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Lesson 2. Knowing Oneself - Characteristics, Habits, - and Experiences

The document discusses various aspects of self-identity, including characteristics, habits, experiences, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and self and identity. It defines these terms and describes factors that shape them, such as performance experiences, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion, imaginal experiences, affective states, physical sensations, roles as a social actor, roles as a motivated agent, and seeing oneself as an autobiographical author. The document provides scales and questions for students to reflect on these aspects of self and how they view themselves.

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Lesson 2. Knowing Oneself - Characteristics, Habits, - and Experiences

The document discusses various aspects of self-identity, including characteristics, habits, experiences, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and self and identity. It defines these terms and describes factors that shape them, such as performance experiences, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion, imaginal experiences, affective states, physical sensations, roles as a social actor, roles as a motivated agent, and seeing oneself as an autobiographical author. The document provides scales and questions for students to reflect on these aspects of self and how they view themselves.

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Marion Dave A.

, Villacampa
Knowing Oneself –
Characteristics, Habits, 
and Experiences
After going through this lesson, the students  are
expected to: 

1. Share his/her  unique characteristics, habits, and


experiences.
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. 

Indicated in the next slide is a list of statements dealing


with your general feelings about yourself. Kindly write on
your paper the number that corresponds on how strongly
you agree or disagree with each statement.
Adolescence is the period when a young
individual develops from a child into an adult (10
to 19). There are a lot of changes that happen to
an adolescent like you and some of those are:
how you look, how you take your role in the
community, how other people expect you in
making decisions on your own, and how you
perceive yourself. Although the "Self" is one of
the determinants of what we thought about
ourselves, it is also the result of what we think
and/or do. 
Many people believe that we are the product
of our own experiences. Those experiences
shape our unique qualities and habits that
define who we as a person and differ from
others. Your features or own qualities that
made you a unique are characteristics; when
you do something repeatedly and regularly it
is a habit; and experiences are the skills or
knowledge you have gained because you
have done it already from the past. 
Now let us focus on when and how our characteristics,
habits, and experiences develop and manifest by
identifying some of the factors that may affect a
person’s “Self” -- the foundation of all human behavior.
It is our sense of identity and of who we are as an
individual (James 1890; Mead, 1934)
Self-Esteem

Self-esteem is your evaluation of your own worth. It


may be positive or negative. Positive self-esteem is
the valuation that is pleasing and acceptable
according to your standard and that of others, while
negative self-esteem is the opposite which is feeling
distraught or down and unaccepted by others. 
According to Tafarodi & Swann (1995), there are
many factors to identify the level of self-esteem of an
individual and some of the major factors are: 

- own appearance 
- how satisfied you are in a relationship; and 
- how you view your performance
Our self-esteem may change from time to time
depending on the situation we encounter in our daily
life. Since it can be partly a trait that someone can
possess. It depends on how you perceive the things
coming your way. 
Self-Efficacy

Self-efficacy is not considered as a trait. “[It] does not refer


to your abilities but rather to your beliefs about what you
can do with your abilities” (Stajkovic & Luthans, 1998). It is your will
to produce an effect on a specific thing. It is your self-belief
to effectively achieve your most important goal. The
stronger the belief, the bigger the possibility to achieve a
positive result. For instance, you are aiming for a higher
grades and you are confidently believing it then, it will
happen. 
Maddux and Kleiman (2000) define and explain the five (5)
different ways that influenced self-efficacy beliefs from the ideas
of Albert Badura, a professor and a psychologist.

1. Performance Experiences 
2. Vicarious Performances
3. Verbal Persuasion
4. Imaginal Performances
5. The Affective States & Physical Sensations
1. Performance Experiences

If you are good at achieving your specific goal, then you


probably think that you will achieve it again. When the
opposite happens, if you fail, you will often think that you
will fail again. 
2. Vicarious Performances

If others achieved their goal or specific task, then you


will come to believe that you will also achieve your
goal.
3. Verbal Persuasion

It is when people tell you whether they believe or not on


what you can do or cannot do. The effect of your self-
efficacy will depend on how that person matters to you. 
4. Imaginal Performances

When you imagine yourself doing well, then it will happen. 


5. The Affective States & Physical Sensations 

If your mood or emotion (e.g. shame) and physical state


(e.g. shaking) come together, it will affect your self-
efficacy. If negative mood connects with negative
physical sensation, the result will be negative. And if it is
positive, most likely the result will be positive. 
At this moment, how would you look at your own SELF-
EFFICACY? And WHY?

1. Performance Experiences 
2. Vicarious Performances
3. Verbal Persuasion
4. Imaginal Performances
5. The Affective States & Physical Sensations
Self and Identity

Have you tried to talk to yourself in front of the mirror?


What did you see? According to William James, a
psychologist, “the self is what happens when I reflect
upon ME". Taylor (1989) described the self as a
Reflective Project. How we see ourselves is geared
toward improving ourselves depending on a lot of
factors. 
Dan McAdam, a psychologist, reiterated that even there are
many ways on how we reflect to improve ourselves, it brings
us back to these three (3) categories:

1. Self as Social Actor


2. Self as Motivated Agent
3. Self as Autobiographical Author
Self as Social Actor

We are portraying different roles and behaving for


every type/set of people in front of us since we all
care about what people think about us. It is
practically for social acceptance.
Self as Motivated Agent

People act based on their purpose. They do things


based on their own dreams, desires, and planned
goals for the future. This, though, is not easily
identifiable since it is self-conceptualized, unless it was
shared with us.
Self as Autobiographical Author

He/she as the creator of his/her own entire life story. It


is about how oneself is developed from his/her past,
up to the present, and what he/she will become in the
future.
At this moment, how would you look at your own SELF? Why?

1. Self as Social Actor


2. Self as Motivated Agent
3. Self as Autobiographical Author
Judgment and Decision Making

As an individual, you are expected to act and decide


on your own. Most people tend to decide based on the
intuitions and available information that could be a
hindrance in making a wise decision.
It can be a habit, when our decision is always based on what is
available or gathered data.
Assessment:

QUIZ 2: Personal Development Lesson 2

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