Family orientation Edit

The basic and most important unit of a Filipino's life is the family. Unlike in Western countries, young
Filipinos who turn 18 are not expected to move out of their parents' home. When a Filipino's parents are
old and cannot take care of themselves, they are cared for in their children's homes and are very rarely
brought by their children to Homes for the Aged. The practice of separating the elderly from the rest of
the family, while common in Western countries, is often looked down upon in Filipino society. Family
lunches with the whole clan with up to 50 people, extending until the line of second cousins, are not
unusual. The Filipino puts a great emphasis on the value of family and being close to one's family
members.

Joy and humor Edit

This famous trait is the ability of Filipinos to find humour in everything. It sheds light on the optimism
and positivity of Filipinos in whatever situation they are in so as to remain determined in going through
struggles or challenges. It serves as a coping technique, the same way a child who has fallen laughs at
himself/herself to hide his/her embarrassment.[6]

Flexibility, adaptability, and creativity Edit

Studies show that Filipinos often have an aversion to a set of standardised rules or procedures; They are
known to follow a "natural clock" or organic sense of time—doing things in the time they feel is right.
They are present-oriented: which means that one attends to a task or requirement at the time it is
needed and does not worry much about future engagements. This allows the Filipino to adapt and be
flexible in doing the tasks at times not bound to a particular schedule or timeframe. This allows them
think on their feet and be creative in facing whatever challenge or task they have even when it is already
right in front of them.

Faith and religiosity Edit

The Philippines is approximately 85 percent Christians (mostly Roman Catholics), 10 percent Muslim,
and 5 percent 'other' religions, including the Taoist-Buddhist religious beliefs of Chinese and the
'indigenous' Anitism belief of peoples in upland areas that resisted 300 years of Spanish colonial rule.[7]
This is a reflection of the Filipinos' strong faith in God as seen in their various practices. This includes the
numerous church holidays they observe, the customary (and obligatory) Sunday Mass, the individual's
basis of their moral standpoints, the influence of the Church on the minds, actions, and opinions of the
majority, importance of the Sacraments, praying at almost any possible time of the day, the extreme
practices during Holy Week.[8]
Ability to survive Edit

The Filipinos as a people who have been constantly under the rule of numerous powerful countries has
over time, developed a sense of resourcefulness or the ability to survive with whatever they have. They
have the extraordinary ability to make something out of almost nothing. If a Filipino was given just a
screwdriver, plastic bagseut, and some tape, he would still be able to build a bird tree, especially for the
sake of survival, and provided that he be allowed to hunt for some needed surrounding material.[9]

Hard work and industriousness Edit

With resourcefulness comes hard work. Filipinos are very determined and persevering in accomplishing
whatever they set their minds to.

Filipinos over the years have proven time and time again that they are a people with an industrious
attitude. Sadly, this is seen by others as Filipinos being only useful as domestic helpers, working abroad
to help their families in the country. This is also present in the country’s workforce particularly the
farmers. Even with little support, technological weaknesses and the country’s seasonal typhoons, the
Filipino farmer still strives to earn their daily meal.[10]

Hospitality Edit

Foreigners who come to visit the Philippines speak of Filipinos going out of their way to help them when
lost, or the heartwarming generosity of a Filipino family hosting a visitor in their poverty-stricken home.
Meanwhile, most foreigners who attend Filipino gatherings abroad (which are frequently organized for
hundreds of reasons) testify to the warmth and friendliness of Filipinos as they experience that feeling
of “belongingness.” Indeed, the legendary Filipino hospitality is not limited to the Philippines. It is
everywhere wherever there are Filipinos.[11]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipino_values

While the Noble Eightfold Path is best-known in the west, a wide variety of practices and stages have
been used and described in the Buddhist traditions. Basic practices include sila (ethics), samadhi
(meditation, dhyana) and prajna (wisdom), as described in the Noble Eightfold Path. An important
additional practice is a kind and compassionate attitude toward every living being and the world.
Devotion is also important in some Buddhist traditions, and in the Tibetan traditions visualisations of
deities and mandalas are important. The value of textual study is regarded differently in the various
Buddhist traditions. It is central to Theravada and highly important to Tibetan Buddhism, while the Zen
tradition takes an ambiguous stance.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism

Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality argues that human behavior is the result of the
interactions among three component parts of the mind: the id, ego, and superego. This theory, known
as Freud’s structural theory of personality, places great emphasis on the role of unconscious
psychological conflicts in shaping behavior and personality. Dynamic interactions among these
fundamental parts of the mind are thought to progress through five distinct psychosexual stages of
development. Over the last century, however, Freud’s ideas have since been met with criticism, in part
because of his singular focus on sexuality as the main driver of human personality development.

Freud’s Structure of the Human Mind

According to Freud, our personality develops from the interactions among what he proposed as the
three fundamental structures of the human mind: the id, ego, and superego. Conflicts among these
three structures, and our efforts to find balance among what each of them “desires,” determines how
we behave and approach the world. What balance we strike in any given situation determines how we
will resolve the conflict between two overarching behavioral tendencies: our biological aggressive and
pleasure-seeking drives vs. our socialized internal control over those drives.

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Conflict within the mind: According to Freud, the job of the ego is to balance the aggressive/pleasure-
seeking drives of the id with the moral control of the superego.

The Id

The id, the most primitive of the three structures, is concerned with instant gratification of basic physical
needs and urges. It operates entirely unconsciously (outside of conscious thought). For example, if your
id walked past a stranger eating ice cream, it would most likely take the ice cream for itself. It doesn’t
know, or care, that it is rude to take something belonging to someone else; it would care only that you
wanted the ice cream.
The Superego

The superego is concerned with social rules and morals—similar to what many people call their ”
conscience ” or their “moral compass.” It develops as a child learns what their culture considers right
and wrong. If your superego walked past the same stranger, it would not take their ice cream because it
would know that that would be rude. However, if both your id and your superego were involved, and
your id was strong enough to override your superego’s concern, you would still take the ice cream, but
afterward you would most likely feel guilt and shame over your actions.

The Ego

In contrast to the instinctual id and the moral superego, the ego is the rational, pragmatic part of our
personality. It is less primitive than the id and is partly conscious and partly unconscious. It’s what Freud
considered to be the “self,” and its job is to balance the demands of the id and superego in the practical
context of reality. So, if you walked past the stranger with ice cream one more time, your ego would
mediate the conflict between your id (“I want that ice cream right now”) and superego (“It’s wrong to
take someone else’s ice cream”) and decide to go buy your own ice cream. While this may mean you
have to wait 10 more minutes, which would frustrate your id, your ego decides to make that sacrifice as
part of the compromise– satisfying your desire for ice cream while also avoiding an unpleasant social
situation and potential feelings of shame.

Freud believed that the id, ego, and superego are in constant conflict and that adult personality and
behavior are rooted in the results of these internal struggles throughout childhood. He believed that a
person who has a strong ego has a healthy personality and that imbalances in this system can lead to
neurosis (what we now think of as anxiety and depression) and unhealthy behaviors

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-psychology/chapter/psychodynamic-perspectives-on-
personality/