SELF DESCRIPTION – Is the way in which you When well-being and life satisfaction are

describe or talk about yourself to the world. present, happiness naturally flow.
SELF PERCEPTION – An awareness of the HUMAN BEINGS – are naturally inclined to
characteristics that constitute one’s self; self- assess their life, reflect on the choice they have
knowledge. made, evaluate the consequences of such
MATERIALISM – is a value that represents the choice, and learn lessons from various
individual’s perspective regarding the role experiences.
possessions should play in a person’s life HAPPINESS – generally regarded as the
MATERIALISTIC TRAITS emotional result of life satisfaction. Can be
 Possessiveness- control or ownership of subjective and temporal while life satisfaction is
possessions more encompassing.
 Nongenerosity - unwillingness to share RELIGIOSITY – is communal in nature.
 Envy- feelings of hatred or dislike at SPIRITUALLY – is individual in nature.
another person’s superiority AFIINITY – highlights the emotional connection
WEALTH – It leads to your social status and how with nature, anchored on positive affective
seriously and respectfully people treat you. experiences and authentic love for nature.
A MAN SELF – is the sum total of all that can ECOPSYCHOLOGY – based on a transpersonal
call his, not only his body and his psychic and philosophical relationship with nature,
powers, but his clothes and his house, his wife highlighting beliefs and practices that promote
and children, his ancestors and friends, his and enhance ecological, personal, and
reputation and works, his lands, and yacht and community sustainability.
bank- account. BILL OF RIGHT – A statement and listing of an
EXTENDED SELF – Cannot differentiate between individual’s rights and privileges which the
me and mine. fundamental law of the land is designed to
Product or a thing becomes a part of personal safeguard against violations of the government
well- being and it gets attached to emotions, or by an individual or group of individuals.
sentiments, later becoming the part of one’s RIGHT OF ASSOCIATION – It means the
personality. freedom of any Filipino citizen to organize and
RELIGION – is a unified of beliefs and practices join any society or group as long as its goals and
concerned with sacred things. activities are not contrary to existing laws of the
RITUAL – Convey information about the culture land.
of the participants and, hence, the participants NATURAL RIGHT – These are the rights inherent
themselves. to man and given to him by God as a human
EXPERIENTIAL VALUES – These are expressed being. Examples of these rights are the right to
when you interact in a meaningful way with live, love and be happy.
others family, friend, those in need. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT – These are the rights
ATTITUDE VALUES – Speak of the potential we guaranteed under the fundamental charter of
have to make meaningful attitudinal choices in the country.
situations involving suffering and adversity. STATUTORY RIGHT – These are the rights
JUDAISIM – got several belief systems like provided by the law- making body of a country
sacred narratives, ultimate reality and divine or by law, such as the right to receive a
beings, human nature and the purpose of minimum wage and the right to preliminary
existence, suffering and problems of the evil investigation.
and after life and salvation. CIVIL RIGHT – These are the rights specified
BUDDHISM – religion which is based on the under the Bill of Rights, such as the freedom of
teachings and lessons by Siddhartha Gautama. speech, right to information. They are the rights
HINDUISM – is defined as the oldest living enjoyed by an individual by virtue of his
religion with no founder as such. citizenship in a shape or community.
JESUS – He is considered fully divine, son of the HOSPITABLE – This is one of the most popular
God, the messiah in the old testament of the qualities of Filipinos. Foreigners who have gone
bible. to the Philippines find themselves falling in love
VIKTOR FRANKL – He is the contributor of the for this trait of Filipino.
Triangle Meaning of Life. RESPECTFUL – This is often observed not just
WELL BEING – is being intrinsic in nature, is an from the younger people but also from older
inner, personal construct, associated with self- ones.
esteem, and self-understanding. It is how good HARD WORKING – They are willing to work
one feels about himself/herself. several times to almost whole day just to feed
LIFE SATISFACTION – is also intrinsic but in this their families.
case, it is the general attitude towards life.
FILIPINOS – one of the best traits in the world SOCIAL FACILITATION – Can be defined as ‘an
which you must know. improvement in performance produced by the
mere presence of others.
FLEXIBLE, ADAPTABLE & CREATIVE – Filipinos CONFORMITY – a type of social influence
have a great capacity to adjust and to involving a change in belief or behavior in order
circumstances and the surrounding to fit in with a group?
environment, both physical and social. SOCIAL ROLE – the parts people play as
CAMARADIE (PAKIKIASAMA OR KAPWA TAO) – members of a social group?
is present only among close friend and relatives. ATTITUDE – a functional state of readiness
HARD WIRED – is an automatic, built- in part of which determines the organism to react in a
our behavior. characteristics way to certain stimuli or stimulus
REGULAR EXERCISE – It is good for your physical situations.
and emotional health STEREOTYPE – Have been defined as a false
MEDITATION – It has wide variety of health classificatory concept to which as a rule a strong
benefits, and stress reduction is one of the big emotional feeling tone of likes or dislikes,
ones. approval or disapproval is attached.
DUE PROCESS – Is a law that hears before it Thompson’s (1995), Giddens’ (1991), and Hall’s
condemns. (1992, 1996) concepts of selfformation, self-
 Means that no person shall be deprived of identity, and identification respectively
his life, liberty or property unless due proposed the concept of
process is observed. selfcreation/presentation.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH (SEC. 4, ARTICLE III) – No TYPES OF SELF PRESENTATION
law shall be passed abridging the freedom of • AUTHENTIC - Goal is to create an image
speech, of expression, or of press, or the right consistent with the way we view ourselves.
of the people to peaceably assemble and • IDEAL - Goal is to establish an image
petition the government for redress of consistent with what we wish were.
grievances. • TACTICAL - Goal is to establish a public image
RIGHT OF ASSEMBLY – It is the right on the part consistent with what the others want or expect
of the citizens to congregate peacefully in a us to be.
public meeting to discuss issues and matters of ONLINE IDENTITY – sum of your characteristics
interest to them. and interactions.
FREEDOM OF RELIGION – It refers to the right DEMATERIALIZATION – Things are disappearing
of a person to worship God in his own way and before our eyes- our information,
practice his religious beliefs without any communications, photos, videos, music,
interference from the government, anybody or messages, words, are now largely invisible and
group. immaterial composed of electronic-stored in a
RIGHTS OF A PERSON UNDER CUSTODIAL digital storage device in location we will never
INVESTIGATION (MIRANDA RIGHTS) – The right know.
states that any person under investigation for RE-EMBODIMENT – This is the “breakout if the
the commission of an offense shall have the visual” online, leading to a new “construction”
right to be informed of his right to remain silent and definition of self in the virtual world where
and to have a competent and independent online games, webpages, photo, and video
counsel preferably of his own choice. sharing sites are possible.
DIALECT BEHAVIOR THERAPY – combines SHARING – Uploading, downloading and
cognitive and behavioral therapy, incorporating sharing, etc. provides free access of information
methodologies from various practices including through web surfing.
Eastern mindfulness techniques that until we CO-CONSTRUCTION OF SELF – Digital
begin to understand the functions of emotions involvement in social in nature, social
PERSON PERCEPTION – It is an element of social interactions which help in constructing our
psychology concerning how we process individual and joint extended sense of self as
information about people. the new version of Cooley’s “Looking Glass Self
INTERACTIONS – refers to the communication Theory” known as the collaborative self.
of thoughts and feelings between individuals. DISTRIBUTED MEMORY – The identity is not to
RELATIONSHIPS – way in which two or more be found in behavior nor in the reactions of
concepts, objects, or people are connected, or others, but in the capacity to keep a particular
the state of being connected. narrative going, done by continually integrating
SOCIAL NORMS – unwritten rules about how to events in the outside world into our ongoing
behave? story about the self.
 Photos posted in the online world may not The whole point of Web 2.0 and most digital
be accurate in giving memories of the past devices is to facilitate access and
since the photos, blogs, etc. may just be communication
selected representation of happy times, Kozinets and Kedzior – call this process of
hence may not be sufficient to tell our virtual place creation “re-worlding,” meaning
stories. taking us out of the constraints of our physical
Setting boundaries to your Online Self space and providing us with new abilities: “The
• Stick to safer sites. ability to remodel the virtual environment
• Guard your passwords extends the identity project far beyond the
• Be choosy about your online friends. body.
• Remember that anything you put online or Marwick (2013) – while the terms “sex,”
post on a site is there forever, even if you try to “gender,” and “sexuality” are often thought of
delete it. as synonymous, they are actually quite distinct.
• Limit what you share The differences between the common
• Don’t be mean or embarrass other people understandings of these terms and how
Online. researchers think about them yield key insights
Belk (2013) – the sharing of information about about the social functioning of gender.
self through online facilitated by the SEXUALITY – Sexuality is an individual
disinhibiting and confessional effects means expression and understanding of desire. While
that it is now far easier to present ourselves in like gender, this is often viewed as binary
ways that would have been awkward at best in (homosexual or heterosexual)
pre-digital times. Theorist Judith Butler (1990) – conceptualized
 It would be considered rude, crass, or naive gender as a performance. She explained that
to introduce ourselves to someone at a popular understandings of gender and sexuality
social gathering by telling them about our came to be through discourse and social
house, the kind of car we drive, and our processes.
stock portfolio.  She argued that gender was performative,
Madden and Smith – report that 57% of in that it is produced through millions of
American adults admit online “ego searching” individual actions, rather than something
for information about themselves—more than that comes naturally to men and women.
search for information about past (46%) or Dr. Pascale Michelon (2008) – was believed
present (38%) friends. that as we aged, the connections in the brain
We want to meet the expectation of others : became fixed, and then simply faded.
research shows over 50% of women would edit PLASTICITY – Each and every time we learn
their social media photos to look better and something new our brain forms new
meet the expectations that the media and connections and neurons and makes existing
magazines have set neural pathways stronger or weaker.
We want to boost our self-esteem: people
upload photos and statuses online that they feel
will receive ‘likes’ and positive feedback in
which ultimately helps their egos.
To feel a sense of belonging: Some of us want
to fit in with the crowd and upload things that
are ‘down with the trend’ - for instance, who
notices the amount of people posting pictures
of their food increasing? It didn’t come from
nowhere.
Bigger sense of freedom: Unlike real life, digital PLANNING PHASE – students learn to more
platforms allow us to express ourselves in any accurately assess their academic situation and
way we want to without anyone there to choose strategies that best address a specific
physically judge us. learning challenge. They also set achievable
Striving to be our ideal selves: Digital Apps, short- and long-term goals.
such as Facetune, that allow us to improve our PRACTICE PHASE – learners implement the
appearances on photos helps consumers to selected strategies and make ongoing
express as their ‘ideal’ self-online and inevitably adjustments to their plan as they self-monitor
feel better about themselves. their progress.
JOINT IDENTITY – is also found in open source EVALUATION PHASE – students evaluate the
software collaborations like Linux. effectiveness of each strategy in helping them
achieve their goals.
GOAL SETTING – a powerful process for unstoppable. Giving up is not part of their
thinking about your ideal future, and for vocabulary, they have a goal and won't stop
motivating yourself to turn your vision of this until they arrive.
future into reality. Massively Inspired By Others
 The process of setting goals helps you  Those with a growth mindset love to see
choose where you want to go in life. others reach the echelons of success.
METACOGNITION – “cognition about cognition”
SMART GOALS or “thinking about thinking”
S – Specific (or Significant)  Viewed as an ongoing process that involves
M – Measurable (or Meaningful) reflection and action.
A – Attainable (or Action-Oriented) METACOGNITIVE THINKERS – change both their
R – Relevant (or Rewarding) understandings and their strategies.
T – Time-bound (or Trackable) Wirth states that “metacognition requires
MINDSET – refers to implicit theories that students both to understand how they are
individuals hold regarding the nature of learning and to develop the ability to make
intelligent behavior. plans, to monitor progress and to make
 To the degree that individuals attribute adjustments”
intelligence to fixed traits, they hold a METACOGNITION KNOWLWEDGE OR
“fixed” theory of intelligence (that is, a fixed METACOGNITION AWARENESS – is what
mindset) individuals know about themselves and others
FIXED MINDSET – believe that their qualities as cognitive processes, knowledge that can be
(such as intelligence and other personality used to control cognitive processes.
traits) are “set in stone”– how God made you is Metacognitive Knowledge into 3 categories:
basically who you are.  Knowledge of Person variables – refers to
GROWTH MINDSET – believe that effort or general knowledge about how human
training can change one’s qualities and traits. beings learn and process information, as
Create a new compelling belief – by believing well as individual’s knowledge of one’s own
your talents and skills can be honed by applying learning processes.
oneself.  Knowledge of Person variables – refers to
 It is your consistent effort and enjoyment of general knowledge about how human
one's chosen path in life that illuminates the beings learn and process information, as
road to mastery. well as individual’s knowledge of one’s own
View Failure in a Different Light learning processes.
 Failure – is the time to apply extra effort to  Knowledge of Strategy variables – include
significantly improve your results. knowledge about both cognitive and
 Is what you do and understanding what you metacognitive strategies, as well as
can learn from it. conditional knowledge about when and
Sky Rocket Your Self-Awareness where it is appropriate to use such
 Become acutely aware of your many gifts strategies.
and talents. Fully comprehend your key Metacognitive Experiences involve the use of
strengths and weaknesses. Metacognitive Strategies or Metacognitive
Become a Curious Learner Regulation (Brown, 1987)
 Decide today, to continually focus on Metacognitive regulation – is the regulation of
learning and growing. Begin by asking more cognition and learning experiences through a
questions and being more curious about set of activities that help people control their
everyone you meet, the journey they have learning.
been on and what they can teach you. Metacognition or the ability to control one’s
Challenges Are Your New Best Friend cognitive processes (self-regulation) has been
 It is all about learning and taking positive linked to intelligence (Borokowski et al., 1987,
action time and time again. No matter how Brown, 1987, Sternberg, 1984, 1986).
far they fall, they continue to get back up to Sternberg – Metacomponents are responsible
begin playing the game once more. for “figuring out how to do a particular task or
Love Takes You to The Top set of tasks, and then making sure that the task
 Those with a growth mindset whom or set of tasks are done correctly” (Sternberg,
naturally love what they do, rise to the top 1986).
more organically. Flavell (1979) offered a model of
Tenacity That Ignites Metacognition with four components.
 The tenacity forms part of their character • Metacognitive knowledge
and is an essential ingredient in becoming • Metacognitive experience
 • Goals (tasks)
• Actions (strategies)
Metacognitive experience – is the conscious
consideration of intellectual experiences that
accompany any success or failure in learning.
Metacognitive goals or tasks of metacognition
– are the actual objectives of cognitive
endeavour, such as reading and comprehension
of a passage.
Metacognitive actions or strategies – refer to
the utilization of specific techniques that may
assist in understanding.
Metamemory involves two processes, the first
process monitors progress as an individual
learns and the second makes changes and
adopts various strategies.

T 1. Effective self-perception. It is being able to change