Understanding

the
Self

Nadura, Riana R.
BSIS-1A
MODULE #5
THE SELF IN WESTERN AND
EASTERN THOUGHT
1. WHAT IS THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE EASTERN
AND WESTERN CONCEPTIONS OF THE SELF?

2. WITH THE EASTERN SELF AND WESTERN TRADITIONS,

WHICH INFLUENCE ARE YOU MOST ATTUNED TO? EXPLAIN.
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THE PHYSICAL SELF

1. GIVEN THE CHANCE, WHICH PART OF YOUR BODY
DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE? WHY?

2. WHICH PART OF YOUR BODY DO YOU WANT TO RETAIN?

WHY?
3. DISCUSS YOUR OWN CONCEPT OF BEAUTY.

4. A VERY ALARMING ISSUE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY

IS DEPRESSION. AS A YOUTH, HOW CAN YOU HELP LESSEN
OR OVERCOME THE IMPACT OF DEPRESSION?
5. HOW DOES MEDIA INFLUENCE YOUR
UNDERSTANDING OF BEAUTY?

6. AS A TEENAGER, HOW CAN YOU DEVELOP A

HEALTHY/POSITIVE SELF-ESTEEM?
MODULE #7
THE SEXUAL SELF
MULTIPLE CHOICE.

1. It is the phase which is driven by the sex hormones testosterone

and estrogen – in both men and women.
a. Love b. Lust
c. Infatuation d. Sex
2. It is the awareness and feeling about your own body and
other people’s bodies, especially the body of a sexual partner.
a. Sexuality b. Sexual Intimacy
c. Sensuality d. Sex
3. It refers to an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic,
and/or sexual attractions to men, women, or both sexes.
a. Sexual Orientation b. Gender
c. Sexuality d. Sex
4. It is a behavior that may produce sexual pleasure that often
culminates in orgasm in females and in males.
a. Sexuality b. Sexual Intercourse
c. Lust d. Sex
5. This is a part of yourself which involves your sexual development
and how people’s sexual activity, beliefs, misconceptions and unlimited
access from the internet on sex can influence your own sexual
behaviors and responses.
a. Sexuality b. Sexual Self
c. Forbidden Self d. Sex
1. FROM YOUR READINGS/DISCUSSIONS, DESCRIBE
SEXUAL SELF.

2. WHAT ARE YOUR BELIEFS IN ENGAGING IN SEXUAL

INTIMACY?
3. WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT SEXUALITY,
ATTRACTION, BELIEFS, AND SEXUAL RESPONSES?