Self Esteem define - self concept human - self efficacy

Self Esteem define - self concept human - self efficacy

we're going to talkabout three terms.

So self concept, as expanded upon in theprevious video of this series, is derived from selfesteem and self efficacy.

So self-esteem is the regard or respectthat a person has for oneself.

         

And self-efficacy is the belief in one'scapabilities to organize and execute the courses of action requiredin certain situations.

So in other words, self-efficacy is aperson's belief in his or her ability to succeed in aparticular situation.

And, self-efficacy was developed byBandura because of his dissatisfaction with the overall generalconcept of self-esteem.

Self-efficacy can have an impact oneverything from psychological states to behavior tomotivation.

And virtually all people can identifygoals they want to accomplish, things they want to change,things they want to achieve.

So an individual's self-efficacy plays amajor role in how goals, tasks, and challenges areapproached.

And we can split self-efficacy up into twotwo types.

                  

• People with a strong sense ofself-efficacy versus people with a weak sense ofself-efficacy.

So people with a strong sense of self-efficacy view challenging problem,problems as tasks to be mastered, so I'm going towrite out the acronym RISE, R-I-S-E.

                

So people with this strong self of senseof self-efficacy also develop deeper interests andactivities in which they participate.

They form a stronger sense of commitmentto their interests and activities.

And they also recover quickly fromsetbacks and disappointments.

They have a strong sense of commitment, and they enjoy problems or challengingtasks.

And then we have people with weak senses of self-efficacy and we'll use the acronymFALL.

So people with a weak sense ofself-efficacy avoid challenging tasks.

They believe that difficult tasks andsituations are beyond their capabilities.

So we look at these sources to determinewhether the person will have a strong or weak sense ofself efficacy.

So that means performing a task successfully will strengthen our sense ofself-efficacy.

So seeing people similar to ourselves successfully complete a task raises ourbeliefs that, we, too, have the capabilities to master comparable activities, and alsosucceed.

So, think about a time when someone saidsomething positive and encouraging, that helped youachieve a goal.

Getting this verbal encouragement fromothers helps people overcome self-doubt and focus on giving the best effort at thetask at hand.

Consider a person who becomes extremelynervous before speaking in public.

They may develop a weak sense ofself-efficacy in this situation.

But by learning how to minimize stress andelevate mood when facing difficult or challenging tasks, we can improve theirsense of self-efficacy.

It's important to remember that a personwith a low self-esteem can have a high sense ofself-efficacy and vice versa.

Perfectionists, you may know a couple, youmay be one yourself, have this mismatched.

They have a low self esteem and possibly ahigh sense of self-efficacy.

And that's because they tend to be overlycritical, and negative about themselves, and yet still see themselvesas quite capable in certain areas.

For instance, a perfectionist might seehimself as uninteresting and unlikable, but see himself as acompetent architect.

They're often competent at tasks withclear guidelines, but they feel a littleuncertain and lose a little confidence in situationswithout these clear rules in things such asrelationships.

Now let's move on to our last term, locusof control.

Locus of control is the extent to whichpeople perceive they have control over events intheir lives.

And there are two types, internal andexternal locus of control.

So internal locus of control is when aperson believes he or she can influence eventsand their outcomes,.

And a person with an external locus of control blames outside forces foreverything.

Individuals with a high internal locus ofcontrol believe that events in their life come primarily fromtheir own actions.

So, if a person with an internal locus of control does not perform as well as theywanted to on a test, for example, they wouldblame it on lack of

And if they performed well on a test, then the outcome would be attributed to theirability to study.

Now using the same example, if a personwith a high external locus of control does poorly on a test, they may attribute this outcome to the difficulty of the testquestions.

And if they perform well in a test, theymay think that the teacher was lenient, orthat they were lucky.

People with an internal locus of controlfeel that they control their own destiny, rather than their fate being largelydetermined by external forces.

So they tend to be happier, lessdepressed, and less stressed.