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UNDERSTANDING THE SELF

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to him, the highest form of human excellence is to question oneself and others

a)

a. Socrates

b)

b. Plato

c)

c. Aristotle

d)

d. None of the above

2.

According to _______ view of the human person, the body is that imperfect part of a person that is doomed to die on earth and constantly desires to be in touch with the spiritual realm of the Divine God.

a)

A. Socrates

b)

b. Plato

c)

c. Augustine

d)

d. Aristotle

3.

He also believed that consciousness comes from the mind. It gives us our identity and sense of self because it is where our drives, intellect, passion, and understanding live

a)

A. Plato

b)

b. Aristotle

c)

c. Descartes

d)

d. Locke

4.

Who is the Father of Modern Philosophy?

(a)  

5.

The term (a)   argues that a person develops his or her characteristics biologically

6.

A person develops his or her characteristics through the influence of external factors such as the environment and the society

(a)  

7.

____ is how a person feels about being part of a group. It has to do with nationality, ethnicity, religion, social class, generation, region, or any other type of social group with its own unique culture

a)

A. Culture Identity

b)

b. Nature

c)

c. Nurture

d)

d. All of the above

8.

In his Social Self Theory that a sense of self is formed through social interactions such as watching and talking to other people

a)

A. Locke

b)

b. George Mead

c)

c. Plato

d)

d. Aristotle

9.

He considered that the body was a key part of the subjective self

a)

A. Plato

b)

b. Locke

c)

c. Augustine

d)

d. Maurice Merleau Ponty

10.

"I act, therefore I am!" Our behaviors and deeds are what give us a feeling of self, according to him, who dismantles the dichotomy between the mind and the body

a)

a. Ryle

b)

b. Kyle

c)

c. Rylle

d)

d. None of the above

11.

It is a comprised of our psychological state and our rational intellect

(a)  

12.

It includes our sense and the physical world

(a)  

13.

If we are left to our own instinct to decide what is good for us, we will most likely choose based on our desires

(a)  

14.

to meet our needs in ways that are easier and more pleasant for all of us. We are also likely to choose based on our mood or emotions.

(a)  

15.

We choose based on logic and intellect (a)   picking the healthy one for us

16.

His theory of self-knowledge that all our experiences with the world around us determine what we know about ourselves

(a)  

17.

This is known as (a)   which holds that only matter exists

18.

It encouraged in Western civilizations, which tend to tend to promote individualism

a)

a. I

b)

b. We

c)

c. Us

d)

d. All of the above

19.

The concept of collectivism, often known as the ____ idea, emphasizes the interdependence of the self as part of a broader network of individuals who all contribute to each other's development.

a)

A. I

b)

B. We

c)

c. Us

d)

d. All of the above

20.

The phrase (a)   has been used to encourage people in a search to understand self.