Self Awareness In Psychology

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Self-awareness is a psychological state in which people are aware of their traits, feelings and behavior. It is the ability to recognize oneself as an individual separate from the environment and other individuals. Self-awareness is arguably the most fundamental issue in psychology, from both a developmental and an evolutionary perspective. According to psychologists, self-awareness is classified into two types: public and private. Public Self-Awareness is when people are aware of how they appear to others. This type of self-awareness often requires people to adhere to social norms. People often try to behave in ways that are socially acceptable and desirable to others when they feel others are evaluating them. Private Self-Awareness is when …show more content…

People with high core self-evaluations think positively of them and be confident in their own abilities. Whereas, people with low core self-evaluations will have a negative appraisal of themselves and will lack confidence. Core self-evaluation is important because it represents a personality trait, which will remain consistent over time. Moreover, it has the ability to predict positive work outcomes based in which people appraise themselves using core …show more content…

Many psychologists have attempted to explain or categorize individual ambiguity tolerance. Tolerance of ambiguity is referred as the tendency to observe uncertain situations as desirable. On the other hand, Intolerance of ambiguity is the tendency to observe uncertain situations as sources of threat. According to the Tolerance of Ambiguity assessment, my tolerance of ambiguity is moderate scoring 88. People with high tolerance accept uncertainty as a natural part of life, whereas the people with low tolerance consider uncertainties as threats. As I am neither high nor low in the tolerance of ambiguity, which means I do not take uncertainty as a natural part of life nor consider uncertainties as threats. Unlike the low tolerance of ambiguity people, I do not worry about my future, I go with the flow, let whatever has to

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