Lesson 2: Knowing Oneself

Cards (7)

  • Self
    • foundation of all human behavior.
    • It is our sense of identity and of who we are as an individual
  • Self-Esteem
    • evaluation of our own worth. can be positive or negative
    • Positive Self-Esteem is the valuation that is pleasing and acceptable according to your standard and that of others.
    • Negative Self - Esteem - Esteem the opposite of positive self-esteem, which is feeling distraught or down and unaccepted by others.
  • Self-efficacy
    • not considered a trait.
    • does not refer to your abilities but rather to your beliefs about what you can do with your abilities
    • our will to produce an effect on a particular thing.
  • Self and Identity
    • "the self is what happens when I reflect upon me."
    • self as a Reflective Project.
  • How to improve ourselves:
    1. Self as Social Actor
    2. Self as Motivated Agent
    3. Self as Autobiographical Author
  • Judgment and Decision-making
    • As an individual, you are expected to act and decide on your own. Most people tend to decide based on intuitions and available information that could be a hindrance in making a wise decision.
  • Six Steps on How to Make a Rational Decision:
    • Define the Problem
    • Identify the criteria necessary to judge the multiple options.Identify the criteria necessary to judge the multiple options.
    • Weight the criteria.
    • Generate Alternatives
    • Rate each alternative on each criterion
    • Compute the optimal decision