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self - concept refers to how people \think about, evaluate, or perceive\ themselves. psychologist carl rogers splits the idea of self - concept into three different components, namely self - image, self - esteem, and ideal self. in this text, saul mcleod explains each of these ideas in more detail. as you read, take notes on how self - image, self - esteem, and ideal self are different from one another.
1 the term self - concept is a general term used to refer to how someone thinks about, evaluates or perceives themselves. to be aware of oneself is to have a concept of oneself ...
carl rogers (1959) believes that the self - concept has three different components:

• the view you have of yourself (self - image)
• how much value you place on yourself (self - esteem or self - worth)
• what you wish you were really like (ideal self)

self - image
what you see in yourself
this does not necessarily have to reflect reality. indeed a person with anorexia¹ who is thin may have a self - image in which the person believes they are fat. a persons self - image is affected by many factors, such as parental influences, friends, the media etc.
kuhn (1960) investigated the self - image by using the twenty statements test.
5 he asked people to answer the question \who am i?\ in 20 different ways. he found that the responses could be divided into two major groups. these were social roles (external or objective aspects of oneself such as son, teacher, friend) and personality traits (internal or affective² aspects of oneself such as gregarious,³ impatient,

1. a type of eating disorder
2. relating to moods, feelings, and attitudes

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The content discusses self - concept, its components (self - image, self - esteem, ideal self), and research on self - image. This falls under Psychology, a subfield of Social Science, as it deals with human thoughts, perceptions, and behaviors related to the self.

Answer:

Psychology (under Social Science)