OUTLINE OF A STUDY OF THE SELF 19 



III. THE SELF OF TO-DAY ^ 



A SKETCH OR BIOGRAPHY OF THE SELF, CONCISE, COMPLETE, FAIR, WHICH 



SHALL EXHIBIT IT 



I. As AN Expression of Heredity with Respect to 



(a) Physical constitution. In this connection make use of all the data pre- 

 viously obtained and of such supplementary information as is available. Physi- 

 cal, anthropometric, and medical examinations should yield much material. 

 The blank form on page 15 may be used if you wish to present physical measure- 

 ments. Do not shirk the task of seeking facts concerning your physical constitu- 

 tion in its relations to the traits of your ancestors. 



(b) Mental characteristics. Compare your mental traits with those of your 

 relatives, so that the reader may see clearly the important respects in which you 

 closely resemble or differ from your brothers, sisters, parents, and grandparents. 



Consider temperament, character, and instincts, as well as mental capacities 

 in the narrower sense. 



(c) Social, vocational, moral, and religious tendencies. After clearly describing 

 your chief social, vocational, moral, and religious tendencies compare them with 

 the " family " tendencies. State in what respects you deem heredity responsible 

 for your social, moral, and religious beliefs, feelings, actions. Do you think that 

 heredity has had anything to do with your vocational fitness or choice ? 



2. As Moulded by Environment in 



(a) Physique. Indicate the chief environmental influences which have taken 

 part in the moulding of your physique, and state the effect you attribute to each. 



Review your habits. Are they all valuable ? If not, why not rid yourself of 

 the undesirable ones ? Have they developed because of accidental environmental 

 influences or by reason of determination on your part ? Are you habitually 

 careful of your body, within and without ? Consider all of your physical char- 

 acteristics in their relations to the circumstances in which you have lived. 



1 If you are an adolescent, this chapter will be a resume of the previous one; if you are an adult, 

 it should present much new material. 



