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Lesson 1 - Introduction To Self-Understanding

This document provides an introduction to the topic of self-understanding. It includes 4 statements about understanding oneself and defines key aspects of self-understanding like self-concept, self-esteem, and self-ideal. It discusses factors that influence self-esteem and the relationship between one's ideal self and actual experiences. The document also defines personality and the five-factor model of personality. It emphasizes that self-care means being patient and kind to oneself.

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Lesson 1 - Introduction To Self-Understanding

This document provides an introduction to the topic of self-understanding. It includes 4 statements about understanding oneself and defines key aspects of self-understanding like self-concept, self-esteem, and self-ideal. It discusses factors that influence self-esteem and the relationship between one's ideal self and actual experiences. The document also defines personality and the five-factor model of personality. It emphasizes that self-care means being patient and kind to oneself.

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Lesson 1:

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Introduction to Self-
Understanding

GED 101: Understanding the Self


A.Y 2022, First Semester
Mr. RENNIEL
JAD A. ARCEGA
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Knowing yourself is
the beginning of all
wisdom.
- Aristotle
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Statement No.1
We are who or what we are right now
because we want to be like this.
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Statement No.2
We can be whatever or whoever we
want to be.
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Statement No.3
The way we viewed ourselves heavily
influenced by how others viewed us.
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Statement No. 4
There are still many things that we
haven't discover about ourselves.
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What is self-
understanding?
Self-understanding is a lifetime
endeavor.
awareness of and ability to understand
one's own actions.
the key to the successful resolution of
any emotional problem
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Three important aspects of self-understanding

1. Self-concept - picture or concept of ourselves

According to the book Essential Social Psychology by Richard Crisp and


Rhiannon Turner:
1. Individual self consists of attributes and personality traits that
differentiate us from other individuals.
2. Relational self is defined by our relationships with significant others.
3. Collective self reflects our membership in social groups.
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2. Self-esteem - feeling we have about ourselves

High self-esteem: we have a positive view of ourselves


Low self-esteem: we have a negative view of


ourselves.
Self-ideal

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Michael Argyle (2008) says there are four major factors


that influence self-esteem:

1. Reaction of Others
2. Comparison with Others
3. Social roles
4. Identification Self-ideal

.
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3. Self-ideal - the way we would like to be

Incongruence: A person's ideal self may not be


consistent with what
actually happens in life and
experiences of the person.
Self-ideal

Congruence: Where a person's ideal self and actual


experience are consistent or very similar

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What is personality?
Enduring personal characteristics of an individual
determined by envrionmental, biological, situational and
cultural factors.
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The Five-Factor Model of Personality


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SELF-CARE ALSO MEANS


BEING PATIENT WITH
AND KIND TO YOURSELF.
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Self-care is something
we enjoy doing and not
something we feel
forced to do.
YOU CAN ALSO THINK
OF SELF-CARE
AS TAKING CARE OF
YOURSELF SO YOU CAN
BETTER TAKE CARE OF
OTHERS.

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