LESSON 1 FFIGFUHFBIHFOEUNDERSTANDING.pdf
- 1. The Process of Discovering the “Self” Often, we struggle in our lifetime to search for our ‘identity’ and our ‘core being’.The search for our true identity is a process of learning, re-learning and unlearning the lessons that we acquire from the teachings of life.
- 2. The Johari Window: Getting to Know “The Self”
- 3. The Johari Window model was developed by American Psychologists Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham in 1955 at the University of California Los Angeles. "Johari" is a combination of their first two names. This model is based on two ideas- trust may be gained by revealing information about you to others and learning things about you from their feedbacks
- 4. Determining the Four Quadrants 1. Open Self (Arena) Are information about the person attitudes, behavior, emotions, feelings, skills and views that is known self and known to others. Example: You and your friends know that you are an extrovert who loves to socialize with everyone in the school.
- 5. 2. Hidden Self (Façade) Are traits that are known to the ‘self’ but not known to others. Example: Men are emotionally stable than women. But people do not know how sensitive a man is, only that they do not show their emotions unlike women who easily cries or reacts to circumstances.
- 6. 3. Blind Self (Blind Spot) This includes traits or things that you are not aware of but other people can see or understand, and it becomes a barrier to self- awareness. Example: Whenever there is a class recitation, you keep on scratching your arms while speaking. You are not aware of it but your classmates told you that it has been your mannerism for a long time now.
- 7. 4. Unknown Self (Unknown Area) Information about you which are unaware to yourselves as well as others.
- 9. "Escape the Identity Labyrinth" Objective: Navigate through a series of rooms representing different stages of personal growth and identity evolution. Solve puzzles and face challenges that reflect the ongoing process of self-discovery.
- 10. 1. “I can be heavy or light, but I’m always with you. I reflect your deepest fears and hopes. What am I?” 2. “I am a constant companion on your journey, changing with every step you take. I reveal your path but never walk it for you. What am I?” 3. “I am not a mirror, yet I show your true self. I reflect what you want to be, though I never change. What am I?” 4. “I can be your greatest ally or your fiercest enemy. I exist in your mind, shaping your reality. What am I?” 5. “I am often silent, yet I speak volumes about your inner world. I can be light or dark, depending on what you choose to share. What am I?” 6. “I am created by the choices you make and the paths you take. I am neither good nor bad, but I shape who you are. What am I?” a. Footprints (symbolizing the development of personal traits through experiences). b. A Secret (symbolizing self-awareness and personal reflection). c. A Dream (symbolizing progress and the impact of personal choices). d. Shadow (symbolizing aspirations and personal vision). e. Character (symbolizing the power of mindset and perception). f. Thoughts (symbolizing the hidden aspects of one’s self). Room 1: The Self-Reflection Chamber
- 11. Room 2: The Adventure Zone Memory Game: The representative must recall the differences in two pictures.
- 15. Room 3: The Identity Shaping Workshop Confidence Test: Advertisement Role Play/ Sing/ Dance
- 16. It Pays to Read! Who Am I ? Who Am I? By Mel Schwartz L.C.S.W., Psychology Today June 2, 2010 People who ask this sort of question typically struggling with their identity and are searching for a core sense of themselves. The irony is the more you seek to identify who are you, the more fragile you are likely to feel about yourself. Our identity should be seen as an ongoing process. Rather than a static snapshot, we should embrace the flowing sense of self, whereby we are perpetually re-framing, re-organizing, re-thinking and re- considering ourselves. How different would life be if rather than asking who am I, we contemplated on how we’d like to engage life?
- 17. A sense of inadequacy often informs the question around “Who am I?” As people engage the deepening complexity of understanding themselves, they would fare much better to devote themselves to the unfolding process of life. You’d have to permit that new sense of self to flow from your new experiences. Rather than remaining mired in fear, you’d need to summon up a sense of wonder and adventure. There is a new sense of self waiting to be you. You get to re-craft yourself along the way.
- 18. The universe purportedly exists in a state of flowing potential. And it is essential to understand that we are indeed part of that universe. The goal then is to access that potential, keeping the parts of our identity that continue to serve as well and shedding the old habitual pieces that constrain us. This process is known as positive disintegration. This permits us to find balance between the extremes previously discussed and enter into a relationship with self that commits to our personal evolution.
- 19. The Self from Various Perspective Philosophy Comes from two Greek words philos which means “love” and sophia which means “wisdom”. Therefore, it is known as “philosophia” which means love of wisdom.
- 20. Philosophers who have remarkably provided unique views about the real nature of the concept, we call ‘self”
- 21. "Cogito, ergo sum" ("I think, therefore I am")
- 22. “An unexamined life is not worth living.”
- 23. “The way to God was to look into oneself”.
- 24. ASSESSMENT RUBRIC FOR PRESENTATION Criteria/ Weight Excellent Good Fair Poor Content (20 pts) 20 pts 15 pts 10 pts 5 pts Did the presentation have valuable material? Are the information provided complete and accurate Presentation had an exceptional amount of valuable material and was extremely beneficial to class. Presentation had a good amount of material and provided ample information to the class. Presentation had moments where valuable material was present but as a whole content was lacking. Presentation contained little to no valuable material information. Organization (10 pts) 10 pts 7 pts 5 pts 3 pts Was the presentation well organized and easy to follow? The presentation was well organized and easy to follow. The presentation had organizing ideas but could have been much stronger with better preparation There were minimal signs of organization or preparation. The presentation lacked organization and had little evidence of preparation. Presentation (10 pts) 10 pts 7 pts 5 pts 3 pts Did the presenter/s speak clearly? Did they engage the audience? Was it obvious the material had been rehearsed? Presenters were all very confident in delivery and they did an excellent job of engaging the class. Preparation is very evident. Presenters were occasionally confident with their presentation however the presentation was not engaging as it could have been for the class. Presenters were not consistent with the level of confidence/preparedness they showed the classroom but had some strong moments. Presenters were unconfident and demonstrated little evidence of planning prior to presentation.
- 25. SOCRATES (470-399 BC) “As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.” As a contribution to the field of philosophy, Socrates introduces the Socratic problem also known Socratic question. The goal of which was to “Know Thyself.” Accordingly, there should be a dialogue between the self and the soul. One should accept that he knows nothing and he knows and accept that he knows nothing as this leads to learning and discovering the truth. Socrates who was greatly known for his Socratic method stated that “An unexamined life is not worth living.”
- 26. PLATO (424-347 BC) As a young man, however, Plato became a student of Socrates and turned his attention to the question of what constitutes a virtuous life. Almost all of Plato's writings date from after Socrates's trial and execution. He is an influential figure in western philosophy and the founder of western spirituality. Plato stated that the ‘psyche’ or the ‘mind’ is comprised of three elements:
- 27. ❖ The appetites which involve our pleasurable desire such as those which provide us physical pleasure and physiological comfort. ❖ The spirited which denotes the part within us that agitated most of the time. It’s highly spirited and motivated to surpass and conquer life challenges. It is the area within us that enjoys triumph, honor, greatness and affirmation. ❖ The mind is the conscious awareness which think, mediates, weigh choices and assesses situations in our lies. This side is rational and logical as it chooses only the best for us.
- 28. ST. AUGUSTINE (AD 354-430) “The way to God was to look into oneself”. St. Augustine of Hippo was a Christian theologian and philosopher to have greatly contributed to the progress of Western Christianity through his writings specifically The City of God, on Christian Doctrine and Confessions. Saint Augustine pointed onto sin as the source of human unhappiness as sin impairs human free will. Saint Augustine discovered and developed the concept of individual identity. He conceptualized an idea of the self and eventually achieving an identity.
- 29. RENE DESCARTES (1596-1650) “The human mind has principles ora priori knowledge, independent of experience.” He is believed to be the father of modern western philosophy. He was a French scientific thinker, mathematician and philosopher. Descartes developed the Cartesian philosophy which holds that mental acts determine physical acts. Moreover, he reiterated on the role of cognition as the active acquisition of knowledge involving the individual’s imagination, intellect, perception as well as memory. He described the mind as the ‘intellectual substance’ which possesses a will.
- 30. JOHN LOCKE (1632-1704) He was a prominent thinker during the “Age of Reason.” He is an English philosopher and physician. Remarkably Locke is considered the “Father of Liberalism”. It was Locke who develop the concept of “Tabula Rasa.” He pointed onto the theory that at birth, the mind is a blank slate without innate ideas, and it is experience that provides us knowledge provided by sensory experiences and reflections.
- 31. IMMANUEL KANT (1724-1804) He was born in Prussia was a great contributor in modern western philosophy. He asserted that it is the human mind which creates experiences.
- 32. SIGMUND FREUD (1856-1930) Also known as Sigismund Schlomo Freud. He was a neurologist from Austria who established psychoanalysis - a school of thought revolving around the role of psychological conflicts This concept in the structural theory of personality involves the id, ego, and superego which are largely found within the unconscious. The conflict between these three components give rise to human persona.
- 33. MAURICE MERLEAU PONTY A French philosopher, wrote the book Phenomenologie de la Perception in 1945. In this book, he expounded his thesis on ’The Primacy of Perception’ where he revealed how the body is central to one’s perception.
- 34. TEST I. “GUESS WHO AM I?” Directions: Examine each picture in the slide and guess who is the Philosopher shown. Write your answer in 1/4 sheet 34
- 43. TEST II “Who is this?” Directions: Identify whose Philosophies, works, or views are the following. 43
- 44. 1. He is more concern on the philosophy that the man should know himself. 2. He said that the human mind has principles or priori knowledge, independent of experience. 3. The unexamined life is not worth living. 4. He viewed that there are three components of the soul: rational, spirited, and appetitive. 5. He developed the Cartesian philosophy which holds that mental acts determine physical acts.
- 45. 6. He developed the concept of “Tabula Rasa” which means theory that at birth, the mind is a blank slate without innate ideas 7. He established psychoanalysis, the concept in the structural theory of personality which involves the id, ego, and superego 8. He expounded’The Primacy of Perception’ where he revealed how the body is central to one’s perception. 9. He asserted that it is the human mind which creates experiences. 10.He pointed that the sin is the source of human unhappiness