"THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS" - INTROSPECTION AND THE PROCESS OF SELF-KNOWLEDGE

Abstract

Self-awareness involves a significant reflection on the perception of an individual's emotions, considerably influencing their behavior and experiences at each stage of life. Based on this reality, this study used Skinner's theories as a guiding thread, particularly his radical behaviorism, which defines consciousness as covert behavior because we dream, think, feel, and these feelings are constantly changing. To better address and understand the topic among the adolescents involved in the practical approach of this study, passages from the story that inspired Lewis Carroll's "Alice Through the Looking-Glass" were used, naturally leading to reflections on this approach to self-awareness. From this perspective, the general objective of this study was to analyze the importance of self-awareness during adolescence. The method used was experiential analogy, involving 15 students from the 2nd year of high school at a leading civic-military school in Teresina. As a result, the study revealed that self-knowledge is an ongoing process, but it needs to be mediated and guided so that this self-knowledge occurs in a meaningful way. This requires reframing this understanding, awakening self-reflection about oneself.