Personality Development

Personality Development 2(1+1)

Lesson 9 : Development of Personality- Self Perspective

Facets of self concept

1. The perceived self – the perceptions of who we are, how we look and how well we do in real life.
   
2. Ideal self – the self we would like to be.
   
3. Real self – the self that can be assessed and measured by objective appraisals/tests

Self concept being very low is possible. Reasons could be

1. Unreachable/unrealistic expectations for ourselves.
   
2. Choosing goals that do not suit or are incompatible with our abilities and interests.
   
3. We have not put in enough time and effort to address our goals.