ACTIVITY 1:
Self-Concept Inventory
Take a look at your own self-concept and answer the following self-
concept inventory in.
Give yourself a rating using the scale: 0 = very weak; 1 = weak; 2 =
somewhat weak or
Somewhat strong; 3 = strong; 4 = very strong
___2__1. I have strong sex appeal.
___3__2. I am proud of my physical figure.
___3__3. I am physically attractive and beautiful/handsome.
___3__4. I exude with charm and poise.
___2__5. I am easy to get along with.
___4__6. I can adjust to different people and different situations.
___3__7. I am approachable; other people are at ease and
comfortable with me.
___3__8. I am lovable and easy to love.
___3__9. I am a fast learner, can understand with one instruction.
___3__10. I am intelligent.
___4__11. I have special talents and abilities.
___3__12. I can easily analyze situations and make right judgments.
___3__13. I can be trusted in any transaction.
___3__14. I have a clean conscience and carry no guilty feeling.
___4__15. I have integrity and good reputation.
___3__16. My friends and classmates can look up to me as a model
worth emulating.
___3__17. I can express my ideas without difficulty.
___3__18. I talk in a persuasive manner that I can easily get people
accept what I say
How do you perceive yourself?
___3__19. I can express my ideas in writing without difficulty.
___4__20. I am a good listener. Look at the results of your self-concept inventory and answer the following
___2__21. I am emotionally stable and not easily rattled when faced questions (you can use the back of this paper).
with trouble.
___3__22. I am logical and rational in my outlook and decisions. 1. In what areas do you consider yourself strong (with score 14-16)
___3__23. I feel and act with confidence. somewhat weak (score of 10-13) and very weak (below 10).
___3__24. I am a mature person.
I consider myself strong in Human Relations and Physical Appeal
I consider myself somewhat weak in Intelligence, Character,
Communications and Maturity.
Scoring: Write your score opposite each number and get the sub total
2. Are there qualities you consider as your weakness, but other people 4. To what extent does it reflect your real self?
consider as your strength? What are these? Check with a partner.
Example: A lady can say “I`m ugly” yet other consider her very charming. It reflects on my real-self because it’s not just how I think of myself
Or conversely, one can have the illusion of saying “I am very intelligent or but it’s what others think too. It shows on my performances and of how I
competent” when most of his ideas sound unreasonable or illogical to practiced hard for it. Until now, I am trying to improve myself for better
most of the people. There is indeed a big difference between what you see results.
in yourself (real self-image) and what is projected in
the eyes of the others (your social image).
Other people say that I become ugly because of my acnes. Some
people tease me because of my acnes and some people look at my face
and I can see that they are disgusted. But for me I am pretty, with and
without acnes. It’s just acnes and it can be treated. For me, being pretty is
not just about having a clear skin, a fair skin, pretty eyes and red lips. Being
pretty is also about how you love and respect yourself, how you accept
yourself and for being yourself full of confidence.
3. How realistic is your self- image? MODULE 1: Assessment (10 points)
Circle the letter that corresponds to you answer.
My self-image is talented for the reason that I can dance and sing. At 1. How do adolescents form their identities, according to Erikson?
all times I dance especially to K-pop and Hip-hop songs. I also know how to
A) Through the influence of their parents
draw and do calligraphy which is useful for my academic performances. I
also know how to play ukulele and sometimes I make my own songs just B) By modifying and synthesizing earlier identifications
for fun. My self-image is realistic because some people praise me for that C) Passively
and they are supportive. People believe in me, that’s why I believe in D) By modeling themselves after other people
myself too even if there are a lot of people much better and much talented 2. According to Erikson, identity forms as young people solve the
than me. major issue of
A) All of these
B) choosing an occupation.
C) developing a satisfying sexual identity. 8. Which of the following statements best describes the difference
D) adopting values to live by. between the
3. Ever since she was a toddler, Natalie has wanted to be a lawyer moratorium and foreclosure stages?
and join her parents in A) Those at the foreclosure stage commit to an identity without
their law practice. She accepts her parents' values, as well as their considering other
religious and political options, those at the Moratorium stage explore possible identities
views without question, saying they are a comfortable future for without
her. Natalie exemplifies committing
which of James Marcia's identity statuses? B) Those at the moratorium stage have found their Identity, those at
A) Identity achievement the foreclosure
B) Moratorium stage have not
C) Foreclosure C) Those at the moratorium stage may one day find their true
D) Identity diffusion identity, those in the
4. The type of changes wherein you started to have consciousness foreclosure stage never will
of your body image D) Young people more commonly in the moratorium stage than the
A) Physical Change foreclosure
B) Physiological Change 9. Jace’s parent have always wanted him to be a doctor. He
C) Psychological Change accepted this preference and
D) None of the above went to a medical school even though he never really thought about
5. The part of personality development where one seems to have no whether he wanted
evidence of to become a doctor
exploration and also does not have a clear identity is A) Identity achievement
A) Identity diffusion B) Moratorium
B) Identity foreclosure C) Foreclosure
C) Moratorium D) Identity diffusion
D) Identity achievement 10. The process of developing from a child into an adult
6. The type of changes wherein a boy’s body produces more A) Maturity
testosterone B) Self-Identity
A) Physical Change C) Commitment
B) Physiological Change D) Adolescence
C) Psychological Change
D) None of the above
7. A period of Identity development during which adolescent is
choosing among meaningful
alternatives
A) Crisis
B) Commitment
C) Identity Achieved
D) Ethnical Identity
