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Uts prelim assesment

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Understanding the Self

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Understanding the Self

Prelim Assessment

1. Why do you think is the road to self-knowledge easier said than done?

It is easier to talk about our knowledge because we thought we already

know ourselves. What we often say is what we ought to believe we can do as it

looks easy to tell but upon doing what we said, there we will only realize that it is

hard and think that we can’t do it. A lot of things are easier said than done because

we haven’t experienced doing it before we say it. For example, I said that I can

overcome my fear of insects because I know myself and I can do it but when I am

about to touch an insect I immediately surrender and backed out. Words are just

words and it is only the mouth that is moving.

2. What is your understanding of the “looking glass self”? Support your explanation

with examples.

What I understand about the “looking glass self” is how I think other people

view me as a person. It is what others assume about my qualities and appearance

and receives their criticisms and judgments to continually improve myself. For

example, when I am a new student and I think that my classmates thought of me

as a grumpy lady and have a bad attitude.

3. What did Socrates mean when he said that a life which is not examined is not

worth living? Please relate your explanation to real-life situations.

Based on what Socrates had said, one’s life could not be better if you did

not examine yourself or have self-discovery about your own life. You would not

see what are the things you need to improve in yourself. For example, if a person

is shy and didn't have any self-esteem and confidence to try and explore things,

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then he/she will not discover where or what he/she is good at until he/she finds a

way to overcome his/her situation.

4. Use one word to describe Freud’s theory about the self and explain why.

The Psychoanalytic Theory is veracious. The content of the theory speaks

and represents the truth. It states that the things that someone has experienced

may affect their actions, personality, and traits that can make a change in their

lives. For example, a girl who is being harassed by her previous relationship may

encounter trauma and fear to be in a relationship again. This scenario can be under

the superego.

5. Explain why Erikson said that you (adolescents) should be at point of having a

sense of identity?

I think that Erik Erikson denotes that we, adolescents, should be at the point

of having a sense of identity because the adolescent stage is where we must be

on the line of being matured. Therefore, we must be already aware of what is our

identity because, as we get older, we are near to face everything independently.

6. Rogers said that conditions of worth serve as barriers to psychological health. Why

do you think so?

The condition of worth indeed serves as a barrier to one’s psychological

health. It acts as an obstacle, especially to those people who want to live their life

in a way without having people who will only accept them if they manage to fulfill

others’ expectations.

7. After understanding Mead’s “I” and “me”, name 3 positive and 3 negative aspects

about your “I” side and “me” side.

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Understanding the Self Prelim Assessment 1. Why do you think is the road to self-knowledge easier said than done? It is easier to talk about our knowledge because we thought we already know ourselves. What we often say is what we ought to believe we can do as it looks easy to tell but upon doing what we said, there we will only realize that it is hard and think that we can’t do it. A lot of things are easier said than done because we haven’t experienced doing it before we say it. For example, I said that I can overcome my fear of insects because I know myself and I can do it but when I am about to touch an insect I immediately surrender and backed out. Words are just words and it is only the mouth that is moving. 2. What is your understanding of the “looking glass self”? Support your explanation with examples. What I understand about the “looking glass self” is how I think other people view me as a person. It is what others assume about my qualities and appearance and receives their criticisms and judgments to continually improve myself. For example, when I am a new student and I think that my classmates thought of me as a grumpy lady and have a bad attitude. 3. What ...
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