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process of discovering oneself by realizing one’s potential and capabilities that are shaped over time either by studying in a school or thru environmental factors
self-development
knowledge begins in self-discovery
know thyself
“An unexamined life is not worth-living”
Socrates
“An unexamined life is not worth-living”
Socrates
Read Thyself
- Understanding the people and society always starts with oneself
Thomas Hobbes
- Well-known psychologist, neurologist
- Creator of Psychoanalysis Theory
- Father of Psychoanalysis
- Composed 3 Components of Personality within is
Sigmund Freud
3 Components of Personality
- Id
- Ego
- Superego
Satisfy a man’s desire without thinking much about the situation
ID
Operates according to reality which makes it possible for the ID to work in a more proper and satisfactory ways.
EGO
Holds our moral judgements or concept of right or wrong that are believed to be acquired from the family and the environment.
SUPEREGO
- The way people think about themselves
- Learned
- Dynamic or changing
- Organized
Self-concept
4 components of Self-concept
- Self-esteem
- Identity
- Body-image
- Role
Component of self-concept:
Individual’s conscious description of who they are, includes:
a. name
b. age
c. gender
d. ethnicity
Identity
- Individual’s perception of physical self including appearance, function, and ability
- dynamic: because of change in body structure or function, like growth and development
Body image
- personal opinion of oneself and is shaped by individuals’ relationship with others, experiences, accomplishments
- derived from a sense of giving and receiving love and being respected by others
Self-esteem
- set of expected behaviors determined by familial, cultural, and social norms.
- whenever a person is unable to fulfill role responsibilities, self-concept is impaired.
Role
Two types of Self-Concept
- Actual Self
- Ideal Self
The one that you see
Actual Self
The one that you see
Actual Self
The self you aspire to be
Ideal Self
- is the self that has characteristics that you were nurtured or born to have
- who we actually are
- how we think, act, and look
- our self-image
Actual Self
- the one you hope will possess characteristics similar to a mentor or figure
- include components of what our parents taught us, what we admire in others, what our society promotes, and what we think is in our best interest.
Ideal self
Factors affecting self-concept
- Altered Health Status
- Experience
- Developmental considerations
- Culture
- Internal and external resources
- History of success and failure
- Crisis or life stressors
- Aging, illness, or trauma
Skills that will greatly increase efficiency
- Determination
- Self-confidence
- Persistence
- Managing stress
- Problem-solving skills
- Creativity
- Generating ideas
