PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IT AIMS TO:

INTRODUCTION  Clarify the values that define you as

a person
 Personal development does not  Discover your interest and passions
happen overnight. It is a lifetime  Realize your innate skills and
process marked by laughter, sweat, strengths; and
and tears.  Embrace your weaknesses as
 Developmental scientists identified challenges to face and work on.
the three aspects or domains of
IN SHORT, IT AIMS TO:
human development.
 Help you get sufficient knowledge
and skills
THREE ASPECTS OF HUMAN  Understand yourself and your
DEVELOPMENT: environment
 Equip, empower, and embolden you
1. Physical Development – covers the
as you progress from adolescence to
growth of the body and the brain, motor
adulthood.
and sensory skills, and even physical
health.
2. Cognitive Development – covers our KNOWING ONESELF
capacity to learn, to speak, to understand,
to reason, and to create.  It is believed that the words “KNOW
THYSELF” became the cornerstone of
3. Psychosocial Development – includes Western philosophy.
social interactions with other people, our
emotions, attitudes, self-identity, SOCRATES – the most important thing to
personality, beliefs, and values. pursue was self-knowledge and admitting
one’s ignorance is the beginning of true
knowledge.
WHAT IS PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT? PLATO – the beginning of knowledge is self
knowledge
 Personal development is a process to
reach a person’s fullest potentials as ANCIENT HINDU WRITINGS
human beings in which they: “UPANISHADS” – enquiry into the truth of
 Reflect upon themselves the self is knowledge.
 Understand who they are
 Accept what they discover
about themselves; and SELF
 Learn (unlearn) new set of
values, attitudes, behaviour,  is the essence of a person: his
and thinking skills. thoughts, feelings and actions,
experiences, beliefs, values,
principles and relationships.
WHY DO WE NEED TO INCLUDE  Also includes a person’s life,
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN SHS? purpose, meaning, and aspirations.
 The union of body, thoughts, identity
ADOLESCENCE – the time of discovery and as a person, and his/her emotions
experimentation that brings joy and and feelings.
freedom to the person.
Additionally, SELF is described to be:
o It is also the time in our life when we
discover, mold, and chisel our  SEPARATE
identity that we will bring to the  distinct, different, unique from
future. others

 SELF-CONTAINED
  Having its own independence  Nurture (environment)
o May exist with or without
others
TRAIT DEFINITION
 Self-containing of its own
thoughts, characteristics, and  One general point of view explains
volition that personality deals with traits. And
that trait or disposition is a major
 PRIVATE factor in personality.
 A person may sort out
information, feelings and
emotions, and thought TRAIT THEORY – an approach in
processes between the self. identifying types of personalities based on
 The whole process is never certain traits or attributes, which vary from
accessible to anyone but the one person to another.
self.

 CONSISTENT
BIG FIVE = OCEAN
 has its own personality that is
enduring that lasts during late O- OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE
adolescence.
 it means that the person is open-
 UNITARY minded.
 It is the center of all  not afraid to think outside the box or
experiences and thoughts that consider possibilities outside of what
run a particular person. they already know
 It is the topmost executive in  abstract, new, or different ideas do
an individual where all not intimidate them
processes, emotions, and  curiosity, interest, imagination,
thoughts converged. creativity to new ideas.
 When we speak of self, we describe
it in PERSONALITY TERMS.
EXAMPLE STATEMENTS:
• Every new experience is a gift and should
NATURE, NURTURE, AND be embraced.
PERSONALITY
• I am always looking to try something that
WHAT IS PERSONALITY? I’ve never experienced before.
 The combination of characteristics or • Philosophical discussions, especially with
qualities that form an individual’s people I don’t agree with, interest me.
distinctive character.
 Referred to as the set of behaviors, • I like to think about abstract ideas.
feelings, thoughts, and motives that • New challenges excite me.
identifies an individual.
 Refers to the unique and relatively
enduring set of behaviors, feelings,
C - CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
thoughts, and motives that
characterize an individual.  is defined as having self-discipline
 A pattern of habits, attitudes, and and being able (and willing) to direct
traits that determine an individual’s impulses.
characteristics, behavior, and traits.  A person who displays a high level of
conscientiousness is likely to be
organized, but they are also mindful
HOW IS PERSONALITY INFLUENCED? and aware of how their actions
 Nature (heredity or genetic make-up) impact themselves and others.
  Planning, organizing, hardworking,  Agreeableness is one of The Big Five
controlling, persevering and Personality Traits accepted by
punctuality today’s psychologists.
 Friendly, warm, trusting, generous
and kindhearted
EXAMPLE STATEMENTS:
• I always have a plan for the day, week, or EXAMPLE STATEMENTS:
year. • I trust people easily.
• I like to be prepared. • It’s important for me to be honest with
• I put everything back in its proper place. the people I love.

• I tend to pay attention to small details. • Before I make a decision, I think about
the impact it will have on others.
• I never wait until the last minute to
complete a task. • I am a generally patient person.

• Planners, calendars, and other • I don’t like to start drama or be involved

organizational tools keep me on track. in conflicts.
• There is a lot that other people can teach
me.
E – EXTRAVERSION
 Extraversion looks at how social and
talkative a person is. N – NEUROTICISM
 They gather energy, appreciate  Neuroticism is the tendency to
attention, and assert themselves in experience negative moods.
social situations.
 On the other side of the spectrum is
an introvert. EXAMPLE STATEMENTS:
 Sociable, talkative, active, outgoing
and fun loving • I tend to picture or expect the worst-case
scenario.
• It’s hard for me to shake off feelings of
EXAMPLE STATEMENTS: anxiety when they creep in.
• My ideal weekend is surrounded by • Stress is constantly affecting my
friends and family. decisions.
• I don’t feel uncomfortable when I need to • I have a hard time sleeping because I am
take charge of a situation. so nervous.
• People say that I’m the life of the party!
• When things get out of control, I’m likely O- OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE
to take control. C- CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
• I find new people interesting and exciting. E- EXTRAVERSION
A- AGREEABLENESS
• I fill my days with tons of activities. N- NEUROTICISM

A – AGREEABLENESS
HOW DO WE MEASURE PERSONALITY?
 Agreeableness is a personality trait
that describes a person’s ability to  There are many ways to measure
be kind and considerate with others. personality…
Rorschach Inkblot Test
Keirsey Temperament Sorter
 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
(MBTI)

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

 Katherine Briggs & Isabel Briggs-
Myers developed the Myers-Briggs
personality model based on 4
preferences of individuals…
 E or I (Extraversion or
Introversion)
 S or N (Sensing or
Intuition)
 T or F (Thinking or Feeling)
 J or P (Judgement or
Perception)

E or I (Extraversion or Introversion)
 how an individual prefers to channel
his or her energy when dealing with
people, whether it is inward
(introversion) or outward
(extraversion)
S or N (Sensing or Intuition)
 how one prefers to process
information, whether through the use
of senses such as being able to
describe what one sees, or intuitively
like dealing with ideas.
T or F (Thinking or Feeling)
 how an individual prefers to make
decisions, either thinking or using
logic and analysis, or feeling which
uses the cognitive senses based on
values or beliefs.
J or P (Judgement or Perception)
how an individual prefers to manage one’s
life, whether through judging, which means
planned or organized life, versus perception
which has a more flexible approach to
living.