Self-concept and its types

Answer 1

Self-concept may be defined as the totality of a complex, organized, and dynamic system of learned beliefs, attitudes and opinions that each person holds to be true about his or her personal existence. There are 6 major subtypes, namely physical i.e. an individual's view of their body, health, physical appearance and strength, social i.e. an individual's sense of worth in social interactions, temperamental i.e. an individual's view of their prevailing emotional state or predominance of a particular kind of emotional reaction, educational i.e. an individual's view of themselves in relation to school, teachers and extracurricular activities, moral i.e. an individual's estimation of their moral worth; right or wrong activities and intellectual i.e. an individual's awareness of their intelligence and capacity of of problem solving and judgements.

Answer 2

Self-concept is the perception and evaluation individuals have of themselves. It comprises self-awareness, self-esteem, self-image, and ideal self. The types include actual self (how one currently views themselves), ideal self (how one aspires to be), and social self (how one is perceived by others).