Assignment

Activity Instructions:

A. On a piece of paper, write four of your own Ego Boosters and Busters, using the following example as a guide: Ego Boosters and Busters You Have Received:

• Ego booster: I perceived Alex (significant other) as telling me I am friendly (self-concept element) when he kept smiling at me during the picnic (action/behavior).

• Ego buster: I perceived my brother as telling me I was fat (self-concept element) when he called me a pig (action/behavior).
Ego Boosters and Busters You Have Sent:

• Ego booster: I was a booster to my partner when I told him that he was the love of my life.

• Ego buster: I was a buster to my classmate when I told her she wasn't pulling her weight in our group project.

B. Then, in your initial DB post, summarize the lessons you have learned from this experience by answering the following questions:

1. Who are the people who have most influence your self-concept in the past? What messages did each one send to influence you so strongly?

2. What people are the greatest influences on your self-concept now? Is each person a positive or a negative influence? What messages does each one send to influence your self-concept?

3. Who are the people whom you have influenced greatly? What messages have you sent to each one about his or her self-concept? How have you sent these messages?

4. What ego booster or buster messages do you want to send to the important people in your life? How (with what channels) can you send each one?