Psychology of the Self
Discover Yourself, Build Relationships, and Navigate Groups
PsycLearn Essentials
October 2024
Why, in different situations, can you feel and act like you’re different people? Why do people reject the positive things that others say about them? What can you do to better control your behavior in situations when your willpower fails? Does thinking highly of yourself make you a narcissist? The answers to all of these questions, and many others, can improve your understanding of yourself and your ability to navigate life’s challenges. Join us as we walk through the science of how the self operates.
Learning objectives
- Differentiate between our common-sense understanding of what the self is and the scientific meaning of the self.
- Describe how the self-concept can influence our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
- Explain the role that the self plays in processing self-relevant information.
- Explain the nature of self-esteem.
- Describe the correlates of self-esteem.
- Explain the nature of self-regulation.
- Describe how to improve your self-regulation.
- Explain how the resource depletion model relates to the concept of willpower.
This program does not offer CE credit.
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