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Gilles, age 50, tells his brother, "I'd like to maintain my physical health and work on getting emotionally stronger. I want to be a good friend and a role model to my nephews and nieces. I don't want to be that guy who never comes to family get-togethers because he is too busy working. I want to be successful in my career, but not at the expense of my family. Of course, I want to find my own special partner, but if I don't, I know I'll always have you and the kids." Gilles is discussing hisA) future modelB) internal mapC) possible selvesD) generalized goals

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C. possible selves

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The term possible selves refers to the components of cognitive sense of self or the ideal self or potential self who a person would wish or like to become.The possible selves of a person describes how an individual views his future; what or who he would like to become and is defined by the cognitive link between past experiences and future hopes of a person. This is exemplified in the example above where the person describes who he did like to be. The

term was coined by Hazel Markus and Paula Nurius.

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