Understanding the Self (UTS) Master Reviewer

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards covering the philosophical, psychological, sociological, and Filipino perspectives of 'Understanding the Self' based on lecture notes.

Self-Concept

The total knowledge and perception an individual has about their own identity, characteristics, and experiences.

Cognitive Representation

The conscious, intellectual mental framework where an individual processes, stores, and organizes objective facts and logic about their identity.

Affective Representation

The emotional side of the self-concept driven by feelings, subjective reactions, and emotional evaluations of personal experiences.

Physical Perspective

A focus on the concrete biological organism, somatic sensations, bodily awareness, and physical habits.

Emotional Perspective

Involves identifying, labeling, and processing internal feelings as essential psychological data for self-regulation.

Mental Perspective

Refers to cognitive structures, mental frameworks, perception, and executive functioning that regulate behavior and construct reality.

Spiritual Perspective

Centers on the inner core identity, existential meaning-making, personal values, and connection to a higher purpose or belief system.

Public Self-Awareness

A state of self-consciousness triggered when an individual is aware of being observed and evaluated by others, often leading to impression management.

Private Self-Awareness

Introspective awareness directed inward toward covert aspects of the self, such as personal emotions, physiological sensations, and private thoughts.

Socrates

Philosopher who posited that the authentic self is discovered through continual introspection and critical examination of one's moral values and beliefs.

Plato's Tripartite Soul

The concept that the soul consists of three parts: Reason (rational faculty), Spirit (emotional drive), and Physical Appetite (somatic desires).

Hylomorphism

Aristotle's theory stating that the soul is the substantial form of the physical body; body and soul are an integrated, inseparable unit.

René Descartes

Rationalist who defined the self through mind-body dualism and coined the phrase "Cogito, ergo sum" (I think, therefore I am).

Tabula Rasa

John Locke's empiricist perspective proposing that the mind at birth is a blank slate and personal identity is constructed through sensory experience and memory.

Bundle Theory

David Hume's argument that identity is merely a continuous bundle of rapidly changing perceptions and impressions, denying a permanent, continuous self.

Transcendental Apperception

Immanuel Kant's theory that the mind actively synthesizes raw sensory inputs into a unified, coherent conscious experience.

Philosophical Behaviorism

Gilbert Ryle's perspective that rejects mind-body dualism and asserts the self is defined by observable behavior and actions.

Eliminative Materialism

Paul Churchland's view that selfhood is strictly governed by physical neurobiology and brain processes, calling concepts like the "soul" obsolete.

Phenomenology of Perception

Maurice Merleau-Ponty's stance that mind and body are inextricably unified as an embodied consciousness used to perceive the world.

Conscious Mind

According to Sigmund Freud, the level of consciousness containing all thoughts, feelings, and perceptual awareness currently in immediate attention.

Unconscious Mind

A vast reservoir storing repressed memories, painful traumas, and instinctual drives inaccessible to conscious awareness.

Id

The primitive, instinctual component of personality operating on the Pleasure Principle, seeking immediate gratification.

Ego

The rational decision-making executive operating on the Reality Principle, mediating between the Id and the Superego.

Superego

The moral conscience and ideal self internalized from parental and societal standards, operating on the Moral Principle.

Persona

Carl Jung's archetype representing the "mask" or social identity presented to the world to conform to expectations.

Shadow

Carl Jung's archetype comprising repressed, unaccepted impulses, dark instincts, and weaknesses within the personal unconscious.

Anima & Animus

The unconscious gender counterparts within the psyche; Anima is the feminine inner archetype in men, and Animus is the masculine inner archetype in women.

Individuation

The lifelong process of achieving total psychic unity, harmony, and wholeness (the Self) in Jungian psychology.

Real Self vs. Ideal Self

Carl Rogers' framework distinguishing an individual's actual traits (Real Self) from the aspirational version containing future goals (Ideal Self).

Congruence

A state of psychological harmony occurring when there is a close alignment between the Real Self and the Ideal Self.

Unconditional Positive Regard

Basic acceptance and love provided to an individual without judgment or stipulations, vital for healthy growth.

Self-Efficacy

Albert Bandura's concept of an individual's belief in their capability to execute actions required to attain designated performance achievements.

Psychological Moratorium

A developmental period during adolescence allowing individuals to experiment with roles and identities before making firm commitments.

George Herbert Mead's "I" and "Me"

The distinction between the spontaneous, unsocialized self ("I") and the socialized self that internalizes societal rules ("Me").

Looking-Glass Self

Charles Cooley's proposal that self-identity is formed by imagining how others perceive and evaluate us.

Dramaturgy

Erving Goffman's theatrical framework dividing behavior into the Front Stage (performative) and Back Stage (unfiltered/private).

Digital Self

Gerry Lanuza's concept that modern identity is fluid and fragmented due to globalization and virtual platforms.

Consumer Self

Jean Baudrillard's theory that identity is constructed through symbolic consumption for status and sign-value rather than utility.

Individualistic vs. Collectivistic Self

The distinction between prioritizing personal autonomy (Western) versus prioritizing group harmony and relational obligations (Eastern/Filipino).

Kapwa

The core concept of Filipino Psychology denoting "shared identity," asserting that the self is unified with others.

Loob vs. Labas

The internal dimension of Filipino identity encompassing moral character (Loob) versus the external manifestation and appearance (Labas).

Denial

An unconscious refusal to perceive or acknowledge an unbearable reality to protect the ego from anxiety.

Displacement

Redirecting emotional impulses, typically anger, from a threatening target to a safer, less threatening substitute.

Projection

Attributing one's own unacceptable traits, impulses, or flaws onto another individual.

Intellectualization

Over-relying on abstract reasoning and logic to emotionally detach from a distressing experience.

Sublimation

Channeling unacceptable or aggressive instinctual drives into socially acceptable, constructive outlets.