Personal Identity

Choose at least one question to answer.
Write 3-5 paragraphs about any of these topics:
1. How has your conception of who you are (i.e. your personal identity) changed over time? How do you project it might change in the future?
2. What identifications do you have? (i.e. what social groups do you belong to that are important enough to influence your concept of who you are?)
3. Are you a member of any health organizations or teams? What norms, values, and behaviors have you learned from your membership? What other collectives kinds do you feel an attachment to?
4. Do you have any simultaneous or conflicting identities that you must navigate? What are they and how do you decide which one to prioritize?
5. Power comes from many different sources. What sources of power do you have access to? Who has power over you? Do you have any positive or negative experiences with someone enacting their power over you? How can these experiences inform your behavior as a leader?
6. What forms of social control have you experienced? What forms of social control do you enact on others? What types of social control do you feel are appropriate in professional settings and what types should be avoided?