AN INTEGRATIVE OUTPUT OF THE SELF: Journal Entries 1-5

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 Let's have a little throwback of my past journal entries, shall we? 


Journal Entry # 1: PLATO'S 3 ELEMENTS OF THE PSYCHE








Journal Entry # 2: SENSE EXPERIENCE

 





Journal Entry # 3: MY STRONGEST SOCIAL INTEGRATION





Journal Entry # 4: MY CULTURAL FAVORITES








Journal Entry # 5: REAL SELF VS. IDEAL SELF









My Short Reflection

As I went through the different disciplinal perspectives of the self, I have encountered its contributions to me in terms of understanding my “self.”

I have come to realize in the philosophical end that I have strengths and weaknesses which I've learned to acknowledge and accept in me. Moreover, my everyday experiences contribute to molding my “self” as well as my actions for “I am what I do.”

I also got to understand the society I belong to and how it gives its share in the concept of my “self.” Friends, family, and my society as a whole were indeed vital in knowing that my self is embedded in the group I interact with, and not just an identity on its own.

On one end, being on the Eastern side of the world, I have seen my “self” as a product of collectivism, where unity and selflessness abound. I understood that my body and soul are one and that I must live out the intentions of my soul.

Even my aspirations or my “ideal self” has something to do with how I perceive my real self. It is through the co-occurrence of these two that makes my self “balanced.”

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