CENTRAL MINDANAO COLLEGES

College of Accountacy and Business Management Education

Prepared by Group 2 - Palaban
WESTERN CULTURE
• Focus on oneself and personal needs •
Putting on egoism
• Acquisition of material things •
Obsessed with being successful
WESTERN CULTURE
• Wealth and poverty is the result of
enterprise and hard work
• Celebrates the youth and being
young
• Subscribe to the idea of evolution
EASTERN CULTURE
• Focus on others and the feeling of
others
• Putting on Collectivism
• Less assets (less is more)
• Long life = wealth
EASTERN CULTURE
• Wealth and poverty is the result of
fortune and luck
• Values wisdom of years and seniority •
Reincarnation
CONCEPT OF SELF WESTERN AND EASTERN THOUGHT
 WESTERN
Self is a social construction which is
symbolically and signally created between
and among social beings
Phenomenological object which can be
productively studied through as series of
temporary actions, self is multidimensional
entity
EASTERN
A gentleman by following the moral way
consisting the virtues of love,
righteousness, wisdom, propriety and
loyalty in order to promote harmony in
society (Confucianism)
(Theravada) detachment and desirelessness to
reach nirvana; reciprocal rekationship
(Mahayana) Compassion to other humans for
belief that we are part of the same ever
changing universe (Budhism)
CONCEPT OF SELF WESTERN AND EASTERN THOUGHT
 WESTERN
Self is an interpersonal unit
Self takes form in communication
EASTERN
Attainment of liberation in the
identification of Atman (the spiritual
essence of all individual human beings)
and Brahman (the spiritual essence of the
universe) through the four Yogas
(Hinduism)
Concept of Kapwa; recognition of shared
identity, an inner self shared with others Two
levels / modes of interaction – “ibang tao”
outsider and “hindi ibang tao” – one-of-us
(Filipino Psychology)
CONCEPT OF SELF WESTERN AND EASTERN THOUGHT
 WESTERN EASTERN
Self is both phenomenal and non
phenomenal
Self acquires substance according to semantic,
syntactic and pragmatic
ONCEPT OF SELF WESTERN AND EASTERN THOUGHT
 INDIVIDUALISM COLLECTIVISM
People are autonomous and independent Interdependent within their in-groups
from their in-groups
Give priority to their personal goals of their in Give priority to the goals of their in-groups
groups
Behave on their basis of attitudes rather than In-groups primarily shape their behavior
norms
Behave in a communal way
Concerned in maintaining relationship with
others
BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL
 NEEDS Belonging Recognition Freedom

Self-Esteem Fun Safety

MY UNIQUE PICTURE
ALBUM Think about the people, places, and

experiences in your life that are very special to you. This pictures you posted.
is where you get your psychological needs met. Post two
pictures per category of how you meet this particular
need. Give at least two sentences to describe the
 Freedom

Self-Esteem Fun

Safety

Belonging Recognition
 Unpacking the Self
CENTRAL MINDANAO COLLEGES
College of Teacher Education
Prepared by Ms. Kristina Marie A. Purca, RSW
LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Understand the theoretical underpinnings for how to
manage and care for different aspects of the self. •
Acquire and hone new skills and learnings for better
managing of one’s self and behaviors
• Apply these new skills to one’s self and functioning
for a better quality of life
PHYSICAL SELF
• Body which we interface with our
environment and fellow being
• A tangible aspect of the person that
can be directly observed and
examined.
PHYSICAL SELF
• Who is beautiful?
• What are the standards of
beauty?
PHYSICAL SELF
• Self-esteem – how we value
and perceive ourselves. It is
based on our opinions and
beliefs about ourselves, which
can feel difficult to change.
PHYSICAL SELF
• Inflated Self-Esteem
- holds high regards of
themselves, better than the other
to the point of underestimating
them
PHYSICAL SELF
• High Self-Esteem
- a form of positive self
esteem, which make the person
be satisfied of themselves
PHYSICAL SELF
• Low Self-Esteem
- this person do not value
themselves and do not trust their
possibilities
PHYSICAL SELF
Most of the times, this self-esteem
are defined by what physical
attributes they have. Beauty as
defined by society, culture of
traditions, is what matters to the
person.