Knowing and
understanding
oneself during
middle and late
adolescence
Self-Concept
It is the way people think about
themselves. As a global understanding
of oneself, self-concept shapes and
defines who we are, the decisions we
make, and the relationships we form.
Self-Concept
It is our individual perceptions of
our behavior, abilities, and unique
characteristics—a mental picture of
who you are as a person.
Three Different Parts of Self-Concept
(Carl Rogers)
1. SELF-IMAGE (how you see
yourself)
2. SELF-ESTEEM (how much you
value yourself)
3. IDEAL SELF (how you wish you
could be)
yourself (your self-
image) and what you’d
like to be (your ideal
self) then this is likely
to affect how much you
value yourself (self-
esteem). Therefore,
there is an intimate
According to Carl
Rogers, the degree
to which a
person's self-
concept matches
up to reality is
known as
CONGRUENCE: Where a
person’s ideal self and actual
experience are consistent or
very similar.
INCONGRUENCE: A difference
may exist between a person’s
ideal self and actual
experience.
Why is self-concept
important?
Knowing who you are will help you feel
that you have worth and value in this
world. When you can accept yourself for
who you are, it will be easier for others to
accept you, too. Learning about yourself
can help you develop lasting
relationships with others as well as help
you make choices that will direct your life
BENEFITS
OF
SELF-
CONCEPT
BENEFITS OF SELF-CONCEPT
1. HAPPINESS
You will be happier when
you can express who you
are.
BENEFITS OF SELF-CONCEPT
2. LESS INNER CONFLICT
When your outside actions
are in accordance with your
inside feelings and values.
BENEFITS OF SELF-CONCEPT
3. BETTER DECISION
MAKING
When you know yourself,
you are able to make better
choices about everything.
BENEFITS OF SELF-CONCEPT
4. SELF-CONTROL
When you know yourself,
you understand what
motivates you to resist bad
habits and develop good
ones.
BENEFITS OF SELF-CONCEPT
5. RESISTANCE TO SOCIAL
PRESSURE
When you are grounded in
your values and
preferences, you are less
likely to say “yes” when
you want to say “no.”
BENEFITS OF SELF-CONCEPT
6. TOLERANCE AND
UNDERSTANDING OF
OTHERS
Your awareness of your own
foibles and struggles can
help you empathize with
others.
BENEFITS OF SELF-CONCEPT
7. VITALITY AND PRESSURE
Being who you truly are
helps you feel more alive
and makes your experience
of life richer, larger, and
more exciting.
PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
It means making use of all the
personal resources – talents, skills,
energy and time, to enable you to
achieve life goals.
Your knowledge of yourself and how
you manage yourself impacts
directly on your personal
effectiveness.
characteristics – talent
and experience
accumulated in the
process of personal
development.
Experience includes knowledge
and skills that we acquire in the
process of cognitive and
practical activities.
Knowledge is required for
setting goals, defining an action
plan to achieve them and risk
assessment.
Skills also determine whether
real actions are performed in
accordance with the plan.
DIFFERENT SKILLS
TO INCREASE
EFFICIENCY AS A
PERSON
DIFFERENT SKILLS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AS
A PERSON
1. DETERMINATION
It allows you to focus only
on achieving a specific goal
without being distracted by
less important things or
spontaneous desires.
DIFFERENT SKILLS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AS
A PERSON
2. SELF CONFIDENCE
It appears in the process of
personal development, as a
result of getting aware of
yourself, your actions and
their consequences.
DIFFERENT SKILLS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AS
A PERSON
3. PERSISTENCE
It makes you keep moving
forward regardless of
emerging obstacles –
problems, laziness, bad
emotional state, etc.
DIFFERENT SKILLS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AS
A PERSON
4. MANAGING STRESS
It helps combat stress that
arises in daily life from the
environment and other
people.
DIFFERENT SKILLS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AS
A PERSON
5. PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
They help cope with the
problems encountered with
a lack of experience.
DIFFERENT SKILLS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AS
A PERSON
6. CREATIVITY
It allows you to find
extraordinary ways to carry
out a specific action that no
one has tried to use.
DIFFERENT SKILLS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AS
A PERSON
7. GENERATING IDEAS
It helps you achieve goals
using new, original,
unconventional ideas.
