Understanding Self-Concept and Development

This is one of the parts of self-concept characterized by a mixture of different attributes including our physical characteristics, personality traits, and social roles.

• Ideal self

• Self-concept

• Self-esteem

• Self-image

It happens when there exists a difference between a person's ideal self and actual experience.

• Congruence

• Ellipse

• Incongruence

• Parallel

It refers to the utilization of all the personal resources you have such as talents, skills, energy and time, to enable you to achieve life goals.

• Mindfulness

• Resourcefulness

• Personal effectiveness

• Personal life

This is the observable action or reaction of an individual or the external manifestation of his internal states (thoughts and feelings).

• Behavior

• Feelings

• Internality

• Thoughts

These are subjective emotional responses to thoughts, situations, or stimuli which is often accompanied by physical sensations and can be experienced as emotions.

• Behavior

• Externality

• Feelings

• Thoughts

These are the internal mental processes, the ideas, opinions, and beliefs that pass through our minds which can be conscious or unconscious, rational or irrational, and can range from simple observations to complex reasoning.

• Belief

• Facticity

• Feelings

• Thoughts

In the developmental stages, this is the foundation age when basic behavior is organized and many onto-genetic maturation skills are developed.

• Infancy

• Middle Age

• Old Age

• Prenatal

This is the transition age from childhood to adulthood when sex maturation and rapid physical development occur.

• Adolescence

• Early Childhood

• Infancy

• Prenatal

This is the retirement age when increasingly rapid physical and mental decline are experienced.

• Adolescence

• Infancy

• Middle age

• Old age

This refers to the growth and changes in the body, including height, weight, and physical abilities like motor skills (both gross and fine motor skills).

• Emotional development

• Mental development

• Physical development

• Social development