introduction to UNDERSTANDING THE SELF

1. UNDERSTANDING the
SELF

2. MODULE 1
Meet and Greet
My Home, My School

3. Objectives
At the end of this module, you will be
able to:
Explain the program and your institution's
vision-mission statements and objectives;
Focus your attention as well as listen
wholeheartedly and openly to each
member of the class during sharing
sessions; and
Demonstrate self-understanding and self-
acceptance.

4. Introduction
 College life is said to be the most challenging
and exciting phase of your life. It is entirely new
adventure that everyone looks forward to. It is a
world different from your primary as well as
junior and senior high schools. Since you are in
your freshmen year, everything—including this
subject— is new to you.
 You belong to this college so its important to
know and learn how to interact with fellow
students. Learn to live in peace and harmony
with yourself and the whole school community.

5. Activity1: Sharing
Oneself
 Share yourself with others
by telling the class the
following information:
 Your name;
 Tell us something about
your family;
 The school where you
came from;
 Your reason for studying
in this institution;
 Your feeling to be in this
class.

6. Activity 2: Your Role in the
Community
 Whose names in the
classroom do you
remember the most?
Why?
 In college, each of
you is expected to do
something for the
whole community. You
are now a freshman
student. Can you
identify the things that

7. MODULE 2
Concept and
Nature of
Self:
Who Am I?

8. Objectives
 At the end of this module, you will be able to:
Explain the nature, concept, and meaning of
the self;
Describe the nature of the self from your own
point of view;
Discuss the conceptualization and
representation of the self from various
disciplines and perspectives; and
Develop a pleasant and wholesome attitude
towards oneself.

9. Questions:
Who are you?
How would you describe
yourself?
Do you love yourself? Why or
why not?
What are you most grateful for
in life?
What are the biggest and most

10. The Philosophical View of Self

11. Socrates: Know Yourself
 Athenian philosopher. He is
known for his method- the
Socratic Method.
 Acclaimed greatest
philosopher in Western
Civilization.
 “Man is a being who thinks
and Will”.
 The core of Socratic ethics
is the concept of virtue and
knowledge.

12. Check the link for
discussion
 https://youtu.be/KmwH1zh79xA
 1. I don’t care what people say about me. I do care
about my mistakes
 2. when you want success as badly as you want the
air, then you will get it. There is no other secret of
success.
 3. do not do to others what angers you if done to you
by others.
 4. In every person there is a sun. just let them shine.
 5. he is the richest who is content with the least.
 6. understanding a question is half an answer.
 7. do not go through life like leaf blown from here to

13. Check the link for
discussion
 https://youtu.be/KmwH1zh79xA
 8. falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when
you stay where you have fallen.
 9. bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas
good men eat and drink that they may live.
 10. be the kind of person that you want people to
think you are.
 11. the first key to greatness is to be in reality that we
appear to be.
 12.it is better to be at odds with the whole world
than, being one, to be at odds with my self.
 13. every action has its pleasures and its price.

14. THE ONLY THING
I KNOW IS THAT
I KNOW
NOTHING
-socrates-

15. Plato: The Ideal Self, the Perfect
Self
 Born into a rich man
aristocratic Athenian family,
wanted to enter politics
when he was young.
 Brightest student of
Socrates.
 According to Plato, Man was
omniscient or all-knowing
before he came to be born
into this world.
 Through contemplation and
doing good, he can regain
his former perfection.

16. Immanuel Kant: Respect for
Self
 A person should not be
used as a tool,
instrument, or device
to accomplish
another’s private ends.
 Thus, all men are
persons gifted with the
same basic rights and
should treat each other
as equals.

17. Rene Descartes: “I think, therefore I
am”
 He is known to be the
Father of Modern
Philosophy.
 He said that the self is a
thinking entity distinct from
the body.
 A man must use his own
mind and thinking abilities
to investigate, analyze,
experiment and develop
himself.
 His famous line is “Cogito,

18. The Christian or Biblical View of
Self

19. The Holy Bible
“ God created man in His image: in the
divine image He created him; male and
female He created them. God blessed
them, saying, “be fertile and multiply;
fill the earth and subdue it. Have
dominion over the fish of the sea, the
birds in the air, and all the living things
that move on the earth.” – Genesis
1:24-28

20. The Psychological View of
Self

21. Psychoanalytic
Theory Self
 Freud’s asserts that the human psyche (personality) is
structured into three parts. These structures are systems and
not physical parts of the brain.
 Parts of Personality
 Id (internal desire). Also known internal drives or instinctive
drives, it consist of the body ‘s primitive biological drives and
urges which are concerned only with achieving pleasure
and self- satisfaction. Id lives completely in the unconscious.
 Ego (reality). It is the “I” part of the individual that gives
him/her the sense of his/her own identity. The ego is the
rational part of the personality.
 Superego (conscience). It is the part of the personality
concerned with morals, precepts, standards, and ideas. The
superego is also the critical faculty of the personality.

23. The Psychological Stages of Self-
Development

25. Activity 4: Self- Description
Essay
 Write an essay about anything that you wish to
share. You may choose one of the following titles:
 Me as I see me
 How other people see me
 How I would like other people to see me

26. MODULE 3
Physical Self
The
Beautiful Me

27. Objectives:
 At the end of this module, you will be able
to:
Determine the condition of your physical
self;
Classify the physiological needs of the self
in each stage of;
Identify the forces and institutions that
impact the development of the various
aspects of identity and the self; and
Explain the important of good health.

28. Activity 5. Characterizing Myself
My characteristics or
traits most similar to
those of my father
My characteristics or
traits most similar to
those of my mother
My characteristics or
traits not similar to those
of my father or mother
Positive
Negative

29. 2. Analyze the chart by answering the following
question:
a. Are there more positive traits than negative
traits written on your charts?
b. What type of traits have you written on the
chart? Which traits are observable and which
are not?
c. Compare the traits written on the first two
columns with those on the third column. Are
there more physical traits than non-physical
traits that have been recorded?
d. Are you happy for having those traits? Have
you ever expressed your gratitude to your

30. Factors in the Development of Physical
Self
Hereditary (nature) is the transmission of
traits or characteristics from parent to
offspring.
Environment (Nurture) is the sum total of
the forces or experiences that a person
undergoes from conception to old age.

31. The Beginning of Life

32.  Life begins at fertilization. Fertilization refers to the
meeting of the female sex cell and the male sex cell.
The Beginning of Life

33.  These sex cells are developed in the reproductive organs
called gonads.
The Beginning of Life

34.  The male sex cells called spermatozoa are produced
in male gonads called testes.
The Beginning of Life

35.  The female sex cells call ova are produced in female
gonads known as ovaries.
The Beginning of Life

36.  The fertilized egg cell known as zygote contains all the
hereditary potentials from the parents. This zygote
goes to the uterus and continue to grow during the
gestation period about 280 days or 36 weeks or about 9
calendar months.
The Beginning of Life

37.  A male parent may pass either x and y
chromosome while female parent always give
the x chromosome. When x chromosome
comes from the father and meets the x
chromosome of the mother, the resulting
chromosome is xx which indicates a female
offspring.
 When the father produce a Y chromosome
which pairs with the X chromosome from the
mother, the resulting combination is xy,
signifying a male offspring.
The Beginning of Life

38. The Beginning of Life

39. The Beginning of Life

40. Stages in the Life Span

41. Stages in Human
Development
Development Stage Age
Pre-natal Conception to birth
Infancy Birth to end of the second week
Babyhood End of second week to the end of
second year
Early childhood or preschool age Two to six year
Late childhood or elementary age Six to ten or twelve years
Puberty or pre- adolescence Twelve to thirteen or fourteen years
Adolescence Thirteen/ fourteen to eighteen years
Early adulthood Eighteen to forty years
Middle age Forty to sixty years
Old age or senescence Sixty years to death

42. Activity 6: Family Tree
Construct your family tree as far
back as you can. Be creative.

43. Taking Care of My Physical
Self
 Balance Diet a diet consisting of the proper
quantities and proportions of foods needed to
maintain health or growth.

44. Activity #7 Answer the
following
 What habits of yours contribute to a healthy living?
 Are there things that you consider unhealthy but you
cannot stop yourself from doing? Give some examples.
 What do you plan to do to become physically fit?