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lesson on EUTHENICS JHOMAR LEIF Q. QUILANG, LPT, MA  TOPIC 1. KNOWING ONESELF  UNDERSTANDING THE SELF Understanding the self is the awareness of and the ability to understand one’s own thoughts and actions. It entails the ability to attain insights into one’s attitudes, motives,...

lesson on EUTHENICS JHOMAR LEIF Q. QUILANG, LPT, MA  TOPIC 1. KNOWING ONESELF  UNDERSTANDING THE SELF Understanding the self is the awareness of and the ability to understand one’s own thoughts and actions. It entails the ability to attain insights into one’s attitudes, motives, defenses, reactions, together with the weaknesses and strengths. It is subjective sense of the self and a complex mixture of conscious and unconscious thoughts, attitudes and perceptions.  Understanding self represents the sum total of people’s conscious perception of their identity as distinct from others. The self is not a static phenomenon but continues to develop and change throughout lives - George Herbert Mead  self-understanding has been recognized as a competency for individuals to function effi ciently in any group of organization. It influences the individual’s ability to make key decisions about self and other people around him. Understanding self-equips individuals with making more effective career and life choice, the ability to lead, guide and inspire With authenticity. SELF-CONCEPT It is the set of beliefs that would hold about who we are. It is the sum total of an individual’s beliefs about his or her own personal attributes. It is basically the individual’s image of the kind of person he or she is which includes the awareness of being (what I am) and awareness of function (what I can do). Self-concept includes not only our perceptions of what we are but also of what we think, we ought to be and would like to be. The latter component of the self is called the ideal self that represents the self-concept that an individual would ideally want to possess. Our self-concept is “what we perceive ourselves to be,” and involves aspects of image and esteem. How we see ourselves and how we feel about ourselves influences how we communicate with others. What you are thinking now and how you communicate impacts and influences how others treat you. Charles Cooley calls this concept the looking-glass self. We look at how others treat us, what they say and how they say it, for clues about how they view us to gain insight into our own identity. Leon Festinger added that we engage in social comparisons, evaluating ourselves in relation to our peers of similar status, similar characteristics, or similar qualities. The ability to think about how, what, and when we think, and why, is critical to intrapersonal communication. Animals may use language and tools, but can they reflect on their own thinking? Self-reflection is a trait that allows us to adapt and change to our context or environment, to accept or reject messages, to examine our concept of ourselves and choose to improve. 02 03 NOT KNOWN TO OR TO KNOWN TO OTHERS BUT NOT TO ME OTHERS 01 04 KNOWN TO ME AND TO KNOWN TO ME BUT TO OTHERS OTHERS In the first quadrant of the figure, information is known to you and others, such as your height or weight. The second quadrant represents things others observe about us that we are unaware of, like how many times we say “umm” in the space of five minutes. The third quadrant involves information that you know, but do not reveal to others. It may involve actively hiding or withholding information, or may involve social tact, such as thanking your Aunt Martha for the large purple hat she’s given you that you know you will never wear. Finally, the fourth quadrant involves information that is unknown to you and your conversational partners. For example, a childhood experience that has been long forgotten or repressed may still motivate you. As another example, how will you handle an emergency after you’ve received first aid training? No one knows because it has not happened.  TOPIC 2. TWO WAYS IN WHICH WE PERCEIVE OURSELVES  01 POSITIVE SELF- CONCEPT People with positive self-concept believe in themselves are confident about their ability to deal with problems, make decisions and feel equal with others, have respect for themselves and expect it from others. These are the people who are realistic in the assessment of themselves and can admit to a wide range of feelings, behaviours and needs.  02 NEGATIVE SELF- CONCEPT These are the people who see themselves as failures and have negative, pessimistic image of themselves who begin to act their part. These negative feelings feed on themselves and become a downward spiral, gradually encompassing all of the people’s thoughts, actions and relationships. People with negative self-concept tend to complain constantly and find it difficult to accept criticisms. TOPIC 3. ASPECTS OF SELF- CONCEPT COGNITIVE ASPECT: SELF SCHEMA Self-schemas are cognitive generalizations about the self, derived from past experience, that organize and guide the processing of self-related information. AFFECTIVE/ EVALUATIVE ASPECT: SEL-ESTEEM The self-esteem reflects the perceived the difference between an individual’s actual self-concept (who I think I really am) and some ideal self-image (who I would really like to be). BEHAVIORAL ASPECT: SELF PERCEPTION In Darn Bem (1972) influential self-perception theory reflects, we observe our behaviour and our situation in which it took place make attributions about why the behaviour occurred and draw conclusions about our won characteristic and disposition. In other words, we understand ourselves the same way we perceive and understand others.  Body Image Self- Self-Concept Role Esteem Performance Personal Identity  SELF- IDENTITY A sense of personal identity is what sets one person apart as a unique individual that includes a person’s name, gender ethnic identity, family status, occupation and roles. One’s personal identity begins to develop during childhood and is constantly reinforced and modified throughout life.  BODY IMAGE Body image is an attitude about one’s physical attributes and characteristics, appearance and performance. It is dynamic because any change in the body structure or function, including the normal changes of growth and development can affect it. In simple terms, body image is: “…the perception that a person has of their physical self and the thoughts and feelings that result from that perception.” (National eating disorders collaboration) as this definition shows, body image isn’t just one unidimensional construct. It’s made up of four aspects: perceptual body image: how you see your body affective body image: how you feel about your body cognitive body image: how you think about your body behavioral body image: the way you behave as a result of your perceptual, affective, and cognitive body image (NEDC, 2017) when your body image is positive, you are able to accept, appreciate, and respect your body (NEDC, n.D.). You won’t necessarily avoid feeling any insecurities or think your body is perfect, but you will be able to acknowledge any insecurities for what they are and believe that your body is perfect for you.  SELF- ESTEEM Self-esteem if the judgement of personal performance compared with the self-ideal. It is derived from a sense of receiving and giving love and being respected by others. Self-esteem refers to a person's beliefs about their own worth and value. It also has to do with the feelings people experience that follow from their sense of worthiness or unworthiness. Self-esteem is important because it heavily influences people's choices and decisions. In other words, self-esteem serves a motivational function by making it more or less likely that people will take care of themselves and explore their full potential. People with high self-esteem are also people who are motivated to take care of themselves and to persistently strive towards the fulfilment of personal goals and aspirations. People with lower self-esteem don't tend to regard themselves as worthy of happy outcomes or capable of achieving them and so tend to let important things slide and to be less persistent and resilient in terms of overcoming adversity. They may have the same kinds of goals as people with higher self- esteem, but they are generally less motivated to pursue them to their conclusion. COMPONENTS OF SELF-ESTEEM  Self-confidence (feeling of security) This is the foundation of self-esteem. If we feel secure with our family, if we feel loved and our needs are met, our self-esteem develops. That’s when we try to take our place and dare to try new things and new experiences. For example, when we learn to walk, we fall down the first few times, but with encouragement, we develop our confidence and try again!  Identity This is the knowledge we have of ourselves. By experimenting, learning, and getting feedback from the people around us, we come to identify our characteristics, abilities, needs, and feelings. Identity can be divided into several parts: including physical (the representation that each person has of their own body) and social (how I come into contact with other people, the groups I associate with, my economic situation, my place as a student, worker, teen, how I act with my girlfriend or boyfriend, which sex attracts me, etc.).  Feeling of Belonging We all belong to several groups: family, friends, school, sports team, etc. We also define ourselves by belonging to these groups, by the relationships we have with other people and the experiences we have in these groups: feeling like part of a group, feeling solidarity, seeking out the other group members, communicating well, sharing, etc. The various groups we belong to allow us to feel understood and know that there are people who are like us.  Feeling of competence To feel competent, we need to have different experiences, succeed and fail, and learn new things. The feeling of competence is related to motivation: a person is motivated when they face challenges that they are able to meet. Success results in a feeling of efficacy and pride that Promotes self-esteem and pushes the person to accept new challenges. Self-esteem is not carved in stone. It changes and stabilizes based on the people we meet and our life experiences. Although it can be a challenge during adolescence, one thing is certain: the more different situations we face, the more we learn about ourselves and the better we know who we are and who we want to identify with, what we don’t want to repeat, and what we want for our lives. Thank you very much!