Author Carla Krueger once said, “The greatest barrier to self-understanding is our fear of knowing the truth within ourselves, but when we do understand ourselves, we greatly enhance what we are capable of.” I feel as if Miss. Kruger has a very valid point that is entirely pertinent to this essay; understanding one’s self is extremely important if one wishes to reach a stage self-fulfillment. By understanding yourself, you can communicate with others in a more effective and constructive manner. Better communication can then lead to healthier and stronger relationships with friends, family, and coworkers. Throughout our lives, we often look ahead to the future, waiting in perpetual anticipation to see what we will become. Alas, what we …show more content…
They feel around to see what will work for them and try to push back committing to any serious or long-term responsibilities. Identity moratorium is times in the life of teenagers where they try new personas, identities, activities, ways of dressing, etc (Rathus, 2010, p.316-317). In my life I would say I still go through stages of identity moratorium quite often. I find myself trying new ways of dressing constantly. I have begun to settle into a wardrobe that I feel comfortable in and believe I look good in, but I still try new things. For example, I’m perfectly comfortable in the footwear I own, but I still would like to purchase a pair of Doc Martens boots. I think the boots could add some sort of edginess or interesting quirk to my life. I’m aware that a simple pair of shoes can’t do this, but in my mind I still can rationalize the boots as a good purchase. I still want to get an earring as well. I’m not very sold on the idea, but I feel as if I should just try it and see how it looks on me. I think if I try to get it later in life, I’ll look desperate. I just think the identity stage of moratorium fits very well into the teenage years. Society views it as socially acceptable to experiment with who you are as a …show more content…
During this stage teenagers try to fit themselves into social groups that are already present. People in this stage will make decisions swiftly and never think about how those choices will affect them in the long run (Rathus, 2010, p.317).I know that I was certainly within this status at the start of high school. I believed very strongly that I knew who I was, and if any thoughts conflicted with my preconceived image of myself, I would repress them. In this stage I also accepted everything my parents told me as the absolute truth, and I questioned none of their standards for me. I first started to question the decisions I made and the beliefs I formed within this stage during my sophomore year. First and possibly most importantly, I came to terms with being gay. Starting in eighth grade with the onset of puberty (fun times), I realized that I was in no way attracted to females, and was attracted to other males. I was raised in a progressive and loving household, so I never felt the shame often experienced by young people who are gay. I never told anyone how I felt at that time; I simply repressed my emotions. But I first told someone I was gay sophomore year, and it changed my life. I became much happier and felt free of the secret I had held for so long. Since that first time I came out, I have continued to come out, and I am now completely open with my
Erikson theorizes that in such a period, adolescents have certain tasks, one of which is identifying who they are. An individual successfully completes the task by staying true to his or her self, whereas when a person fails that stage, it leads to role confusion; consequently creating a weak sense of self. (Block 2011). The stage also entails a variety of personal challenges and limitations faced as well as a series of needs to be met, including: attention, guidance, independence, stability, and acceptance, among other needs. Meeting an adolescent’s needs is fundamental to their healthy development and personal growth. Nevertheless, adolescence remains as puzzling of a period in time for both the teens experiencing it, as well as for the individuals surrounding them, watching them as they navigate through the trials that adolescence brings them.
A factor that causes important changes in a person’s life is when one experiences the self-realization
I partially agree with Pangloss’s statement because we never know what the future holds for us and we can never predict our fate therefor what happens to you today (now) or what you have is the best you can get or have in your live. For example, considering
1. Discovering the Self – How do we perceive ourselves and our interactions with others?
Believing in one’s self is the first step to achieving greatness which shows its own importance as a result. Emerson demonstrates the importance and effects that believing in one’s self has, as well as how being yourself is more important than being judged. “Is it so bad to be misunderstood? To be great is to be misunderstood” (42). Believing in one’s self is important and being misunderstood is an important part of that.
“Identity Development “ Identity is most simply defined as a person's own sense of self; their personal sense of who they are. Identity development is intrinsically linked with adolescence because, according to John Santrock author of the book entitled Adolescence 15th edition, "...for the first time, physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional development advance to the point at which the individual can sort through and synthesize childhood identities and identifications to construct a viable path toward adult maturity.” We often see the results of this sorting process in behaviors of adolescents such as adopting and shedding different personas, including speech patterns, clothing styles and peer groups. Although these transitions
Self-awareness involves the ability to understand and evaluate your own emotions through reflection, self-comparisons and feedback from others (Steiner, 2014). Self-awareness aims at enhancing self-knowledge, behavioral, and emotional improvements, and accommodating weaknesses (Steiner, 2014). It allows individuals to understand how they think, behave, and respond to situations that they encounter. To achieve this, feedback from other people is required. People who are self-aware are self-driven, resourceful, eager to learn, self-motivated, and problem-solvers. They also portray independence of self-concept (Steiner, 2014). Self-awareness helps an individual to practice effective self-management.
In this essay I will try to explain why visions of the future are so
This can also be seen in Season 1 when Maxxies best friend Anwar refuses to tell his parents about Maxxies sexuality due to their religious beliefs. We see that Maxxie is torn between who he is and whom Anwar wants him to be and this puts the friendship under great strain resulting in Maxxie refusing to turn up to Anwars party. “Gay adolescents who are more conventional in their gender characteristics have the option of passing as straight and many do.” (Op. cit. p. 461) This situation happens a lot in real life but can be the cause of many problems, both for the person dealing with feelings of homosexuality and hiding them and those around that person. Many people have reported having feelings of being ‘trapped within themselves’ and having pent up aggression due to being in such a situation, which isn’t hard to believe when we think that adolescence is when we discover ourselves sexually. “Adolescence involves the development of a sense of self and social identity independent of one’s parents (Erikson, 1968; Steinberg 2004). Answering questions about one’s sexuality figure centrally in this
However, there are cases people can refuse self-awareness. According to Maslow (1962), people avoid acquiring new knowledge about themselves because of the uncertain and uncomfortable feelings they can receive (as cited in Whetten & Cameron, 2011). Whetten and Cameron (2011) believe dis-closure is the key for people to overcome that panic. By discussing one’s own aspects with others, people can reduce the ambiguity of problems. For instance, through exchanging results of self-analysis toolkits in Developing Self seminars, people can be more aware of their own strengths and weaknesses as well as receive feedbacks from others. Their Johari Window of what I know and what others know can be more extended.
Have you ever thought about why we feel about ourselves the way we do? Do you hate yourself or are you confident about who you are? Either way you feel about yourself, this all comes from your self-concept. According to Steven McCornack’s Reflect and Relate “self-concept is your overall perception of who you are.” My self-concept is constantly changing due to confidence boosts or if I become depressed and sad; these factors also influence my self-esteem. My self-concept helps determine how well I am able to communicate with others. “Some psychologists and sociologist have advanced theories that suggest we learn who we are through four basic meaning: our communication with other individuals, our association with groups, roles we assume, and our self-labels” (Beebe 35).
Self-awareness is self-understanding and self-knowledge. It 's getting to know your true, genuine self. Self-awareness enables you to identify and understand factors of which you were not aware until now that control your reactions and behaviors and harm your relationships, such as: your fears, needs, messages you have internalized, beliefs and opinions.
When introducing the concept of self-consciousness, it can be very difficult for individuals to understand that there are many forms of self-consciousness. Many already have a definition in mind as soon as they hear the word self-consciousness. It is made up of many concepts because it isn’t just a cognitive state, rather, many cognitive states. The mind processes many things as opposed to just knowing things. Humans are capable of doing and desiring many things while self-evaluating and questioning oneself. Everyone is able to consider their own actions and to think about themselves. When thinking, humans are able to consider ideas and depictions regarding the self and others. Regarding oneself allows for evaluating self-worth in refinement to common social roles (Bermudez).
My future is something I often think about. Most often, the questions that arise include the common doubts of “Am I doing this right?”, or even the occasional midnight philosophical questions such as “Why are we here?”, and so on. For the purpose of this essay, I will focus on the factors that have allowed me to reach this point in my life and how these factors influenced and continue to influence me, in order to provide me with a visualization of my future.
Self concepts begins in childhood but it continues to develop throughout life. As we observe how other people react to us, we modify our “self.” The “self” is never a finished project, and it continues to change as our life takes different turns. Our “self” reacts to the environment that we are in.