Development of Self Essay

So far, the college experience has made me a changed person. College changed me into a better person on many occasions. I have learned to be more responsible, when it comes down to getting work done. In college you must be responsible. I have also changed my attitude. Moving from high school to college is a big step; if you don’t change your ways for the better then you might not be successful in college. When you reach college then is the time that you become an adult.

There are many experiences that one encounters in his or her lifetime, but only a few of these experiences are significant enough to leave an impact on our lives. It is safe to say that these experiences help shape us to be the person we are today. With these experiences, along with how we are raised, is what leads to our development as an individual; cognitively, emotionally, and spiritually and how we view the world and ourselves. These experiences leave a lasting impression, and we refer back to them when faced with difficult situations. Whether these experiences are good or bad can change the makeup of our identity, and internal perceptions.

It’s ENC 1101, Not knowing what to expect I entered the room with absolute fear, after all it was my first year of college. Although I’ve never been quite fond of English in the past, I’ve always excelled in the subject. I had yet to work for my grade and no English course I had taken proved to be a challenge through my eyes. I am a huge procrastinator, if not one of the biggest when it comes to assignments. I most likely wrote papers the night before or the day of and still managed to average an “A” on all of them. This bad habit led me to believe that I was cheating myself. Throughout my scholastic years I always had the mentality of asking “what could this class possibly teach me that I didn’t already know?” I believed that my writing

Therapeutic use of self involves using one’s personality, body language, active listening that is used to create and maintain a therapeutic relationship with others (Lowe et al., 2007). Establishing trust is also an important aspect of therapeutic use of self, to address the needs and goals of the client, which helps our scope of practice to remain client-centered. Using therapeutic use of self is beneficial for occupational therapists (OT), as it facilitates interaction with the client. It also encourages and allows the therapist to obtain necessary information, and to alleviate fear or anxiety that may take place during treatment session. During Level I Fieldwork at a SNF, I was able to apply these principles during a treatment session for a client diagnosed with dementia that was agitated and non-compliant with the activity. To divert her attention to the activity, and to get her to understand that I was

School age children self concept has to do with ability to do things, personality traits, judgemnet of others an their capabilities and well as relations to others. School age children self esteem may go down with the first few years of schooling and will later go up. Culture and child raising forces can affect the childs esteem

My sense of self started to develop when I was a child and growing up, I was surrounded by a large family and friends while I developed

During middle childhood, children begin to compare their own abilities, achievements, social status, and other attributes by measuring them against other people, especially their peers. This tendency is known as social comparison. In a perfect world, social comparison helps school-age children value themselves and give up the fantasy self-evaluation of young children. Their self-concept becomes more realistic, incorporating them to compare themselves to peers and judgments from the overall society. Some children become conscious of social prejudices they need to overcome. Children also become mindful of gender discriminations. For all children, this growing self-understanding and social awareness does have its wages. Self-criticism and

In retrospect, it was the assignments for this class that made me take into consideration my interests and how I could apply them to my pursuit of a career in science. In my SYKALA, I discussed the Beatles and their music. While conducting research for the assignment I realized that what interested me most about the band is the effect of drugs, especially LSD, on their music production, life philosophy, and psyche in general. Furthermore, the Strong Interest Inventory allowed me to get a better understanding of my interest and how they could be applied to possible careers. For instance, the test showed that I was Investigative, Realistic, and Artistic; therefore I needed a profession where I was conducting research, thinking, and learning;

I have always enjoyed writing, and I believed writing was a subject I was naturally good at. I turned in papers that were still rough drafts, I did not evaluate my sources, nor did I ever take the time to fully understand the prompt. It was not until my first semester of college, in my writing composition course, I realized that I had a lot of work ahead of me to be as good a writer as I thought I was. In the writing course, the students were required to compose several essays using different methods to help progress on the course objectives. The work in this portfolio demonstrates that I have used the methods of synthesis and evaluation of sources to advance my critical thinking skills and develop personal responsibility. Though I have

So now at an older age, we have a conscious self that has difficulty expressing itself with any confidence. If the social aspects of the child’s upbringing suffered similar insults, the emotional maladaptation may be joined by a lack of confidence in the other attributes of a child’s growth. A lack of self-confidence in his/her own abilities may develop and consequently, a poor sense of self-esteem. While this may or may not be accurate, it must not be forgotten that the opposite is just as likely. If the child’s caretakers are able to accommodate a child’s natural abilities and provide appropriate and accurate positive feedback, a healthy understanding of social inferences – social responsibility and social regulation might occur. Barring any relevant negative biological influences, any positive – or negative – acceptance of self may be the likely outcome of this positive upbringing (Craig & Dunn, pp. 234-235).

I once thought of myself as a slow learner. My friends and acquaintances seemed to have knowledge and experiences unknown to me. I now realize I was a sheltered learner. My sensory input was limited. What I saw, read, heard, and even did, was limited to what my parents, teachers, preachers and even my spouse, thought I should experience.

Personally, I do not feel that there was one defining moment in my academic and athletic career that has shaped me into the person I am today. I think that just being able to be a student- athlete was an accomplishment in itself. I think it takes and extremely strong and confidence individual to be a student first and an athlete second. It is defiantly not something that is for everyone, however, I would recommend it to anyone that asked. Throughout my academic and athletic career, it has taught me so much and helped me grow as an individual. For instance, time management, commitment and dedication. I can say with all confidence that without being a student- athlete I would not be the person I am

School, to me and among many peers of my age, is not a distant term. I have spent one-third of my life time sitting in classrooms, every week since I was seven years old. After spending this much time in school, many things and experiences that happened there have left their mark in my memory. Some are small incidences while some have had a great impact on me. However, regardless the degree of significance, things that happened all contributed to shape the person that I am now.

The ability of self-concept in a growing child is also very key in general. Normally children begin to develop a "self-concept," the attributes, abilities, attitudes, and values that they believe will define and build them in general. .At age 3, (between 18 and 30 months), children have developed their Categorical Self, which is the best way of viewing themselves in "this or that" labels (Heckman, 2006). For instance, young children have themselves labeled regarding age "child or adult," gender "boy or girl," characteristics that are physical "short or tall," and value, "good or bad." The labels can explain children's self-concept in very abstract, observable terms. For example, Terry may describe himself this way: "I'm 8. I have white eyes. I'm taller than Mommy. Terry may go on to say, "Today, I'm happy. Can play with Amy." This part of self-concept is very necessary for them in developing and coming up with ways that see the become better children in general.

     The social constructionist perspective holds the view that the self is continuing "shaped and reshaped through interactions with others and involvement in social and cultural activities" (Wetherell & Maybin, 1996, p 220). Social constructionist is concerned with explicating the processes by which people come to describe, explain, or otherwise account for the world (including themselves) in which they live (Gergen, 1971). Thus, the social constructionist approach implies that the self is shaped by social interaction within historical, cultural and social contexts. Social constructionist's apply an analysis of societal level which explain the self through social relations. Conversely, the