KNOWING ONESELF

• There are two types of self concept, Actual Self and Ideal Self.
• ACTUAL SELF


  It is the self that has characteristics that you were nurtured, or in some cases, born to have.
• IDEAL SELF


  It is the one that you hope will posses characteristics similar to that of a mentor or some other worldy figure.
• Self-knowledge is derived from social interactions that provide insight into how others react to you.
• Actual self is built on self-knowledge.
• The actual self can be seen by others, but because we have no way of truly knowing how others view us, the actual self is our self-image.
• The ideal self could include components of what our parents have taught us, what we admire in others, what our society promotes, and what we think is our best interest.
• Social roles that are adjusted and re-adjusted and are derived from outcomes of social interactions from infant to adult development.
• Probably the most basic way to know oneself is by self-inquiry.
• A person’s self-talk is a reflection of what he/she knows-a reflection of one’s very own thoughts, feelings, and other processes.
• By letting other people describe us, a deeper understanding of ourselves arises.
• JOHARI WINDOW


  It is a helpful tool in discovering the self, made by two American psychologists Joseph Luft & Harrington Ingham.
• The Johari Window is initially made for interpersonal awareness and self-development, it can help one know more about their strengths & weaknesses.
• Personal Development is the process of improving oneself.
• The Dimensions of self are; Physical Dimension, Psychological Dimension, and Spiritual Dimension.
• The word self is popularly and generally defined as what an individual sees, perceives, and defines oneself apart from others.
• The term self-perception is a sub-definition of the simple yet complex concept of “self”.
• PHYSICAL DIMENSION


  it is a dimension that revolves around the physical body of a human being; its processes, functions, mechanisms, and chemistry.
• PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSION


  A dimension which contains the concepts of stress, cognition, behavior, attitude, emotion, and ultimately, personality.
• SPIRITUAL DIMENSION


  Is a dimension that allows us to view ourselves in a spiritual level-as spiritual beings.
• AFFECT


  In Psychology, represent emotions directed to the self, the environment, and to others.
• COGNITION


  It is the way we think. It encompasses our thoughts in different levels, ranging from ourselves to our environment, from imaginary to perceivable reality.
• BEHAVIOR


  It is the action form or manifestation of attitude. Without attitude, affect and cognition, behavior will be rendered baseless and undergrounded.
• Attitude can occur in our awareness or off our awareness explicitly or implicitly.
• Behavior can be Overt or Covert
• Self-esteem is how you feel for yourself while self-concept is what you think of yourself.
• RAYMOND CATTELL


  He was a British and American psychologist, known for his psychometric research into intrapersonal psychological structure.
• COMMON TRAITS


  These are traits which everyone shares; for example everyone has some measure of intelligence or extraversion
• UNIQUE TRAITS


  These are traits that distinguish us as

  individuals; for example an interest in

  politics or sports such as basketball.
• ABILITY TRAITS


  Skills or abilities that determine how well we can work toward our goal.
• TEMPERAMENT TRAITS


  Emotions or feelings that determine how we react to people and situations; examples include assertiveness and the tendency to be fretful or easygoing.
• DYNAMIC TRAITS


  These traits underlie our motivations and drive our behavior.
• SURFACE TRAITS


  Characteristics that are composed of source traits or behavioral elements. These can be unstable and impermanent and may weaken or strengthen depending on the situation.
• SOURCE TRAITS


  These are the single, stable, and permanent elements of behavior.
• CONSTITUTIONAL TRAITS


  Source traits that have biological origins, such as behaviors which arise from too much alcohol consumption.
• ENVIRONMENTAL-MOLD TRAITS


  Source traits that have environmental

  origins such as behaviors influenced by your friends, work environment, or

  neighborhood.
• ROBERT MACCRAE & PAUL COSTA


  They are research psychologists that proposed five categories which are called the Big Five. They believe that these traits remain stable throughout a person’s lifetime, especially after 30 years. They describe people’s personality in terms of how they exhibit the following trait or characteristics.
• Costa & Maccrae’s big 5: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism (OCEAN)
• OPENNESS


  • imaginative or practical

  • interested in variety or sticks

  to a routine

  • independent or conforming
• CONSCIENTIOUSNESS


  • organized or disorganized

  • careful or careless

  • disciplined or impulsive