CHARACTER FORMATION 1

Nationalism and Patriotism

Instructor:
Jobert Canet Busadre
Registered Criminologist
WHAT IS CHARACTER
FORMATION?
CHARACTER FORMATION

• Is the process by which the

individual, through interaction of
biologically transmitted
predispositions with the
environment, develops stable
pattern of functioning, thinking
and feeling. It is also known as,
Character Building.
 It is the deeply internalized patterns
of values and attitudes and the
consequent actions that are often
established in precognitive times of life
through the natural and normal
educational patterns that are
appropriate for young children.
Charater traits are usually formed
through the identification with parents
and other important adults in the
child’s environent.
 Everyone is responsible for one’s
character. Aristotle noted that character
develops over time as one acquires
habits from parents and the
environment either through reward and
punsihment.
Developing a good character is much
learning to play a musical instrument.
Initially, an individual may be under
some pressure to practice, but
eventually, enjoys playing with skill and
understanding (Hartman 2013).
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
FOR CHARACTER FORMATION
1. Parental Influence - is the most important of
all the factors responsible for personality
development. The way parents behave with the
child, how much he is allowed to socialize, the
kind of culture he is subjected to by them, and
the emotional make-up of his parents, all this
have a great bearing on the child’s mental
growth. In early stage of their human
existence, children adapt their parents
mannerisms. Thus, parents should be careful in
their way for they establish a great influence to
their children’s character.
2. Home Environment - Home as cradle of human
character and personality largely contribute to the
character formation of a child. It is said that the
parents ar the first educators ofthe children. It is their
parental guidance and disipline that creates the ind
character, personality and attitude the child has.
Parents should make sure the the child incorporates
the positive emotions in his personality and stays away
from the negative ones. A child needs both his parents,
to develop his personality. An absentee father can be a
negative influence on the child. To make a child a
confident, positive person, parents should avoiding too
authoritative, trying to discipline excessively, criticizing
the child, discouraging him, comparing him with others,
and being partial.
3. School Environment - To perfect the total
development of a child’s and attitude, besides
the home environment, a child’s school
environment too plays amajor role in shaping a
child’s personality. Once a child starts going to
school, he learns how to know how to engage
in “playing” according to the rules and
regulations. He gets educated, learns how to
read, write and communicate effectively. A
child’s personality is greatly influenced by the
way he is treated at school, both by his
teachers as well as his peers. The school
reinforce the education that the child needs
that home fails to provide.
4. Culture - Everyone has different character
and values because of the different cultures
where everyone is exposed. Sociologists found
out that different have different values and
child grows up with them, sub-consciously
absorbing the same. Influence of culture in
personality and social development cannot
ignored. Those who were born and grown up in
western countries are influenced to be
individualistic and competitive, while those
children brought up in Asian, African and
South American countries are taught to be
cooperative.
 Cont’n

Infancy, toddler-hood, preschool and school

age are the various phases that a child passes
through and each of these stages has its own
share of problems and challenges, which a
child has to overcome, with parents
assistance, to turn out to be a well-developed
personality.
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FILIPINO
CHARACTER FORMATION

1. Home Environment 6. Religion

2.Social Environment 7. Economic
Environment
3. Culture Language 8. Political Environment
4. History 9. Mass Media
5. EducationSystem 10. Leadership and Role
Model
 DETERMINING CHARACTER OR
PERSONALITY TYPES

Five (5) Factors that determine Character or

Personality Traits
1.Openess - appreciation for a variety of experiences.
2. Conscientiousness - planning ahead rather than
being spontaneous.
3.Extraversion - being sociable, energetic and
talkative.
4.Ageeableness - being kind, sympahtetic and happy
to help.
5.Neuroticism - inclined to worry or be vulnerable or
temperamental.
GENERAL TYPES OF CHARACTERS
1. Positive Character / Good Character /
Positive Traits - These are attributes such as
integrity, honesty, courage, loyalty, fortitude,
and other important virtues that promote good
behaviour and habits. Further, it is said that:
a. Being honest and taking responsibility for
your actions are admirable qualities.
b. Adaptability and compatibility are great
traits that can help you get along with others.
c. Drive and determination will help you keep
going no matter what.
 d. Compassion and understanding mean you
relate well to others .
e. Patience is a virtue and also a good
personality trait.
f. Courage will help you do what’s right in
tough situations.
g. Loyalty is a good quality to possess,
making others trust you.
2. Negative Character / Negative Trait - A
person’s prediposition to commit evil acts.
a. A propensity for lying, in order to avoid responsibility
for our actions, is a diplorable quality.
b. Being a rigid and selfish, unyeilding to the needs of
others are not endearing qualities.
c. Being full of laziness and excuses is sure to drive
others away, too.
d. A hot temper and an inability to empathize with
others will also alienate us from others.
e. Being quick to anger will turn people away.
f. being disloyal, quick to talk about others behind their
backs or, worse, stab them in the back for personal
gain also falls high on the scale of negative personality
traits.
3. Neutral Character / Neutral Trait -
Commonly used to describe a person who
doesn’t pick sides in disputes; neutral also
pegs anything that refuses to be bold.
a. Judges, for example, must remain totally
neutral when hearing a case.
b. Manners mavens say that it’s best to
remain neutral when topics like politics and
religion come up during a party.
c. Boxers can look to the neutral corners in the
right corners in the ring to escape a punch.
TYPES OF CHARACTERS
1. Self-realized Character - A person with this type of
character is ever enthusiastic for he knows his
potentialities and limitations. This sort of a character is
an asset not only to the family but also the society in
which person lives.
2. Covetous Character - This refers to a jealous or
acquisitive character. It is held that persons with greed
will endeavour to go all out in collecting worldly
possessions and fulfilling his personal petty ambitions
by adopting any means open to him even crossing all
the limits of moral and ethical limits. In effect th person
will become most arrogant, repulsive, slanderer and
fully bereft of any moral feelings for the humans, He is
the burden not only on the family but also the society in
which he lives.
3. Superstitious Character - In a way all are
superstitious then problem starts. It is not merely bad
for the indiviudal concerned but also for those who
come in contact with this unpredictable person, who
may change his tag any moment thus leaving
everybody around in the lurch. Too much reliance on
superstitious also robs us of scientific temper and
forward looking approach in our life. But we should not
compare superstitious and traditionalists.
4. Egoistic / Overbearing/ Bossy/ Tall-Talker - The
person who thinks that world runs due to him and
everything and everybody should respect him as such.
His overbearing and bossy disposition puts him in
category of hard-to-please (fastidious). This person
learns his lesson after sometimes. This fwellow with ‘I-
DAMN-CARE-ATTITUDE’ hardly cares for others. This sort
of egocentric character is the bane of any society,
irrespective of their status in the society.
5. Anti-social Character - A person who neither cares
for the norms set by the society nor cares for the moral
or ethical values is an anti-social characer. This is both a
sinner and a criminal. He could also be termed as an
offensive character. This like character resorts to offense
besides being abusive on even a pettiest pretext. This
anti-social behaviour cuts him off from the community in
which he is living and has to fend for himself ultimately
for his acts of ommisions and commissions.
6. Insincere Character - When a person does
something good for us, we express our sincere thaks and
go extra mile in being sincere to that person in whatever
way it is possible for us. Contrarily, a person who thinks
others is there for serving him and is without any
warmth in the feeling for others. This like person is not
only a insincere to his family,society and even to the
Creator who had created him!
7. Complacent Character - We all
should confidence on ourselves. It is
good for day to day functioning of our
society. But when we cross the threshold
of confidence and step into the realm of
complacency then problem starts. A
person who imbibes this trait finally
faces ignoble defeat for being so learns
a lesson.
 THE SIX PILLAR OF GOOD
CHARACTER
1. TRUSTWORTHINESS - This is the pillar of good
character that is considered the most complicated of
the six core ethical values and concerns a variety of
qualities like honesty, integrity, reliability and loyalty.
when a person is trusted he is given a greater leeway
and no need to be monitored just as to assure that
they meet their obligations. When they are trusted, we
develop in them higher esteem which may be
satisfyng to them. They must constantly live up to the
expectations of others and refrain from even small lies
or self-serving behaviour that can quickly destroy
relationship.
2. RESPECT - The Golden Rule in Human Relation,
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto
you,” perfectly illustrates “respect”. When respect is
observed we would prevent and pre-empt violence,
humiliation, manipulation, and exploitation. It reflects
notions such as civility, courtesy, decency, dignity,
autonomy, tolerance, and acceptance.
3. RESPONSIBILITY - It is understood that life is full of
choices and everyone has its own judgement and
decisionsto take in life. However, we are expected to
be responsible for our actions and behaviours as
national being. Being responsible means to take
charge and be accountable of the consequences of
what we think and do. Our capacity to reason and our
freedom to choose make us morally autonomous and,
therefore, answerable for whether we honor or degrade
the ethical principles that give life meaning and
purpose.
4. FAIRNESS - This pillar of good character involves
issues of equality, impartiality, proportionality,
openness and due process. It is unfair to handle similar
matters inconsistently, and to impose punishment that
is not commensurate with the offense.
The basic concept seems simple, even intuitive, yet
applying it in daily life can be surprisingly difficult.
Fairness is another tricky concept, probably more
subject to legitimate debate and interpretation than
any other ethical value.
Unfair person do not scrupulously employ open and
impartial processes for gathering and evaluating
information necessary to make decisions. In contrast,
fair people do not wait for the truth to come to them;
they seek out relevant information and conflicting
perspectives before making important jedgements.
5. CARING - Caring is the heart of ethics, and ethical
decision-making. It is scarcely possible to be truly
ethical and yet unconcerned with welfare of others.
That is because ethics is ultimately about good
relations with other people.
It is easier to to love “humanity” than to love people.
People who consider themselves ethical and yet lack a
caring attitude toward individuals tend to treat others
as instruments of their will. They rarely feel an
obligation to be honest, loyal, fair or respectful except
insofar as it is prudent for them to do so, a disposition
which itself hints at duplicity and a lack of integrity.
A person who really cares feel emotional response to
both the pain and pleasure of others.
6. CITIZENSHIP - This pillar of good
character includes civic virtues and duties that
prescribe how we ought to behave as part of a
community. The good citizen knows the laws
and obeys them. He volunteers and stays
informed on the issues of the day, the better to
execute his duties and priviledges as a
member of a self-governing democratic
society.
 FILIPINO INFLUENCES TRAITS AND
CHARACTERISTICS
The Pilippine is a meeting point for cultures
from al over Asia and the Pacific because it has
been a crossroads between east and west and
the merging of cultures reflects the country’s
culture and is people.
It comes from various ethno-linguistic
groups that are native to the islands of
migrants from various Asia-Pacific regions,
Filipinos the people who are naturally born to
or recognized with the Philippine country.
 China, the United States, and spain mainly
influence the modern Filipino identity. Though Filipinos
are racially similar to Malays but in terms of culture
they are more like Spaniards. Thus, it could be
claimed that Filipinos are the most hot-bloodied and
brave citizens in the tropical Asian cultures.
Like other countries, the Philippines has its
opposing values and labels, it is believed by the
Filipinos that the country have the best values in the
world. Though it has experienced colonization by
several countries, but the core values it has gained
from the Filipino ancestors remained intact and are
still honoured today like bayanihan or spirit of kinship
and camaraderie implanted by Malay ancestors and
close family ties inherited by the Chinese ascendants.
 THE MOST WELL-KNOWN TRAITS
AND ATTITUDES OF THE FILIPINO

POSITIVE TRAITS
1. Hospitality - Is a trait displayed by every Filipino
charcterized by heart-warming generosity and
friendliness exhibited to foreigners and locals alike.
Filipinos are well-known for being hospitable. This is
one of the most popular qualities of Filipinos. Most
foreigners who have gone to Philippines fell inlove with
the warm hospitality they have experienced while
staying in the coutry. This is a kind of value system
which has existed in the country thousand years ago.
Good thing is that hospitality of the Filipinos is not only
shown to the foreigners but to its fllow Filipino as well.
Hospitality of Filipinos is shown in the following
sample situations:
a. when a person visits a friend’s house, the host greets
him or her with a very welcome. The host will
immediately let their visitor sit down and will prepare a
meal or a snack plus drinks for the visitor. The host will
insist that the friend not leave the house with an empty
stomach. A host will always make sure you had a great
time visiting them.

b. People offer their guest room to visitors if they’re

going to spend the night.

c. Meals offered to guests are very special. A host

always finds a way to prepare great tasting food that
her visitorwants to eat.
2. Respect - This is often observed___not just by
younger people___but also by people of all ages. In the
philippines, respect for one’s elders is a tradition.
a. Po and Opo - These words are spoken by the
Filipinos when talking to elders, or in order to show
respect to persons in authority. These Filipino words
mean “yes”, when answering or talkingto the elders.
b. Pagmamano - Another way of showing respect to
the elders when greeting them. This is done by putting
their elder’s hand on their foreheads.
c. Filipinos also show respect at work by making a
bow to their employees.
3. Strong Family Ties and Religions - Filipino value
their familiies so much that they tend to eep families
intact through the generation. Families go to church
and pray together because their religion is important
and creates a strong bond marking God as the center of
 Filipinos believe only in one God and majority of the
Population are Catholics. It is a value system of the
Filipinos to pray before eating, going to bed, before the
start of the meeting, conferences of program,
gathering, etc.
4. Generousity and Helpfulness - Aside from
being hospitable, Filipinos are also well-known for
being generous. They share what they have to the
people around them even when they only have a little.
These could be felt during birthdays, weddings or fiesta
(party). When visitors came to celebrate great tasting
special foods are specifically prepared for everyone.
When you will be in trouble, Filipinos cannot refuse
to to help you. They are always willing to assist you or
lend a hand.
5. Strong Work Ethics - Another good things most
Filipinos have is being hardworking people. They are
always willing to work almost the whole day to provide
the needs of their families. Filipino farmers though
earning so little but they work harder with not much
compensation. Aside from their regular work, Filipinos
always find creative ways to look for other sources of
income like creating a small business from their home
where they sell foods and other items for the
convenience of their neighbours.
6. Loving and Caring - Because of their generousity,
hospitality and religiosity, Filipinos are found to be the
sweetest and most loving people in the world. It is
expressed by both foreigners and Filipino women that
most Filipino men are are so sweet and romantic when
it comes to love.
cont’n,
They will send there beloved flowers, bring her
to a very romantic place, text her sweet
quotes and tell often how special she is to
them.
Filipino women are also romantic and very
caring, which often makes some foreigners
want to marry them. Women tend to prepare
dinner before their husband comes home.
They love, and value the relationship, always
staying faithful to their husbands. They love
deeply and sincerely.
NEGATIV TRAITS OF FILIPINOS

1. Fatalism (“Bahala na” or “Come What May”

Attitude)
When Filipinos are facing difficultiesand shortcomings
they have this attitude of leaving it up to God to sort
things out. An attitude of “What Goes Around Comes
Around.” Filipinos have a tendency to surrender the
future to luck. They have that strong confidence that
everything will work out in his interest without doing
anything. Filipinos often accepts bad news or
circumstances without trying to stop or change them.
This can sometimes be helpful in adversity, but it cn
also keep us from finding ways out situations. Also,
constantly expecting the worst can get pretty
depressing.
2. Mañana Habit (Procrastination)
True blooded Filipinos have the attitude of causing
delays in accomplishing things or making transactions.
When interested or not in the mood, they wait or
reserve until tomorrow or the next day to finish what
they are doing or meeting their transactions. However,
there are some Filipinos nowadays who take their time
in doing things or making decisions promptly. There
are some habitually late or not showing up at all. There
are few Filipinos who punctual for social meetings. In
fact, it is not expectedof them to arrive exactly on time
especially at a party.
The “bahala na” attitude is the outcome of the
“mañana habit” when the tasks are left undone. This is
usually shown and even expressed by people who do
not care much of what lies ahead and just leave
evrything in fate.
3. Crab Mentality - This is an attitude of some
Filipinos where they tend to push each other to clear
the way for their own gain. Filipino people with this
kind of mentality or attitude try their best to ruin each
other, either by making issues against the other for him
to turn out bad to the public or to the company or
organizationso that people will gradually put distance
and loss their confidence and trust that eventually
result to their replacement.

4. Hypocrisy - This a trait of the Filipino where

criticisms to other’s failure to live with the moral
standards of the society is inevitable. In the Philippines
morality is highly vlued, most of us try to live up to the
standards set by the traditional societ. However, as no
one is pefect, many of us are not actually able to
sustain these standards.
cont’n,
The fear of being an outcast has forced a lot of people
to live a double standard life. To hide our failurein
following a norm, we tend to be condemning those who
are caught red handed. A perfect example could be the
criticisms face by those who become pregnant outside
marriage. The sad fact behind this scenario is that
some of these critics could have actually engaged in
prdmarital sex too__ only that no proof is visible.

5. Ningas Cogon - Most Filipinos are very goo at the

start when doing something. Nevertheless, after a few
hours or days, that excitement to do or accomplish
something is lost we and become too lazy to finish
what we were have started.
6. Tardiness - Only in the Philippines that we have the so
-called “Filipino time” but not exactly referring to the
Philippine standard time, but then again we use it to refer
to the “tardiness” of the persons that we are waiting or
who keeps on coming late to the set time schedule of
events. Insted of being something to be proud of, ‘Filipino
time’ brings a negative impression to our people. When
the invitation says the program will start at 7pm, it is
expected to begin at 9pm. This is not only caused conflicts
in relationships, it also discourages others including
foreigners from getting involved in supposedly productive
activitites as too much time can be wasted on waiting.
7. Gossiping - Filipinos are fond of talking about other’s
business. It is true hat only are into gossiping. Even men
can also be nosy on other people’s lives. Secrets are
brought out; failures and flaws are emphasized; and
relationship are destroyed. Worse, as gossips are passed
around, they tend
cont’n,
to be twisted until the final story becomes too far from
the original__ thus, causing more damage.
8. Blaming - Filipinos can sometimes be too self-
righteous. When mistakes happen, we do not want to
take the blame, we lack humility to accept our failures,
and instead we point at others. This shows how
irresponsible we are on our actions. This attitude
destroys team work, and reliability becomes issue.

9. Selfishness - (being insensitive of others)

Most Filipinos are insensitive to the nedds and
situations of others. This could be an outcome of having
too many problems that Filipinos are facing and the
tendency is to focus on their own needs first before.
10. Disobedience to Simple Rules and Instructions -
Some Filipinos despite of the understnding of the purpose
of laws and ordinances have inability to observe and follow
them. Consequently, crime victimization and accident rate
in the Philippinesare constantly rising, poverty is getting
more rampant and lifestyle development is relaxed.
11. Attention Taker - Filipinos are fun and people loving
race. Thus, attracting attention is natural for them.
Nevertheless, it is a different thing to be an “epal” of
“kapalmuks- simply, being an attention grabber.
Sometimes, in our disperate need to be the center of
attention, we do things that are already embarrassing like
butting in conversation as a know-it-all or by being
scandalous. This habit is also common to our politicians.
Instead of priotirizing their duty to give the best service to
the people, they rather prioritize their thick faces to grab
attention that will bring them more chance of winning in
the
cont’n,
next election. But thanks to our vigilant netizens, this
kind of politicians earns more shame than fame.

12. Being onion-skinned or too sensitive - Another

habit or attitude that we need to change is our being
too proud which usually results to being oversensitive. If
we think highly of ourselves, then we have the tendency
to put a wall around usand that a signboard on our
forehead saying, “i must be respected.” Therefoe, when
someone makes a joke or a not so positive comment
about us, we feel like we are not respected and we get
offended. If all people in the country do not know how to
accept constructive criticism, then we can never expect
unity.
13. Living beyond their means (social climbing) -
One of the reason why a lotof Flipinos live in poverty
because of overspending. Since most people want to live
an elite lifestyle, many resort to social climbing or living
beyond their means. Sometimes, some of us think that as
long as we send our children to the most expensive
schools, it is alright to be wimming in credits and loans.
14. Passivity - (lack of leadership) - Filipinos’ lack of
initiative for change is also one reason why our country
does not progress. We keep on complaining against the
government and other societal issues. However, we do
not do anything about them. One of our excuses is the
lack of faith that our small actions can bring change.
However, the worse reason for this could be our lack of
care for what is happening around us. Common Filipinos
also lack courage and confidence. if you can notice it, in
classrooms, churches and conference rooms, most of us
don’t like to sit in the front sit.
15. Other Negative Traits -
Some Filipino women give birth at an early age 16
(Teenage Pregnancy). Some just dont mind their own
business. Some have many bad habits, like drinking,
smoking, etc. Some poor teenagers engage in
prostitution. There are many broken families. A lot of
bad words to choose from which Filipinos just cant
avoid saying those. Most Filipinos tend to be with
friends most of the time than to be with their parents .
FILIPINO CHARACTER AND
PERSONALITY TRAITS
UNDERSCORING FILIPINO VALUES
1. Personalism - Filipinos are valued interpersonal
relationship. It is firmly believed that haronious
personal relationship is the key to successful
endeavours. Amicable settlement of dispute is the
primary means of restoring broken relationships and
face-to-face open forum is considered once conflict is
in an organization or the community.
2. Particularism - Displayed behaviour by the
individuals may it be good or bad is blamed against the
family. It is based on the principle that home is the
cradle of human personality and character that is, the
product of goodness is always good and those who are
moulded in wickedness, will always show-off badness.
Individuals strive to promote their own and their
family’s interests over community interests. On the
other hand, knowing how to entertain people
(marunong umasikasong kapwa) is important.
Conformity to proper codes of conduct reaps the
rewards of cooperation and assistance; non-conformity
is punished by withdrawal of support.
 FILIPINO VALUES ORIENTATION

Values Orientation - Is the approach

that may influence work or social
relationships by persons relating to
objects, events and ideas.
 THREE MAIN OBLIGATIONS
UNDERLYING FILIPINO VALUE
ORIENTATION

The relational or face-to-face interactions and their

resulting responsibilities are called interpersonal
obligations. This is in relation to the value in Filipino
cultural orientation, the personalism. Pakikiramay,
pakikisama, bayanihan, and galang are the nature of
interpersonal relationships that are inherent to the
pure-blooded Filipino people.

1. Pakikiramay - It is in the Filipino value of going

out of the way to help, without being asked, i.e.
unsolicited help.
2. Pakikisama (Smooth Interpersonal Relation) -
Regardless wether someone’s views are agreeable or
not, Filipinos are capable of getting along with it.
Camaraderie, trust , confidence, and loyalty are
enhanced and developed by this Filipino value.
3. Bayanihan - As mentioned in the preceeding
topics, Filipinos are able to render services and
generous enough to extend help without
compensation. -Somebody can request help in time of
need from those to whom it is extended.
4. Galang (Respect) - Filipinos are basically oriented
to revere to the opinions of elders, peers, or those in
authority, during important discussions, during social
encounters. Verbal clash or any sign of extreme
familiarity in public meetings is a sign of disrespect to
elders or persons in authority.
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