This document discusses knowing yourself through understanding your personality. It defines the self as consisting of the body, thoughts, feelings and emotions. These elements constitute one's individuality and identity. The document suggests exercises for reflecting on your traits, strengths, and influences through drawing symbols and sharing with others. It discusses the interaction between nature and nurture in developing personality. Finally, it outlines the four dimensions of personality type - Extraversion/Introversion, Sensing/Intuition, Thinking/Feeling, and Judgment/Perception.

1. KNOWING YOURSELF

2. KNOWING YOURSELF

3. Definitions of “SELF”
• is the union of these elements
Body
Thoughts
Sensations that
constitutes
individuality
Identity of a
person
Feelings
or Emotions
constitutes your physical
attributes, your health and and
your posture andd poise
the way you think and how
you perceive things around
you affect how you feel about
them and bring about
sensations.
you experience prompt you to
act and behave the way you
do
makes up your character or
personality and essentially
distnguishes you from others

4. “If you know the
enemy and
know yourself
you need not
fear the results

7. On a sheet of bond paper, use crayons to draw
symbols that would best illustrate your thoughts
and feelings about who you are.
You have to work silently and finish your tasks
withi 15 minutes.
When time is called, choose a partner.

8. In working with your partner, answer the
following:
1. How did you feel about the activity?
2. What symbols, figures, or drawings best
illustrate who you are? Why?
3. What do you think have influenced such
traits or characteristics?

11. Focused, Good-
looking, Helping,
Inspiring,
Intelligent,
Leadership,
Learning,
Motivated,
Optimistic, Open-
minded,
Organized,
Outgoing,
Responsible, Self-
Controlled
Determined ,
Confident,
Disciplined,
Educated,
Empathetic,
Emotional
Intelligent,
Energetic,
Entertaining,
Fast, Flexible,
Social, Wisdom,
Warm,
Thoughtful
Curious Precise
Action-oriented Adventurous
Analytical Artistic Athletic
Authentic
Compassionate Charming Creative
Caring Clever
Curious PreciseCuriousCommunicative

13. Cynical
Ignorant
Fearful
Greedy
Hesitant
Impatient
Chaotic
Aggressive
Arrogant
Bossy
Close-minded
Complaining
Controlling
Impulsive
Passive
Irresponsible
Indifferent
Insensitive
Lazy
Moody
Naive
Negative
Vague
Stubborn
Rude
Selfish

14.  Form a group with four members
Have a group-sharing activity, share what you
have written about your strengths in the previous
activity with your groupmates.
 Tell each member of your group the positive
attributes that you have observed about them.
ANSWER THE FF:
1. How did you feel about the activity?
2. In one sentence, formulate your own self-
affirmation.

16. Nature Nurture
 Heredity
 Genetic make-up
 From the
developmeny in the
womb of a mother
• Environment
• acquired surrounding
• habits/ routines
• practices of atittudes
• observed behaiviors
It is always a complex combination of
genes, environmental exposure and
experiences, and cultural backgrounds.

19. E or I
(Extraversion
or
Introversion)
Is how an individual prefers to channel his or her
energy when dealing with people, whether it is inward
or outward
S or N (
Sensing or
Intuition)
 Is how one prefers to process information, whether
through the use of senses such as being able to
describe what one sees,feel, touch, smell...
 or intuitively (natural ability or understood without
proof of evidence) like dealing with ideas.
T or F (
Thinking or
Feeling)
 Is how an individual prefers to make decisions,
either thinking or suing logic(proper or reasonabe
way) and
 analysis or feeling which uses the cognitive
(conscious mental activities thinking,
remembering)senses based on values or beliefs.
J or P
(Judgment or
Perception)
 Is how an individual prefers to manage ones life ,
whether through judging, which means a planned
and organized life
 versus perception, which has a more flexible
approach to living.(Observation)