POLITICAL SELF

Understanding the Self

WHAT IS POLITICAL SELF?
 Explores how out social and economic contexts profoundly
affect our mental health and well-being, and how modern
neuroscientific and psychodynamic research can both
contribute to and enrich our understanding of these wider
discussions.
DO YOU KNOW?
 Do you know politics is derived from the Greek word politká

 Politics is also etymologically defined as “Affairs of the Cities”

POLITICS
 Is a process of making decisions that applies to all members of a group..

 It is the ability to govern and control over a group of people in a community in a community,
state or nation.

 It can be inferred from this new that a person’s ability to influence others by making a decision
for them is one of the essential qualities in one’s political self.
 HOW CAN PEOPLE BE
INFLUENCED BY OTHERS?
MORTON DEUTSCH &
HAROLD B. GERARD
In 1955 they are the people who
studied and analyzed the motives of
social influence and determine the two
types of it,
2 TYPES OF INFLUENCES

1. Normative Influence

2. Informational Influence

1.NORMATIVE INFLUENCE
A type of social influence that is based on
conforming to the positive expectations of
others,
2. INFORMATIONAL
INFLUENCE
A type of influence based on accepting the
information obtained from other as evidence of
reality.
LEADERSHIP
An important aspect of politics is the
capacity to influence and lead a group of
people.
ACCORDING TO MYERS,
Leadership is the process by which certain
group members motivate and guide the group.
Studies revealed that he effective leaders
consistently sticks to their goals,
have the self-confident charisma that
influences their followers,
they do also have the ability to communicate in
clear and simple language,
and have enough optimism and faith in their
group to inspire them to follow.
LEADERSHIP STYLE
A pattern of leadership behavior which is
repeatedly shown as evident across a variety of
situation.
LEADERSHIP STYLE
CLASSIFICATION
A. Autocratic Leadership

B. Democratic Leadership

C. Laissez-faire Leadership

LEADER’S DESCRIPTION
A. Transactional Leaders

B. Transformational Leaders

C. Laissez-faire Leaders

OPEN SPACE TECHNOLOGY
(OST)
It is an approach to purpose driven leadership
which initially has no formal agenda but
eventually leads to a specific or important
purpose or task.
PRINCIPLES OF OST
1. Whoever comes are the right people.

2. Whatever happens is the only thing that

could have happened.

3. Whenever it starts is the right time.

4. When it’s over, it’s over.

THE LAW OF TWO FEET
If people find themselves in situations where
they are neither learning anything nor
contributing, they are responsible for moving
to another place – using their two feet to find a
place where their participation is more
meaningful.
 DEVELOPING A FILIPINO
IDENTITY
Values, Traits, Community and Institutional
Factors.
PAKIKIPAGKAPWA TAO

The shared sense of identity and consciousness

of the “other”
FAMILY ORIENTATION

Regarded as important among Filipino

families.
Filipinos are also known for their trait of
having the ability to find Joy and Humour
in everything.
Filipinos are known for their Flexibility,
Adaptability and Creativity, this is referred
to as “discarte”
Filipinos have learned to become resilient
and acquired a good ability to survive.
3 MAIN TRAITS OF FILIPINOS
1. Family Orientation

2. Pakikipagkapwa tao

3. Mapagmahal
FAMILY ORIENTATION
2. PAKIKIPAGKAPWA TAO
3. MAPAGMAHAL
A trait that makes Filipino values unique is
that even in times of calamity and
challenges in life, they always have
something to be happy about or a reason to
celebrate.
OTHER FILIPINO
CHARACTERISTICS
1. Balat sibuyas or Onion-skinned

2. Poor time management

3. Shyness
Another unique feature of Filipino culture
is the use of po and opo which in most
places in the Philippines is a sign of
respect.
Thank you for listening!