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Understanding the Self

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It refers to self-initiated behavior that endeavors to solve a problem before it has occurred.

a)

ACTIVE AGENT

b)

FORETHOUGHT

c)

PROACTIVE

d)

REACTIVE

2.

Refers to the self examining nature of human agents, thought self-awareness, they reflect on their personal efficacy that soundness of their thoughts and actions.

a)

INTENTIONALITY

b)

PROACTIVE

c)

SELF REFLECTION

d)

FORETHOUGHT

3.

The scientific study of mind and behavior. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between the natural and social sciences.

a)

ANTROPOLOGY

b)

PHILOSOPHY

c)

PSYCOLOGY

d)

SOCIOLOGY

4.

He founded the Academia or the prototype of the modern University.

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Rene Descartes

d)

St. Augustine

5.

He's famous for his quote, “I think, therefore, I am.”

a)

Rene Descartes

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

John Locke

d)

Immanuel Kant

6.

It is the physical presence of a person.

a)

soul

b)

body

c)

mind

d)

behavior

7.

He's a Bishop of Canterbury who believed that our world is only

a temporary home and the real world is where God is.

a)

St. Peter

b)

St. Thomas

c)

St. Augustine

d)

St. Aquinas

8.

He proposed that Identity exists only in consciousness, not in the body and spirit.

a)

Maurice Merleau-Ponty

b)

John Locke

c)

Gilbert Ryle

d)

Sigmund Freud

9.

Also known as "blank slate".

a)

priori

b)

tabula rasa

c)

morphe

d)

hyle

10.

He believed that our mind has

three components: Id, Ego, and Superego.

a)

Maurice Merleau-Ponty

b)

Gilbert Ryle

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Immanuel Kant

11.

For him, Self-knowledge is the ultimate virtue. As

the ultimate virtue, it will lead to ultimate

happiness.

a)

Plato

b)

St. Augustine

c)

Socrates

d)

John Locke

12.

Which is NOT a Socratic philosophy of "the self"?

a)

Know thy self.

b)

The unexamined life is not worth living.

c)

Every person is dualistic.

d)

The soul is composed of three parts, our desires, the conscious awareness of reason and the spirited part which gets angry at injustice.

13.

Who is the philosopher who believes in this-" the body – dies on earth; soul lives eternally in spiritual bliss with God”?

a)

Rene Descartes

b)

David Hume

c)

St. Augustine

d)

John Locke

14.

Which is St. Thomas Aquinas' concept of self?

a)

The soul is what makes us humans.

b)

I am a thinking thing.

c)

The self is a collection of different perceptions which rapidly succeed each other.

d)

One’s body is his opening toward his existence to the world.

15.

Work on the self is most represented by the concept of tabula rasa (blank slate).

a)

David Hume

b)

John Locke

c)

Immanuel Kant

d)

Sigmund Freud

16.

Which is NOT an aspect of personality according to Freud?

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

d)

Alter ego

17.

The behavior that we show, emotions and actions are the reflection of our mind and as such is the manifestation of who we are. This is according to..

a)

Gilbert Ryle

b)

Paul Churchland

c)

Maurice Ponty

d)

Immanuel Kant

18.

According to him, "An unexamined life is not worth living".

a)

Plato

b)

Rene Descartes

c)

Socrates

d)

St. Augustine

19.

The scientific study of society, social relationships, various cultures, behavior and interaction of groups or human beings.

a)

Philosophy

b)

Psychology

c)

Anthropology

d)

Sociology

20.

It refers to the identity or feeling of belongingness to a certain culture group. It is an individual’s perception about himself or herself anchored on race, gender, nationality, religion, ethnicity and language.

a)

Identity

b)

Social Self

c)

Culture Identity

d)

Nationalism

21.

It refers to the total characteristics or qualities of a person both known and unknown to others.

a)

Trait

b)

Self

c)

Attribute

d)

Identity

22.

According to him, "we construct the self".

a)

David Hume

b)

Aristotle

c)

Immanuel Kant

d)

Paul Churchland

23.

The knowledge comes from logic and reasoning.

a)

Idealism

b)

Empiricism

c)

Rationalism

d)

Realism

24.

He believed that TIMES present of things PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE are interconnected.

a)

Maurice Merleau Ponty

b)

Socrates

c)

St. Augustine

d)

John Locke

25.

He posited that postmodern society the self is found in the prestige symbols of goods consumed by man.

a)

Edward Taylor

b)

Jean Baudrillard

c)

George Herbert Mead

d)

Charles Horton Cooley

26.

The study of humans, human behavior and societies in the past and present.

a)

Psychology

b)

Philosophy

c)

Political Science

d)

Anthropology

27.

Which is not part of identity toolbox?

a)

Gender

b)

Address

c)

Age

d)

Personal Appearance

28.

According to him, "the self is multilayered".

a)

Paul Churchland

b)

Plato

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Rene Descartes

29.

This approach focuses on the roles of ethnicity, gender and culture in the formation of personality.

a)

Political individualism

b)

Filipino traits

c)

Self promotion

d)

Socio cultural

30.

This concept is how we think about and evaluate ourselves.

a)

Personalty

b)

Traits

c)

Self Concept

d)

Multiple Intelligence

31.

Psychological and behavioural differences between boys and girls become greater during early adolescence because of increased socialization pressure to conform to masculine and feminine gender roles

a)

Gender

b)

Gender intensification

c)

Gender expression

d)

Gender role

32.
Ability is: 
a)
are capable of performing a certain skill
b)
being good at a sport
c)
having a positive attitude
d)
having a natural talent
33.
The people and places in your life are your
a)
Character
b)
Environment
c)
Heredity
d)
Esteem
34.
Having an Interest in something implies: 
a)
those areas that attract your special attention
b)
it makes you happy
c)
it costs a lot of money
d)
you have a job
35.
Hobbies & Leisure time activities:
a)
strong interests and areas of knowledge
b)
spend free time watching tv
c)
things you like to do when you're bored
d)
make you feel good about yourself
36.
Aptitude is: 
a)
a natural talent for a certain physical or mental skill
b)
having an ability
c)
a skill for being good at something
d)
having an attitude performing a skill
37.
Having self-awareness means that: 
a)
Know what you are feeling when you are feeling it
b)
being able to see yourself
c)
using self-image to look on the inside
d)
being aware of yourself
38.
The ability to interact with others, understand them, and interpret their behavior is: 
a)
Interpersonal Intelligence
b)
Intrapersonal Intelligence
c)
Intelligence
d)
Personal Intelligence
39.
Who we are, what feelings we have, and why we are this way is an example of: 
a)
Intrapersonal Intelligence
b)
Interpersonal Intelligence
c)
Personal Feelings
d)
Self Intelligence
40.

Which of the following is considered self-love?

a)

Having a high regard for your own well-being and happiness.

b)

Taking care of your own needs and not sacrificing your well-being to please others.

c)

Not settling for less than you deserve.

d)

All of the above