What is self awareness? Taken quite literally‚ ’self awareness’ means to be aware of our selves. It is having a clear understanding of our personality‚ including strengths‚ weaknesses‚ thoughts‚ beliefs‚ motivation‚ and emotions. Self awareness also allows us to understand other people‚ how they perceive us‚ our attitude and our responses to them in the moment. We are all different and so too is the way we react to things‚ learn and put together information. In order for us to gain a better
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Self- Awareness Theory The theory I choose to do is self-awareness theory. At about eighteen months of age‚ toddlers develop a more sophisticated sense of self that is marked by self-recognition and the emergence of self conscious emotions‚ such as shame‚ pride‚ and embarrassment. One common used example is a toddler is placed in front of a mirror and then the parent wipes something on the child’s nose before moving the child back to the mirror. Although children eighteen months are not likely
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alternatives for problem solving. Self-awareness can improve one’s judgment and help one identify opportunities for professional development and personal growth. Counsellors with well-developed emotional self-awareness are more effective intuitive decision makers. Intuitive qualities create a “gut feeling” or a “sense” of what is best. This can help guide in the counselling sessions for a more effective approach. Self-Awareness also enables the counsellor to be honest to self and to the clients. It also
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Cultural self awareness is essential to human existence. It is not easy for us to understand other’s culture if we ourselves are not aware of our own. It is also important when we interact with other people from other culture. Every one of us has a different culture which can be based by our own daily experiences and also depends on how the society shaped us on how to behave and act appropriately. This essay states that culture‚ knowledge‚ experience and behaviour are associated within me and the
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Cultural Awareness Whatever type of patient a nurse encounters he/she has to be aware of that person’s culture. Be it a person of the same race contrary to many peoples beliefs; there are many cultures within an ethnic group that help define that race. I think this is the reason many people get so caught up in assuming certain ethnic groups should act a certain way. Patients come from all different backgrounds and morals which ultimately shape their way of thinking and reasons for denying
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Activity 1.3 Who am I? - Developing self-awareness |What are my core values? |How do these influence…. | | |My career goals? | |Personal development | | |Working
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Vulnerable Population and Self Awareness One of the most common vulnerable populations are those individuals with a cognitive disorder such as Alzheimer’s disease. People with advanced AD are more challenging to assist in a health care setting because of their difficulty with expressing their needs. Health care professionals must use their strong assessment skills to determine what the persons needs are. My personal experience in working with patients with AD has rarely been the best. When
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Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness As of July 1‚ 2013 the United States of America had 54 million Hispanics living within its borders. This equates to 17% of the total population (U.S. Department of Commerce‚ 2014). Many of these individuals do not speak English which creates a language barrier between them and health care workers. This barrier can create biases among health care workers and the Hispanic population. Health care workers may not be able to connect with this population because
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Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness University of Phoenix Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness The vulnerable population chosen as the focus of this paper are the mentally retarded or intellectually disabled. According to the tenth revision of the WHO (world health Organization): intellectual disability (ID) is a disorder defined by the presence of incomplete or arrested mental development‚ principally characterized by the deterioration of concrete functions at each stage of
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time on self-reflection. Even when personal feedback is presented to us‚ we are not always open to it‚ because honest feedback is not always flattering. Consequently‚ many individuals have a considerably low level of self-awareness concerning one’s self. This is unfortunate due to the fact that self-awareness is an essential first step toward maximizing management skills. Self-awareness can improve one’s judgment and help them to identify opportunities for professional development. Self-awareness
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