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Self and Personality

CBSE · Class 12 · Psychology

Complete topic list for Self and Personality in CBSE Class 12 Psychology. Key concepts, sub-topics, and what to focus on for board exams.

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Topics in Self and Personality

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Concept of Self

  • Self refers to the totality of an individual's conscious experiences, ideas, thoughts, and feelings with regard to themselves
  • Self has dual status: as subject (knower/actor) and as object (what can be known/consequence)
  • Personal identity includes attributes that make a person different from others (name, qualities, beliefs, capabilities)
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Cognitive and Behavioral Aspects of Self

  • Self-concept: ideas we hold about our competencies and attributes
  • Self-esteem: value judgment about oneself (high vs low self-esteem)
  • Children develop self-esteem in four areas: academic, social, physical/athletic, physical appearance
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Concept of Personality

  • Personality derived from Latin 'persona' meaning mask used by actors
  • Psychological definition: characteristic ways of responding to individuals and situations
  • Features: has physical and psychological components, fairly unique expression, stable over time, dynamic and adaptive
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Major Approaches to Personality Study

  • Type Approach: categorizes people into broad behavioral patterns
  • Hippocrates: sanguine, phlegmatic, melancholic, choleric types
  • Indian typology: vata, pitta, kapha (tridosha); sattva, rajas, tamas (trigunas)

Key Concepts

The totality of an individual's consciousA person's value judgment about themselvesThe belief in one's abilityThe ability to organize and monitorUnique and relatively stable qualities

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