In the following discussion please read the article,Turning Myself Inside Out:My Theory of Me,by Gerry Fewster. The article is found in the CourseDocuments tab under Articles.For this discussion, you need to answer the following questions to demonstrate that you are able to distinguishbetween the cognitive self, disowned self, and the real self as the author did in the article.
1) Describe your cognitive self; meaning, what is your understanding of yourself as prescribed by your environment and the people around you? You may totally agree with some things and not with others; Although, to a great deal, most often you probably agree and conform to these ideas of your "self". Your cognitive self has is thought of in the past, present, and future. It thinks about who you were, who you are now, and what you are becoming or hope to become.
2) Describe your real self. Your real self is who you think you are despite whether your environment agrees or disagrees. Your real self is more truthful about when you are authentic or not.
3) Describe your disowned self. This is the part of you that you try not to be or completely reject. It may be perfectly healthy to not have this part of you accepted or it can be problematic at times depending on the situation.
When looking at all three of your "selves", expand on how you came to have this idea or belief about these areas of self. What did you learn from your family, parents, community, religion, culture, school, profession training, work, or personal experience that shaped these areas of self.