... an action, which the child often categorizes as good or bad. The next developmental stage of the self is the child's participation of role play, where by acting out as mummy, daddy etc, the child is understanding and incorporating adult attitudes and behaviours from a variety of social viewpoints that are subsequently used to accompany, direct and evaluate their own behaviour. These viewpoints, from specific others develop into general others, which accordingly provides the individual with a self. This general others viewpoint is an image of the self, seen from the perspective of a judgmental, non-participant observer. The importance of self concept extends beyond childhood and is constantly revised. Self- awareness and self-consciousness permits the individual to analysis and perceive his or her personality. When analysing the self an individual interacts as both object and subject. That is the individual is what is being looked at or thought about ...

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