PERDEV Flashcards
Defining the concept of self
Knowing oneself
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom”
Aristotle
4 elements of self:
Body
Thoughts
Emotion
Sensation
- physical attributes/ characteristics
- Easy to observe
- Health
- Posture
Body
- mindset/thinking
- Rational species - humans.
- because we have the ability to think
Thoughts
What do you feel
Emotion
Sights, smell, touch, hearing and taste
Sensation
- Individual
- Physical attributes such as height and skin
- Psychological characters such as: (temperament or mood)
Self
- mood
- Inherited by parents
- Brought by environmental factors
Temperament
2 factors that can influence us:
Parents
Environmental (environment)
2 types of environment:
Social environment
Natural environment
People around us
Social environment
Ex:
Alaska - cold. They use thick jackets.
Ph - hot. They don’t usually wear jackets.
Natural environment
Responsible from our skin, eyes to protect our skin
Melanin
2 types of social environment that can influence us:
Positive influence
Negative influence
3 types of dimensions of the self:
Physical dimension
Psychological dimension
Spiritual dimension
body of a human
Physical dimension