| Public Self and Private Self Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Baumeister, Roy F. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1461395666 ISBN-13: 9781461395669 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $113.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Personality - Medical - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 155.2 |
| Series: Springer Social Psychology |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.87 lbs) 257 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Psychology has worked hard to explore the inner self. Modem psychology was born in Wundt's laboratory and Freud's consulting room, where the inner self was pressed to reveal some of its secrets. Freud, in particular, devoted most of his life to explor- ing the hidden recesses inside the self-hidden even from the conscious mind, he said. From Freud's work right down to the latest journal article on self-schemata or self-esteem, psychologists have continued to tell us about the inner self. More recently, psychology has turned some of its attention to the outer self, that is, the self that is seen and known by other people. Various psychologists have studied how the outer self is formed (impression formation), how people control their outer selves (impression management), and so forth. But how is the outer self related to the inner self? There is an easy answer, but it is wrong. The easy answer is that the outer self is mostly the same as the inner self. Put another way, it is that people reveal their true selves to others in a honest and straightforward fashion, and that others accurately perceive the individual as he or she really is. Sometimes it works out that way, but often it does not. The issue is far too complex for the easy answer. |