self awareness

Attitudinal Empowerment/PNB/19-08-13

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EMPOWERMENT THOUGH SELF AWARENESSKnowing your strengths,

weaknesses, vulnerabilities, thoughts and feelings is a big step towards knowing who you really are.

Self awareness is the key to preventing the emotional drama that guides your reactions to situations and other people.


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Self-AwarenessImproving Interpersonal Relations with Constructive Self-Disclosure/self awareness.


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Concept of SelfAll of us have different images of

self. We see ourselves in some way smart, slow, kind, cooperative, lazy, meticulous or shrewd, one can pick up any number of adjectives to describe oneself.

It is the ‘I’ behind the face of the mirror, the ‘I’ that nobody knows fully.

The self is the star in every act of communication.


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Self

I

INTELLIGENT

SMART

MOTHER

LAZY


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Importance of self conceptA person’s self-concept affects

his way of relating with others.A strong self- concept is

necessary for healthy and satisfying interaction.

A weak self-concept on the other hand often distorts the individual’s perceptions of how others see him, generating feeling of insecurity in relating to other people.


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Conflict of Self-conceptEach human being is several

selves. He lives in the role of father, husband, businessman, executive, player and so forth but if there are conflicts among any of these roles discomfort arises.

Such conflicts bring with them dynamics as tensions, guilty feelings

We tend to resolve these conflict based on our personality orientations.


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Self-AwarenessAwareness of self does not

emerge in an individual at the time of his birth or any particular stage of his or her lifetime.

It gradually develops from its initial stages into more and more complex form.

It does not accomplish any final form in the course of human life.


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Self-Awareness

I‘As an agent,

the Experiencer’

Me ‘as a socially formed object

Self-Awareness


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‘I’-the Experiencer‘I’ is an agent, the experiencer.This component of self emerges

and develops in a mutual relationship with the individual’s environment.

The individual experiences himself or herself as an entity, separate from the world through satisfaction and dissatisfaction of his or her basic biological and social needs.


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The ‘Me’- the experienced‘Me’ is a socially formed object.‘I’ is the spontaneous and acting

component of the self, the ‘me’ is the reflexive and evaluative component.

While the acting self focuses on the present and the future the reflecting self turns back towards the past to evaluate its own action.

The evaluation of one’s action is social rather than an individual process.


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FREUD THEORY

ID

EGO

SUPEREGO


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Steps to AwarenessSelf-ExaminationsSelf-ExpectationsSelf-DirectionBroadened Perceptions


The Johari Window: A Model for Self-UnderstandingModel considers that there is

information ◦you and others know◦only you know about yourself ◦only others know about you◦nobody knows


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PublicArenaOpen

Blind (spot)Bad Breath

HiddenAvoidedPrivate

UnknownUnconscious

JOHARI Window: An Interpersonal Communications Model

KNOWN TO ME UNKNOWN TO ME

KNOWN TO OTHERS

UNKNOWN TO OTHERS


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The Four Panes of the Johari WindowOpenBlindHiddenUnknown


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Open AreaRepresents the “public” or “awareness”

area and contains information that both you and others know

Information that you don’t mind admitting

Gets bigger over time as relationships mature

A productive relationship is related to the amount of mutually held information

Building a relationship involved expanding this area


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Blind AreaInformation about yourself that

others know but you are not yet aware

Others may see you differently than you see yourself

Effective relations strive to reduce this area

Open communication encourages people to give you feedback


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Hidden AreaInformation that you know that

others do notPrivate feelings, needs, and past

experiences that you prefer to keep to yourself

If this area is too large, you can be perceived as lacking authenticity


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Unknown AreaInformation that is unknown to

you and to othersAreas of unrecognized talent,

motives, or early childhood memories that influence your behavior

Always present, never disappearsOpen communication can expose

some of this area


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Johari WindowThe four panes are interrelatedChanges to one pane impact the

size of the othersAs relationships develop, the

open area should grow


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PublicArenaOpen



UnknownUnconsciou

s

JOHARI Window in Groups: Ideal


KNOWN TO OTHERS

UNKNOWN TO OTHERS


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IDEAL WINDOWThe size of the arena increases

as the level of trust in the group increases and the norms that have been developed for giving and receiving feedback facilitate this kind of exchange.

As a consequence there is less tendency for other members to interpret or misinterpret.


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PublicArenaOpen

Blind (spot)Bad

BreathSalad Teeth


Unknown

Unconscious

JOHARI Window: Interviewer


KNOWN TO OTHERS

UNKNOWN TO OTHERS


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InterviewerThe large façade in window no 2

show that a person does ask questions himself but do not feedback to the group.


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PublicArenaOpen

Blind (spot)Bad BreathSalad Teeth


UnknownUnconscious

JOHARI Window: Bull-in-a-China Shop


KNOWN TO OTHERS

UNKNOWN TO OTHERS


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Bull in the China shopThe person maintains his level of

interaction primarily by giving feedback but soliciting very little.

His participation style is to tell the group what he thinks of them, how he feels about what is going on in the group but does not entertain any feedback on him.


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PublicArenaOpen



UnknownUnconscious

JOHARI Window: Turtle


KNOWN TO OTHERS

UNKNOWN TO OTHERS


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TurtleIt represents the person who

does not know much about himself, nor does the group know much about him. He may be the silent member or the observer in the group who neither gives nor asks for feedback.

He appears to have shell around him which insulates him from other group members.


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WAYS TO IMPROVE/ EMPOWERMENT


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Constructive CriticismConstructive criticism is a form of

self-disclosure that helps another person look at their own behavior without putting that person on the defensive

Not the same as blaming


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Constructive CriticismSkill that can be mastered

through learning and practiceReplace “You” statements with

“I” statementsRequest changes “in the future”

instead of pointing out something negative in the present


Four Benefits of Self-DisclosureIncreased accuracy in

communicationReduction of stressIncreased self-awarenessStronger relationships


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Increased Accuracy in CommunicationPeople can not read mindsTake the guess work out of the

processReporting both facts and feelings

improves accuracy


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Reduction of StressEmphasis on privacy and

concealment of feelings creates stress

Sharing inner thoughts and feelings usually reduces stress

Stress symptoms can include◦high blood pressure – perspiration◦decline in immunization – rapid

breathing


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Increased Self-awarenessSelf-awareness

◦The ability to recognize and understand your moods, emotions, drives and their effect on others

◦The foundation on which self-development is built

Increases as you receive feedback from others


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Stronger RelationshipsWhen two people engage in an

open dialogue, they often develop a high regard for each other’s views

Enhances awareness of common interests and concerns


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