Transcript Intrapersonal Communication

Intrapersonal
Communication
Intrapersonal Communication
• Communicating with oneself
• Thinking
• Self-talk
Quotes about self
• “There are three things extremely hard,
steel, a diamond, and to know one’s
self.” Benjamin Franklin
• “…the self is not something that one
finds. It is something that one creates.”
Thomas Szasz
Who are you?
• In one word describe yourself.
• In three words describe
yourself.
• In ten words describe yourself.
• Was one word hard? Yes,
because we’re complex people.
Questions:
• Do you ever wish you could be
someone else?
• Why?
• Do you think it’s society’s role to help
raise your self esteem?
• Why?
Do you…
• Do you talk to yourself?
• Do you have thoughts in your head?
• Do you judge people before you meet
them?
• Can you tap into how you are feeling?
• YES. You do all of these things. This is
called intrapersonal communication.
Getting to know yourself better
• Intrapersonal communication assignments:
–Me Map = A
–Packet = B+
–Johari’s window = C
Johari’s Window of Self
OPEN SELF- information that
characterizes me: information,
behaviors, attitud es, feelings,
motivations
IE: name, age, sex, reli gion,
grade, favorite base ball team,
etc.
HIDDEN SELF- information
you know about you rself but
keep to yourself.
IE: secrets
BLIND SELF- others know,
but you don’t know ab out
yourself
IE: habits (rubbing your no se
when you’re angry), y our
defense m echanisms, repressed
expressio ns, etc.
UNKNOWN SELF- represents
truths that exist but t hat neither
you nor others know, we learn
through dreams, p sychological
tests or therapy
Johari’s Window isn’t always
equal quadrants
4 words to know of self
1. self-awareness: the ability to
reflect on and monitor one’s own
behavior
2. self-concept: everything one
thinks and feels about oneself
3. self-image: the sort of person one
perceives oneself to be
4. self-esteem: how well one likes
and values oneself