Self-concept paper from week 1 of class PDF

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this paper checks student's understanding of self concept and other concepts in chapter 1 of COMM080 class...

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Trang Thi Thu Vu M21077463 COMM108 Assignment

THE SELF_CONCEPT PAPER

Who am I My name is Trang, I was born and raised in Hanoi, Vietnam. I don’t think I have special physical characteristics. I am Asian, and I possess Asian physical traits: black hair, dark eyes. I am petite, with a normal height of 5ft2, and a chubby physical appearance. I would describe myself as a shy, quiet, and introverted person. I am not used to talking with others about my true feelings, I tend to keep them inside for myself. To my family, and close friends, I am described as a caring, honest, and trustworthy person. However, I am very hot-tempered, sometimes, I get angry very easily. I am a daughter, a student, a co-worker, a niece, a cousin, a little sister. Since I was small, I have been interested in Science and Technology, and especially Math (because I am Computer Science & Math major). Moreover, I also have a huge love for music and singing, it heals me and sometimes saves me from the suffocating real world. You may think that because I love music, I must be good at singing? Actually no, to many people’s surprise, I do ballet. I started it off as a hobby, but now I am completely serious about it. Since I was small, I was taught that what goes around, comes around and hard work pays off. Therefore, I always am nice to others and try my best in every work I do. How does my self-esteem influence my self-concept? Honestly, I have very low self-esteem, and I believe it does pull down my self-concept in some way. Sometimes, how I view myself differs from others. Their perspectives of me are so much more positive. However, that somehow makes me stressed and insecure, because I am usually scared that I might disappoint them or break their expectations. How do significant others influence my self-concept? I will assume here that significant others include parents (because I have never been in a relationship before). In my family, we don’t usually share our emotions. Therefore, I also am not used to expressing my true feelings to others, including my close friends. I always keep them to myself, and sometimes, it makes people misunderstand me. My parents also have very high expectations about their children, they used to want me to do what they want and usually prevent me from doing what I love. They used to judge my hobbies, my interests and it made me really insecure. How does my culture influence my self-concept? My culture affects a lot on my belief systems. I am Vietnamese, and since I was small, I was taught that “gieo gió gặt bão” (what goes around, comes around) and “có chí thì nên” (hard work pays off). The more mature I become, the more I realize how these beliefs are true. How does my self-concept influence my communication with others?

I tend to be cautious when communicating with strangers or acquaintances because I don’t want to be mean to anyone. To friends, I speak more comfortably. I was told that I am very humorous and that my friends really love talking to me. Whenever it’s a stranger or a close friend, I am usually a listener. Not only because I don’t like talking that much, but also because I like listening to people’s stories. There’s always something new to learn about from others’ stories and perspectives.

How might my self-concepts influence my future communication and behavior? Well, I don’t think I would change much about how I would behave. I may still be a person who acts more and talk less, and a person who will work hard on everything. However, since I am more comfortable with myself these days, I hope I can be more open to others so that I can make more connections and new relationships. I hope that in the future, I will no longer be too harsh on myself and would have a different self-concept.

WORKS CITED Chapter 3 Textbook https://learninglink.oup.com/access/adler-rodman-du-pre-essential-communication2estudent-resources#tag_chapter-01...