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generation to generation.
THE SELF AND ITS SOCIAL AGENCIES
5.) Chronosystems - focuses on patterns of
Family - defined as the most pervading environmental events, including socio
influential social group that impacts of the self historical events from a specific to a general
in its entire cause of development. context.
MENTAL SELF
COGNITION
It is defined as the complex array of mental
processed involved in remembering,
perceiving, thinking, and how these
processes are employed (Ashcraft &
Radvausky, 2010).
INTELLIGENCE teachers professors
Logical- Analysts, arbitrators,
Referred to as an individual’s capacity for mathematical bankers, certified public
understanding, learning, planning, and accountants, computer
problem solving with logic, creativity, and programmers
accountants, engineers,
self-awareness.
insurance brokers
Charles Spearman (1906) believed that negotiators, researchers,
intelligence consists of a general mental scientists, statisticians,
ability of intelligence quotient (IQ, also traders
called g factor) and domain-specific Visual-Spatial Architects, artists,
abilities. IQ is a standardized measure that cartographers, city-
represents a person’s reasoning skills. planners, engineers,
graphic designers,
inventors, landscapes
Two things should be noted about intelligence: architects,
photographers, sculptors
1. Individuals are born with innate intellectual Musical Acoustic engineers,
ability that is harnessed in various contexts. composers, DJs,
2. Intelligence is not confined in the academic entertainers,
context. environment and noise
analysts, music
producers, musical
Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple instrument repair
Intelligences: specialists, musical
performers, singers,
Intelligence Description
voice coaches
Verbal-linguistic Ability to analyze
Naturalistic Farmers, botanists,
information and produce
ecologists, landscapers,
output that involves oral
environmentalists
and written language
Bodily- Anthropologists,
Logical- Ability to understand and
Kinesthetic athletes, biologists,
mathematical answer mathematical
dancers, geologists,
equations
instrumentalists, nurses,
Visual-Spatial Ability to analyze
physical education
graphical information
teachers, physical
Musical Ability to produce and
therapists, physical
make meaning of
actors, sign-language
different types of sound
interpreters
Naturalistic Ability to identify and
Interpersonal Advertising
distinguish aspects of the
professionals, care
natural world
givers, coaches and
Bodily- Ability to use one’s body mentors, counsellors,
Kinesthetic to create products or educators, health
solve problems providers, HR
Interpersonal Ability to be sensitive of professional. Mediators,
other people’s thoughts politicians,
and emotions psychologists, sales-
Intrapersonal Ability for self- people, teachers,
introspection therapists, trainers
Intrapersonal One who is self- aware
and involved in the
process of changing
Existential Intelligence – sensitivity and personal thoughts,
capacity to tackle deep questions about human beliefs, and behavior in
relation to their situation,
Intelligence Roles Other people, their
Verbal-linguistic Copy writers, editors, purpose and aims
historians, journalists,
lawyers, linguistics,
poets, PR and media
consultants, speakers,
Human Potential Reasoning
Can be tied to one’s preferences to learning. A cognition or intellectual skill, is one way to
This model can be used to understand determine if a choice is the “best” from among
“overall personality, preferences and several options.
strengths” A mental process that involves using and
applying knowledge to solve problems, make
Triarchic Theory of Intelligence plans or decisions, and achieve one’s goals.
Emotional Intelligence
The change is long – term.
The source of change comes from within the
Measured by emotional quotient (EQ)
external structures of memory and
It is the type of intelligence that refers to the knowledge of an individual.
abilities to perceive, appraise, understand, and The change is attributes to the personal
express emotions accurately and appropriately experiences of the learner of his or her
The use of emotions and emotional environment.
knowledge to facilitate thinking
Is the emotional counterpart of IQ
Social Cognitive Theory Self – Constructing and regulating
Reactiveness behavior appropriately
It emphasizes the value of the social Self - Reflecting and evaluating
environment in one’s learning process that is built Reflectiveness one’s thoughts and behavior
on observational learning.
Cognitive Reappraisal – involves the evaluation Mindfulness – they of medication practice has
of the situation prior in making personal, been described as a “non-elaborative, non-
subjective valuations about it. judgmental awareness” of present-moment
experience.
Suppression – involves denial and masking of
Worry - involves directing attention through
facial expression to hide one’s current emotional
thoughts and images concerned with potentially
state. negative events in the future.
Sexual Self
- an individual’s totality as a sexual being, Sexual Arousal – is the arousal of sexual desire during
including his/her evaluation of his/her own or in anticipation of sexual activity; a number of
sexual feelings and actions physiological responses occur in the body and mind in
- highlights biological and environmental factors preparation for sex and continue during it
that shape sexual development
- mental stimuli and physical stimuli such as touch and
- vital to one’s identity; understanding this facet
hormones can influence sexual arousal
of the self helps individuals organize and make
sense of sexual experience and provide - usually satisfied through sexual intercourse where
structure to and motivation for sexual behavior orgasm would be reached
- initially rooted in the distinguishing physical
attributes found in men (penis) and women Male arousal – penile erection
(vagina), bodily transformations and Female arousal – engorged sexual tissues such
development of secondary sexual as nipples, vulva, clitoris, vaginal walls and
characteristics during adolescence also trigger vaginal lubrication
the physiological responses, leading to beliefs
and behavior associated with sex ORGASM – feeling of intense sexual pleasure that
happens during sexual activity
Sexuality – talks about your sexual feelings, thoughts, - usually regarded as the peak of sexual excitement
attractions and behaviors towards other people - both men and women experience this
Note: Though there are some people who are born with
ambiguous outer genitalia, number and type of sex
chromosomes, sex hormone levels, and internal
reproductive anatomy. They are called INTERSEX
people (previously called hermaphrodites; a term which
is now exclusively used for plants and animals).
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