SELF An individual to the same individual person A Person’s essential being that distinguishes from others . One’s particular nature of personality ; the qualities that make one individual unique. Personality , Ego , Character , Individuality SELF EVALUATION Self-Verification:the re-enforcing nature of beliefs People need to seek confirmation of their self-concept. This is true even if the self-view is negative and is in conflict with the desire to maintain a positive self-view. In this conflict, the self-verification wins. SELF ENHANCEMENT Self Enhancement It is one of the four self-evaluation motives along with self-assessment (the drive for an accurate self-concept), self-verification (the drive for a self-concept congruent with one's identity) and self-improvement (the act of bettering one's self-concept). Self-enhancement does not just occur at random. Its incidence is often highly systematic and can occur in any number of ways in order to achieve its goal of inflating perceptions of the self. Importantly, we are typically unaware that we are self-enhancing.

1. SELF VERIFICATION
AND
SELF ENHANCEMENT
VINU RAMDAS
MBA
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TAMILNADU

2. SELF
• An individual to the same individual person
• A Person’s essential being that distinguishes from
others .
• One’s particular nature of personality ; the
qualities that make one individual unique.
• Personality , Ego , Character , Individuality

3. Self-Verification:
the re-enforcing nature of beliefs
• People need to seek confirmation of their self-
concept.
• This is true even if the self-view is negative
and is in conflict with the desire to maintain a
positive self-view.
• In this conflict, the self-verification wins.

4. • Children who are told they are bad by their
parents will often act badly to confirm the
view, resulting in a downward spiral.
• The reverse is also possible.

5. Self Enhancement
• Self-enhancement is a type of motivation that
works to make people feel good about
themselves and to maintain self-esteem
• Self-enhancement is about enhancing the way
we perceive ourselves (‘How can I make myself
look good?’).
• Self-enhancement involves a preference for
positive over negative self-views
• Self-enhancement is about enhancement of the
self-schema, making it mostly a mental act.

6. • Our tendency to self-verify and act consistent
with our self-schema may conflict with our
tendency to self-enhance.
• This conflict may result in either
• Compromising both self-verification and authenticity
OR
• Compromising self-enhancement (approval from
others)

7. • 1) When compromising authenticity, we go
along with what others want from us , but
feeling inauthentic
• 2) In this instance, our authenticity is intact,
but we will risk facing disapproval from other
people.

8. • It is one of the four self-evaluation
motives along with self-assessment (the drive
for an accurate self-concept), self-
verification (the drive for a self-concept
congruent with one's identity) and self-
improvement (the act of bettering one's self-
concept).

9. • Self-enhancement does not just occur at
random.
• Its incidence is often highly systematic and
can occur in any number of ways in order to
achieve its goal of inflating perceptions of the
self.
• Importantly, we are typically unaware that we
are self-enhancing.

10. Thank You