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Dominic College of Asia

School of Arts, Sciences and Education
General Education Department

Self-Awareness and Values Development

KNOWING YOURSELF

One integral aspect in an individual’s life is being aware of himself.

According to Aristotle, the great Philosopher, “Knowing yourself is the beginning
of all wisdom.” It is essential to know and understand the purpose of our
existence and which path to take to reach our destination.
A self-concept is an understanding you have of yourself, that is based on
personal experience, body image, thoughts about yourself, and how you tend
to label yourself in different situations. It encompasses all that you know about
yourself. Carl Rogers (1959) believes that self-concept has three different
components:
1. Self-image:
2. Self-esteem or Self-worth:
3. Ideal Self:
MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

1. Physiological Needs –
2. Safety needs –
3. Love and Belongingness Needs –
4. Esteem Needs –
5. Self-actualization –
1. Embrace the unknown and the ambiguous.
2. Accept themselves, together with all their flaws.
3. Prioritize and enjoy the journey, not just the destination.
4. While they are inherently unconventional, they do not seek to shock or
disturb.
5. They are motivated by growth, not by the satisfaction of needs.
6. Self-actualized people have purpose.
7. They are not troubled by the small things.
8. Self-actualized people are grateful.
9. They share deep relationship with a few, but also feel identification and
affection toward the human race.
10. Self-actualized people are humble.
11. Self-actualized people resist enculturation.
12. Despite all this, self-actualized people are not perfect.
Hierarchy of Values and Values Modalities

Values of the Holy and Unholy –

Mental (Psychic) values –
Vital Values –
Sensual Values –
Values of Utility –
Value Formation

Values start to be formed during our childhood as we learn to

appreciate things that fulfill our basic needs and most especially
the people who provide them to us. Those people become our
reference of what is valuable, and we hold in high regard their
principles, standards, or qualities. Throughout the course of our lives,
values are caught and taught from various sources or influences,
like family, peers, school, workplace, religion, music, media,
technology, culture, life events, and major historical events, among
others. Values guide the way we live our lives and the decisions we
make.
Moral Beings and Moral Acts

1. To ensure fair play and harmony between individuals.

2. To help make us good people in order to have a
good society.
3. To keep us in good relationship with the power who
created us.
The Moral Recovery Program (MRP)

It refers to the national campaign for moral renewal, which

includes the objectives, strategies, and cumulative experiences
generated in the course of implementing Presidential
Proclamation No. 62 dated 30 September 1992 declaring a
Moral Recovery Program in response to the need to strengthen
the moral resources of the Filipino People rooted in Filipino
culture, values, and ideals that are pro-God (Maka-Diyos),
pro-people (Makatao), pro-country (Makabansa), and
pro-nature (Makakalikasan).