Self-Discrepancy Theory

Society categorizes people based on a variety of pre-existing labels. Self-identity is the awareness of oneself and one’s own unique traits. Throughout Middlesex, characters develop their own sense of belonging. The narrator's parents, Eleutherios (Lefty) Stephanides and Desdemona Stephanides are from a Greek Orthodox religion and soon become Americans. Their first son, Chapter Eleven is a hippie. Calliope or simply Cal, the narrator, is a hermaphrodite. Belonging to an extended family with…

initiative, my mother validated me during this period by allowing me to do things on my own. I was very observant at this age and when I did everyday task I usually succeeded in them not because I was taught, but I mimicked actions that I saw. I was a very self-reliant child, because I did not like backlash. My mother was very a hard on at a young age and would scold me for not knowing how to things she thought were basic. The period of industry versus inferiority is a period where I had a lot…

In this paper, I will compare the nature of the self as portrayed in the texts of the Katha Upanishad and the Yoga Vasistha. The former is a dialogue between a young boy, Nachiketa, and Yama — the Lord of Death while the latter is a set of spiritual teachings imparted by sage Vasistha to his disciple — Rama. Both of these texts discuss the notion of the self but offer different interpretations and means to achieve it. I will also argue how certain pragmatic concepts. for example, the rejection…

identity would rely on physical matter, it would mean that losing an arm or leg would constitute a new identity. Locke says that by seeing a person without an arm as the same person they were with the arm, is proof that “the substance whereof personal self consisted at one time may be varied at another” (p. 15). Thus, if the physical is not what defines personal identity because of its variance through time is inconsistent with personal identity, it would be mayhap be possible to attribute…

people ask and react to. While our origin and race bring many defining characters to a personality, they are only the start. Self-identity grows further with the actions and responses of those around us, whether positive or negative. The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride displays the possible struggles of finding one’s sense of self, as well as coming to terms with it. The essence of who we are derives from a part, or parts, that are fixed, but then is…

identity as the question of what makes us the same person over time. How are we able to identify ourselves outside of our physical bodies? Does one remain the same person even if we have physical resemblances and continuity of memory? In the movie Self/Less (Ben Kingsley, 2015), Damian a rich real estate entrepreneur is at the peak of his success is faced with the rough reality of cancer, that is untreatable and consuming his body. Damian turns to an uncommon approach to saving his mind, by…

Life of Pi Essay “Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you” (Martin). George R.R. Martin examines the idea of developing one 's identity and using it as an advantage for the purpose of defending oneself in life. Knowing oneself, and being in a state of acceptance can only be beneficial no matter the individual. When ‘armour’ is equipped, it helps eliminate any…

effective leader must apply a paradigm of continuous learning that “fosters deliberate practice” (Fullan, 2011, p.25), and self assessment. The idea of continuous learning is paramount to organizational success, as learning about ourselves is a full-time job, and that we literally don’t know ourselves unless we work at it”(Fullan, 2011, p.4). It is here that “The Greek expression of the self-mastery formula for life – “know thyself, control thyself, give thyself” is a magnificent…

and readings of this week, (Lorway, 2010; Blackwood, 2010; Schwartz, 2007) I came to understand how sexual subjectivities are considered to be an individuals’ sense of self as a sexual being, which links to their sexual domains of identity and relationships. Specifically, from the reading by Lorway (2010), I came to realise how self-understandings of homosexuality in Nambian culture can be a product of gender inequality, trauma and/or identity politics. For example, the…

image. I have chosen this topic because it is very important to analyze the impact of media in our daily lives and whether that impact is positive or negative. With respect to research, media negatively impacts the way we view our body; it makes us self conscious about our beauty. Beauty is the value word which would be used in this essay. Beauty means the quality of being attractive or the qualities that are in a person or a thin, which gives pleasure to the senses…