1 A name or persona—the mask or appearance one presents to the world—by which one is known.

This criminal has taken on several identities

2 Knowledge of who one is. I've been through so many changes, I have no sense of identity. This nation has a strong identity.

3-The difference or character that marks off an individual from the rest of the same kind, selfhood.

4- The sameness some individuals share to make up the same kind or universal.

What you really are...becomes only clear ,

when you look in the heart of your heart... 

Who looks outside,Dreams..

Who looks inside,Becomes aware...

(Gustav Jung)

Psychologists most commonly use the term "identity" to describe PERSONAL IDENTITY, or the idiosyncratic things that make a person unique.

Meanwhile, sociologists often use the term to describe SOCIAL IDENTITY, or the collection of group memberships that define the individual.

However, these uses are not proprietary, and each discipline may use either concept.

CULTURAL IDENTITY refers to the content of values as guiding principles, to meaningful symbols, and to life-styles that individuals share with others, though not necessarily within recognizable groups.

Identity is a dynamic concept Each individual is seen to have a

repertoire of identities open to them (social and personal), each identity informing the individual of who he is and what this identity entails. Which of these many identities is most salient for an individual at any time will vary according to the social context.

SYMBOLS : words(languages) , gestures, images, objects (cloths, hairstyle, flags,...),...

HEROES : persons ( dead or alive, ficiton or real) who can be considered as models for behavior...

RITUALS : How to greet, social and religious ceremonies , politics, business... Things which stimulate the cohesion of a group.

STAGE Psycho -social crisis

Significant relations

Psycho-social modalities

Psycho-social virtues

Mal -adaptations & malignancies

1 : (0-1y)Infant

Trust vs. Mistrust

Mother To get, to give in return

Hope, faith

Sensory, distortion withdrawal

2 : (2-3y)Toddler

Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt

Parents To hold on , to let go

Will, determi-nation

Impulsivity compulsion

3: (3-6y) pre-schooler

Initiative vs- guilt

Family To go after, to play

Purpose, courage

Ruthlessness inhibition

4:(7-12or

so) school – age child

Industry vs. Inferiority

Neighbour-hood and school

To complete, to make things together

Compe-tence

Narrow virtuosity inertia

STAGE Psycho -social crisis

Significant relations

Psycho-social modalities

Psycho-social virtues

Mal -adaptations & malignancies

5: (12-18or so) adole-scence

Ego-identity vs. Role-confusion

Peer groups, role models

To be oneself, to share oneself

Fidelity, loyalty

Fanaticism reduptiation

6: (the 20’s)

Intimicy vs. isolation

Partners , friends

To lose or to find oneself in another

Love Promiscuity repudiation

7: (late 20’s to 50?s)Middle adult

Generativi-ty vs. self- absorption

Household, workmates

To make be, to take care of

Care Overextension rejectivity

8: (50’s and beyond old adult

Integrity vs. despair

Mankind or”my kind”

To be, through having been, to face not being

Wisdom Presumption despair

Mandala = Sanskrit for “Circle”

A Mandala can be described as any form of geometric design that contains symbols of a person’s inner self, guiding principles and overall ideas about the world.

Reference : Carl Gustav Jung

Mandala exercise = to encourage self reflection

VALUES

0 – 7 years

7- 14 years

14 – 21 years

21 years till now

Important moment : “trauma” or “joy” or...

Persons ? HEROES?

Symbols ?Rituals?

- Gender / sex : ( man- woman )- Religion/faith/belief - Your participation in

society/community/NGO?- Your education?- Migration? (active/passive)- Trauma’s/ Moments of joy an happiness- Changes in role/position- ...