When we try to lose weight,we are
A) focusing on our social self.
B) responding to the discrepancy between our desired material self and our self-concept.
C) enhancing our looking-glass self.
D) focusing on our spiritual self.

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When we try to lose weight, we are responding to the discrepancy between our desired material self (having a thinner body) and our self-concept (our current body image). This is known as the self-discrepancy theory, which suggests that we are motivated to reduce the gap between our actual self and our ideal self. Losing weight is one way to achieve this ideal image of ourselves.

When We Try to Lose Weight,we Are