Psychological

Perspective of the
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Self

4th Activity
 Introduction

 Do This! Who do I say I am? Who do You say I

am?

The self is multifaceted. Given the different social roles you take on in life, you may realize that we have a multiplicity
of selves – The self as a child at home; The self as a student; The self as a sibling; The self as a friend; The self as a parent;
The self as a classmate, The self as a member of a group and so on. In this task you will look unto your own self
perceptions and that of others’ perceptions of you taking into account the different facets of yourself.
What to do:
A. On a sheet of paper, draw a human caricature, paste your real picture on its face. (NB: you may have a cut-out of your picture to be pasted
on the caricature).

B. Complete the statement Who do I say I am? by listing down your characteristics taking into consideration the different facets of the self:
Who do I say I am
 ...as a daughter/son...
 ...as a sibling...
 ...as a student...
 ...as a friend...
 ...as a classmate; etc.
C. Complete such based on your own appraisal of who you are. Place your responses on paper strips, which is to be pasted around your
human caricature.

D. Consider how you are viewed by others by soliciting the observations/perceptions of your significant others about you. Preferably,
include the perceptions of the following:
 Parents (mother and father or any of them)
 At least one of your siblings if there’s any
 At least one of your friends
 At least one of your teachers (previous teachers may do so)
 At least three of your classmates
E. Complete the same statements as you did, on paper strips (Who do You say I am...as a daughter/son...as a sibling...as a s tudent...as a
friend...as a classmate; etc.). (NB: These are the observations/ perceptions you often hear to these people)

F. After which, paste the paper strips where others’ perceptions of you were written beside the same statements in the caricature.