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Self – Discovery and Identity Knowing Oneself Self – Discovery and Identity

Self – discovery is an essential personal task. The answers are unique to each person, yet all should lead to a pearl of discovery about oneself. Self – discovery is an essential personal task. It is a keystone to personal development

What is “SELF”? In Philosophical terms, it is the being, which is the source of a person’s consciousness It is the agent responsible for an individual’s thoughts and actions. It includes a person’s life Purpose, meaning, and aspiration.

Personality and the Self In Psychology, the term personality is referred to as the set of behaviors, feelings, thoughts, and motives that identifies an individual. Personality is the essence of who we are and the embodiment of one’s physical, psychological, cognitive, affective, and spiritual self. In Psychology, the “self” will be described in terms of personality.

Personality according to Psychologists

Feist and Rosenberg, 2012 Personality refers to the unique and relatively enduring set of behaviors, feelings, thoughts, and motives that characterize individual.

Gordon Allport Personality is a pattern of habits, attitudes, and traits that determine an individual’s characteristics, behavior, and traits.

NATURE, NURTURE, and PERSONALITY

Nature – heredity or genetic make-up Nurture - environment

Trait Theory An approach in identifying types of personalities based on certain traits or attitudes, which vary from one person to the other. Personality Trait – a disposition to behave consistently in a particular way. Example: shyness or social awkwardness

Big Five Trait Theory

Big Five Trait Theory

Measuring Personality Through observation Rorschach Inkblot Test Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Keirsey Temperament Sorter

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

WRITTEN WORK In your journal, write your: thoughts and feelings about what you have discovered and understood about your “self”, your personality and personality traits, and your reflection regarding the question “Who am I?”.

Source: Personal Development by Ricardo Rubio Santos