Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION UNDERSTANDING THE SELF Preliminaries Course Title Understanding the Self No. of Units units 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. ‘The directive to Know Oneself has inspired countiess and varied ways to comply. Among the questions that everyone has had to grapple with at one time or other is "Who am 1?” At no other period is this question asked more urgently than in adolescence— traditionally believed to be a time of vulnerability and great possibilities. Issues of self and identity are among the most critical for the young. 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 academic— contextualizing matters discussed in the classroom and in the everyday experiences of students—making for better learning, generating a new appreciation for the {earning process, and developing a more critical and reflective attitude while enabling them to manage and improve their selves to attain a better quality of life. The course is divided into three major parts: The first part seeks to understand the construct of the self from various disciplinal perspectives: philosophy, sociology. anthropology, and psychology—as well as the more traditional division between the East and Page 1 of 2 Understanding the SeifWest—each seeking to provide answers to the difficult but essential question of “What is the self?" And raising, among others, the question: “Is there even such a construct as the self?" The second part explores some of the various aspects that make up the self, such as the biological and material up to and including the more recent Digital Self. The third and final part identifies three areas of concern for young students: learning, goal setting, and managing stress. It also provides for the more practical application of the concepts discussed in this course and enabies them the hands-on experience of developing self-help plans for self-regulated learning, goal setting, and self care. This course includes the mandatory topics on Family Planning and Population Education Learning Outcomes At the end of the course, the students will be able to. The Self From Various Perspectives 1. Discuss the different representations and conceptualizatians of the self from various disciplinal perspectives 2. Compare and contrast how the self has been represented across different disciplines and perspectives 3. Examine the different influences, factors, and forces that shape the self 4 Demonstrate enical and refiective thought in analyzing the development of one’s self and identity by developing a theory of the sel Unpacking The Self Explore the different aspects of self and identity Demonstrate critical, reflective thought in integrating the various aspects of self and identity Identify the different forces and institutions that impact the development of various aspects of self and identity Examine one’s self against the different aspects of self discussed in class exon Managing and Caring For The Self 9. Understand the theoretical underpinnings for how to manage and care for different aspects of the self 10. Acquire and hone new skills and learnings for bettet managing of one's self and behaviors 11. Apply these new skills to one’s self and functioning for a better quality of life Number of Hours: 3 hours every week for 18 weeks or 54 hours in a semester Page 2 of 2 Understanding the SeifUNDERSTANDING THE SELF Learning Plan Learning Outcome Topic Resources Methodology ‘Assessment | Introduction to Course Class Activity: Getting to know me and you fundamental questions | \ Class Discussion: Raising | regarding the self | Surfacing students’ beliefs and concerns regarding the self Discussion of the mechanics of the course Introducing the requirements and integrative final paper 1. The Self From | The Self From The Self From Various Various Various Perspectives Perspectives Perspectives Bandura, A. (1999). Social +Group write-up of a. Discuss the a. Philosophy Cogritive Theory of + Lecture quickie survey different + Socrates, Plato | Personality. In Pervin and results representations and and Augustine to | John (eds) Handbook of |__| + Group discussions centering conceptualizations of | Descartes, Locke, | Personality Theory and —_| on similarties/differences of « Individual the self from various Hume, Kant, Research. 2 ed, Guilford | self representations and submission of isciplinat _Freud, Ryle, Press 134 - 194 conceptualizations and the _| essay on self: How Page t of 11 Understanding the Selfperspectives b. Examine the different influences, factors and forces that shape the self ¢. Compare and contrast how the self has been represented across the different disciplines and perspectives, 4. Demonstrate critical and reflective thought in analyzing the development of one's Churehland and Merleau-Ponty - all try to answer the question Who are you? b. Sociology + The selfasa product of modern society among other constructions + Mead and the social self © Anthropology + The Self and Chafee, J. (2013) Who are you? Consciousness, \dentity and the Self. In the Philosopher's Way: Thinking Critically about Profound Ideas, Pearson. 106 - 169 Csordas, T. (1999). Self and Person. In bode (ed). Psychological Anthropology. Praeger. 331 = 350 Geertz, C. (1973). The Impact of the Concent af Culture and the Concept of various identified influences [dol understand my self? What led up to this self? + Class project (quickie survey): How is self understood? + Glass discussions and processing of survey results ‘once data have been written | up (see assessment) Group Discussion: How is my self and identity by | person in Man. 33-54 and Person, | self shaped and influenced by developing a theory of | contemporary Time and Conduct in Bali, | culture? (May be discussed at | Points will be given the self anthropology 360 ~ 411. In The either or both the regional’ | for group Interpretation of Culture. | national levels) presentation + The self Basic Books, embedded in culture Harter, S. (1996). d. Psychology Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues +The Self as a Involving the Self Concept. Cognitive In Bracken (ed) Handbook Construction: of Self Concept ~ william James | Developmental, Social and Page 2 of 1 Understanding the Setandthe Me-Self, | Clinical Considerations. Short paper on Self John Wiley & Sons Inc. 1 ~ Reallideal Self and - Globai vs. 37 a discussion! differentiated assessment of any models Johnson, T. (1985) The differences ~ Real and Ideal —_| Western Concept of Self. self concepts In Marsella (ed) Culture - Multiple vs Unified | and Self: Asian and selves Western Perspectives. - True vs False _| Tavistock Publications. 91- selves 138 +The Self as Lanuza, G. (2004). The Proactive and Constitution of the Self. In| Toto ba? A Discussion: !s the Agentic David, R. (ed) Nation, Self | Philippines really a collectivist and Citizenship: An society? Give examples and if e. The Self in invitation to Philippine true, how does this Western and Sociology. Anvil shapelimpact our idea of Self? Oriental/Eastern | Publishing Thought Mead, GH (1972) Mind, + Individualistic vs | Self and Society from the Collective self ‘Standpoint of a Social Behaviorist. The University | of Chicago Press + The Social Construction of the | Triandis (1989). The self Seif in Western and social behaviour in | thought differing cultural contexts, Psychol, Rev. 96.3.506- | +The Self as 520 Sj Page 3of 11 Understanding the Self‘embedded in Wei-Ming, T. (1985). relationships and _| Selfhood and Othemess in through spiritual | Confucian Thought. In development in Marsella (ed). Culture and Confucian thought _| Self: Asian and Western Perspectives. Tavistock Publications, 231 - 251 Three things | learned about myself from this topic 2. Unpacking The | Unpacking The Unpacking The Self Self Self a. Explore the a. THE PHYSICAL different aspects of | SELF. The selfas | Belk (2013). Extended Self « Lecture + Individual self and identity impacted by the in a Digital World. Journal | + Group discussion and constructions of the body of Consumer Research. _| presentation: Who is personal self b. Demonstrate 40. 3, 477 ~ 500 beautiful? Cultural conceptions | illustrating how the critical, reflective + The impact of and standards of beauty of | different aspects thought in integrating | culture on body Demetio, M. (2014) face and body (If ime permits, | are situated relative the vatious aspects of | image and self Beautiful Bodies. Pp 173 - | this may also be given as 2__| to one another and self and identity Esteem: The 488, And Fat and Thin quickie class survey) the importance of importance of Bodies. 189 — 205. In Body | Class may bring pictures of | each relative to the c. Identify the different | beauty Studies: An Introduction. who is beautiful to begin other forces and institutions Routledge discussion that impact the + Psychological Tests development of Demetrio, Fernando & ~ Self esteem scale Page 4 of 11 Understanding the Selfvarious aspects of self and identity 4. Examine one's self against the different aspects of self discussed in class b, SEXUAL SELF + Development of Secondary sex characteristics and the human reproductive system + Discussing the Erogenous Zones + Understanding the Human sexual response The basic biology of sexual behavior Understanding the Chemistry of lust, fove and attachment The Psychological aspect, What turns people on: the phases of sexual response + The diversity of, sexual behavior solitary, heterosexual, Zialeita. (1994). The soul, 95-97. One is not enough. 99-101. The Soul Book. GCF Books. Diokno, MS (1997) Becoming a Filipino Citizen. In Perspectives on Citizenship and Democracy, UP Third World Studies Center. 17 — 38 Dittmer, H. (1992). The Individual Centered Approach: Material Possessions as Parts of the Extended Self Pp. 41- 64 and Possessions as. ‘Symbolic Expressions of ‘identity. Pp. 95-121 in The Social Psychology of Material Possessions: To Have is to Be? St. Martin's Press. Doronilla, ML (1997). An Overview of Filipino Perspectives on Democracy and ~ Body esteem scale + What do men and women find attractive: A class discussion + Tanungin si Dra: Totoo ba? Surfacing commen beliefs and misconceptions regarding the body, sex, and sexuality + What does he want? {according to him/according to her). What does she want? {according to her/according to him): Comparing expectations + Usap tayo: A Discussion on Love, Sex, Relationships, and Family Page 5 of 17 Understanding the Selfhomosexual and bisexual, transsexual + Sexually transmitted diseases (STis) + Methods of Contraception {natural and artificial) co. THE MATERIALIECONO MIC SELF’ +I shop, therefore | ‘Am: | have, therefore | am? + Shaping the way we see ourselves: The role of consumer culture on our sense of self and identity 4d. THE SPIRITUAL Citizenship. In Perspectives on Citizenship and Democracy. UP TWSC. 69 =112 Ellison et. Al, (2006). Managing Impressions online: Seif presentation processes in the online dating environment, Journal of Computer Mediated Communication. 11, 415 — 441. Dol 10.1144, 1083- 61012008 00020x Feldman, R. (2008) Understanding Psychology. 8" ed, McGraw Hill. Module 34; Understanding Human Sexual Response. 369-375; Module 35: Diversity of Sexual behavior. 379-385; Module 36: Sexual Difficulties, 389- 391 + Lecture + Class/group discussion on the role of mass media in shaping purchase behaviors: ‘What makes an ad effective or ineffective? What affects my purchase behavior? +My bag/wallet and me (an unobtrusive measure) Class discussion: Listing of beliefs in spirits and the supernatural prevalent in the area Paper on my most prized possession: What would | save first in any emergency and why? Paper: Me and My Favorite Things (what these are and what they say about me) Interview of informants regarding most common rituals in locale, description, and the functions SELF: The practice they serve of religion: belief in| Fisher, H. (2004). Why We supernatural being | Love: The Nature and and power Chemistry of Romantic Page 6 of 1 Understanding the Self+ The concept of “dungan’ - spirit or soul + Rituals and ceremonies: - The function of rituals ~ Rituals and ceremonies - Religion, Magic and Witcheraft + Finding and creating meaning - Three ways of discovering meaning in life e. THE POLITICAL SELF + Developing a Filipino Identity Values, Traits, Community and Institutional factors + Establishing 2 democratic culture Love. Chapter 3: Chemistry of Love. 51-76; Chapter 4 Web of Love: Lust, Love and Attachment. 77-98. Frankl, V. (1958) Man's Search for Meaning: An Introduction to Logotherapy. Especially Part 2: Basic Concepts of Logotherapy. 149-210. Gibbs et. Al. (2006). Seif Presentation in online personals: The role of anticipated future interactions, self disclosures and perceived success in intemet dating, Communications Research. 33.2.152-172 Gonzales & Hancock (2010), Mirror, Mirror on my FB Wall: Effects of Exposure to FB on self esteem. Cyberpsychology, Behaviour and Social Networking, Doi 10. 1089/cyber 209.0411 Lecture + Group discussion: Who is the Filipino? What makes a Filipino? + AGame: You know you're Filipino iffwhen.... (Inspired by the book of the same title) + Lecture + Group discussion/sharing: My FB experiences + Quickie Survey: Who goes ‘online and why? Personal Essay: Reflections of Franki's ways of discovering meaning Page 7 of 11 Understanding the Selff THE DIGITAL SELF: Self and other in cyberspace +I,me, myself and my user ID online identity + Selective self presentation and impression management + Impact of online Interactions on the self + Boundaries of the self online: private vs public; personal/ individual vs social identity online; gender and sexuality online Haviland, et. al. (2007) Spirituality, Religion and the Supernatural. in the Essence of Anthropology Thomson Wadsworth. 289- 306. Kawada, M. (1996). Bayad sa Dili Naton Kaipon: A Visayan Ritual of Offering to the Spints. In Ushijima & Zayas (eds). Binisaya Nga Kinabuhi (Visayan Life). Visayas Maritime Anthropological Studies. CSSP Publications. 213 - 240, Lugue & De Leon (2001) Textbook on Family Planning. Rex Printing. Magos, A. The Ideological Context of Ma-aram Practice in Marit. In The Enduring Ma-aram Tradition: An ethnography of Kinaray-a Village in ‘Antique. New Day Publishers. 46-62 Page 8 of 11 Understanding the SelfSosis, R. (2070). the Adaptive Value of Religious Ritual. In Angeloni (ad). Annual Editions: Anthropology 10i1. 33% ed. McGraw 133-137, Stein & Stein (2011). Ritual. in the Anthropology of Religion, Magic and Witchcraft. Prentice Hal 71-102 Walther (2007). Selective self presentation in computer mediated communication Hyperpersonal dimensions of technology, tanguage and cognition. Computers in Human Behavior. 23. 2538 -- 2557 Wolfson (2010). The Chemistry and Chimera of Desire http://www. healthline com’ healthy/what-is-desire Zialcita, F_(1997). Barriers Page 9 of 11 Understanding the Selfand Bridges toa Democratic Culture. In Perspectives on Citizenship and Democracy. UP TWSC. 39 -68 ‘3. Managing and Caring for the Self a. Understand the theoretical underpinnings for how ta manage and care for different aspects of the self b. Acquire and hone new skills and leamings for better managing of one’s self and behaviors c. Apply these new skills to one’s seif and functioning for a better quality of life Managing and Caring for the Self 2. Leamning to be a better student + What happens during learning? Brain and behaviour changes + Metacognition and study strategies + Managing your own learning: Self regulated learning b, Setting goals for Success + The importance of goals + Bandura’s Self efficacy, Dweck's J. Duntosky, KA. Rawson, E.J. Marsh, M.J. Nathan, & D.T. Willingham. (2013). Improving Students’ Learning with Effective Learning Techniques Promising Directions from Cognitive and Educational Psychology. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 14(1), 4-58 Doi:10.4177/15291006124 53266 Locke, E. (2002). Setting Goals for Life and Happiness, In Snyder & Lopez (eds.) Handbook of Positive Psychology. Oxford University Press. Managing and Caring for the Self + Guided lecture and how-to. demonstration: Examination of own study strategies and development of more effective study plans and strategies (elf regulated learning program) + Answering the Metacognition Awareness Inventory + The Power of Habit at http: tyr, youtube,comiwatch 2v=4HofTwtPLfo + Guided lecture and how-to demonstration: Examination of goals (short and long term) as well as plans for accomplishing these + Clarifying goals and setting up a plan for the short term (for the semester) + Feedback report ont initial | implementation: what happened, problems encountered, ete + Working of my Bad Habits (paper) + Feedback report on initial implementation of goals Page 10 of 11 Understanding the Self‘Mindset (growth vs fixed) + Locke's goal setting theory c. Taking charge of one’s health + Stressors and responses + Sources of coping and strength + Stress and Filipinos: The social and 299 = 312 Neff, K. (2012). The Science of Self Compassion. In Germer & Siegel (eds). Compassion and Weliness in Psychotherapy. NY. Guilford Press. 79-92. Or hito:/self- compassion,oralthe- research Atticle of Michael Tan at http://pcijorg/stories/stress -and-the-hipinos Urdan (1991) Achievement Goal Theory: Past Results, Future Directions. Advances in Motivation and Achievement. Vol. 10. 99-141 + Answering the Test your Mindset instrument at htto:/fmindsetonline.com/testy ourmindse/step1 pho + Answering the Internal/External Motivation Scale and the Locus of Control Scale at http:www psych unce edulpa gookka/LocusofControl-intro rt + Guided lecture and how-to demonstration: identifying personal stressors and usual coping + Identifying effective and ineffective coping responses *Developing a self care plan + Feedback on cultural dimensions Implementation of stress Zimmerman, B. (2022) * Taking care of the | Becoming Learner: Self- self The need for _| Regulated Overview. self care and Theory into Practice, 41(2), compassion 64-70. Doi:10.1207/5154304211tip | | - 4102 2 Page 11 of 11 Understanding the Sef