LESSON 10 – POLITICAL SELF

Filipinos, who are we?

Membership in a political society is called Political Development - Developed the culture

citizenship. of corruption in the Philippines.
Mass Media – Reinforce colonial mentality.
In 1987 Constitution (Article IV, Section 1),
Leadership & Role Models - Any person
provides us the list of those who are
considered as Filipino Citizens. authority is looked up to.
- Those who are citizens of the
Philippines at the time of adoption of the Strengths of the Filipino Character
1987 Constitution.
- Those whose mothers or fathers are Pakikipagkapwa - Demonstrated in the
citizen of the Philippines. Filipino’s openness, helpfulness, and
- Those born before January 17, 1973, of generosity, in the practice of bayanihan or
Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine mutual assistance, and the famous Filipino
citizenship upon reaching the age of hospitality.
majority;
Family Orientation - Filipinos possess a
- Those who are naturalized in
accordance of law. genuine love for family.
Joy & Humor - Filipinos will always find a
Filipino Identity - “…is not static. A Filipino’s reason to smile or laugh.
self-image can be as varied as his or her Flexibility, Adaptability, & Creativity – Filipinos
background. It goes without saying that all are tremendous in adjusting and adapting to
Filipinos are alike regardless of all these. His any circumstances.
consciousness of being a Filipino a Filipino
Hard work & Industry - Willingness to take
psychologically defines him as one, no matter
how he sees and defines the Filipino.” – risks and work in various places or even
Enriquez, 1977 countries.
Faith & Religiosity - Filipino also value faith &
Factors Affecting Filipino Character religiosity.
Ability to Survive - Kung maikli ang kumot,
Home Environment - Value family & give it matutong mamaluktot.
primary importance.
Social Environment - Characterized by Weaknesses of the Filipino Character
depending on one another to survive.
Culture & Language - Depict openness to Extreme Personalism
foreign elements with no basic consciousness Extreme Family – Centeredness
of our cultural core. Lack of Discipline
History - Regarded as the culprit behind our Passivity & Lack of Initiative
colonial mentality. Colonial Mentality
Educational System - Instrumental in molding Kanya – kanya Syndrome
the strengths and weaknesses of the Filipino Lack of self – analysis & self – reflection
character. Establishing a Democratic Culture
Religion - Taught Filipinos optimism and
resilience.
Economic Environment - Further developed
our ability to survive.
Democracy is a government in which the
supreme power is vested in and exercised by
the people directly or indirectly through a
system representation, usually involving
periodically held free elections.

Awareness Adjustment

- Formal Way - Refer to a system of

ideas and models that are officially
established.
- Informal Way - Refer to the acceptance
of behaviors and thoughts that are not
established.

Democracy cannot be sustained if political

attitudes and political culture of the citizens do
not have a participative attitude.
 LESSON 11 – DIGITAL SELF

1. ONLINE IDENTITY - Expressive Motives - To be in control

of one’s personal behavior and identity.
Digital Self - It is the persona you use when
you are online. IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
- A mask that we put on to engage in
technological world. Self - Promotion - Proactive process in which
a person actively says things or takes action to
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DIGITAL SELF show his or her competence to an audience.
- Narrative in Nature Ingratiation - The process by which someone
- Oriented Inward tries re – win approval or acceptance of
- Retractable another.
- Multipliable Exemplification - A strategic self-sacrifice so
that observers may recognize the dedication.
BASIC KINDS OF PEOPLE Intimidation - Strategy that involves showing
- People you do not know at all off authority, power, or the potential to punish.
- People you know both online and offline Supplication - Individual exploits his/her
- People you know only online weaknesses or shortcomings to receive help or
benefits.
2. SELECTIVE SELF – PRESENTATION &
IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT IMPACT OF ONLINE INTERACTIONS ON
THE SELF
Self-presentation behavior is any behavior
intended to create, modify, or maintain an Internet use in general significantly affected
impression of ourselves in the minds social relationships and participation in offline
of others. community.

Why do people engage in self-presentation? The more time spent online caused a decline in
- Helps facilitate social interaction communicating with family members. (Kraut
- Enables individual to attain material and et.al.,1998)
social rewards;
- Helps people privately construct desired All social networking platforms cause or at
identities. least promote narcissistic behavior.
(Mehdizadeh, 2010)
Impression Management is the attempt to
control or influence any other people’s Facebook use may actually enhance self-
perceptions. esteem. (Gonzales & Hancock, 2011)

TWO MAIN MOTIVES Social networking was also found to be

- Instrumental Motives - To basically addictive. (La Barbera et al., 2009)
gain rewards and increase one’s self-
esteem. 3. WHAT MAKES US SO ADDICTED?
One cannot not communicate –
Communication is necessary in our unending
search for sense and meaning to our world.
Social Validation - SNS reactions makes us
feel good and makes us want to crave for
more.
4. BOUNDARIES OF THE SELF

- Private Self - Refers to the mental

events in a person that are inherently
unobservable by others.
- Public Self - Behaviors that are open to
observations of the other people.

Individual Identity - Concept you develop

about yourself that evolves over the course of
your life.
- Emphasis is on the individual.
- It is created through differences in
personal characteristics when
comparing the self with others.

Social Identity - Person’s sense of who he/she

is based on group membership(s).
- Emphasis on what the person has in
common with the members of his or her
group.
- Created based on similarities with
others.

Be unapologetically yourself.
 LESSON 12 – SELF - EFFICACY

SELF – EFFICACY - It refers to your belief in

your capacity to perform necessary actions to FOUR SOURCES OF SELF EFFICACY
produce specific performance goals. ACCORDING TO BANDURA:

ALBERT BANDURA - A social cognitive

1. Enactive mastery experiences
psychologist and professor and is best known
2. Vicarious experiences (comparisons)
for his social learning theory and the concept of
3. Verbal persuasions and allied types of
self–efficacy.
social influences
4. Emotional and physiological states
SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY - It is a theory
that stressed the importance of observational
learning, imitation, and modeling.
SELF – CONCEPT - The term self-concept is a
general term used to refer to how someone
thinks or perceives themselves
Self-concept embodies the answer to “WHO 3. It occurs along with a person’s thoughts,
AM I?” behaviors, feelings, and actions.

PERSONS WITH POSITIVE SELF ESTEEM:

- Feel good about themselves

- Trust others
- Feel proud of what they do
SELF – ESTEEM - It is used to describe a - Believe in themselves
person’s overall sense of self-worth or personal - See their own good qualities
value.
PERSONS WITH NEGATIVE SELF ESTEEM:
COMPONENTS OF SELF – ESTEEM:
- Lack of confidence
1. It is an essential human need that is vital - Have a blaming behavior
for survival, as well as for normal - Afraid of taking risks
healthy development. - Mistrust others
2. It arises automatically from within, based - Have a negative view of life
on a person’s beliefs and
consciousness. However, external
factors can affect it, too.