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This 20 page paper provides an overview of self-awareness theory and considers why self-awareness does not necessarily correspond with self-esteem. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
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by Mosaleko and Heine (2003) consider the division between internal and external processes as they impact avoidance techniques for self-awareness. Messages in the mass media and the widespread use
of television as an avoidance technique have both served to stifle self-esteem and reduce the effectiveness of self-assessments. This study considers these elements and outlines the basis for their
use in understanding counseling scenarios. Because of the use of external elements, including television viewing, as an avoidance technique for self-awareness, researchers have argued that there is a kind
of trap, one that links self-assessments to misguided perceptions of social context. This study relates these elements and identifies major theories that impact this view, including the concepts of
self-awareness, hardiness, and stigmatization. TABLE OF CONTENTS (page numbers were left off of the table of contents because formatting difference may change page numbers). Introduction.......................................................................................................................................... Statement of the
Problem...................................................................................................... Purpose of the Study.................................................................................................................. Research Questions........................................................................................................................ Review of Literature.................................................................................................................. Theoretical Background............................................................................................................ Self-Assessments and Self-Awareness..................................................................... The Situational Function of Self-Assessments............................................. Methods............................................................................................................................................................ Instrumentation.................................................................................................................................... Rationale for the Study............................................................................................................ Validity and Reliability......................................................................................................... Discussion.......................................................................
Conclusions................................................................................................................................................ INTRODUCTION The concept of self, including the social self and the nature of self-awareness, have been the focus of social and personality psychologists for decades. In
the 1970s, studies conducted by Duval and Wicklund (1972) reflected the significance of self-awareness and the development of a conceptual view of self-awareness as an underpinning for psychosocial function.
More recently, Mosaleko and Heine (2003) studied the impacts of self-concept, self-awareness and self-esteem and the avoidance techniques utilized by individuals, including excessive television viewing, as they can impact the
ability for self-assessment. The concept of the self-awareness trap is based on the belief that an individuals capacity to understand self can be in indirect conflict with necessary
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