GE 101: Understanding the Self - Flashcards

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering philosophical and psychological perspectives on the self from GE 101 lecture notes.

Your personal mental picture of your own identity, skills, and overall worth is defined as __________.

self concept

__________ is defined as your conscious capacity to monitor your own inner thoughts, emotions, and outward behavior.

Self awareness

Your ability to guide, control, and alter your response to various situations is known as __________.

self regulation

As a clinical benefit of self-knowledge, __________ helps you recognize your limitations and confidently ask for help before making clinical errors.

Safe decision making

__________ allows you to connect deeply with patients while maintaining professional boundaries to avoid emotional exhaustion.

Effective empathy

__________ uncovers your own cultural and personal biases, ensuring every patient receives fair objective care.

Bias reduction

Socrates defined the self as the __________ soul.

immortal

Socrates famously declared that 'the __________ life is not worth living.'

unexamined

Socrates separated the self into two parts: the physical body and the __________.

soul

Plato divided the soul into three dynamic, often conflicting parts: reason, spirit, and __________.

appetite

According to Immanuel Kant, the __________ self includes your physical senses and your interaction with the material world.

outer

According to Immanuel Kant, the __________ self encompasses your rational intellect and psychological states.

inner

David Hume proposed the __________ Theory, arguing that the mind is simply a collection of constantly changing, fleeting perceptions.

Bundle

John Locke asserted that personal identity is founded in __________ and not on the substance of either the soul or the body.

consciousness

René Descartes encapsulated his view of the self in his famous maxim 'I think, therefore I am', or in Latin, __________.

cogito, ergo sum

St. Augustine believed that true self-knowledge is inseparable from knowing __________.

God

Freud's psychoanalytic theory divides the self into three parts: the id, ego, and __________.

superego

The id operates entirely in the unconscious mind and follows the __________ principle.

pleasure

The ego operates as a realistic decision-making component that follows the __________ principle.

reality

The superego acts as a moral conscience and follows the __________ principle.

morality

According to Freud, the superego develops around the age of __________.

$$5$$

In Freud's Oral Stage (Birth to $2$ years), fixations may lead to problems with drinking, smoking, eating, or __________.

nail biting

During the Phallic Stage ($3$ to $6$ years), a child may become a rival for the affection of the opposite-sex parent, known as the __________ complex.

Oedipus

In Erikson's Psychosocial Stages, the basic conflict during Infancy ($0$ to $18$ months) is Trust vs. __________.

Mistrust

In Erikson's Psychosocial Stages, success in the Preschool stage ($3$ to $5$ years) leads to a sense of __________.

purpose

In Erikson's Psychosocial Stages, the basic conflict during Adolescence ($12$ to $18$ years) is Identity vs. __________.

Role Confusion

In Erikson's Maturity stage ($65$ to death), success leads to a feeling of __________.

wisdom