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• the self encompasses one’s body, feelings, emotions, thoughts, values, and relationships
• oneself will be treated synonymously with the term “personality”
• personality is derived from the Latin word “persona” meaning “a mask”
• personality is the individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving
• personality is the awareness of our being
• self is the core whereas personality is its manifestation
• self concept is how someone thinks about, evaluates or perceives themselves
• two aspects of oneself is the existential self and the categorical self
• the existential self is the most basic part of the self scheme or self concept
• the existential self is the sense of being separate and distinct from others
• the categorical self is when someone is aware that he or she is also an object in the world
• the three components of self concept are self image, self esteem, and ideal self
• self image is how you perceive yourself
• Kuhn investigated the self image by using the Twenty Statements Test
• self esteem is also known as self worth
• self esteem is the extent to which you value yourself
• High Self Esteem - positive view of oneself; confidence in abilities, self acceptance, not worrying about others think, optimism
• Low Self Esteem - negative view of oneself; lack of confidence, want to be/look like someone else, always worrying what others might think, pessimism
• the four major factors that influence self esteem are the reaction of others, comparison with others, social roles, and identification
• ideal self is what you'd like to be
• congruence is when a person’s ideal self is consistent to their actual experiences
• incongruence is when a person’s ideal self is not consistent with what happens in their life
• personality is the pattern of habits, attitudes, traits that determine an individual’s characteristics, behaviors, and traits
• habits are the reactions so often repeated as to become fixed characteristics or tendencies
• attitudes are the uncertain ways of viewing things gained from the environment, changed by the working mind and imagination
• physical traits include facial appearance, height, weight, physical defects, complexion, strength, and health
• mental traits are our ability to control the mind
• emotional traits are the capacity to face different situations in life and maintain his/her composure
• social traits is the ability to get along with others
• moral and religious traits are the standards for a person’s actions and behaviors
• moral traits are manifested by conduct
• religious traits guide actions according to beliefs
• the Johari window was introduced by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham
• the Johari window is a mechanism designed to help an individual grow through learning more about oneself and others
• the Johari window consists of four window panes, also known as the four windows of truth
• the Johari window can be used to improve the self by widening the open area and reducing the blind and hidden areas
• adolescence is the teenage years which starts at the age of twelve and ends at the age of twenty-one
• puberty is the physical changes that a child experiences as sexual maturity is reached
• the word “holistic” is derived from the Greek word “holos” meaning “whole”
• Holism - to emphasize the importance of the whole while realizing that the parts are dependent to each other