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) Concept and nature of self

 Self concept is generally thought of as our individual perceptions of our behavior

abilities and unique characteristics a mental picture of who you are as a person.
For example beliefs is such as I am a good neighbor or “ I am a kind person “ are
part of an over all self concept.

2.) The philosophical view of self

 The philosophical view of self is thee study of the many conditions of identity that
make one subject of experience distinct from other experiences. The self is
sometimes understood as a unified being essentially connected to
consciousness, awareness and agency.

3.) The Christian or biblical view of self

 The Christian self is real in the sense that he or she exist through gods grace. He
or she expresses himself or herself in the created world of common experience in
psychological terms and moral behavior.

4.) The psychological view of self

 The psychological of self is the study of either the cognitive conative or affected
representation of ones identity or the subject of experience. All parts of the self
enable people to alter change add and modify aspects of themselves in order to
gain social acceptance in society.

5.) Physical self

 Physical self refers to the body this marvelous container and complex finely
tuned machine with which we interface with our environment and fellow beings.
The physical self is the concrete dimension the tangible aspects of the person
that can be directly observed and examine.

6.) Factors in the development of the self

 Factors that can influence an individuals self concept are education, media,
appearance, culture, abuse, relationship, gender, income and age.

7.) The beginning of life

 Between 3700 and 2500 million years ago. Nothing was as it is today. Neither the
continents nor the ocean, nor the atmosphere. In those times the atmosphere
was crossed by electric storms and ultraviolet rays of the son the phenomena
transformed the substances that were present by means of chemical reaction
 into micro molecules that were able to reproduced and feed themselves. Life was
born between 3200 and 2900 million years ago. Thanks to the appearance of
blue algae that could carry out chlorophyll photosynthesis oxygen spread into the
atmosphere. Thanks to oxygen in the air and the nitrogen life could also be
transferred to the surfaces above the water. According to some scientist life
originated in puddles of water on the surface. Others instead believe it originated
in the ocean abysses where there are services of very hot water rich in minerals.
To date in these hospitable environments we find bacteria that are able to live
without and receive energy from chemical oxidation of the sulfur compounds.

8.)Stages in the life span

 Perhaps you have three childhood, adulthood, and old age or maybe four
infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Develop mentalist break the life
span into nine stages as follows prenatal developments.

9.)Taking care of the physical self

 Physical self care is when you caring for your body. You’ll think and feel better
too. Physical self care includes how you’ve fueling your body, how much sleep
you’re getting , how much physical activity are you doing and how you’ve caring
for your physical needs .

10.) Intelligent behaviors

 Intelligent behaviors many of which were originally compiled by Arthur costa in a

paper entitled teaching for intelligence.

14 intelligent behaviors:

1.) persistence

 Not giving up when the answer to a problem is not immediately known.

2.) overcoming impulsiveness

 Planning clarifying goals, exploring alternative strategic and considering

consequences before you begin.

3.) Listening to others

 The ability to listen to another person and understand their points of view is one
of the highest forms of intelligent behavior.
4.) Flexibility in thinking

 Considering other points of view rather than running with the first possibility.

5.)Metacognition

 Awareness of how you’re thinking knowing what’s going on in your head when
you’re thinking.

6.) Checking for accuracy and precision

 Not letting speed surpass your desire for craftsmanship

7.) Questioning problem posing

 Asking questions and findings out problems for your self

8.) Applying past knowledge to new situations

 Calling upon your stone of knowledge and experience as source of data theories
to explain or process to solve each new challenges.

9.) Precision of language and thought

 Using more descriptive terms to distinguish objects and providing criteria for
value judgments.

10.) Using all the senses

 Feeling seeing hearing even tasting in order to more effectively problem solve.

11.) Creativity

 Using ingenuity, originality and insight developing the capacity to generate

original clever or ingenious products solution and techniques.

12.) Living with a sense

 A sense of wonderment inquisitiveness and curiosity openness to beauty

intricacy complexity and simplicity.

13.) Cooperation

 Taking advantage of the thinking and learning that can only come as a result of
social relationship.
14.) Sense of humor

 Able to look at situations, opportunities, problems and relationship with non

challenge and fun.

Fundamentals of emotions

 There are four kinds of basic emotions: Happiness, Sadness, Fear and Anger
which are differentially.
 Associated with these core affects: reward (happiness), punishment (sadness)
and stress (fear and anger).

Emotion management strategies

 Emotion management is the ability to be aware of and constructively handle both

positive and challenging emotions management also helps youth manage the
situations that trigger emotions and attune to the valuable information and
motivation emotion can provide when they understood.