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Module Overview:
Dear students, welcome to College Education. You have entered another phase
of your life, the college level and this is very exciting. You are in a new school, where
you will form new friendships, meet your teachers and learn new things.
Module Objectives/Outcomes:
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Module 1: Defining the Self: Personal and Developmental
Perspectives on Self and Identity
Lesson 1: The
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from Philosophical
Various Perspectives
Philosophical Perspectives
Learning Outcomes:
Introduction:
You have entered another phase of your life that needs more focus and
concentration. In this lesson, you shall once and for all get in touch with yourself. You
will spend time to reflect on the issues that you think are important to you. And to aid
you in this endeavor, you will seek the wisdom of Philosophers like Socrates, Plato,
Augustine, Descartes, Locke, Hume, Kant, Feud, Ryle, Churchland and Merleau-
Ponty. They have all braved to answer the question, “WHO AM I?” and you will
learn with them as you also attempt to answer the same question.
Activity:
BIODATA
Name : ___________________________________________
Sex : ___________________________________________
City Address : ___________________________________________
Provincial Address : ___________________________________________
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Contact Number : ___________________________________________
Email Address : ___________________________________________
Date of birth : ___________________________________________
Place of birth : ___________________________________________
Civil status : ___________________________________________
Height : ___________________________________________
Weight : ___________________________________________
Religion : ___________________________________________
Citizenship : ___________________________________________
Special Skills : ___________________________________________
Best Friend : ___________________________________________
Fears : ___________________________________________
Nursery School and Awards: ___________________________________________
Kinder School and Awards: ___________________________________________
Elementary School and Awards:_________________________________________
High School and Awards: ___________________________________________
College School and Awards: ___________________________________________
Character Reference Name: ___________________________________________
Character Reference Position:___________________________________________
Contact Number : ___________________________________________
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Analysis
You have filled out the biodata and have answered the two questions that would
help the selection committee to select you as one of the 1,000 citizens of each country
to be sent to an earth-like planet in the neighboring galaxy. After filling out the
biodata, please consider the following questions:
1) Which part of the biodata form is the easisest to answer? How about the most
difficult?
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2) What do you have in mind while writing your Biodata? Which part did you
answer first, why?
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3) How did you feel while writing your biodata?
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Abstraction
Since the ancient times until the postmodern discourses, many Philosophers
grappled to understand the meaning of human life. They have attempted to answer the
question “Who am I?” and most of their views have influenced the way you look at
your lives today.
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He believed that the human being was
both a soul and body, and the body
possessed senses such as imagination,
memory, reason and mind through
which the soul experienced the world.
Rene Descartes Thinking identity could exist without the Rationalism
body because it is an immaterial
substance. Nevertheless, this immaterial
substance from a union with its body
and is so intimately bound/joined by it
that the self forms union with the body.
John Locke Self is identified with consciousness and Empiricism
this self consists of memory that the -the origin of all
person existing now is the same person knowledge is sense of
yesterday because he/she remembers the experience
thoughts, experiences or actions of the
earlier self.
David Hume Self was nothing but a series of Empiricism/Bundle
incoherent impressions received by the Theory
senses. -self of person is a
bundle of or a
Did not believe in the existence of self, collection of different
perceptions are only active as long as perceptions that are
one is conscious. moving in very fast
and successive
manner, therefore it is
in a perpetual flux
Eimmanuel Kant Human mind creates the structure of Theory of self-
human experience. consciousness
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brought to consciousness unseen forces,
controlled by
c) Unconscious-refers to date the conscious
retained but not easily available and the
to the individual’s conscious rational
awareness or scrutiny thought.
Gilbert Ryle Individual’s actions define his/her own
concept of self
Paul Churchland Immaterial soul does not exist because it Materialism
cannot be experienced by senses. -the belief that
nothing but matter
exists
Maurice Merleu- Self as an embodied subjectivity Existentialism
Ponty
Mind and body are intrinsically
connected
Application
Please perform the following:
1. Formulate your own Philosophy of the Self. Explain.
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2. Answer the question “WHO AM I?” In answering the question, you may
consider the following instructions:
a) Write five adjectives that describe you.
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b) Make sentences using these adjectives and write about yourself.
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Closure
Dear students, thank you for seriously doing the activities in Lesson 1.
Congratulations for a job well done. For your next lesson, please have an advance
reading on “The Self, Society and Culture”.
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Module 1: Defining the Self: Personal and Developmental
Perspectives on Self and Identity
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
a) explain the relationship between and among the self, society and culture;
b) describe and discuss the different ways by which society and culture shape the
self;
c) compare and contrast how the self can be influenced by the different
institutions in the society; and
d) examine one’s self against the different views of self that were discussed in
the class.
Introduction
In your previous lesson, you were taught on the philosophical views of the
different philosophers that have helped you create your own Philosophy of Self and
you were also guided to answer the question Who Am I and write something about
yourself.
In this lesson, series of activities will be introduced that will explain the
relationship between the self and the external world. We may be gifted with intellect
and the capacity to rationalize things but at the end of the day, our growth and
development and consequently ourselves are truly products of our interaction with
external reality.
Activity
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Analysis
Now that you have examined yourself in different stages, answer the following
questions:
1. What similarities can you observe in your “self” in the three stages of your
life?
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2. What differences can you observe in your “self” across the three stages of
your life?
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3. What do you think are the possible reasons of those differences in you in the
three stages of you life?
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Abstraction
WHAT IS THE SELF?
Characteristics of self Implication
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thoughts that run through a certain person
Private Each person sorts out information, feelings
and emotions and thought processes within
the self
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I The part of the self that is unsocialized and
spontaneous. It is individual’s response to the
community’s attitude toward the person. The
“I” presents impulses and drives. It enables him
to express individualism and creativity.
Application
Closure
Thank you for seriously doing the activities in Lesson 2. Congratulations for a
job well done. For your next lesson please have an advance reading on The Self as
Cognitive Construct.
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Perspectives on Self and Identity
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Learning Outcomes:
Introduction:
As discussed in the previous lessons, every field of study, at least in the social
sciences, have their own research, definition and conceptualization of self and
identity. Psychology may focus on the individual and the cognitive functions, but it
does not discount the context and other possible factors that affect the individual. This
lesson provides an overview of the themes of psychology regarding the said concept.
Activity:
This activity has two parts that try to compare how you look at yourself
against how people perceive you depending on how you present yourself to them. For
the first part, in a bond paper list ten (10) to fifteen (15) qualities or things that you
think define who you are around the human figure representing you.
For the second part, in the space below, write “I am _________ (your name).
Who do you think I am based on what you see me do or hear me say? Give your paper
to any member of the family after which, get the paper and read what has written on
it.
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Analysis:
Compare what you wrote about yourself to those written by any member of
your family. What aspects are similar and which are not? What aspects are always
true to you? What aspects are sometimes true or circumstantial? What aspects do you
think are not really part of your personality? Write your answers in a piece of paper.
Abstraction:
As mentioned earlier, there are various definitions of the self and other similar
or interchangeable concepts in psychology. Simply put, “self” is “the sense of
personal identity and if who we are as individuals.
There are three reasons why self and identity are social
products:
a) We do not create ourselves out of nothing. Society
helped in creating the foundations of who we are and
even if we make our choices we still operate in our
scial and historical contexts in one way or the other.
b) Whether we like it or not, we actually need others to
allow and reinforce who we think we are.
c) What we think is important to us may also have been
influenced by what is important in our social or
historical context.
Carver and Scheier Identified two types of self that wen be aware of (1) the
private self or your internal standards and private thoughts and
feelings, and (2) the public self or your public image
commonly geared toward having a good presentation of
yourself to others.
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Baumeister, Smart Concluded that that programs, activities and parenting styles
and Boden to boost self-esteem should only be for rewarding good
behavior and other achievements and not for the purpose of
merely trying to make children feel better about themselves or
to appease them when they get angry or sad.
Application:
Do a research and list ten (10) things to boost your self-esteem or improve our
self-concept. Cite your sources. Analyze which of those tips are more likely to
backfire and make someone conceited or narcissistic and revise them to make the
statements both helpful to the individual as well as society in general.
Closure:
Congratulations for doing the activities well. Keep up the good work. For your
next lesson please have an advance reading on “The Self in Western and Eastern
Thoughts”.
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Module 2: Defining the Self: Personal and Developmental
Perspectives on Self and Identity
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Introduction
Activity
Instruction: Check (/) the principle that you believe in. Your choices can either be in
column A, column B, column C or in columns ABC. Count your scores per column and write
on the space provided below
A B C
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Analysis
3. How do these beliefs affect your view to yourself and the world?
These characteristics and beliefs are diverse but has great impact on who a
person is and will become. Therefore, defining the “self.”
Abstraction
Frank Johnson (1985), a psychiatrist and professor, outlined four categories on how
the term “self” is used in contemporary Western discussion:
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Eastern Concept of Self
In Confucianism, the quest for the “self” in terms of substance, of spirit, of body, or
of essence does not exist. The form which Confucius’ wrote about the concept of “self” is that
of personality. The qualities that form a person’s character are not something that exists
rather, in Confucian thought it is something that is formed through upbringing and the
environment (Klemme, 1999; Ames, 1994; Graham, 1990). Personality is not a given human
condition rather it is an achieved state of moral excellence. The Confucian concept of self is
deeply embedded within the family and society, and it is only in that context that the self
comes to be what it is (Quinlan, 2001; Chinavoc, 2007). Thus, such achieved personality, or
self, is not to be understood as primarily an individual entity.
Taoism does not regard the “self” as an extension of (or defined by) social
relationships unlike Confucianism. The “self” is part of the universe and one of the countless
manifestations of the Tao or “Way”. According to Chuang-tzu, “The perfect man has no self;
the spiritual man has no achievement; the true sage has no name". The ideal is thus
selflessness. In sum, Chuang-tzu's beginning of selfhood involves conscious self-
transformation leading to the qualities of a balanced life in harmony with both nature and
society (Ho, 1995).
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The “Self” in Asian Thoughts
Asia is the world’s most populated continent in the world, its culture is diverse
and colorful making it immensely interesting. Collectively, Asians are very strongly
attached in their homelands which preserve their culture and tradition because of
people’s faithful practice – commonly rooted from their different religions.
Application
Closure
We have reached the end and you have successfully completed the activities of
this lesson. Congratulations for a job well done!
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Module Assessment
1) How your concept of self is compatible with how the philosophers conceived
of the self?
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Module Summary
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