five (5) of the Chapter Objectives for the week providing at least three (3) complete sentences for each objective. Chapter Objectives are found at the beginning of each Chapter. You may choose which five objectives to respond to;please number each of your responses and begin by stating the original objective you are responding to.Discuss the […]

Researchers have examined several ways in which individuals actively maintain their sense of self in what can collectively be termed “self-concept maintenance” (Crisp and Turner, 2010, p. 10). Theories pertinent to self-concept maintenance include the control theory of self-regulation, self-discrepancy theory, social comparison theory, self-evaluation maintenance, social identity theory, and self-categorization theory. These theories share […]