This document discusses understanding oneself during middle and late adolescence. It explains that knowing one's strengths and limitations through self-reflection can help one accept themselves and relate better to others. It describes the concepts of actual self, which is how one truly is, ideal self, which is who one aspires to be, and self-concept, which negotiates these two selves. Understanding oneself comes from self-knowledge gained through social interactions. Students are encouraged to journal about insights and actions they can take to improve themselves.

1. Knowing and
UnderstandingOneself
During Middle and Late
Adolescent

2. Objectives:
Explain that knowing themselves
can make persons accept their
strengths and limitations and deal
with others better.
Share their unique characteristics,
habits, and experiences.
Start and maintain a journal

3. How can understanding
oneself pave the way to self
acceptance and better
relationship with others?

5. Imagine
yourself
into a
mirror.
What do you see?
Do you see your ideal self or your
actual self?

6. Self-
Concept
Refers to the awareness of yourself.
It is the construct that negotiates the
two selves: actual self and ideal self.
It connotes first the identification of
the ideal self as separate from
others.
It encompasses all the behaviors
evaluated in the actual self that you
engage in to reach the ideal self.

7. Actual Self/
Self-image
The one that you actually see.
It is the self that has characteristics
that you were nurtured or born to
have.
Who we actually are
It is how we think, how we feel, look,
and act.

8. Ideal Self
The self that you aspire to be.
It is the one that you hope will
possess characteristics similar to
that of a mentor or some other
worldly figure.

9. Self-
knowledge Is derived from social interactions
that provide insight into how others
react to you.

12. Journal#1
*In a ½ sheetof paperwrite your
insightsandrealizationsaboutthe
lesson.
*Whatarethe3 thingsyoucando in
orderto improveyourself?