Self Awareness and

Filipino Values
Nature of Self and Self-
awareness
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According to Birch (1997), one of the most crucial process in
the early years of the child’s life is the development of sense
of self. Gardner (1982) suggests that there are a number of
factors that the children should know. They should:

1. Be aware of their own body, its appearance, state and size

(body-size);
2. Be able to refer to themselves appropriately through language
and be able to distinguish descriptions which apply to self and
which do not;
3. Be aware of their own personal history, experiences they have
had, skills and abilities, their own needs and wishes.
Emotional Self Awareness
It is the ability to recognize or emotions and their effects on us.
This means that we are aware of how we react to environment
factors and how our emotions affect our performance. The
person who possesses competency of emotional self-awareness
is one who:
1. Is aware of his own feelings;
2. Knows why feelings occur;
3. Understands implications of our emotions;
4. Pays attention to physical signs that are aroused in stressful
situations (high blood pressure, sweaty palms; and)
5. Knows his own strengths and weaknesses and
understanding his own emotions and impact of his behavior
on others on others in diverse situations.
Accurate Self- Assessment

It is the ability to know our inner resources, abilities and limits

and to be aware of our strengths and weaknesses. We can only
know our potentials and limitations if we are positive to
constructive criticisms. We have to develop new perspectives
about ourselves and must always be motivated for professional
growth. Hence, we have the ability to target areas for personal
change and improvement.
The person who possesses the competency for Accurate Self-
Assessment should:
1. Have a sense of humour about him be or herself;
2. Be aware of own strengths and weaknesses; and
3. Be open to feedback.
Self- Confidence
This is the belief in your own self, your capability to accomplish
the task. This competency is an acknowledgement of your
potentials that you are the best for the job. It is also about
conveying your ideas and opinions with self confidence and
having a positive impact on others.

We can develop self confidence if we are equipped with

sufficient knowledge and sure of what we are doing and try to
act decisively. We can improve ourselves if we accept feedback
positively. By doing so, we can be sure we can change for the
better.
Importance of Self-
Awareness
In the Johari’s Window, there are four selves that represent you.
These are as follows:
1. The Open Self. This represents all the information,
behaviors, attitudes, feelings, desires, motivations, ideas,
and so on, that you know about yourself and that others
also know about you.
2. The Blind Self. This represents information about yourself
that others know but you do not.
3. The Unknown Self. This represents those parts of yourself
about which neither you nor others know.
4. .The Hidden Self. This contains all that you know of yourself
but keep hidden from others.