UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES - LAOANG CHAPTER 1 - THE SELF FROM VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES

Test I. Multiple Choices. Encircle the letter of your chosen answer.

1. It refers to the ‘self’ as the pure ego. A) “I” B) “Me”

2. He was among the first who coined the tern ‘self-esteem’. A) George Berkeley B) William James

3. He proposed that ‘ideal self’ is one’s aspirations to become. A) Mischel B) Rogers

4. He contends that a person has multiple rather than unified selves. A) Gergen B) Freud

5. The differentiated model of self is stating the presence of: A) permanent reactions B) temporary reactions

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1. Discussion
A) What is the distinction between the eastern and western conception of the self?
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B) What makes the self the authentic self?
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C) With the Eastern and Western traditions, which influence are you most attuned to? Explain.
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