UNDERSTANDING THE

SELF

PRESENTED BY: JAEL A. EBAL

 QUOTE TO PONDER:
Knowing others is intelligence;
Knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength;
Mastering yourself is true power.
-Lao tzu, Tao Te Ching
 THE NATURE OF “SELF”
Self
Self awareness, consciousness, identity, self-esteem,
self-concept, and ego.
The self generally is the distinct identity which is a
summation of the experiences of an individual.
The self is related to the awareness and consciousness
of a rational being.
 PROCESS OF DISCOVERING
THE SELF
“IDENTITY”, “CORE BEING”
Surge of Hormonal Imbalance
Search for our True Identity
- A process of learning, re-learning, and unlearning
the lessons that we acquire from the teachings of
life.
 THE JOHARI WINDOW:
GETTING TO KNOW “THE SELF”
 Joseph Luft and
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 THE JOHARI WINDOW:
GETTING TO KNOW “THE SELF”
Four Quadrants:

The Arena
These are the traits or descriptions
that one sees in the “self” similar to
that perceived by the significant
others. This is also known as the
“public self”.
= KNOWN BY OTHERS and KNOWN BY YOU
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GETTING TO KNOW “THE SELF”
Facade
These are the traits that are known to the
“self” but not to the significant others. Also
known as ‘hidden’ quadrant as it covers
those that we desire not to expose to
others.
=UNKNOWN TO OTHERS but KNOWN BY
YOU.
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GETTING TO KNOW “THE SELF”

Blind Spot
Traits that the subject is unaware of
but the significant others are claim to
be possessed by the subject.
“down to earth, soft-spoken”
= KNOWN BY OTHERS but UNKNOWN TO
YOU
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GETTING TO KNOW “THE SELF”
Unknown
This quadrant covers traits that both parties
do not recognize and consider as comprising
the subjects traits. This is a mystery that waits
to unfold in the proper time.
There is still much that needs to be discovered
in the individual ‘self’ as we go through the
process of discovering our unique identity.
=UNKNOWN BY OTHERS AND UNKNOWN BY
YOU.