Self Awareness Paper

Although, many people like and dislike many of their physical appearances they have to cope with the fact that they can not change them and that their unique characteristics make them who they are. My favorite characteristic is my hair; I like my hair because it is long and curly. I can do a number of different styles with my hair such as straightening it, making it wavy or leaving it curly. I’ve never been bothered with my hair because my hair is unique and not many people have the type of curls that I do. Another one of my favorite characteristics is my eyes and eyelashes. I like my eyes because they have a nice shape; like an almond their not to big nor are they too small. My eyelashes are super long, I cut them in

Betterment of the self through self-examination seems like a fundamental idea; however, what occurs more often than not in today’s social media-driven climate is not examining oneself, but instead, comparing oneself to others. Which do you think is more beneficial? It’s much easier to make assumptions about the other and compare yourself to your own idea of the other, rather than look inward and try to see past the assumptions of yourself and find your inner truth. It’s not easy to resist the idea of rating yourself in comparison to others since it is in human nature to want to place yourself within a system of cultural values in order to determine your position in a cultural matrix. This kind of comparison is mentally taxing, socially

As individuals, we tend to formulate both positive and negative opinions of others based on personal experiences and life exposures. These exposures help shape our belief systems and perceptions towards others. Our different perceptions cause us to generate biases and prejudices towards groups that we might not always affiliate with. However, we are often not aware that we stereotype others and regard them in a negative manner. The realization of the concept can be uncomfortable to grasp, which is why we often deny the beliefs all together. It is often believed that therapists have the required knowledge to help different groups of individuals with an open mind, but that is not always the case. As a psychologist in training, I understand that the first step to being culturally competent is to have self-awareness and recognize your own biases and prejudices.

All my life I have had a passion for learning about different cultures and peoples. This passion most likely comes from my unique upbringing. I was born into a military family. I have had opportunity to live is different places and learn many things about the world and the people in it. As a child of a military family I have had so much exposure to a variety of diverse cultures, so I tend to be rather open-minded. Having been an outsider myself plenty of times before, I find that I am more accepting of people with different worldviews than most Americans. By and large, because I have had to adapt to new cultures and make new friends every couple of years, I now have excellent social skills, easily finding common ground and striking up conversations with people from a variety of backgrounds.

Article One. An impressive set of researchers, Antonios Dakanalis, Giuseppe Carrà, Rachel Calogero, Roberta Fida, Massimo Clerici, Maria Assunta Zanetti, and Giuseppe Riva, hypothesized that societal standards of beauty are leading to self-objectification and subsequent eating disorders. Specifically, there experiment attempts to answer the question of whether the internalization of media-idealized images result in negative body images and self-objectification among middle adolescents that can lead to eating disorders (Dakanalis et al., 2014, p. 1). The question is interesting because it aims to measure the possible physical health risk factors resulting from

Internalization and self-consciousness seem to be at the root of Romantic poetry. The first generation of Romantic poets struggled to comprehend the complexity of mortality, the natural world and the imagination, thus challenging and inspiring them to express their personal understandings through poetry. Common solutions among the poets came through internalizing their beliefs or to try to escape the burden of self-consciousness. William Blake, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge are similar in this way, yet they each have different poetic styles.

That desire drove me to travel a lot in my university years. During these trips I met with people from different backgrounds origins, especially when I was travelling by my own. I got used to naturally interact with people I didn’t know, and quickly absorbed how to behave in a different entourage and new costumes.

It’s a day in mid-July right before my freshman year and marching band is about to start. My mom has the day off because in order for me to be in the band, I have to go to the doctors to get a sports physical. The nurse calls me to the back and tells me, “Okay Maryna, we’re going to weigh you and take your blood pressure.” I am super self-conscious about my weight especially when other people have to see the exact pounds, so hearing that and knowing I have to get on a scale in front of my mom and the nurse is the scariest thing I could ever hear. My heart is a train pounding down the tracks. As I took my shoes off to get on the scale I would think to myself, the nurse and doctor are going to talk shit about my weight, my mom is going to be so pissed about how much I’ve gained, What the hell is wrong with me? This is when I realized I have a poor self-esteem.

It is amazing what you can achieve if you believe that you will be successful; I found this statement to be true pertaining to myself over the process of these past few months. And that more than ever, if you really want to do something you’ll go ahead and do it. Motivation is self induced and drive is something that will come naturally when you’re doing the things that you love.

Self-awareness is always a helpful trait to have in any facet of life. Dr. Kahlib Fischer said that the task of completing the self-awareness test is a “means of helping you come to terms with ways that God has gifted and equipped you to serve His purposes in whatever organization He has you in” (2006). Being aware of your own weaknesses and strengths can help you strive to be a better version of your current self. How, you may ask? For me, I know that time management and attention to detail are weaknesses. Because I know that, I am aware that I need to pay extra attention to the things that require these two traits. It has helped me prioritize activities to ensure I get them done correctly and in a timely manner. I used the Prentice Hall Self-Assessment Online Library to learn more about myself (2016). I hope to be able to use the knowledge I have gained in my personal and professional life. Below is a summary of what I learned from each part of the assessment. Good introductory paragraph helps follow the discussion

(1) Describe the structural features of your network and explain why they are what they are (e.g., you have many more weak ties than strong ones).

Self-awareness is necessary for any individual working in the field of mental health. What we are motivated by and how we plan to get there become the driving force behind our education. The traits and skills we possess can become either assets or liabilities if not diligently cared for. Receiving feedback on these skills is necessary to continue developing. Consequently, there are the defense mechanisms we use to protect ourselves when receiving this feedback that we must be aware of. Each of these areas will be reflected upon and discussed within this paper in the hope of becoming more self-aware.

When I was younger, I didn’t quite understand the differences between the Native Taiwanese and Mainlander in Taiwan, where Mainlander referred to Chinese migrants during or after the period of the surrender of Imperial Japan, and World War II. It wasn’t until much later that I understood why Taiwanese divided among themselves.

Becoming more self-aware is a process. After reading about the Johari Window and other techniques for conceptualizing self-awareness, I believe I have more tools with which to improve myself. The Johari Window suggests that there will always be some things that remain hidden from consciousness. These are things that can unfold themselves over time, moving into other "panes" of the window. However, as I learn and grow as a person the "unknown" pane will fill up with new things. Ideally, I will become a more self-ware person and constantly challenge myself to explore the unknown parts of myself.

This project is a way of learning about yourself, and how you can succeed more in learning just by knowing your weaknesses and in strengths in you. Everybody wants to be successful in college, but sometimes the way you are might get in the way of that, that’s where the topic of self-awareness comes in. Self-awareness is the process of paying attention to yourself from different perspectives and by that it means knowing how you work with your temperament, personality, intelligence and your learning style.