Know thyself; it sounds cliché. However, it is the first step, in my opinion, to understanding the importance and impact of our self-concept. The self-perception table was somewhat advantageous in helping me understand how I view myself. On the other hand, nine steps are not enough to justifiable spread out 32 characteristics of a person who is as emotionally mature and complex as I am.
The self-perception chart was helpful to the point where I could separate what I believe to be my behavior patterns on lines one, two and three, being my most likely behaviors and seven, eight and nine, being the least likely. …