Engleberg PPT Ch2, COM100

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Chapter 2:Understanding Your Self

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Self-Concept

The sum total of beliefs you

have about yourself

Self-Concept Questions:

Who are you ?

What makes you you ?




Influence of Others

Other people are a powerful

determinant of your self-concept

Examples: – Significant others

– Reference groups

– Your roles – Rewards from others




The Self-Concept Continuum

Rate yourself on these characteristics:

Attractive 5 4 3 2 1 Unattractive

Respected 5 4 3 2 1 Not respected

Confident 5 4 3 2 1 Apprehensive

Trusting 5 4 3 2 1 Suspicious

Smart 5 4 3 2 1 DumbHumorous 5 4 3 2 1 Humorless




Sources of Self-Concept

Four Sources

• Self-Awareness

• Influence of Others

• Past Experiences

• Cultural

Background

Provide Examples

• I can accurately identify

my feelings

• I value my family’s and myfriends’ opinion of me

• ____________________

____________________ • ____________________

____________________




Self-Monitoring

Definition

Your ability to identify, analyze, and modifyyour thoughts and feelings accurately

1. You can accurately and objectively identify your thoughts and feelings,

2. You can accurately observe and analyze how

others react to your comments, appearance, and

behavior, and3. You can use such observations to modify how

you present yourself.




Quotable Quote

“Of all the judgments we pass

in life, none is as importantas the ones we pass on

ourselves.”Nathaniel Brandon




Self-Deceptions

Do you . . .

• attribute successes to your own abilities

and blame failures on external factors?

• view evidence that depicts you unfavorablyas flawed?

• forget negative feedback and remember

positive feedback.• _______________________________________?• _______________________________________?• _______________________________________?




Self-Esteem

Definition

Your judgments about your self

“Self-esteem is the reputation we

acquire with ourselves.” Nathaniel Branden, www.nathanielbranden.com




Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale

Do you agree or disagree with the

following statements?

1.On the whole, I am satisfied with myself.2. I wish I could have more respect for

myself.

3. I certainly feel useless at times.

4.At times I think I am no good at all.

5. I feel that I have a number of good

qualities.




Build Your Self-Esteem

Fill in the Blanks:

• Self-Acceptance . . . but not as an excuse.

• Self-Responsibility . .but _____________.

• Assertiveness . . . . . but _____________.

• Personal Integrity . . .but _____________.• Self-Talk . . . . . . . . . .but listen to others.




Practice Positive

Self-TalkNegative Self-Talk• Why should I apply? I

won’t get the job.

• Everyone else’s speech

is interesting. Mine will

be boring.

• No one in the group pays

much attention to what I

say or want?

Positive Self-Talk• ___________________

___________________

• ___________________

___________________

• ___________________

___________________




Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Definition

An impression formation process inwhich an initial impression elicitsbehavior in another that conformsto the impression

Nathaniel Branden, The Art of Living Consciously

Provide two examples:1. ________________________________

2. ________________________________




What Do You See?Do You See an Old Woman or a

Young Woman?




How We Perceive

Perception is the process you use to

select , organize, and interpret

sensory stimuli in the world around

you

• Selection: Using your senses to notice

and choose from many stimuli

• Organization: Sorting selected stimuli intomessages

• Interpretation: Interpreting the meaning of

messages




Fill in the Blanks

1. ________ Principle: Items or people

that are close to each other are

perceived as belonging together

2. Similarity Principle: Similar items or people are perceived as part of a group

3. Closure Principle: ________________

4. Simplicity Principle: Organizinginformation in a way that provides the

simplest interpretation




PowerPoint Quiz

Sonny Lafitte, a native of New Orleans, is the

new employee at work. Almost everyone

assumes that Sonny loves jazz. What

perceptual principle explains this assumption?

A. Proximity Principle

B. Similarity Principle

C. Closure PrincipleD. Simplicity Principle

E. Complexity Principle




Chicken, Grass, and Cow

Why do people from Western cultures put

the chicken and cow together whereas East

Asians put the cow and grass together?




Define Communication

ApprehensionUse these words and phrases to write a

definition of communication

apprehensionindividual’s level of associated with

anxiety real or anticipated

communication fear

person or persons with another




Communication

Apprehension• “An individual’s level of fear or anxiety

associated with either real or anticipated

communication with another person or persons.”*

• About 20% of the general population

experiences very high levels of

communication apprehension.

*Virginia P. Richmond and James C. McCroskey,

Communication: Apprehension, Avoidance, and Effectiveness




How Confident Are You?

• Are you usually comfortable participating

in group discussions?

• Are you often afraid to express yourself at

meetings?

• Are you usually calm and relaxed in

conversations?

• Do you usually face the prospect of givinga speech with confidence?




Sources of Communication

ApprehensionWhich source makes you feel the most

anxious?




Build Your Confidence

• Prepare

• Re-lax, Re-think, Re-vise – Cognitive Restructuring

– Visualization

– Systematic Desensitization

• Focus

• Practice




Match the Relaxation

Technique A. Systematic

desensitization

B. Cognitiverestructuring

C. Visualization

__Substitute positive thoughtsfor negative thoughts aboutcommunicating

__ Imagine yourself succeedingas you communicate

__ Relax as you see yourself indifferent communication

situations, from those that arecomfortable to those thatproduce more anxiety




PowerPoint Quiz

Highly apprehensive communicators . . .

A. are less intelligent than other

communicators.

B. are less hard-working than other people.

C. are more intelligent and creative than

other communicators.

D. are more likely to be seen as leaders.

E. can communicate successfully in many

and various types of situations.




Communication Assessment

Personal Report of Communication ApprehensionIndicate the degree to which each statement applies to youby marking whether you (1) strongly agree, (2) agree, (3) areundecided, (4) disagree, or (5) strongly disagree.

___ 1. I dislike participating in group discussions.

___ 10. I am afraid to express myself at meetings.

___ 14. I have no fear of speaking up in

conversations. ___ 24. While giving a speech, I get so nervous Iforget facts I really know.

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