Self Development
Self Development
Take a look at your own self-concept and answer the following self-
concept inventory in your journal. Give yourself a rating using the scale: 0 =
very weak; 1 = weak; 2 = somewhat weak or somewhat strong; 3 = strong; 4
= very strong
___1. I have strong sex appeal.
___2. I am proud of my physical figure.
___3. I am physically attractive and beautiful/handsome
___4. I exude with charm and poise.
___5. I am easy to get along with.
___6. I can adjust to different people and different situations.
___7. I am approachable; other people are at ease and comfortable with me.
___8. I am lovable and easy to love.
___9. I am a fast learner, can understand with one instruction.
___10. I am intelligent.
___11. I have special talents and abilities.
___12. I can easily analyze situations and make right judgements.
___13. I can be trusted in any transaction.
___14. I have a clean conscience and carry no guilty feeling.
___15. I have integrity and good reputation.
___16. My friends and classmates can look up to me as a model worth
emulating.
___17. I can express my ideas without difficulty.
___18. I talk in a persuasive manner that I can easily get people to accept
what I say.
___19. I can express my ideas in writing without difficulty.
___20. I am a good listener.
___21. I am emotionally stable and not easily rattled when faced with
trouble.
___22. I am logical and rational in my outlook and decisions.
___23. I feel and act with confidence.
___24. I am a mature person.
Scoring: Copy this table in your journal. Write your score opposite each
number and get the subtotal.
HOW DO YOU PERCEIVE YOURSELF?
m
g
e
o
y to
in g i n .
a in or
I ook irr
IDEAL SELF?
OR
l m
ACTUAL SELF?
IDEAL SELF
Is the self that you aspire to be.
SELF-CONCEPT
ACTUAL SELF
Is the one that you actually see.
SELF-CONCEPT
If the way that I am (the actual If the way that I am not aligned
self) is aligned with the way that I with how I want to be, the
want to be (the ideal self) incongruence, or lack of alignment,
will result mental distress.
PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS