How does the development of self-concept, self-esteem, and identity proceed during adolescence?
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer would include the following key points:
- An adolescent moves from a self-concept based on traits from their own perspective to accommodate the perspectives of others.
- Self-concept moves to a more psychological perspective, viewing traits as not concrete but in the abstract.
- Adolescents learn to accept the difference between they way they "want" to be and the way they actually behave.
- Self-concept is knowing who you are; self-esteem is how you feel about yourself.
- Self-esteem may be challenged as self-concept becomes more sophisticated.
- Self-esteem may be high in one domain and lower in another.
- Self-esteem may be influenced by gender, SES (socioeconomic status), race, and ethnicity.
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