THE TERM "self concept"REFERS TO THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS THAT ONE HAS TOWARDS hers/his SELF.IT'S OFTEN USED INTERCHANGABLE WITH TERMS SUCH AS "self-image","s ense of self","self-esteem&q uot;,and "identity".A POSITIVE "self-concept" IS A KEY ELEMENT IN SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT,INPOSITIVE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS WITH OTHERS,AND IN EMOTIONAL,SOCIAL,AND INTELLECTUAL GROWTH.IT HAS BEEN NOTED THAT AFRICAN AMERICAN ADULTS ACCEPT SOCIETY'S LABEL OF INFERIORITY,THEY ARE LIKELY TO CONVEY SUCH THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS TO THEIR CHILDREN.SUCH CHILDREN ARE NOT ONLY LIKELY TO DEVELOP A
alt="" />NEGATIVE "self-concept",BUT THEN ARE ALSO LIKELY TO PUT LESS EFFORT INTO DEVELOPING COGNITIVE SKILLS,AND LESS EFFORT INTO ACHIEVING IN SCHOOL.BECAUSE OF "low self-esteem" AND UNDERDEVELOPED COGNITVIE SKILLS THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO DEVELOP INTERPERSONAL OR TECHNICAL SKILLS,WHICH THEN RESULTS IN HAVING DIFFICULTIES IN SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND TO BEING RESTRICTED IN ADULTHOOD TO LOW-PAYING,LOW-SKILL JOBS.THIS VICIOUS CICLE IS THEN COMPLETED WHEN SUCH DIFFICULTIES CONFIRM AND REINFORCE FEELINGS OF INFERIORITY AND OF NEGATIVE VALUE,FEELINGS THAT ARE THEN PASSED ON TO THEIR CHILDREN. REMEMBER:"you become what you are thinking!" THIS IS A SUBCONSCIOUS MESSAGE
