Personal Development Lesson 1 Flashcards
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It is recognizing one’s inner strengths and weaknesses and gives a person the capability to empower oneself.
Is is also when one recognizes his/her traits as something very important to one’s ability to place importance on continuous learning to improve oneself.
Self-awareness or self-empowerment.
The totality of one’s personality (often represented by the mandala); it is also called as the ego, persona, identity, character, and many more
Self (Carl Jung’s Definition)
It is the idea, knowledge, value, and evaluation that we have on ourselves.
Self (McCrae and Costa’s Definition)
It is a person’s perception, beliefs, and understanding of who you are.
Self-concept (Cruz’s definition)
He theorized the idea of the self-concept and the ideal self.
Carl Rogers
It is the perception of a person’s being and experiences.
Self-concept (Carl Roger’s Definition)
It is a person’s view of self as who a person wish to be.
Ideal self
It is important that the self-concept and the ideal self are _____. Without this, there is a huge discrepancy between the two, an individual will have an unhealthy personality.
Congruence or Congruent
It proposes that our entire personality is dictated by the our biological and genetic inheritance from our parents and even much older line of ancestry.
Nature
It expresses that different external factors from the environment around us are held responsible for our personality. It can help us understand why some people’s attitude and values vary from each other and this is due to the exposure to the society.
Nurture
Do nature and nurture go hand in hand in the process of development of an individual?
Yes
What are the four aspects of self-concept?
1) Physical Self
2) Social Self
3) Competent Self
4) Inner or Psychological Self
It is who you are physically is important to many people. For example, you are an active person. You see to it that you are physically fit because you are the type who is always on the go.
Physical self
Say, you are the type does not have so many friends- just a few who are very close to you. You like spending time with them with them and that every day you realize that you still discover new things about them. This is how you, as a person, relate to others.
Social self
It is the ability of a person to provide for their basic needs. For example, your best friend is a hard worker and is able to achieve many things in school.
Competent Self
This is made up of feelings and thoughts that a person has deep inside them.
Inner or Psychological Self
A simple way by which you can discover more about yourself is through Introspection. It involves intrapersonal communication, a technique wherein you reflect on your attitudes and beliefs.
Introspection
A quick guide on the steps of introspection
- Find a quiet spot where you can sit undisturbed for about forty minutes. Make sure that you have a comfortable place to sit. 2. Breathe deeply and close your eyes. Inhale and exhale deeply, and feel the tension leave your body slowly after each breathe. Do this repeatedly until you feel comfortably relaxed. 3. Think of one situation in your life where you had to act, judge or make a decision that had a serious impact in your life and the lives of those around you. Focus especially on your fears and anxieties at that time.
4) Ask yourself why you reacted in that manner and why you felt that way. When you find the answer to that question, ask another “Why?” question to dig deeper. Keep asking “Why?” until you find the root of that fear or motivation
He theorized that you can predict differences in people’s behavior if you know how they prefer to use their mind.
Carl Jung
Two types of categories in terms of orientation to the world
1) Extraverted (energized by others) 2) Introverted (energized by ideas, emotions, memories)
Two types of categories in terms of taking in information
1) Sensing - interested in information they can directly see, hear, feel, and so on. They tend to be hands-on learners and are often described as “practical.”
2) Intuition - focus on a more abstract level of thinking; they are more interested in theories, patterns, and explanations. They are often more concerned with the future than the present and are often described as “creative.”
Two types of categories in terms of making decisions
1) Thinking - tend to make decisions with their heads; they are interested in finding the most logical, reasonable choice.
2) Feeling - tend to make decisions with their hearts; they are interested in how a decision will affect people, and whether it fits in with their values.
Two types of categories in terms of taking information or deciding
1) Perceiving - appreciate flexibility and spontaneity; they like to leave things open so they can change their minds.
2) Judging - appreciate structure and order; they like things planned, and dislike last-minute changes.
