Understanding the Self (PSYCH031) - Lesson 3 - MADE4Learners - PDF

LESSON 3: PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE SELF PART 1 LESSON OBJECTIVES  Identify the different ideas in psychology about the SELF.  Analyze how the self develops based on the difference perspectives in Psychology and theories in psychology.  Demonstrate critical and reflective thought in...

LESSON 3: PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE SELF PART 1 LESSON OBJECTIVES  Identify the different ideas in psychology about the SELF.  Analyze how the self develops based on the difference perspectives in Psychology and theories in psychology.  Demonstrate critical and reflective thought in analyzing the development of self from the psychological perspectives. Thoughts to Ponder…  Who you really are? Who are you that makes you who you are? What part of your personality makes you who you are? SELF related to Psychological Perspectives “Self is the sense of personal identity and of who we are as individuals.” - Jhagiani and Tarry, 2014 What is Psychology  PSYCHOLOGY is the scientific study of human behavior and mental process. Four goals of psychology: Describe – what the person is doing Explain – why is she/he doing that Predict – what is he going to do Modify – how can we change the behavior Psychology is concerned with…  How individuals develop and mature at different life stages.  Concepts such as consciousness, memory, and reasoning.  How the individual and his environment shape his personality.  How we think, behave, and feel in certain situations.  Mental health and mental illnesses.  Character strengths, coping, happiness, and well-being. I. Theory of Cognitive Development  Deals with the nature of knowledge itself and how humans come to acquire it.  JEAN PIAGET observed how children process and make sense of the world around them and eventually developed a four-stage model of how the mind processes the information encountered. Basic Concepts of Cognitive Dev. Theories  SCHEMA – the building blocks of knowledge; mental organizations that individuals use to understand their environments. ADAPTATION – how a child’s learning process meets the situational demands STAGES OF Cognitive Dev’t – reflects the increasing sophistication of the child’s thought processes. Basic Concepts of Cognitive Dev. Theories  ASSIMILATION: the application of previous concepts to new concepts  ACCOMMODATION: when existing ideas are challenged; correct your thinking so that your thought process would adapt Stages of Cognitive Development OBJECT PERMANENCE  The ability to realize that objects still exist when they are not being sensed. Stages of Cognitive Development  Animistic Thinking  Believing that inanimate objects are alive Egocentrism  not being capable of seeing things from another person’s perspectives Conservation  recognition that when some properties (such as shape) of an object change, other properties (such as volume ) remain constant Stages of Cognitive Development END OF LESSON 3