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WHO AM I NOW?

WHO AM I NOW? . Ten years ago? Ten years from now?. Who am I……?. with________________? with________________? with________________?. Personal Identity. “For most of us, by the age of 30, the character has set like plaster and will never soften again.” (William James, 1890).

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WHO AM I NOW?

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  1. WHO AM I NOW? Ten years ago? Ten years from now?

  2. Who am I……? with________________? with________________? with________________?

  3. Personal Identity

  4. “For most of us, by the age of 30, the character has set like plaster and will never soften again.” (William James, 1890)

  5. Social Identity

  6. “A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him and generally shows a different side of himself to each of these different groups.”(William James, 1890)

  7. Personal Identity The “ I ” Social Identity The “ Me ” Who am I?

  8. Identity Over the Life Span • How do the “ I ” & “Me “ coexist? • When do they emerge? • How do the “ I” & “ Me” evolve? • Implications for counselling? • Future research?

  9. Adolescence and Identity Erikson’s identity vs confusion

  10. Identity and Young Adulthood Identity and intimacy

  11. Identity and Middle Adulthood Mid-Life Astonishment

  12. Identity and Old Age “My core has stayed the same (“ I “). Everything else has changed (“ Me”).” Edna, 103 years old

  13. Implications for Therapy • Narrative • Auto-photography • Multi-sensory

  14. Future Research • Different settings, different subjects • Influences • AFFECTIVE response

  15. How does the core of the “ I “ cope with the chaos of the “ Me“?

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