Question

Your 17-year-old niece is very careful not to get involved with any types of substances and has no friends who engage in substance use of any kind. Her brother, who is 8 years older than she is, had a serious substance abuse problem during his high school years. What type of self is your niece concerned about?

Answer 1

Answer:

feared self

Explanation:

Feared self, when analyzing self-concept is considered a mental representation of the psychological qualities that an individual may begin to practice or depict in the future and their fear of these qualities. The fear then gives such individual a sense of dread and anxiety and thus carefulness not to indulge in activities capable of bringing out these feared qualities in the future.