Perception about himself Maltz Maxwell Maltz was a renowned plastic surgeon. This great doctor had given a beautiful form of Cupid to many orangutans. He had his surgery corrected for many wrinkled faces, distorted noses, necks, trunks and slender arms. Doctor . Said that after the physical deformities were cured, his patients became full of confidence and enthusiasm. There was a sense of inferiority in a boy with lips cut in two parts. He was ashamed of being ridiculed by everyone and was aloof. A few days after the surgery, she saw her face in the mirror and felt confident in her appearance and personality. He started mingling with most and became a new person taking interest in studies, sports and other activities. After such surgery, transformation was seen in many people. But there were some people who did not see the expected change in their personality and character, despite a significant improvement in their face after a successful plastic surgery. Doubt prevailed over him and a sense of defeat remained in his mind. He was surrounded by grief and despair. He needed not only a change of appearance, but a change in his 'ego' and his attitude. Doctor . Maltz saw that it was necessary to change his stereotypes about his personality, only then could he gain confidence. After such a change, they changed completely. By this Dr. got a new theory of 'self-concept'. self Changing the perception (self-image) changes the whole personality. Through experiments and observations, he came to this conclusion and he wrote this thing in a book. Many benefited from this; Unqualified students passed with first division, outright fatalists became enthusiastic and hard-working, those who were lagging behind in efficiency and achievements held high positions, and those who were isolated mingled with confidence and courage. It was such a psychological discovery, which became useful for the life of all and especially for the backward people. Knowingly or unknowingly, we all have a vision of our nature; It is also called self-concept. Often it is beyond our conscious perception. We identify ourselves by the membership of a group or by our characteristics. We do not do this intentionally, but it is definitely felt in the depths of the mind. This consciousness keeps on developing in us, taking our perceptions and beliefs from birth itself. Before we understand the world, some concepts are formed in us. Our experiences, achievements and failures and people's reactions to us form these beliefs from childhood. All these beliefs constitute our self - perception , which is the part of our consciousness . may not be a part. According to psychologists, we behave according to this self-concept. In his book ' Psycho cybernetics ' ( ' Mind : Communication - System ' ) Dr. Maltz says, 'All your actions, feelings, conduct and even your abilities are according to this self-concept. That is, what you think about yourself, you behave accordingly. Not only this, even by conscious effort or will, you cannot do anything on the contrary. ' How true is this theory? What is the role of self perception in the formation of personality? To understand this, let us take the following illustration: ransformation of Prince into Ghobi A king was told by astrologers that his son was born in an inauspicious time, so his dynasty would be ruined because of him. Hearing this, the king got the boy released in the forest. A washerman couple saw this handsome boy in the forest. Being childless, he took the child home as God's prasad and started taking care of him like his own son. The child also used to help his washer parents in the work of feeding the donkeys, washing clothes etc. One day while passing by, the sight of a saint fell on him. The saint saw the majestic signs of that sleeping child. On enquiry, the boy told that he is the washerman's son. When asked by the saint about his future plans, the boy said, 'I will raise many donkeys and increase my laundry business. On asking privately, the washerman told the saint that he had found the child in the forest and that he did not know anything about his birth. The saint went and informed the king that the inauspicious time had passed and now there would be no trouble in bringing the child back to the palace. Thus he advised to bring the child back to the palace. When the boy who considered himself a washerman till now was told that he was a prince, what would he say on this? do you say why Is he being ridiculed by calling him a prince? If they told him to take him to the palace, would he ask if there would be enough work to do the laundry? Can a boy who has considered himself a washerman for a long time been called a prince, only by calling him a prince? Will he be able to change his self-concept only by saying 'You are the son of the king' in his ear loudly? This fact becomes even more clear from the story of Karna in the Mahabharata. Can a tiger-baby raised among sheep change its self-perception just by being told by a tiger of the forest that it is a cub of a tiger? Highway to Progress It is certainly possible to change this self-concept. Those feelings, which are deeply rooted in the mind of the child, should be gradually proved to be false and unreasonable. The accepted truth on the basis of so far experiences and evidence should be proved wrong on the basis of new evidence and experiences having the opposite meaning. This false self-concept is seen in many students. They compare themselves to the students who understand the subject quickly and start thinking of themselves as incompetent and unfit. They lose their confidence after hearing the dot-reprimand of the teacher for small mistakes made in the beginning. There is no intellect in it, it cannot read and write. Such harsh words of elders also become firmly rooted in their mind. Father calling younger brother Buddha in front of wise eldest son
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