A client states, "I am not smart enough to learn how to take care of my mother, and I just don't think I can do it." This is an example of
A) Self-perception
B) Self-knowledge
C) Self-expectation
D) Social self
Ans: B
Self-knowledge or self-awareness involves the basic understanding of oneself, a cognitive perception. It is consciousness of one's abilities: cognitive, affective, and physical. Self-concept is the way a person thinks about himself or herself. Self-perception is how a person explains behavior based on self-observation.
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