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Tables of Contents for Selfhood
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Tables and Figures
vii
2
Preface
ix
2
Acknowledgments
xi
1 Selfhood
1
10
Selfhood
2
1
A Brief History
3
6
Overview of the Book
9
2
2 The Self-System
11
18
Self-Regulating System
12
5
Personhood
17
2
Continuity and Predictability
19
1
Reflexivity
20
2
Dynamic Properties
22
1
(Apparently) Contradictory Features of the Self
23
4
Putting It All Together
27
2
3 Identity
29
24
The Socially Constructed Self
31
1
Interpersonal Sources of Selfhood: From Intersubjectivity to Reflected Appraisal
31
5
Self-Presentation and Negotiating the Social Self
36
10
The Bigger Picture: Cultural and Historical Influences
46
4
Sources of Identity: Concluding Comments
50
3
4 Self-Concept
53
26
Varieties of Self-Knowledge
53
10
Organization of Self-Knowledge
63
10
Experience of Self-Knowledge
73
4
Self-Concept in the Social Arena
77
2
5 Self-Esteem
79
20
What Is Self-Esteem?
80
2
Measuring Self-Esteem
82
3
The Essence of High Self-Esteem
85
1
The Essence of Low Self-Esteem
86
1
Self-Esteem and Emotional Reactions to Failure
87
1
Beyond High Versus Low Self-Esteem
88
8
Childhood Experiences Within the Family and Self-Esteem
96
3
6 Self-Enhancement
99
22
Undoing Damage to Self-Esteem: Reactive Strategies
100
7
Preventing Damage to Self-Esteem: Preemptive Strategies
107
6
Failures of Self-Esteem Maintenance
113
2
Is the Self-Enhancement Motive Adaptive?
115
6
7 Other Self-Motives
121
16
Self-Consistency
122
5
Accurate Self-Assessment
127
2
Self-Improvement: The Quest for Growth
129
6
When Motives Collide
135
2
8 Self-Regulation and Agency
137
18
The Role of Self-Awareness in Self-Regulation
138
5
Standards and Goals in Self-Regulation
143
5
Agency, Self-Determination, and Self-Regulatory Styles
148
7
Afterword
155
4
References
159
28
Index
187