GE 1 – Understanding the Self

Introduction to
slowly withdraws from strong familial
attachments to be with peers/friends
 formation of personality – process of traits and
Understanding the Self character integration
Self – an individual person as object of his/her own Environmental Factor
reflective consciousness
 physical and communal elements – climate, land
- Subjective forms, etc.
 society, community, expectations/ norms
Ways on How Self is Molded  not physical properties
Nature vs. Nurture  resilient and competitive

Nature Heredity Factor

 the physical/biological makeup  biological process where traits and

 traits that are passed from one generation to characteristics are passed on from one
another and is considered a blueprint of the self generation to another
o example is attitude, behavior, tendencies  fixed and permanent – non-negotiable
 physical attributes – height, complexion, hair,
Nurture cognitive traits (IQ), personal characteristics
 personal experiences (emotional tendencies) after birth
 how you are brought up/childhood Person-volition Factor
 nurturing or group life
 argument that says the self is an outcome of  most controversial
various nurturing factors  inclination to form and construct a specific
 group life of a person impacts one’s attitude identity
 social life experiences
Identity vs. Self  deviant or non-conformists
o artists
IDENTITY SELF
Qualities, beliefs, etc. that (n) the person that o trendsetters
make a person/group someone truly is o inventors
different from others o scientists
Distinguishing Entire person of an o revolutionists
character/personality individual
Our identity is a product of complex processes of
Distinguishes one form Refers to total
combinations and integration of traits and characteristics
the other and can be used characteristic or qualities
to compare a person to of a person both known from various possible sources
another person or unknown to others (but - some traits acquired consciously (voluntarily)
known to self) - some acquired unconsciously (involuntarily)

Dimensionalities of the Self and leads to emergence of self-concept – the thought of

as our individual perceptions of our behavior, abilities,
The self can be observed through the following factors:
unique characteristics (basically a mental picture of who
Social Factor you are as a person/ how you see yourself)
 significant people
 family – where developments/attributes are
primarily shaped
 waning stage (peer groups, classmates, church
mates, neighbors, friends) – a stage where child
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