Understanding the Self

“THE UNEXAMINED LIFE IS NOT WORTH LIVING”

What is Socrates’ famous quote about life?

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

Who are the Ancient Philosophers?

SOUL

According to Socrates, what is our TRUE SELF?

Rene Descartes, John Locke, Immanuel Kant

Who are the Modern Philosophers?

Plato

Who said this: The soul is TRIPARTITE in nature?

Aristotle

Who said this: The self is composed of Body & Soul, Passion & Reason, Mind & Matter, Sense & Intellect?

Only in God

According to St. Thomas Aquinas, where does the self find perfect happiness?

Use of his reason

How does a human person know the truth according to Aquinas?

Immortal/Rational, Courage/Spirited ,and Appetitive Part

According to Plato, Into what 3 parts is a person’s soul divided?

Bodily desires

What does the Appetitive Part deal with?

BODY & SOUL

According to Aristotle, What is the human person composed of?

Rene Descartes

Who said this: “THE SELF IS COMPOSED OF TWO PARTS: an IMMATERIAL MIND & a MATERIAL BODY”?

Immanuel Kant

Who said this: A human person has an inner and an outer self?

John Locke

Who said this: The human mind is a TABULA RASA (blank slate)?

Immanuel Kant

Who said this: “Act only according to that MAXIM by which you can at the same time will that it should become a natural law”?

Maurice Merleau-Ponty

Who said this: There is NO experience that is NOT an EMBODIED experience?

Gilbert Ryle

Who said this: The workings of the mind are NOT DISTINCT from the actions of the body but are ONE & the SAME?

Paul Churchland

Who said this: It is the PHYSICAL BRAIN and NOT the mind that gives us our sense of self?

Paul Churchland

Who said this: If a thing CANNOT be recognized by the senses, then it is NOT REAL?

I and ME

What are the two types of personality according to George Mead?

Looking-Glass Self Theory

What theory is Charles Cooley known for?

HIGH SELF- ESTEEM

According to Charles Cooley, when learners are accepted and valued by others, what do they tend to feel?

A HOLISTIC approach

What kind of approach does anthropology employ in the study of the self?

STRATIGRAPHIC APPROACH and REDUCTIONISM.

What are the two common pitfalls to avoid in studying the self?

Naomi Quinn

A TOTALITY of what an organism is PHYSICALLY, BIOLOGICALLY, PSYCHOLOGICALLY, SOCIALLY & CULTURALLY. This is according to

Focuses on individual self.

What is the Egocentric Self?

Egocentric Self and Sociocentric View of Self

What are the two contrasting models of self?

Focuses on one’s social group; socially-oriented

What is the Sociocentric View of Self?

Pure Ego

What is the “I” according to William James?

William James

Self is the totality of ALL that a person can call his or hers.According to

Body

What is the core of the material self?

Social Self

Who a person is in a social situation.

Spiritual Self

The person’s SUBJECTIVE & MOST INTIMATE self is….

One integrated whole

What is the nature of the Oriental (Eastern) view of the self?

Individualism

What is strong in the Western view?

Height, weight, face, skin, hair

What are examples of observable physical features of the physical self?

Male Wolffian System.

What is the name of the system that has the potential to develop into male reproductive ducts?

Head of Penis (male) or Clitoris (female)

At 6 weeks after fertilization, what do the Glans develop into?

Masculinization occurs.

What does higher levels of androgen than estrogen result in?

Adrenogenital Syndrome

What condition is associated with increased levels of androgens due to congenital adrenal hyperplasia?

5-Alpha-Reductase

What enzyme is deficient in 5-Alpha-Reductase Deficiency?

GROWTH SPURT

There is a sudden and rapid increase from child to adult.

Gender Identity

An internal awareness of where the individual belongs in the feminine and masculine categories.

Gender Expression

The manner by which people express themselves & behave.

Transgender Woman

A woman whose sex is male but she lives and identifies as female.

Transgender Man

A man whose sex is female but he lives and identifies as male.

genderqueer

A gender identity when the binary conceptualization of gender does not accurately describe an individual’s gendered outlook or self-concept.

cisgender

A male or a female that identifies with the sex that was assigned at birth.

SEX

Biological & physiological characteristics that define men & women.

Feminization

Enlargement of breast, Widening of hips

Intersex

Genitals do not fit the binary definitions of male or female

Asexual

Do not engage in physical sexual acts

Heterosexual

Attracted to opposite sex

Lesbian

Attracted to people who identify as female. A self identified female

Gay

Attracted to same sex. Either gay males /or lesbian. Homosexual

Pansexual

Attracted regardless of gender

Queer

Individuals self concept of their sexual orientation identity

Maternal Immune Hypothesis

Some mothers who deactivated the late pregnancies of their sons

Biological Factor

Fraternal birth order effect

Environmental Factor

Early exposure to an enjoyable male- male or female-female sexual encounters

Material self

Relates yo physical materials. Things you owned

Body self and extra corporeal self

What are the two subclasses of material self?

Spiritual self

Referred to real, true, authentic YOU

Spirituality

Personal and individual experience. Our own existence, larger question about life and identity

Religiosity

Not personal. Belief system

Political self

Can understand the function effectively in the society

Collective self

Integration of different society

Government

Tasked to balance the need for national unity

Self- Categorization

Identification of group and a sense of psychological belongingness

Affect

Identification with psychological attachment

Ethnocentrism

Own group superior vs. other groups

Symbols

National consciousness eg. flag, costume, fruit, animal

Normative contents

Set the ideas. What makes you unique.

Digital self

Creating and maintaining an online identity is a must

Digital self

Interacts from a distance in a disembodied environment

Real self

Developments organically

Trolling, cyber bullying, bashing, shaming

strangers do online create damage to their victims

Self presentation

Desired image to external and and internal

Internet trolls

Provoked quarrels or upset people

Online engagement

Bear a threat to our digital footprints and reputation

Digital footprints

Collective ongoing record; traces of our self representation