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Part I m
Personal Skills m
CHAP TERS
m m m m m m m
1 DEVELOPING mm SELF-AWARENESS
Determining mvaluesmandm priorities
mIdentifying m cog nitivem stylemAssess
ing mattitudem towardm change
2 MANAGING m PERSONALm STRESS
Coping mw ithmstressorsm
Managing m timem Develo
ping mresiliency
3 SOLVING PROBLEMS ANALYTICALLY
m m AND mCREATIVELY
m
Using mthemrationalmapproachm U
sing mthem creativemapproachmFos
tering minnovationminmothers
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SKILL ASSESSMENT m
Diagnostic m Surveysm form Self-Awareness
■ Self-Awarenes sm Asses s ment
■ The m Defining mIssuesmTest
■ The m Learning m Style mInvento ry
■ LocusmofmControlm Scale
■ Tolerance mofmAmbiguitymScale
■ (FIRO-B)
SKILL LEARNING mm
KeymDimensi onsmof mS elf -
Awarenessm Th em Enigmam ofmS elf-
Developing m
Awaren ess
Understandingmand mAppreciatingmIndividualm Self-
Awareness
Differences
ImportantmAreasmofmSelf-
m
AwarenessmSummary
BehavioralmGuidelines
Casesm Involvingm Self-Awareness
m
m m
LEARNING
m
SKILL PRACTICE m
SENSITIVE mLINE
ExercisesmformImprovingmSelf - CLARIFYmPERSONALmVALUE
AwarenessmThroughmS elf-Disclosure Sm
■ Through mthe m Looking mGlass
■ Diagnosing m Ma nage rialmCha rac teristics LEARNINGmSTYLE
■ Exercise mformIde ntif ying m Aspec tsm ofmPe rsona lm Cu lt
ure: m A mLearning mPlanmandmAutobiography
TOWARDmCHANGE
IDENTIFYmYOURm
SKILL APPLICATION
m m m
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DIAGNOSTIC SURVEYS m m
FOR SELF-AWARENESS
m
SELF-AWARENESS ASSESSMENT M
Step m1: mBeforem youm readm them m aterial m inm thism chapter, m respondm tom them followingm statem e
ntsm bymwritingm am numberm from m them ratingm scalem thatm followsminm them left-
handm columnm (Pre-
assessment). m Yourm answersm should m refl ect m yourm attitudesm andm behavior m asm theym are
m now, m notm asm youm would mlike mthem m to m be. mBe m honest. m This minstrum ent mis m desi gned mt
om hel p myou m discover m howm self-
awarem youm arem som youm canm tailorm yourm learni ngm tom yourm specificm needs. m Whenm youm hav
em com pl etedm them survey, m usem them scori ngm keym i nm Appendi xm 1 m tom identify m the m skill m a
reasm dis- m cussed mi nm thism chapte r mthat m are m m ost mim porta nt mform you mto mm aster.
Step m2:mAftermyoumhavemcompletedmthem readingmandmthem exercisesminm thismchapterm an
d,mide-
mally, masmmanymofmthemSkillmApplicationmassignments matmthemendmofmthis mchaptermasm
youmcan,mcovermupmyourmfirstmsetmofmanswers.mThenm respondmtom themsamemstatements
magain,mthismtimeminmthemright-handmcolumnm(Post-
assessment).mWhenmyoumhavemcompletedmthemsurvey, musemthemscoringmkeyminmthemAp
pendixmtommeasuremyourmprogress.mIfmyourmscoremremains mlowminmspecificm skill m areas,
m usem them behavioral m guidelines m atm them endm of m them Skill m Learningm sectionm tomguidemyour
mfurthermpractice.
Rating mScale
1 Stronglymdisagree
2 Disagree
3 Slightlymdisagree
4 Slightlymagree
5 Agree
6 Stronglymagree
Assessment
Pre- Post-
m 1. mImseekminformationm aboutmmym strengths mandmweaknesses mfrom mo
thers mas mambasis mformself-improvement.
m 2. mWhenmIm receivemnegativemfeedback maboutmmyselfmfrom mothers, mIm
domnotmgetmangry mormdefensive.
m 3.mInmordermtomimprove, mImammwillingmtombemself-
disclosingmtomothers m(tomsharemmy mbeliefs mandmfeelings).
m m 4. m Imam mawaremof mmympreferredmstylemof mgatheringminformationmandmmakingm decisions.
m 5. mImam mvery mawaremofmmymownminterpersonal mneeds mwhenmitmcome
s mtomformingmrelation-mships mwithmothermpeople.
m m 6. m Im understandm howm Im copem withm ambi guousm andm uncertainm situations.
m 7.mIm havem am well-
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developedm setm ofm personal m standards m andm principles m thatm guidem my mbehavi
or.
m 8.m Imfeel minmchargemofmwhatmhappens mtomme,mgoodmandmbad.
42 C HAPTER M1M DEVELOPING mSELF-AWARENESS
Part I m
Personal Skills m
CHAP TERS
m m m m m m m
1 DEVELOPING mm SELF-AWARENESS
Determining mvaluesmandm priorities
mIdentifying m cog nitivem stylemAssess
ing mattitudem towardm change
2 MANAGING m PERSONALm STRESS
Coping mw ithmstressorsm
Managing m timem Develo
ping mresiliency
3 SOLVING PROBLEMS ANALYTICALLY
m m AND mCREATIVELY
m
Using mthemrationalmapproachm U
sing mthem creativemapproachmFos
tering minnovationminmothers
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SKILL ASSESSMENT m
Diagnostic m Surveysm form Self-Awareness
■ Self-Awarenes sm Asses s ment
■ The m Defining mIssuesmTest
■ The m Learning m Style mInvento ry
■ LocusmofmControlm Scale
■ Tolerance mofmAmbiguitymScale
■ (FIRO-B)
SKILL LEARNING mm
KeymDimensi onsmof mS elf -
Awarenessm Th em Enigmam ofmS elf-
Developing m
Awaren ess
Understandingmand mAppreciatingmIndividualm Self-
Awareness
Differences
ImportantmAreasmofmSelf-
m
AwarenessmSummary
BehavioralmGuidelines
Casesm Involvingm Self-Awareness
m
m m
LEARNING
m
SKILL PRACTICE m
SENSITIVE mLINE
ExercisesmformImprovingmSelf - CLARIFYmPERSONALmVALUE
AwarenessmThroughmS elf-Disclosure Sm
■ Through mthe m Looking mGlass
■ Diagnosing m Ma nage rialmCha rac teristics LEARNINGmSTYLE
■ Exercise mformIde ntif ying m Aspec tsm ofmPe rsona lm Cu lt
ure: m A mLearning mPlanmandmAutobiography
TOWARDmCHANGE
IDENTIFYmYOURm
SKILL APPLICATION
m m m
41
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DIAGNOSTIC SURVEYS m m
FOR SELF-AWARENESS
m
SELF-AWARENESS ASSESSMENT M
Step m1: mBeforem youm readm them m aterial m inm thism chapter, m respondm tom them followingm statem e
ntsm bymwritingm am numberm from m them ratingm scalem thatm followsminm them left-
handm columnm (Pre-
assessment). m Yourm answersm should m refl ect m yourm attitudesm andm behavior m asm theym are
m now, m notm asm youm would mlike mthem m to m be. mBe m honest. m This minstrum ent mis m desi gned mt
om hel p myou m discover m howm self-
awarem youm arem som youm canm tailorm yourm learni ngm tom yourm specificm needs. m Whenm youm hav
em com pl etedm them survey, m usem them scori ngm keym i nm Appendi xm 1 m tom identify m the m skill m a
reasm dis- m cussed mi nm thism chapte r mthat m are m m ost mim porta nt mform you mto mm aster.
Step m2:mAftermyoumhavemcompletedmthem readingmandmthem exercisesminm thismchapterm an
d,mide-
mally, masmmanymofmthemSkillmApplicationmassignments matmthemendmofmthis mchaptermasm
youmcan,mcovermupmyourmfirstmsetmofmanswers.mThenm respondmtom themsamemstatements
magain,mthismtimeminmthemright-handmcolumnm(Post-
assessment).mWhenmyoumhavemcompletedmthemsurvey, musemthemscoringmkeyminmthemAp
pendixmtommeasuremyourmprogress.mIfmyourmscoremremains mlowminmspecificm skill m areas,
m usem them behavioral m guidelines m atm them endm of m them Skill m Learningm sectionm tomguidemyour
mfurthermpractice.
Rating mScale
1 Stronglymdisagree
2 Disagree
3 Slightlymdisagree
4 Slightlymagree
5 Agree
6 Stronglymagree
Assessment
Pre- Post-
m 1. mImseekminformationm aboutmmym strengths mandmweaknesses mfrom mo
thers mas mambasis mformself-improvement.
m 2. mWhenmIm receivemnegativemfeedback maboutmmyselfmfrom mothers, mIm
domnotmgetmangry mormdefensive.
m 3.mInmordermtomimprove, mImammwillingmtombemself-
disclosingmtomothers m(tomsharemmy mbeliefs mandmfeelings).
m m 4. m Imam mawaremof mmympreferredmstylemof mgatheringminformationmandmmakingm decisions.
m 5. mImam mvery mawaremofmmymownminterpersonal mneeds mwhenmitmcome
s mtomformingmrelation-mships mwithmothermpeople.
m m 6. m Im understandm howm Im copem withm ambi guousm andm uncertainm situations.
m 7.mIm havem am well-
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developedm setm ofm personal m standards m andm principles m thatm guidem my mbehavi
or.
m 8.m Imfeel minmchargemofmwhatmhappens mtomme,mgoodmandmbad.
42 C HAPTER M1M DEVELOPING mSELF-AWARENESS
