Chapter 3
SELF-AWARENESS
AND FILIPINO VALUES
Jhena M. Palamara
BEEd Student
Introduction
• Your personality reacts from your surroundings which leads you to
attaining positive or negative success.
• Within you is your Inner-self which is the part of you which is hidden
that blows when you are in the midst of stressful situations or loss to save
you).
• The key of your self is awareness.
• Your inner-self is subtler, it can easily overpowered by personality, so do
not underestimate your personality.
Nature of Self and Self-Awareness
• Birch (1997) – one of the crucial processes in the early years of the child’s
life is the development of sense of self.
• Gardner (1982) – there are a number of factors that the children should
know:
Be aware of their own body
Be able to refer to themselves appropriately through language
and be able to distinguish descriptions which apply to self and
which do not
Be aware of their own personal history, experiences that they
have had, skills and abilities acquired, their own needs and
wishes.
Nature of Self and Self-Awareness
• Birch (1997) – one of the crucial processes in the early years of the child’s life is the
development of sense of self.
• Gardner (1982) – there are a number of factors that the children should know:
Be aware of their own body
Be able to refer to themselves appropriately through language
and be able to distinguish descriptions which apply to self and
which do not
Be aware of their own personal history, experiences that they
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attitudes and perspectives of others. Self-esteem is the part of self-concept
in which we judge our own competence in comparison to others.
Emotional and Self-Awareness
• It is the ability to take on our emotions and their affects on us. This means that we are
aware on how we react to the environment factors and how our emotions affect our
performance.
• Competencies
Aware of in emotional self-awareness:
his own feelings
Knows why feelings occur
Understands implications of our emotions
Pays attention to the physical signs that are aroused in stressful
situations
Knows his own strengths and weaknesses and understanding his
own emotions and impact of his behaviours on others in diverse
situations.
Accurate Self-Assessment
• It is the ability to know our inner resources, abilities and limits and strengths and
weaknesses.
• Competencies for accurate self-assessment:
Have a sense of humor about him or herself
Be aware of own strengths and weaknesses
Be open to feedback
Self Confidence
• It is the belief in your own self, your capability to accomplish the task.
• We can improve our selves if we accept feedback positively
The Meaning of Man as a Person
• Personalism is the study of man as a person.
• Man as a Person means that a man is unique, a who, a subject, and a self, man is never
alone in his existence in the world; man has that indelible trademark of his “being-with
existence” in the world
Being- with Existence VS Being-for Existence
Being- with Existence – treating his fellowman as a person
Being- for Existence – not treating his fellowman as a person
Love of God, of Oneself, of Neighbour, and of Country
• Biblical Bases:
Matthew 22:35 – Love the Lord with all your heart, soul and mind.
Love your neighbour as you love yourself.
Romans 1:19 – Because what we known of God manifest in them, for God ha shown it
to them.
The Self
• To understand selfhood is to conceive it as a personal role that one plays in the general
drama of life.
• In understanding selfhood, there are certain moral obligations that arise. If a person has
a particular life to live then he has a basic responsibility toward that life.
Roles of the Filipino Character
Roots of the Strengths and Weaknesses of the Filipinos
Home environment Religion
Social environment Economic Environment
Culture and language Political Environment
History Media
Educational System Leadership and Role Models
Strengths of the Filipino Character
Pakikipagkapwa-tao
Family Orientation
Joy and Humor
Flexibility, adaptability and
creativity
Hardwork and Industry
Educational System
Faith and Religiosity
Ability to Survive
Weaknesses of the Filipino Character
Extreme Personalism The Fiesta Syndrome
Extreme Family Centeredness Hospitatlity
Lack of Discipline Lack of Discipline
Passivity and Lack of Initiative Passivity and Lack of Initiative
Colonial Mentality Colonial Mentality
Kanya-kanya Syndrome Kanya-kanya Syndrome
Lack of Self-Analysis and Self- Lack of Self-Analysis and Self-
Reflection Reflection
Family Indolence Family Indolence
Manana Habit Manana Habit
