Intro-to-GE101.pdf

INTRODUCTION TO UNDERSTANDING THE SELF SUBJECT: GE 101 – Understanding the Self PROFESSOR: MR. CHRISTIAN PAUL P. RAMOS DATE: SEPTEMBER 23-24, 2024 Kamusta ka? Why learn this? To understand behaviors and beliefs that affects us, especially in becoming a thriving and flourishing pers...

INTRODUCTION TO UNDERSTANDING THE SELF SUBJECT: GE 101 – Understanding the Self PROFESSOR: MR. CHRISTIAN PAUL P. RAMOS DATE: SEPTEMBER 23-24, 2024 Kamusta ka? Why learn this? To understand behaviors and beliefs that affects us, especially in becoming a thriving and flourishing person in all aspects of life. Self-understanding To have a sense of To foster healthier meaning/purpose relationships To utilize one's natural To boost confidence strength Determinants of Personality Environmental Biological Intellectual Psychological determinants determinants determinants determinants  Types of Personality 1 2 3 4 Sanguine Phlegmatic Melancholic Choleric The Big Five/ The Five-Factor Model What are Personality Traits? It is characterized by consistency, stability, and individual differences. It is what differentiates you from other people. It is what makes you unique. Self-concept is an overarching idea we have about who we are — physically, emotionally, socially, spiritually, and in terms of any other aspects that make up who we are (Neill, 2005). We form and regulate our self-concept as we grow, based on the knowledge we have about ourselves. It is multi- dimensional and can be broken down into these individual aspects. It is knowing about one’s own tendencies, thoughts, preferences and habits, hobbies, skills, and areas of weakness. Answer the following questions in essay form. MUST BE 1 PAGE ONLY 1. Do you think personality is malleable? Why or why not? How? 2. In your opinion, how do we develop our personality? 3. How will you answer the question, “Who am I?”? References Alata, EJ., Caslib, BN., Serafica, JP., and Pawilen, RA (2018). Understanding the Self. Rex Book Store. 856 Nicanor Reyes Sr. St., Sampaloc, Manila https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-personality-2795416. Accessed on September 14, 2021 https://openpress.usask.ca/introductiontopsychology/chapter/personality-traits/. Accessed on September 14, 2021 https://leverageedu.com/blog/determinants-of-personality/. Accessed on September 14, 2021 https://positivepsychology.com/self-concept/. Accessed on September 14, 2021