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Uts Lesson 1

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Topics:

I. THE SELF FROM VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES


A. Philosophy
B. Sociology
C. Anthropology
D. Psychology
E. The Self in Western and Oriental/Eastern Thoughts

II. UNPACKING THE SELF


A. The Physical Self
B. The Sexual Self
C. The Material Self
D. The Spiritual Self
E. The Political Self
F. The Digital Self
COURSE REQUIREMENT:

1. ACTIVITY WORKSHEET

2. VIDEO PRESENTATION ABOUT “SELF”


(FROM CHILDHOOD TO PRESENT)
What is “Understanding the Self” subject
about?
•Understanding the Self is a fundamental
course in the General Education Curriculum for
tertiary education.
•Itis designed to help the students understand
the nature of identity including factors that
influence and shape personal identity.
The meaning of understanding the self is having insight into
one's own
• behavior
• attitudes
• strengths
• weakness
It is the individual's ability to say and know what he or she
is good at or needs improvement.
Self -understanding is one of the highest goals in
psychology
One's self-perception is defined by
one's
1. self-concept
2. self-knowledge
3. self-esteem
4. social self'.
Self-concept - is a general term used to refer to how someone thinks about,
evaluates or perceives themselves. To be aware of oneself is to have a concept
of oneself.

Self-concept is what we think about the self.


Self-knowledge refers to knowledge of one's own mental states, processes,
and dispositions. Most agree that it involves a capacity for understanding the
representational properties of mental states and their role in shaping
behavior.

Self-knowledge refers to knowledge of one's own mental states,


processes, and dispositions
Self-esteem is an individual's subjective evaluation of their own worth. It
encompasses beliefs about oneself.

Self-esteem is the positive or negative evaluations of the self, as in


how we feel about it.
Social self refers to how we perceive ourselves in relation to others. It
involves relationship building, empathizing, and communicating. A
healthy, or not so healthy, social self will also impact your overall mental
wellbeing and ability to meet life goals.

Social self refers to how we perceive ourselves in relation to


others.
Self-identity is a combination of My ATTRIBUTES, My
ACTIONS and My ASPIRATIONS
My Attributes – Passions, Values,
STRENGTHS
•What are passions – Things and works
that I like.
•What drives me ( My values) .
•Once we start looking at these questions, we
will be able to identify our strengths.
Things that I like to do, things that I am self-
driven and hence they are my strengths.
My Actions – Roles, Associations,
CONTRIBUTIONS
• We are what we do.
• We are also impacted by the company we keep.

A look at what roles we enjoy help us in defining


our self-identity. Our associations also impact how
we and others perceive us.
A hard and honest look at our actions, successes
and failures will help us how we have been able to
contribute to our team or society. Our
contributions also define us.
My Aspirations – Dreams, Goals and PURPOSE
•Our dreams are what we want to be or what we can
be. We must intentionally ask ourselves what our
dreams and aspirations are.
•To achieve our dreams we need to plan and set goals
with time lines.
Our dreams, our actions also help us discover our
larger purpose of our lives. What we want to do for
ourselves and others.
Activity 1
Describe your “SELF”

•based on the Elements of “Self” by David


Myers
or
•based on the concept of “Self Identity”

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