The self, identity, emotion and personality

Terms to know

• Social Cognition (Ch. 3)
• Adolescent Egocentrism
• Imaginary Audience
• Personal Fable

The Self

• Real vs. Ideal Self
• Fluctuating and Contradicting Self
• Real/Ideal/Possible Self
• Social Comparison

How do ADOLESCENTS Understand

Evaluating the self

• Self-Esteem
• Self-Concept

Identity

• Erickson's identity vs identity confusion
• Marcia's four stages
• Influences on identity: family, peers, ethnic identity etc...

Identity continued

• Erickson's Intimacy vs. Isolation
• Emotions, hormones and emotional regulation

Personality

• Big Five Factors (OCEAN)
• Optimism
• Temperament
• Goodness of fit

For Next time:

• Ask 4 people these questions and write out their responses.
• What is your major?
• What influenced you to choose it?
• Rate your happiness with your major on a scale of 1-10
• Why did you choose that rating?
• If something better came along would you switch majors/change your future plans?

With your interviews:

• Did family influences come up?
• What's your impression of their individuality and connectedness?
• Did ethnic background play a role in their identity development?
• What stage is each individual in according to Marcia's theory?