ewan Flashcards
knowing your self ata
the union of elements, namely: body, thoughts, feelings or emotions and sensations that constitute the individuality and identity of a person.
Self
Elements of Self
body
thoughts
Emotions and sensations
Know thyself - investigate yourself first
socrates
The beginning of knowledge is self- knowledge.
(Plato)
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
Aristotle
cognitive and affective representation of one’s identity.
Psychology
• It is the essence of a person.
• It includes life’s purpose.
sociology
• It is a being which is the source of persons consciousness.
philosophical term
- your ability to reflect and think about your own thoughts, feelings and actions, is essential in understanding and improving yourself.
Introspection
- is an approach in identifying types of personalities based on certain traits or attributes, which vary from one person to the other.
Trait Theory
developed a categorized scheme that described personality. (Big five or five- factor Model)
Costa and McRae (1992)-
• curiosity, interests, imagination and creativity to new ideas
Openness to experience-
- planning, organizing, hardworking, controlling, persevering and punctuality.
Conscientiousness
- sociable, talkative, active, outgoing and fun-loving.
Extraversion
- sociable, talkative, active, outgoing and fun-loving.
Extraversion