofollow">ing for you or how you might want to change it if you are unhappy with the results. Or, Reflected appraisals and their in" rel="nofollow">influence on my self-concept. To understand how reflected appraisals have in" rel="nofollow">influenced your self-concept, try this exercise: First, list five words that describe how you see yourself. Examples are "responsible," "ambitious," "in" rel="nofollow">introverted," "clumsy," "funny," "in" rel="nofollow">intelligent," "shy," and "athletic." Next, identify the particular people who have been and are especially significant in" rel="nofollow">in your life. Try to list at least five people who matter to you. Now, thin" rel="nofollow">ink about how these special people communicated to you about the traits you listed in" rel="nofollow">in the first step. How did they express their appraisals of what you defin" rel="nofollow">ined as important parts of yourself? Can you trace how you see yourself to the appraisals reflected by particular others in" rel="nofollow">in your life?