INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT SHEET

By Zaki Khalid
General Instructi ns! Write your answers after Answer: underneath each question Save this file and email it back Since this is a psychological assessment task, you are to put forth your best possible arguments !valuation will be made keeping in view quality of language and metaphor used to defend your individual argument "o not write unnecessary, lengthy e#planations $e concise yet comprehensive, keeping in view respective marks to each question Su"#issi n deadline $ r assi%n#ent! &uly '( )*+, -Tuesday.( +) /#

0+1 2hat distincti ns did y u n te "et3een In$ r#ati n and A3areness4 lucid 56 #arks7 As defined, awareness is a state of reali%ation that lets a person achieve a purpose to his or her benefit &his purpose would no doubt be achieved by an induced change in the person, in reaction to the newfound awareness &his is in contrast to information that may not induce any change in the person, either in the form of personal beliefs, feelings or inclination As such, information may or may not be suited to induce a particular purpose of importance to the person, and hence may or may not include a beneficial element 'urthermore, truth is defined as an inherent a pre(requisite for information leading to the state of awareness )n a case where information is based on falsehood, it may indeed contribute to the *unawareness+ of the person, rather than the contrary ,ence information may or may not be factual, but awareness may only come as a result of absolute veracity

)t is said that the easiest thing to remember is the truth Awareness therefore, once attained, would find it easier to be retained in one+s mind since it is not simply reliant on memory, but has been incorporated as part of the cognitive processes of an individual, whereas information is buttressed solely on the recollection prowess of the individual in question 0)1 In y ur 8ie3( d es ha8in% an inde/endent /ini n #atter4 I$ yes( in 3hat 3ays4 9lease list y ur ar%u#ents underneath1 56 #arks7 Answer: ) believe that having an independent opinion certainly matters )t may even be argued that it is the thing that matters the most in the lives of men &he world harbors an enormous amount of diversity &here are infinite possible permutations of environments affecting each individual+s life and hence their intellectual and physical development All this is in addition to the dramatic variety one finds in genetic and related natural properties making up a person+s personality and character With so much possible difference in inherent qualities, it is only natural that a person+s opinion would be entirely unique to that person, based on forces of *nature+ and *nurture+ )t is thus of vital importance that a person shares his unique perspective with the world, and contribute to the collective wisdom rather than simply trying to conform to an established opinion at the e#pense of sacrificing his own unique contribution &he -uran e#horts mankind to ponder, to deliberate upon its teachings .nly by deliberation may one make his *opinion+ of belief $lind following may satisfy the orthodo#, but it may hardly be deemed enough to attain the ultimate *awareness+ 0,1 List at least t3 c ## n $act rs "et3een In$ r#ati n and A3areness1 5: #arks7 Answer:

$oth information and awareness provide material to the cognitive abilities of men to perceive their natural surroundings $oth provide the fodder for the human struggle for greater reali%ation &he latter however, is much more attuned to this purpose than the former /ikewise, information and awareness may both be used to attain a particular purpose Awareness for one person may be irrelevant information to another, but this is also true in the reverse A piece of information that may not be beneficial to one, may help attain true awareness ,ence both share a common form, and it is only a different purpose in an individual that proves to be the distinction setting them apart &hus on a higher abstract scale, rising above individual differences, information and awareness will overlap to a greater degree, theoretically achieving unity at the summit of abstraction 0:1 2hat( in y ur 8ie3( c uld "e a #a; r dile##a $ "ein% in a state $ a3areness4 Gi8e a detailed ans3er acc rdin% t y ur reas nin%1 5< #arks7 Answer: An obvious dilemma of being in a state of awareness is the natural pitfall that one may find oneself in, that is the false belief of having attained ultimate awareness, which is only the prerogative of Allah &his may certainly lead to a vain personality to deride those deemed less aware, valuing his or her opinion at the e#pense of others+ &his may lead to, in a matter of speaking, self(worship, as was the case with )blis A false sense of awareness may ultimately be more detrimental than a state of unawareness A state of awareness may also leave a person in such a stark contrast to his contemporaries that he may find himself alone in his quest )ndeed, all great men find themselves detached from the very society that they strive to improve )t is not a trivial matter to achieve awareness to a significant degree, and most

mortals are blessed with neither the qualities nor the temperament for such an achievement &hose who are may well find themselves in scant company