Discuss at least one time in which you had a discrepancy or tension between two of the three selves described by self-discrepancy theory (the actual, ideal, and ought selves). What effect did this discrepancy have on your self-concept and/or self-esteem?

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Selfdiscrepancy theory proposed by psychologist E Tory Higgins suggests that individuals have three distinct selves the actual self how we perceive ou... View the full answer