Reflect and write about the ideas in this chapter by considering questions about personal, workplace, and ethical applications, here or online.

Personal Application Apply what you learned in this chapter by setting one specific, fair, and realistic goal for improving your self-concept. Define contexts that will support you in making this change.

Workplace Application Identify an individual who is or was important to you in a job you hold or once held. Describe direct definitions of you that this person expressed and your reflected appraisals.

How did these affect your self-concept when you were on the job? How did these affect your self-concept in general?

Ethical Application Reflect on your online postings and any changes in your profile over the past 2 weeks. Have you exaggerated anything? Do your postings accurately reflect positive news and not-so-positive news about yourself? Is it unethical to exaggerate or to post only about positive aspects of your life?