Developing the Whole Person PDF

Devloping the Whole Person: Evaluate One's Personality Ideal Self -​ self that we aspire to be -​ possesses characteristics of a mentor or influential figures in our life; could be based on what parents taught us, what we admire, society promotes and what we think is in our best...

Devloping the Whole Person: Evaluate One's Personality Ideal Self -​ self that we aspire to be -​ possesses characteristics of a mentor or influential figures in our life; could be based on what parents taught us, what we admire, society promotes and what we think is in our best interest Actual Self -​ self that we see— has the characteristics that we were nurtured or born to have -​ built on self-knowledge which can be clearer to us when we gain insight on how others react to us -​ how we think, feel, look, and act Self-Concept -​ self-awareness -​ the contrust that links our ideals self and our actual self -​ is always changing due to social roles and the outcome of interactions from infancy to adulthood Key Points of Understanding Oneself -​ alignment is important (of ideal self and actual self ) -​ "if the way i am is aligned with the way i want to be then i will feel a sense of mental wellbeing" -​ "if the way i am isn't aligned with how i want to be, the incongruence will result in stress/anxiety" Aspects of Self -​ "what the mind believes, the body manifests or acts on and the emotions feel or responds on" -​ "whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your god" -​ "out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks" Stages of Psychosocial Development (Erik Erikson) -​ based on what is known as the epigenetic principle which suggests that people grow in a sequence that occurs over time and in the context of a larger community -​ in each stage, Erikson believed people experience a conflict that serves as a turning point in development -​ In Erikson's view, these conflicts are centered on either developing a psychological quality or failing to develop that quality. During the -​ If people successful deal witha conflict they emerge from the stage with psychological strength that will serve im killing myself