The Metamorphosis Of My Ideal Of Self-Concept

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The Metamorphosis of My Ideal of Self-Concept
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The Metamorphosis of My Ideal of Self-Concept If a select group of individuals at a certain point in their life sat in a group and was asked to describe themselves using one prominent term that could define them as a foremost characteristic, it would most likely take scores of them a long period of time to come up with a word that they would feel comfortable with. Most people do not envision

As a child, especially being a male, there are different self-actualizations that occur as we continue to mature. The things that seem pertinent to our lives are more simplistic and tend to be more about depending on others such as our parents and family. We focus on making the prominent people in our lives proud through various things such as sports and academics. You do not encompass much of what others are feeling as it is more about what you are feeling and how to make yourself happiest. “Self-concept is one important yet understudied construct, often associated with healthy children's well-being, and particularly crucial. Also, commonly acknowledged is that adults, including parents and teachers, play an important role in fostering self-concept” (Gavidia-Payne, Susana, Bianca, Kate & Andrew, 2015). With those adults around to guide us, we can create a better pathway towards self-reassurance as we enter our

We feel an essential need to start to be more independent, even though we are consistently being torn between not only making our family happy, but our friends and those we casually meet in conversation as well. There is a renewed sense of creating a persona that will enable us to shape how others view us and how we feel about ourselves. We care more emphatically about not just meeting the standard of society when it comes to friends, looks, and academics, but rising above the standard. This enables us to ensure ourselves a sense of security that we may be lacking. “It’s important to remember that our self-concept isn’t formed in an instant, and neither can it change in an instant” (Lane,