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knowing your self ata (23 cards)
the union of elements, namely: body, thoughts, feelings or emotions and sensations that constitute the individuality and identity of a person.
Self
Elements of Self
body
thoughts
Emotions and sensations
Know thyself - investigate yourself first
socrates
The beginning of knowledge is self- knowledge.
(Plato)
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
Aristotle
cognitive and affective representation of one’s identity.
Psychology
• It is the essence of a person.
• It includes life’s purpose.
sociology
• It is a being which is the source of persons consciousness.
philosophical term
- your ability to reflect and think about your own thoughts, feelings and actions, is essential in understanding and improving yourself.
Introspection
- is an approach in identifying types of personalities based on certain traits or attributes, which vary from one person to the other.
Trait Theory
developed a categorized scheme that described personality. (Big five or five- factor Model)
Costa and McRae (1992)-
• curiosity, interests, imagination and creativity to new ideas
Openness to experience-
- planning, organizing, hardworking, controlling, persevering and punctuality.
Conscientiousness
- sociable, talkative, active, outgoing and fun-loving.
Extraversion
- sociable, talkative, active, outgoing and fun-loving.
Extraversion
- friendly, warm, trusting, generous and kind-hearted.
Agreeableness
- calm, relaxed and comfortable.
Neuroticism
The combination of these four preferences produces 16 types of combination of personality types, usually represented by letters.
MBTI
mbti
Developed by Katherine Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myer based on four preferences of individual.
-is how an individual prefers to channel his or her energy when dealing with people
E or I (extraversion or introversion)
-is how one prefers to process information whether through the use of senses such as being able to describe what one sees ideas:
S or N (sensing or intuition)
-is how an individual prefers to make decision either thinking, or using logic and analysis or feeling which uses the cognitive senses or beliefs.
Tor F (thinking or feeling)
-is how and individual prefers to manage one’s life whether through judging which means a planned and organized life versus perception which has a more flexible
J or P (judgement or perception)