perdev quiz 1

• Personal development


  is a form of Inner Work

  Personal development is looking inward and focusing on w ays to better yourself.

  Personal development increases your self-awareness, your self-esteem, increases your skills, and fulfills your aspirations or your dreams
• Self-Development


  Is a process of discovering oneself by realizing one's potential and capabilities that are shap ed over time either by studying in formal scho ol or through environmental factors.
• Know Thy self


  is an old maxim or aphorism which in time has been used in varied literature and consequently gained different meanings.
• know thy self meaning

  is recorded in the Greek encyclopedia of knowl edge called "The Suda"
• Thomas Hobbes his famous work 


  The Leviathan
• thomas hobbes stated 


  that an individual could learn mor e

  by studying others and that he/she can do this by engaging himself/herself to reading books.
• SELF CONCEPT


  Refers to your awareness of yourself. -is one' s abstract and general idea about him/herself
• SELF


  the identity, character, or essential qualities of any person or t hing or one's own person as distinct from all others.
• Ideal self

  is the self that you aspire to be. "idealized image"
• Actual self

  -can be seen by others."self-image"

  The actual self is built on self-knowledge.
• Self-knowledge 


  understanding yourself and your abilities
• Benefits of self-knowledge

  Happiness

  Vitality and pleasure

  Less inner conflict

  Resistance to social pressure

  Better decision-making

  Self-control

  Tolerance and understanding of others
• Three aspects of Self -concept by Sincero

  Self-concept is......

  • learned
  • organized
  • dybamic
• Three components of self by Sigmund Freud

  ID

  EGO

  Super EGO
• Strengths

  are the skills and abilities that are easy for you. Knowing your strengths means you kn ow what activities to engage in that will allo w you to shine.
• Weaknesses


  are those skills and abilities that don't come easy to you. Knowing your weaknesses all ows you to understand how you can work a round them.
• Self-Esteem

  is your evaluation of your own worth. It may be positive or negative.
• Self-Efficacy

  It is your will to produce an effect on a specific thing. It is your self-belief to effectively achieve your most important goal.
• Performance Experiences 


  if you are good at achieving your specific goal, then you probably think that you will achieve it again. When the opposite happens, if you fail, you will often think that you will fail again
• Vicarious Performances


   if others achieved their goal or specific task, then you will come to believe that you will also achieve your goal.
• Verbal Persuasion 


  it is when people tell you whether they believe or not on what you can do or cannot do. The effect of your self-efficacy will depend on how that person matters to you.
• Imaginal Performances 


  When you imagine yourself doing well, then it will happen.
• The Affective States & Physical Sensations 


  if your mood or emotion (e.g.shame) and physical state (e.g. shaking) come together, it will affect your self-efficacy. If a negative mood connects with a negative physical sensation, the result will be negative. If it is positive, most likely the result will be positive.
• Self 


  It is the awareness and understanding of one's own existence, characteristics, and beliefs. The self is dynamic and can change over time due to experiences, interactions, and personal growt
• Identity


   refers to the set of characteristics, beliefs, values, and experiences that define who an individual is and how they see themselves in relation to others and the world around them
• 3 Categories to improve ourselves

  1. Self as Social Actor
  2. Self as Motivated Agent
  3. Self as autobiographical author
• "read thyself" 


  by studying others and that he/she can do this by engaging himself/herself to reading books.