Self-actualization

learn from his negative actions. Yang tries to display the message that one should not try to pursue an artificial desire to be someone else and one should not betray their true identity to simply please others, or even have a false deception of them self. Aesop portrays a similar message in his fable “The Kites and The Swans” where animals portray human like instincts in which in this case the Swans don’t appreciate what they have and want something else, something better. For example, in the…

We choose to make them a part of us, a part of our sense of self. For example, someone may own a bible. The bible is considered physically theirs, as in it is of their property. However, the teachings of the bible may also be owned by said person. They choose to learn and remember what the bible offers, and in that, they make it a part of their own experience. They incorporate these teachings into who they are, into their self-image. Knowing these beliefs and values thoroughly, according to…

identity is often frustrating, and frankly is unfair. In both, "Response to Executive Order 9066," by Dwight Okita and "Mericans" by Sandra Cisneros highlight that American identity should not be judged by what people see on the exterior, it should be self defined by the individual. In "Response to Executive Order 9066" the speaker addresses how she is being discriminated against and is being forced to go to internment camps based on her Japanese heritage. How ever she also shows that she is…

the process. By interviewing seven of the sixty current performers, I was able to obtain ethnographic evidence that presents a paradox of individuals gaining self-confidence and self-acceptance, by being pushed outside their comfort zones. By utilizing Geertz’ system of interruptive/symbolic anthropology, I was able to examine how this self-discovery occurs, and what it means for the larger Wesleyan community as…

resulting in her struggle with cultural estrangement. These depictions reveal that Mrs. Sen affiliates her self-identity with her past life. By accepting her new home, she will lose touch with her sense of self and identity irrevocably, which can be the worst nightmare for Mrs. Sen. In effect, Mrs. Sen’s homesickness is her unique way to rationalize the unbearable pain of losing her self identity. 
 On the contrary, Eliot approaches the new culture with open…

The definition of “be yourself” is to behave in your usual manner rather than behaving in a way you think other people might like. In life, being yourself is really important. It lets you know who you are and if you are a likeable person. In the novel, What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell, the importance of being yourself is illustrated through the characters Evie and Peter. Both characters teach us that they will do anything to be a different person and not themselves. Evie lies to people…

expresses and shows could benefit from Carl Rogers’ theories of client-centered therapy. However, Sanyal (2011), discussed that “ in a complex world of conflicts and confusion, the self-system of the individual’s is highly injured showing marks of anxiety, regarding felt sense of insufficiency and inadequacy. To portray the self in its expected version, we all are trying to hide such feelings behind the external glamour of our life-styles” (p. 49). With client-centered therapy, the client…

---Self Assessment and Improvement Action Plan I began to know myself better, a 15-year old girl as a result of registering in this course. I worked through my 7th grade in China and came last year to attend the 9th grade in the States. The change is enormous as well as the challenge. Fortunately I had this opportunity of learning psychology. Below is by self assessment and improvement action plan. Growing up as the only child in a family full of love and sympathy I feel happy and content…

The formation of social constructions through the dismal synthesis of race and color is defined by the ever-changing social hierarchy and the fixed behavior performed by distinct races. Because the notion of race acts upon a color continuum, there are set categories that are built from the complete subjection of blacks upwards to the dominance of whites. Within this continuum lie definite subcategories of ‘black’ and ‘white’. The paradox of the permanent yet ephemeral idea of race and color is…

be in two parts, it will examine the self through case studies of theoretical and reflective approaches. The first part will research the self influence on counsellor efficacy, client awareness and psychotherapeutic benefit. The self will be examined on its influence of counsellor effectiveness, client responsiveness and psychotherapeutic benefit. The self is defined by Cooley (1983); as a natural part of a human being. Wood & Wood (1999) define the self as human thoughts that are linked to…