Personality Development Midterm 1

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“Know Thyself”

is an old maxim or aphorism which in time has been used in varied literature and consequently gained different meanings.

“Read Thyself”

Thomas Hobbes also discussed his own views about the maxim from which he used the phrase

Self-concept

refers to your awareness of yourself. It is the construct that negotiates these two selves.

Self-concept is learned

This explains that no individual is born with selfconcept. A person will soon develop this as he/she grows old.

Self-concept is organized

This means that a person may hear other people’s point of view regarding him/her but will keep on believing that what he/she thinks of himself/herself is always the right one.

Self-concept is dynamic

As an individual grows older, he/she continues to encounter problems or challenges that may reveal his/her self-concept in that particular time or situation.

Sigmund Freud proposed that there are three components of personality within us

Id, Ego and Superego

The Id

is to satisfy man's desire without thinking much of the situation. This nature is being developed at a young age or present from birth.

The Ego

It operates based on reality and helps mediate between the other 2

The Superego

holds our moral judgments or concept of right and wrong that are believed to be acquired from the family and the environment.

Persona

means “mask” in Latin.

Ideal Self

Is the self that you aspire to be.

Actual Self

Is the one that you actually see.

Self-knowledge

Is derived from social interactions that provide insight into how others react to you.

Physical Self

Describe your height, weight, facial features, skin quality, hair, and body areas like neck, chest, waist, and legs without censoring your thoughts.

Intellectual Self

Assess your reasoning, problem-solving skills, learning capacity, general and specific knowledge, and acquired wisdom.

Emotional Self

List typical, rare, avoided, and enjoyed feelings, plus emotions from your past and present, and those linked together.

Sensual Self

Identify your primary sense.

Interactional Self

List your strengths and weaknesses in close and social relationships.

Nutritional Self

What foods do you prefer or avoid

Contextual Self

Descriptors include maintenance of your living environment and reactions to light, temperature, space, weather, colors, sound, and seasons, as well as your impact on the environment.

Spiritual Self or Life Force

Reflect on your feelings about yourself, religion, spiritual connections, development, history, and metaphysical self.

Human Development

focuses on human growth and changes across the lifespan, including physical, cognitive, social, intellectual, perceptual, personality and emotional growth.

Pre-natal (birth)

Age when hereditary endowments and sex are fixed and all body features, both external and internal are developed.

Infancy (birth-2yrs old)

Foundation age when basic behavior are organized and many ontogenetic maturation skills are developed.

Early Childhood (2-6yrs old)

Pre-gang age, exploratory, and questioning.

Late Childhood (6-12yrs old)

creativity age when self-help skills, social skills, school skills, and play are developed.

Adolescence (puberty-18yrs old)

Transition age from childhood to adulthood when sex maturation and rapid physical development occur resulting to changes in ways of feeling, thinking and acting

Early Adulthood (18-40yrs old)

Age of adjustment to new patterns of lifeMiddle Age

Middle Age (40-retirement)

when adjustments to initial physical and mental decline are experienced.

Old Age (retirement-death)

when increasingly rapid physical and mental decline are experienced.