Psychology Module 59

In contemporary psychology, assumed to be the center of personality , the organizer of our thoughts, feelings, and actions

• Self
• Possible Selves
• Spotlight Effect
• Self-Esteem
• Self-Efficacy

your visions of the self you dream of becoming-the rich self, the successful self- and the self you fear becoming- the lonely self, the failed self.

• Possible Selves
• Self
• Spotlight Effect
• Self-Esteem
• Self-Efficacy

overestimating others’ noticing and evaluating our appearance, performance, and blunders

• Spotlight Effect
• Self
• Possible Selves
• Self-Esteem
• Self-Efficacy

one’s feelings of high or low self-worth

• Self-Esteem
• Self
• Possible Selves
• Spotlight Effect
• Self-Efficacy

one’s sense of competence and effectiveness

• Self-Efficacy
• Self
• Possible Selves
• Spotlight Effect
• Self-Esteem

Excessive self-love and self-absorption

• Narcissism
• Self
• Possible Selves
• Spotlight Effect
• Self-Esteem

sense of self is less contingent on external evaluations.

• Secure Self-Esteem
• Self
• Possible Selves
• Spotlight Effect
• Self-Esteem

The focus is on sustaining itself, which makes failure and criticism feel threatening.

• Defensive Self-Esteem
• Self
• Possible Selves
• Spotlight Effect
• Self-Esteem

Giving priority to one’s own goals over groups goals and defining one’s identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications.

• Individualism
• Self
• Possible Selves
• Spotlight Effect
• Self-Esteem

Giving priority to the goals of one’s group (often one’s extended family or work group) and defining one’s identity accordingly

• Collectivism
• Self
• Possible Selves
• Spotlight Effect
• Self-Esteem