What is personal development

—is a process in which persons reflect upon themselves understand who they are accept
that they discover about themselves

—Which covered the growth of the body and brain motor and sensory skills and even
physical health

Physical development

—Refers to a physical cognitive and psychological development of humans throughout the

lifespan

Human development

—Which includes our social interactions with other people our emotions attitudes self-
identity personality and values

Psychological development

—Which covers our capacity to learn to speak to understand to reason and to create

Cognitive

—Human development also influenced by

-heredity environment -maturation

Environment

—The world outside our selves and the experience

—Is the natural progression of the brain and the body affects the cognitive

Maturation

—The inborn traits passed by the generations of offspring from both sides of the biological
parents

Heredity

—Denotes a states of consciousness such as resulting from emotions sentiments or

desires

•Process of development

>Adolescence

°Early adolescence begin and what age

—10 to 13

°Late adolescence begins in what age

—17 to 20

°Middle adolescence begins in what age

—14 to 16

—Poverty usually begins

°Early adolescence

—Concern about how you look

>Poverty has passed

•Middle adolescence

—Concern about how people judge you

—Develop more your development

—Generally and compasses the high school years

°Late adolescence

—To grow as an adult

—Want to grow up as early as your age

•Late adolescence

>Transitional development

>Physical development

Deepening the voice of the male and female experience breast development and
menstrual period

•Physical development

—Estrogen

—Female hormone

—Testerone

—Male hormone
Intellectual development

—Thinking knowledge thoughts listening capacity to understand cognition

Emotional development

—How we cope up with transitional development

—Being a risk taker

Social development

—It is the time when kids grow into a young adult through physical and emotional changes

Personality

—Unique and relatively enduring set of behaviors feelings thoughts and motives that
characterize an individual

The two key components of personality

—Uniqueness and consistency.

Meaning of holistic

—Regards and treats the mind-body-spirit of the patient, uses interventions such as
relaxation therapy, music therapy, touch therapies and guided imagery. AHNA maintains
these practices.

What influences personality?

—Heredity, environment, attitudes, and behaviors

Nature nurture and personality

—No single gene creates a trait combination of genes environmental exposure experiences
and cultural backgrounds

Personality traits

—More prominent in one culture

Trait Theory

—A theory of personality that focuses on identifying, describing, and measuring individual

differences in behavioral predispositions

Personality
—A brother term that comprises of traits motives thoughts self concepts and feelings
example the shyness and the social awkwardness

Different ways to measure personality

—Observing people’s behavior.

Three aspects of domains of human development

—Physical development, cognitive development, psychosocial development

Physical development

—Development involving the body’s physical makeup, including the brain, nervous system,
muscles, and senses, and the need for food, drink, and sleep

Cognitive development

—The development of thinking, problem solving, and memory

Psychosocial development

—Pattern of change in emotions, personality, and social relationships

•Stages of psychosocial development

Trust vs mistrust

Autonomy vs shame and doubt initiative vs quilt

Industry vs inferiority

Identity vs role confusion

Intimacy vs isolation

Generativity vs stagnation

Integrity vs despair

Trust and mistrust

—Refers to a stage of development from birth to approximately 18 months of age, during

which infants gain trust of their parents or caregivers if their world is planned, organized,
and routine

Autonomy versus shame

—1 to 3 years, the psychological conflict of toddlerhood, which is resolved favorably when
parents provide young children with suitable guidance and reasonable choices

Initiative versus guilt

—Erikson’s third psychosocial crisis, in which children undertake new skills and activities
and feel guilty when they do not succeed at them

Industry versus inferiority

—The fourth of Erikson’s eight psychosocial crises, during which children attempt to
master many skills, developing a sense of themselves as either industrious or inferior,
competent or incompetent.

Identity versus role confusion

—Fifth stage of personality development in which the adolescent must find a consistent
sense of self

Intimacy versus isolation

—Erikson’s sixth stage of development. Adults see someone with whom to share their lives
in an eduring and self-sacrificing commitment. Without such commitment, they risk
profound aloneness and isolation.

Generativity vs. Stagnation

—Erikson’s stage of social development in which middle-aged people begin to devote

themselves more to fulfilling one’s potential and doing public service

Integrity versus despair

—The final stage of Erik Erikson’s developmental sequence, in which older adults seek to
integrate their unique experiences with their vision of community.

Factors affecting influencing human development

-heredity/inborn traits

-environment experiences

-maturation-cognitive psychological and social dimension

•Capabilities that distinguish human species from rest of physical world

-self awareness

-analytical thinking
-self evaluation

-motivation

-decision making

-reflective thought

Personal development

—Process in which affect upon themselves understand who they are accept what they
discover about themselves and learn (unlearn)new sets of values attitudes behavior and
thinking skills to reach their fullest potential as human beings

Psychology

—The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

Two proponents of humanistic psychology

—Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers

Abraham Maslow

—Humanistic psychologist known for his “Hierarchy of Needs and the concept of ‘self-
actualization”

Carl Rogers

—Humanisic, self-concept and unconditional positive regard drive personality

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

—Physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization

Abraham maslow

—A musician must must make music, an artist make paint, a poet must write if he is to be
ultimately at peace with himself

Carl rogers personality theory

—Basic human needs-The needs for self-actualization and positive regard create a
potential for conflict response-unconditional positive regards, conditional positive regard
results-self actualization and self discrepancies

High self worth

—Faces challenges in life, accept failures and unhappiness at times and open with people
Low self worth

—Avoid challenges in life, Not accepting that life can be painful, will be defensive and
guarded with other people

—Positive regard is equals to fill valued respected treated with affection and love

Self

—Unconditional positive regard and conditional positive regard

Beliefs values principles and relationship

-identified in various context psychology sociology or religion -essence of a person

thoughts feeling actions experiences

Cart Rogers

—Humanisic, self-concept and unconditional positive regard drive personality

Carl rogers personality theory

—Basic human needs-The needs for self-actualization and positive regard create a
potential for conflict response-unconditional positive regards, conditional positive regard
results-self actualization and self discrepancies

High self worth

—Faces challenges in life, accept failures and unhappiness at times and open with people

Low self worth

—Avoid challenges in life, Not accepting that life can be painful will be defensive and
guarded with other people

•Positive regard is equals to fill valued respected treated with affection and love

•Unconditional positive regard and conditional positive regard

Self

-identified in various context psychology sociology or religion -essence of a person

thoughts feeling actions experiences beliefs values principles and relationships -includes a
person’s life purpose meaning and aspiration