Republic of the Philippines

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

College of Social Sciences and Development
Department of Psychology
UNDERSTANDING THE SELF
MID TERM EXAMINATION

Name: DEL ROSARIO, Matt Richmond A. Date:_______________________

Professor: Ma. Jeanette De Guzman Year & Section: BSCE 2-5
I. Directions: Read each statement or question carefully and IDENTIFY the best
answer.

1. He was primarily concerned with how both psychological and social factors affect the
development of individuals. Erik Erikson
2. The self is created and developed through human interaction.
George Herbert Mead
3. There is no self only a bundle of constantly changing perceptions passing through the
theater of our minds. David Hume
4. Is a Latin philosophical proposition by Rene Descartes. Ergo sum
5. A philosopher who defined the soul as the essence of a living being but argued against it
having a separate existence. Aristotle
6. Refers to a person’s sense of who he is, his body and his basic identity, his biological
givenness. It is a person’s basic identity. Biological Self
7. The phrase “Know Thyself” is a motto inscribed on the frontispiece of what temple?
Temple of Apollo at Delphi
8. Is a particular set of ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life.
Philosophy
9. Is considered by the west to be the “Father of Modern Philosophy”. Rene Descartes
10. He believed that people develop self-images through interactions with other people.
Based on the perspective that the self emerges from social interactions, such as
observing and interacting with others, and responding to others’ opinions about oneself.
Charles Horton Cooley
11. It is the seat of all our desires and wants. Id
12. He was a famous neurologist and the creator of psychoanalysis.
Sigmund Freud
13. Is the part of us those functions and is able to discern what is right or wrong. It controls
the ID’s impulses, especially those which society forbids, such as sex and aggression.
Ego
14. According to this philosopher, we humans have both an inner and an outer self which
unify to give us consciousness. Immanuel Kant
15. The self is seen as an illusion, born out of ignorance, of trying to hold and control
things, or human-centeredness needs; thus, the self is also the source of sufferings.
Buddhist Philosophy
16. Asserts that reason and mental perception, rather than physical senses and experience
are the basis of knowledge and self. Rationalism
17. Is the belief that our physical senses are the only source of knowledge. Empiricism
18. He described that humankind is created in the image of likeness of God. St. Augustine
19. According to Plato, it is the driving force of the body, it gives us our identity. Soul
20. Collectivistic culture as the group and social relations that is given more importance
than individual needs and wants. Collectivism
21. Can be seen as a code of ethical conduct of how should properly act according to their
relationship with other people. Ethics
22. Individualistic culture since their focus is on the person. Individualism
23. Is an understanding of who you are as a person. Self-Concept
24. According to this philosopher, the self is not there from birth but is developed overtime
from social experiences and activities. George Herbert Mead
25. Is the theory that self/reality or existence is divided into parts. Dualism
 26. Composed of psychological states and informed decisions; remembering our own state,
how can we combine the new and old ideas with our mind. Memory
27. It is nothing else but a machine that is attached to the mind. Body
28. They argue that the self should not be seen as a static entity that stays constant
through and through. Rather, the self to be seen as something that is unceasing flux, in
a constant struggle with external reality and is malleable in its dealings with society.
Existentialists
29. According to this French Anthropologist, every self has two faces. Marcel Maus
30. It is the scientific study of the mind and behavior. Psychology
31. It is one of those loci of the self that is subject to alteration, change, and development.
Social Self
32. American philosopher and earliest psychologists to study the self and conceptualized
the self of having two aspects. William James
33. The true task of this philosopher is to “know oneself”. Socrates
34. Without the self, one cannot organize the different impressions that one gets in relation
to his own existence. David Hume
35. Collection of moral lessons we have learned from our parents, society and organized
religion. Superego
36. Composed of personal characteristics, social roles, and responsibilities as well as
affiliations that define who one is.
37. Rejects the hierarchy and strictness brought by Confucianism and would prefer a
simple lifestyle and its teachings thus aim to describe how to attain life. Taoism
38. They argue for a merged view of the person and their social context where the
boundaries of one cannot easily be separated from the boundaries of the other.
Social Constructions
39. Understanding what your motives are when you act is called.
Self-Awareness
40. The 'way of life' of groups of people, meaning the way they do things. It is seen in
people's writing, religion, music, clothes, cooking and in what they do. Culture

II. Enumeration.

a) Plato believed that the SOUL has three (3) parts.

41. RATIONAL
42. SPIRITUAL
43. APPETITIVE

b) Sigmund Freud’s PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES

44. ORAL STAGE
45. ANAL STAGE
46. PHALLIC STAGE
47. LATENCY STAGE
48. GENITAL STAGE

c) Socrates believed that the SELF exists in two (2) parts.

49. BODY
50. SOUL

d) William James divided a person’s mental picture of self into two (2) categories.
51. I (SELF AS KNOWN)
52. ME (SELF AS KNOWN)
III. Complete the table.

FIVE (5) PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT (Sigmund Freud)

STAGE EROGENOUS ZONE

53. Oral Stage 54. Mouth

55. Anal Stage 56. Anus

57. Phallic Stage 58. Genitals

59. Latency Stage 60. Dormant sexual feelings

61. Genital Stage 62. Genitals

IV. ESSAY (at least 3 paragraphs, 30 points)

Envision your “Future Self.” Who would you be:

1. Five years from now
2. Ten years from now
3. Twenty years from now

ANALYSIS
1. Who are you or what would you become in (a. five years b. ten years c. twenty
years)
2. What are your motivations for your envisioned self:
3. Outline your plans on how you will make your envisioned self into reality.

Hello Matt, I hope you are doing okay five years from now. I hope you are doing
well with your mom and your small business. I see that you found someone to share
your feelings with. I find that going to the gym is a part of your daily routine and you
are done with your studies and is now a graduate of Civil Engineering.

Your mom is the reason why you do this, her constant asking, talking and even
her worries to you is what drives you to climb even higher heights that you did not
know you can do. See to it that your 4 failed subjects are a motivation to be better in
your other subjects.

Study harder and see to it that your past mistakes are gone. Understand what
your professors are teaching you. Always start ahead for your next lessons, teach
yourself early to be ahead. Check for your own well-being so that you may see what
struggles you have in ;life.
---good luck!---