The self-concept can be divided into four basic parts, as shown in Table 12–1 : actual
versus ideal, and private versus social. The actual–ideal distinction refers to the individual’s perception of who I am now (actual self-concept)and who I would like to be (ideal
self-concept).The private self refers to how I am or would like to be to myself (private
self-concept),and the social self is how I am seen by others or how I would like to be seen
by others (social self-concept).