knowing oneself

1. Knowing Oneself
WENDELL TARAYA, M.Ed.

4. Are You Human?
© Ted Talks, ZE
Frank
What have you felt after watching the video?

5. Who am I?
Adolescent
???
self
future
Religious
belief
Political
belief
identity

6. TO KNOW ONESELF IS THE FIRST STEP IN
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.
“It is ridiculous to investigate other
unimportant things when you have not
known your self yet.” © Socrates

7. The most important thing
to pursue is self-knowledge, and
admitting one’s ignorance is the
beginning of true knowledge. © Socrates

8. The beginning of knowledge is self-
knowledge. Wisdom is knowing oneself.
© Plato (Socrates’ Student)

9. Inquiry into the truth of the “self” is
knowledge.
© Hindi Upanishads

10. Who am I in the midst of all this thought
traffic?
© Persian Poet Rumi

11. “Self” as a “simple, separate person.”
© American Poet Walt Whitman

12. It is the being, which is the source of a person’s
consciousness.
It is the agent responsible for an individual’s thought
and actions.
It is an intangible entity that directs a person’s
thoughts & actions. It is beyond the physical realm of
a person.

13. It is the essence of a person: his thoughts, feelings, &
actions, experiences, beliefs, values, principles, and
relationships.
It includes life’s purpose, meaning, and aspirations.

14. In Psychology…
It is the cognitive and affective representation of
one’s identity, it is defined in terms of human
behavior and thought.

15. “Knowing others is Intelligence,
Knowing yourself is true Wisdom.
Mastering others is Strength,
mastering yourself is TRUE POWER.”

16. TED TALKS: how Do
We Decide Who We
Are?

17. According to Personality Psychologists;
“Personality refers to the unique and relatively
enduring set of behaviors, feelings, thoughts, and
motives that characterized an individual.”
According to Gordon Allport;
“Personality refers to a pattern of habits, attitudes,
and traits that determine an individual’s
characteristics, behavior, and traits.”.”

18. Define Personality in your own words…

20. Personality is influenced by both
NATURE and NURTURE.
Heredity or
Genetic
Make-up Environment

21. Trait or Disposition is a major factor in personality.
Trait Theory is an approach in identifying types of
personalities based on certain traits or attributes,
which vary from one person to the other.
By D.W. Fiske 1949

22. Paradigm Shift to the Big Five Trait Taxonomy

23. -It is a disposition to behave consistently
in a particular way, while personality is a
broader term that comprises of traits,
motives, thoughts, self-concept, and
feelings.
An example of personality trait is
“Shyness” and “Social Awkwardness.”

24. Observing people’s
behavior
Using different kind of
tests

25. By Katherine Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers

28. On a bond paper draw a symbol or
symbols of what represent
your “self”. Prepare to share it to
your classmates.

29. Explain:
1.How do you understand the “Self”?
2.How does the “Self” relate to personality?
3.What are the two key components of
Personality?
4.What is personality trait?
5.What influences the development of
personality?