Knowing Oneself Flashcards
What is Self-development?
- discovering potentials and capabilities
- lifelong process
- improving aspects
What are the 3 process of Self Development?
- Assess the abilities
- Set goals
- Take actions
What is personal development?
- acquiring a new skill to achieve higher goals
What are the 3 segments of self development?
- Skill enhancement
- Mental conditioning
- Habits
What is Socrates’ case?
Impiety and corrupting the youth
Who quotes “read thyself”
Thomas Hobbes
What does read thyself by Thomas Hobbes, interpret?
Acquiring knowledge from books/what you read
Define self-concept
- abstract idea about him/herself towards their personality
- how you view or see yourself
Who is the father of modern philosophy?
Rene Descartes
“Mind is the seat of consciousness”
- Rene Descartes
What does it imply?
- everything that we are comes from the mind
What are the 3 aspects of self-concept?
- Learned
- Organized
- Dynamic
What aspect of self-concept is:
No individual is born with self-concept and has 2 context which are: environment and socialization
Self-concept is learned
What aspect of self-concept is:
One’s perception towards him/her is firm and can be altered through time
Self-concept is organized
What aspect of self-concept is:
Undergoes development from human experiences
Example:
Vulnerable => strong
Self-concept is dynamic
Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?
Sigmund Freud
