FINAL EXAMINATION POINTERS
UNDERSTANDING THE SELF
Socrates is the first philosopher who engaged in a systematic questioning about the self.
Augustine agreed that man is of a bifurcated nature.
Rene Descartes is the father of modern philosophy.
Socrates believed that every man is composed of body and soul.
Testosterone is a male hormone while estrogen is a female hormone.
Puberty is the time in life when a boy or girl becomes sexually mature. It is a process that
usually happens between ages 10 and 14 for girls and ages 12 and 16 for boys.
Erogenous Zone refers to the parts of the body that are primarily receptive and increase sexual
arousal.
Abstinence is a natural method involves refraining from sexual intercourse and is the most
effective natural birth control method with ideally zero percent fail rates
Digital Self is the persona you use when you’re online.
Colonial Mentality is a preference for all things foreign over our own, a negative trait we
acquired from our days under the Spanish and the Americans.
Living with their parents even after sons and daughters have married and have children of their
own demonstrates a Strong Family Tie.
Bayanihan is a Filipino trait that bring people in the neighborhood together to know each other,
talk to each other, help each other, and protect each other.
Bahala Na Attitude/ “Come what may”, is the belief of leaving everything to the hands of fate.
This attitude can also promote a sense of helplessness.
Filipinos are resilient; Filipinos are religious; Filipinos love architecture and art – Filipino Culture
One of the traits in which most Filipinas are known as being "mahinhin" presently known as
Maria Clara. This is one of the values influenced by the Spaniards.
The exhaustion stage - under the general stress syndrome components that the body dies
because it has used up its resources of adaptation energy.
The alarm stage represents a mobilization of the body’s defensive forces. The body is
preparing for the fight or light syndrome.
Stress diseases are maladies caused principally by errors in the body’s general adaptation
process.
The Stage of Resistance – it is when the body becomes adaptive to the challenge and even
begins to resist it, the length of this stage is dependent upon the body’s innate and stored
adaptation energy.
Hypothalamus is a bit like a command center. This area of the brain communicates with the rest
of the body thought the autonomic nervous system, which controls involuntary body functions
like breathing, blood pressure.
Physical activity is one technique to counter chronic stress is to have therapy to have lots of
exercise, brisk walk, deep breath, yoga, tai chi, and qi gong combined with fluid movements.
Techniques To Counter Chronic Stress - relaxation response, physical activity social support
Cultural Dimension Of Coping Stress
Self care therapy
self compassion therapy
self-compassion phrases
Self-compassion and emotional well being
self-compassion versus self esteem
Self-compassionate letter
less stress. Care more