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[Self concept: toward a cognitive approach to identity disorders]
H Lida-Pulik1, M de Bonis, A Féline
1Service de Psychiatrie adultes, Hôpital de Bicêtre.
Annales Medico-Psychologiques
|January 1, 1993
Summary
The self-concept, a cognitive structure central to personality, has emerged in cognitive psychology. Understanding its cognitive modeling offers new insights into identity and related psychological disturbances.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Personality Theory
Background:
- The concept of self is a significant development in 20th-century psychology.
- Diverse conceptualizations of the self exist.
- The self-concept has recently emerged within cognitive psychology, alongside interest in personality theories.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the emergence and role of the self-concept in cognitive psychology.
- To highlight the self-concept as a cornerstone of personality.
- To introduce cognitive modeling as a new approach to understanding identity processes.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of the self-concept within cognitive psychology.
- Review of existing theories on personality and identity.
- Exploration of cognitive modeling techniques applied to the self-concept.
Main Results:
- The self-concept is defined as a cognitive structure of mental representations of the self.
- It is responsible for the integration and processing of self-related information.
- The self-concept is foundational to personality structure.
Conclusions:
- Cognitive modeling of the self-concept provides novel directions for research.
- This approach offers new perspectives on identity processes.
- It holds potential for understanding and addressing psychopathological disturbances related to identity.