Chapter Three: Communication and Personal Identity.

Chapter Three:Chapter Three:Communication and Personal IdentityCommunication and Personal Identity

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Ch3: Communication and Personal Identity

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What is the Self?What is the Self?

“…the self is a process that involves internalizing

and acting from social perspectives that we

learn in the process of communication.”

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Self Arises in Communication Self Arises in Communication with Otherswith Others

Family Members

Direct Definitions

Identity Scripts

Attachment Styles

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What is Self?What is Self?

Attachment Styles

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Dismissive

Anxious/Resistant

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Positive View of Self

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Negative View of Self

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Positive View of Others

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Negative View of Others

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Attachment Styles

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Self Arises in Communication Self Arises in Communication with Otherswith Others

Communication with Peers

Social Comparison

Communication with Society

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

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The Self is...The Self is...

Multidimensional

A Process

Internalizes and Acts from

Social Perspectives

Particular Others

Generalized Others

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Social Perspectives Social Perspectives on the Self are...on the Self are...

Constructed

Variable

Changeable

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Enhancing the SelfEnhancing the Self

Make Strong Commitment to Improve Self

Gain Knowledge as a Basis for Change

Understand How Self is Formed

Know What Changes are Desirable

Gain Knowledge from Others

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Set Realistic Goals

Accept Self as Being in Process

Create Supportive Context for Change

Self-Sabotage

Positive Self-Talk

Self-Growthhttp://www.selfgrowth.com/

Self-Growthhttp://www.selfgrowth.com/

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Uppers

Downers

Vultures

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