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GEd 101:
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Understanding the
Self
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Course
Description
The course deals with the nature of identity, as well as the factors and
forces that affect the development and maintenance of personal identity. This
course is intended to facilitate the exploration of the issues and concerns
regarding self and identity to arrive at a better understanding of one’s self. It
strives to meet this goal by stressing the integration of the personal with the
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academic- contextualizing matters discussed in the classroom and in the

everyday experiences of students- making for better learning, generating a
new appreciation for the learning process, and developing a more critical and
reflective attitude while enabling them to manage and improve themselves to
attain a better quality of life. (Adopted from CHED’s prescribed course
description)

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Intended Learning
Outcomes
. Upon completion of this course, the students should be
able to:

1. Examine the aspects of the self, and the different

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influences, factors, and forces that shape the self;

2. Demonstrate critical and reflective thought in

analyzing the development of one’s self and identity
and integrating the various aspects of self and identify
by developing a theory of the self; and

3. Apply new skills and learnings about self-care to one’s

self and functioning for a better quality of life.
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Criteria for
Assessment
Activities/Exercises 15%

Recitations 15%

Quizzes 20%
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Major Exams (midterm and finals) 30%

Semestral Project 20%

Total: 100%

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How well do you

know yourself?

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Introduction to Self
Understanding

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Topic Outcomes
Differentiate the concepts of self, personality, traits, and it
contribution to self knowing and understanding.
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Self-
understanding
1. Provides sense of purpose;

2. Leads to healthier relationship;

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3. Helps harness your natural strength;

4. Promotes confidence.

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Trait and Personality

Trait Personality

•  A trait is marked by the tendency • It is the overall pattern or integration

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to act, think, and feel in a certain of a person’s structure, modes of

way—over time and across behavior, attitudes, aptitudes,
situations.  interest, intellectual abilities and
many other distinguishable traits.
• Comes from the two Latin words
“per” and “sonare” which literally
means “to sound through”

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Overt and Covert Behavior

Overt Behavior Covert Behavior

• Overt behavior can be defined as • Covert behavior can be defined as
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observable behavior or responses unobservable behavior which leads

depicted in the forms of actions. to certain actions.
• Example: Behaviors such as • Example: Behaviors such as
speaking, walking, running, working thinking, dreaming, glandular
etc. are termed under observable responses, reasoning etc. are
behavior. termed as unobservable behavior.

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Determinants of Personality

Environmental Factors of
Personality
Biological Factors of Personality
• Heredity factors
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• Surrounding of an individual • Physical features

• The social circle • brain

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Determinants of Personality

Situational Factors of Personality Cultural Factors

• Beliefs, values and techniques in
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• How a person behaves on different dealing with the environment

which are commonly shared
passed by generation to generation

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Identify what determinants of personality this statements represent.

1. I like the shade of this lipstick, it compliments my skin tone which I inherited with my
mom’s ancestors.
2. Ma'am Mia walks out during class time when my classmates talk at the back.
3. The succulents on her table boost her drive to do more tasks at work.
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4. Jenny is a Filipino citizen working at the United Kingdom, called as the “house queen”
by her friends for a exemplary hospitable trait during house warming.

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Answers.

1. I like the shade of this lipstick, it compliments my skin tone which I inherited with my
mom’s ancestors. (BIOLOGICAL FACTORS)
2. Ma'am Mia walks out during class time when my classmates talk at the back.
(SITUATIONAL FACTORS)
3. The succulents on her table boost her drive to do more tasks at work.
(ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS)
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4. Jenny is a Filipino citizen working at the United Kingdom, called as the “house queen”
by her friends for a exemplary hospitable trait during house warming. (CULTURAL
FACTORS)

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Five-Factor Model of
Personality

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Robert McCrae and Paul Costa later developed

the Five-Factor Model, or FFM, which describes
personality in terms of five broad factors. Psychologist
Lewis Goldberg referred to these as the ‘Big Five’ factors
of personality, and developed the International Personality
Item Pool (IPIP) - an inventory of descriptive statements
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relating to each trait. Within each factor, a set of individual

traits relate to more specific aspects of personality.

https://www.psychologistworld.com/personality/five-factor-model-big-five-personality

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Example Situational
Analysis

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Gerald is known for being competitive in class. His teachers

praise him for being hardworking and punctual in passing
school requirements. Also, his classmates admire him for
excellently finish his task with great accuracy. Based on Big 5
Model of Personality, he is mostly high on what trait?
A. Extraversion
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B. Conscientiousness

C. Agreeableness

D. Openness to change

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Gerald is known for being competitive in class. His teachers

praise him for being hardworking and punctual in passing
school requirements. Also, his classmates admire him for
excellently finish his task with great accuracy. Based on Big 5
Model of Personality, he is mostly high on what trait?
A. Extraversion
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B. Conscientiousness
C. Agreeableness

D. Openness to change

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Norman is a vlogger. In every place he visits, people likes him

for he is sociable and easy to go along with. He greet all of his
acquaintances that he recognizes everywhere he goes.. This
characteristic of Norman shows that he has high ___.

A. Agreeableness
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B. Extraversion

C. Conscientiousness

D. Openness

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Norman is a vlogger. In every place he visits, people like him for

he is sociable and easy to go along with. He greet all of his
acquaintances that he recognizes everywhere he goes.. This
characteristic of Norman shows that he has high ___.

A. Agreeableness
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B. Extraversion
C. Conscientiousness

D. Openness

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You have two good friend since high school named Sarah and
Leah. There is new milk tea house near on your school. Thus,
Sarah invites you to the new milk tea shop while Leah refuse to
go for she doesn’t want to waste her money to products she
never tried before. Based on the character depicts by your
friends, which is most likely to have a low score and high score
to Openness according to the Five Factor Model of
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Personality?

a. Sarah is high scored while Leah is low scored.

b. Sarah is low scored while Leah is high scored.

c. Both girls can be low scored to Openness.

M d. The situation doesn’t represent the Openness to Experience .

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You have two good friend since high school named Sarah and
Leah. There is new milk tea house near on your school. Thus,
Sarah invites you to the new milk tea shop while Leah refuse to
go for she doesn’t want to waste her money to products she
never tried before. Based on the characters depict by your
friends, which is most likely to have a low score and high score
to Openness according to the Five Factor Model of
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Personality?

a. Sarah is high scored while Leah is low scored.

b. Sarah is low scored while Leah is high scored.

c. Both girls can be low scored to Openness.

M d. The situation doesn’t represent the Openness to Experience .

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According to Mc Crae and Costa’s Big 5 Model of

Personality, a person who is worried, self-conscious, and
emotional most likely high on _____?

A. Extraversion
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B. Conscientiousness

C. Agreeableness

D. Neuroticism

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According to Mc Crae and Costa’s Big 5 Model of

Personality, a person who is worried, self-conscious, and
emotional most likely high on _____?

A. Extraversion
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B. Conscientiousness

C. Agreeableness

D. Neuroticism

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Marie is described by her classmates as soft-hearted,

lenient and trusting .She is most likely high on what trait
of McCrae and Costa?

A. Extraversion
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B. Conscientiousness

C. Agreeableness

D. Neuroticsm

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Marie is described by her classmates as soft-hearted,

lenient and trusting .She is most likely high on what trait
of McCrae and Costa?

A. Extraversion
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B. Conscientiousness

C. Agreeableness
D. Neuroticism

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Self-concept
• Self-concept is generally thought of as an individual perceptions of our behavior,
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abilities, and unique characteristics—a mental picture of who you are as a person.

https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-self-concept-2795865

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Compiled by:
Ms. LHESLEY ANNE L.
BULANIER

lhesleyanne.bulanier@g.batstate-u.edu.ph
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THANK YOU
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