SELF AWARENESS & HUMAN RESOURCES
All living things are sexual by nature,
OBJECTIVES:
1. Describe the nature of the human
person
2. Identify the importance of a person’s
ability and capacity; and
3. Describe a person’s unique qualities
that make him/her a productive social
being
THE HUMAN PERSON
Estanol (2007) defines the human person as
having physical, spiritual, emotional, and
intellectual attributes.
St. Thomas Aquinas describes the human
person as having physical and spiritual
substance because he/she has a soul and is
created by a superior being with a divine
person.
Dictionaries define the human person as a “self-
conscious animal”
CHARACTERISTICS OF A HUMAN PERSON
Babor (2007) in his book, the human person:
not real, but existing, discusses the several
characteristics of a human person, namely:
1. A human person is a rational being.
He/she is free to think and has the
capacity to reason and distinguish
between right and wrong
2. A human person is born free. He/she
has the freedom to do or not to do
things. However, every person is
responsible for his/her own action.
3. A human person is unique. He/she
possesses an identity that makes
him/her unlike any other person.
4. Every person is intrinsically a social
being and cannot detach
himself/herself from other creature in
the universe.
5.
but the uniqueness of expression of a
person’s sexuality makes him/her
different.
BIBLICAL VIEWS
The human person has superiority and
dignity inherited from the supreme being.
According to the book of Genesis, chapter 1,
verses 26-27, God created man and woman in
his own image and likeness and made them
masters of the fish of the sea, the birds, the
heaven, the earth, the wild beasts, and all the
reptiles that crawl upon the earth.
Agbuya (1997) states that “he/she
(human person) is designated by God to
exorcise dominion over other creatures in
his/her everyday use freedom, search for
happiness, and openness to the world around
him/her.”
PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS
According to Protagoras, human person
in the measure of all things that exist and of all
things that do not exist. Furthermore,
Plato claimed that the perfect human being
does not exist in this world because what is in
this world is just an imperfect copy humanity’s
original self in the realm of ideas.
Parmenides posited that a person has
knowledge of something that exists, for a
person who does not exist nothing.
PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS OF THE HUMAN
PERSON
1. CONSERVATISM
It is not entirely positive and definitely
not-egalitarian. Some men contribute
more than others to society, and,
therefore, must be awarded and
honored by society.
 All human person may not of be equal San Juan (2007) proposes some common ideas
value to society; some men are about the human person:
intended to rule, the rest to obey.
1. Human person are social animals. We
2. LIBERALISM
need to cooperate with others in some
It has more view of human nature. It
way to create the social world in which
believes that all men are capable of
to live.
reason and rational action and have the
2. The human social behavior is learned,
capacity to live satisfactory and
not instinctive.
productive lives if given the
3. To understand the human person social
opportunity. “every human being can
behavior, we have to focus our
become a sage king, that is, anyone can
attention on the groups which people
gain wisdom to rule” – Mencius
belong.
3. SOCIALISM
4. Sociology is a discipline that looks into
The human being readily engages in
the totality of relationships in an
cooperative social activities when given
individual life.
the opportunity. Unfortunately, this
natural cooperative instinct is not
fostered when some people selfishly
exploit other people.
4. FASCISM
It holds that what matters most in the
country itself. The human being can
prosper only when the nation prospers.

CLASSICAL GREEK VIEWS

The early classical Greek define the

human person as “a rational animal”. An
animal’s vegetative sensory and rational
element is integrated within his/her beings;
thus he/she is a material (body) and spiritual
(soul) being. As a vegetative creature, the
human person needs to have food to grow,
develop, and reproduce. As a sentient being,
he/she needs sensory perceptions to gain
knowledge. As a rational animal, he/she needs
the power of thoughts, reason, and cognition.
ROGERS’ PERSON-CENTERED THERAPY THEORY
SOCIOLOGICAL VIEWS
Every person has within him/her an
A perspective is a particular way of inherent desire for a positive transformation
looking at and seeing something. Salcedo (2004) and the development of his/her capacities.
states that people look at this social world at He/she possesses an innate goodness no matter
the various ways that human behave in social how imprudent his/her actions are.
way.
The society should be sounding board
reflections of life, so that an individual can
realize his/her problem and formulate solutions Sensing people are feeling, being able
for it. to take their perspectives and
cultivating rapport and attunement
FOUR (4) SELVES THAT REPRESENT EACH
with a broad diversity of people.
HUMAN PERSON:
5. SOCIAL SKILLS
1. OPEN SELF Handling emotions well in relationship
Represents all the information, and accurately, reading social situations
behaviors, attitudes, feelings, desires, and networks, interacting smoothly,
motivations, ideas and so on. using these skills persuade and lead,
2. BLIND SELF negotiate disputes for cooperation and
Represents information about yourself teamwork.
that others know but you do not.
CONCLUSION
3. UNKNOWN SELF
Represents those parts of yourself It is basically difficult to understand the
about which you nor others know. human person. He/she is described as having
4. HIDDEN SELF physical, spiritual, emotional, and intellectual
Contains all that you know of you know attributes, capable of knowing, loving and
of yourself but keep hidden from believing. Various biblical, philosophical,
others. classical and sociological views and perspectives
offer essential insights into the human nature.
FIVE (5) BASIC ELEMENTS OF EMOTIONAL
Nevertheless, it boils down to the human
INTELLIGENCE
person’s relational character toward others
1. SELF AWARENESS called “service to his/her fellowmen.”
Knowing what are the feelings at the
A person is a social being with various
moment and using those preferences to
needs that have to be satisfied. This will be
guide our decision-making, having a
enable him/her to reach the peak of his/her
realistic assessment of own abilities,
potential, so that he/she could effectively
and a well-grounded sense of
related with others and be a productive part of
confidence.
his community.
2. SELF REGULATION
Handling our emotions so that they “knowing others is wisdom but knowing
facilitate, rather than interfere, with the yourself is enlightenment” – Lao Tzu
task on hand, being conscientious and
delaying gratification to pursue goals,
recovering well from emotional
distress.
3. MOTIVATION
Using our deepest preferences to move,
guide us towards our goals, to help us
take initiative and strive to improve,
and to persevere in the face of setbacks
and frustrations.
4. EMPATHY