Self-Awareness: Course Analysis

The ancient Greek philosopher Thales once said that the most difficult things in life is to know yourself. Throughout the course of my 29 years of life, this quote has proven at times to be true, yet at other times false. How is it that in one lifetime there can be such clear moments of self-awareness followed by such dark moments of self-doubt? Is this a normal way to experience this one life I have on this earth, or is there a more stable way to navigate through the everyday moments? Am I really living my life to the fullest and in a way that truly honors my great God? These are just a few of the questions that contribute to the core of my self-reflection and that guide my future. These types of questions, as I have realized throughout the past three months, coupled with my past experiences and particular family system, could be well explored through a variety of therapeutic lenses. The three developed theories that will be applied to my past, present, and future in this paper are: Psychoanalytical Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Family Systems Therapy. This paper will begin with my brief autobiography followed by how the aforementioned theories could be applied to specific areas of my life. I will conclude with a self-designed personal theory and how that theory could be integrated into my life. Throughout this process it is my hope to navigate through some of the difficulty of knowing myself.

In C.D. Wright’s complex investigation called One Big Self, the author twists around different views and social norms of convicts by exposing the side of prisoners that not many think about. This piece proves to be a culture shock, because of the twisted message of prisoners having a soft side, along with the unique style and conventions that the writing is delivered through with the odd layout of stanzas, fragmented quotes, and different fonts. The bizarre environment of the prison from which C.D. Wright finds her information proves to be rare and original because she uses her book as a metaphor to relate to the prisoners, which no other author has completed before. When reading One Big Self, readers feel that the book is hard to approach and not easy to understand because the tone is not accessible. By using this type of style, the author relates her writing to how people identify and relate with criminals, like those in

As health professionals, it is important to constantly be self-aware and to discover new truths about oneself. Jourard (1971) stated that lack of personal awareness can lead to a feeling of vulnerability when approached by patients expressing feelings, due to the fear of not knowing how to respond in an appropriate way. By having self-awareness, the sources of limitations that have the tendency to cause anxiety can be identified, so forward planning can be prepared to reduce or eliminate the impact this may have on performing activities and approaches to patients. Certain individuals utilise different techniques to minimise anxiety such as deep-breathing exercises or thinking of the positive outcome that comes once the source of fear or anxiety is overcame. Meanwhile, others prefer being critiqued, since it allows areas within practise needing improvements to be highlighted and alternatives to be considered.

This essay will explore some of the aspects of self-awareness, with description and definition for use to the health care worker in the health care setting from various educators in all fields of health care from various aspects of evidence-based practice that involves, includes and is open to developmental learning for continuous improvement with Client-Health Care Worker outcomes.

When creating a self-assessment for Student N, I wanted to generate a self-assessment that would be clear, simple, and provide beneficial information for myself and the student. The goal of my self-assessment was to involve the student in identifying their own thoughts and feelings towards reading, discover areas of strength and improvement, and encourage self-reflection of their learning. The student was asked to circle thumbs-up (always), thumbs-middle (sometimes), and thumbs-down (not yet). I prefer using the term “not yet” because it shifts the attitude as a work in progress versus a failure. After allowing the student to complete the self-assessment privately, I was able to sit down with them, take notes, and have a mini-conference to dive deeper into their responses.

The holidays have left me feeling weaker and more exhausted and stressed, my sister is killing me, and the impending medical stuff is taking me to a deeper level of stress.

It is very easy for people to get lost in their work, school, and personal life. Being driven and working hard is a tremendous characteristic to have, but sometimes people forget to connect with themselves. I believe it is important to be connected with yourself and set aside time for self-reflection. This class has allowed me to have that time to connect with myself, learn my strengths, and to know who I am by taking the JUNG test and DISC assessment.

We are cultured to believe that we must continuously be following the rules that have been set before us and we must respect our elders because they know what is best and we obviously do not. Mihaly Csikszentmihayli, a Hungarian psychologist who graduated from Clarement and the author of “The Evolving Self”, wrote an article which discusses the need to recreate ourselves into the best person that we can be as well as the many struggles that we face in trying to achieve the perfect self. His essay recognizes our own individual uniqueness as we try to generate some sort of harmony amongst ourselves. Csikszentmihayli mentions many ideas about both of these factors while Barbara Mellix, who has a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing and taught

As competent and ethical social workers, we strive to meet the clients where they are at, however, we ourselves need to be aware and acknowledge where we are at in terms of our own biases, vulnerabilities, traumatic events, cultural values and personal experiences. To effectively provide the best possible services, we have to be self-aware of our own vulnerabilities and do our own work to ensure we do not further harm the clients. Self-awareness is an ongoing process. We are constantly growing and experiencing new things, we ebb and flow, confirming or revoking set beliefs and biases or creating new ones. Therefore, as ethical social workers, it is our obligation to practice mindfulness and self-awareness.

This part will discuss self-awareness and continuous self-development through analyzing a number of prior researches, then come up with the link of them to support my role as a manager in the future.

Harro's recommended activities of self-assessment are valuable and informative, yet her idealistic vision of their result is feeble and does not have a genuine cognizance of history, the worldwide political economy we live in today. It's an intriguing life, being both an operators/overwhelming individual from society and a subordinate/target part all the while. I am a female, black, common laborer (working class), American, getting an education on trusts obtained from sally Mae. In numerous regards I am fortunate and in numerous regards I am constrained. My attention to these things does not expel me from the constraints of my existence. Mindfulness absolutely may shape my objectives and choices however it doesn't uniquely focus the result

In order to be able to function to the best of my ability I must from time to time take stock of myself through a self-assessment. This is so that I can accentuate the positive aspects of myself, and also to correct any deficiencies that maybe an issue.

As a current Human Service professional, having served in the field for 5 years, I make a difference in the lives of those that matter. I have witnessed many downfalls the people I support experience in their everyday lives. From restaurants not being accommodating to the needs of those I support, people discriminating against those with developmental and intellectual disabilities, to doctors saying people with disabilities are a waste of time. I have witnessed all these issues and matters first hand and it breaks my heart that these issues still arise. I could go on and on all day long about the issues and experiences I have witnessed while assisting those I care for in the community. According to the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act),

Before taking this course my writing styles and habits were very different. I was the typical procrastinator because I would wait until the night before a paper was due to start it. This did not allow me enough time to properly proofread everything, which resulted in getting points deducted for simple grammatical errors that could have been avoided if I would have had the time to proofread. My writing styles have many strengths and weaknesses and I have been able to improve my writing because of them. I have learned from my strengths and weaknesses how to become a better writer.

For someone to fully discover their truest and most authentic self, that person must first go deep into their beliefs and accept what they think is really right. A person must explore their soul and to fully contribute to the knowledge and wisdom they have gathered in their life. Chris must have reached his "tapping out" stage to have to want to leave society and go off on his own. He must have been tired of everything and and just wanted to go out and explore what's ahead.