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
What are the 3 components of personality?
- ID
- Ego
- Superego
What component of personality is being described?
Known as the devil, it is the pleasure principle (earliest stage)
ID
What component of personality is being described?
Reality principle, it is also called the balancer which controls ID.
It includes self-control and consequence
Ego
What component of personality is being described?
Known as the angel, holds moral judgement which differentiates right from wrong.
It has 2 components which are conscience and ego ideals, which builds trust
Superego
