CHAPTER 1 - Personal Development

SOC 111
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Miss Ella Marie Angelie B. De Sesto
Mondays Thursdays
COURSE SUBJECT
DESCRIPTION
This course makes senior high school students

aware of the developmental stage that they are in,
for them to better understand themselves and the
significant people around them as they make
important career decisions as adolescents.
The course aims to help senior high school students
clarify the values that define their person, discover
their interests and passions, realize their innate
skills and strengths, and embrace their
weaknesses as challenges to face and work on.
At the end of senior high school, the students will
decide on the career path or choice that he or she
will take. To decide on this the individual should
have a good grasp of his or her self concept or self
identity.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
/ TASKS
Self
reflections
Group discussions and sharing
Journal writing
Role playing
Video viewing
Research work
And other activities
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
TO PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
covers
the whole lifespan of human existence

in relation to the three domains (cognitive,
affective, psychomotor)
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
is
ones own development and growth within

the context of the three aspects of human
development (physical, cognitive and
psychosocial)
Three Aspects of Human

Development:
1.
Physical Development
2.
Cognitive Development
3.
growth of the body and the brain, motor

and sensory skills and even physical health.
capacity to learn, to speak, to understand,
to reason, and to create
Psychosocial Development
social interactions with other people , our

emotions, attitudes, self-identity,
personality, beliefs and values.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IS ALSO

INFLUENCED BY:
1.
2.
3.
Heredity
or the inborn traits passed on by the

generations of offsprings from both
sides of the biological parents families;
Environment
the world outside of ourselves and the

experiences that result from our contact
and interaction with this external
world.
Maturation
the natural progression of the brain

and the body that affects the cognitive
(thinking and intelligence)
psychological (emotion, attitude and
self-identity) and social (relationships)
dimensions of a person.
DEFINITIONS OF PERSONAL, PERSONALITY, AND

DEVELOPMENT (ACCDNG TO MERRIAM-WEBSTER ONLINE
DICTIONARY)
PERSONAL
Belonging
or relating to a particular
person;
Made or designed to be used by one
person;
Someone whose job involves working for
or helping a particular person; and
Of, relating to, or affecting a particular
person.

DEVELOPMENT (ACCDNG TO MERRIAM-WEBSTER ONLINE DICTIONARY)
PERSONALITY
The set of emotional qualities, ways of behaving, etc.,
that makes a person different from other person;
Attractive qualities (such as energy, friendliness,
and humor) that make a person interesting or
pleasant to be with;
Attractive qualities that make something unusual or
interesting;
Distinction or excellence of personal and social
traits, also a person having such quality; and
A person of importance, prominence, renown, or
notoriety.

DEVELOPMENT (ACCDNG TO MERRIAM-WEBSTER ONLINE DICTIONARY)
DEVELOPMENT
The
act or process of growing or causing

something to grow or become larger or
more advanced;
The act or process of creating
something over a period of time; and
The state of being created or made
more advanced
WHAT IS PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT?
The
process in which a person

reflect upon themselves,
understand who they are,
accept when they discover
about themselves, and learn
(or unlearn) new sets of
values , attitudes , behavior,
and thinking skills to reach
their fullest potentials as
human beings.
WHAT IS PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT?
Process
of striving to be
the best that you can be in
order to reach and realize
your full potential.
journey to self-discovery,
self-improvement and selfrealization
- Zorka Hereford
NATURE OF PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Human nature is very complex. No single school of

thought can completely and satisfactorily define
human nature.
Human beings are different as we possess more
complex capabilities such as self-awareness, analytical
thinking, self-evaluation, motivation, decision making
and reflective thought.
It is therefore natural for human beings to develop
toward maturity and fullness. (Carl Rogers 1961)
The evolution of the understanding of human
development may have started aeons ago when the
first Homo sapiens walked the face of the earth.
The Western Philosophers (the Greek thinkers)
started questions about the self and about being
human.
NATURE OF PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
6.
7.
8.
9.
Plato argued that building character, as

much as intelligence, is what education is all
about.
There is a link between individual
development and social responsibility.
Eastern thinking, the great Chinese,
thought about mans always desire to become
superior man to himself and to others.
(Confucius: What constitutes a Superior
Man)
Religions may have influenced to personal
development .
PSYCHOLOGY : THE FOUNDATION

FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Psychology
The study of human thinking and behaviour.

This started in 1950s during the birth of
Humanistic and Positive Psychology dealt
with personal growth and meaning as a way
of reaching ones fullest potential.
THE PROPONENTS AND THEIR

THEORIES:
Humanistic
1.
Abraham Maslow
2.
Psychology:
Maslows Hierarchy of Needs
Carl Rogers
On Becoming a Person the individual has within himself

has the capacity and the tendency, latent if not evident, to
move forward toward maturity.
Human
beings are basically good.
SOME REALIZATIONS:
Martin
Seligman
psychologist and president of American

Psychological Association
to
put more emphasis in diagnosing, treating and preventing

psychological disorders.
focused on a disease model of human nature.
Martin
Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

developed a model toward what is good and
positive about human persona and their desire
to achieve their full potentials.
the birth of POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
(Human
beings are basically good) it also

includes both the positive and negative
aspects.
In
short, Positive Psychology stresses

that human nature has its good and
positive strengths, as well as
inadequacies and weaknesses. (Peterson
2006)
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
-
the scientific study of strengths and

virtues that enable humans and
community to thrive.
people will lead meaningful and

fulfilling lives, to cultivate what is best
for them, and to enhance their
experiences of love, work and duty.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN
ADOLESCENCE
Adolescence
is the transition
period between child and early
adulthood.
Early Adolescence between 10 and
13 years
Middle Adolescence between 14 and
16 years
Late Adolescence between 17 and 20
years
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
0-12
Months
2-7
Years
Old
7-12
Years
Old
13
Years Old
And
ABOVE
P perception of self
E environment
R relationship with others
S social
O openness / optimistic
N nature & nurture
A attitude
L life
Human Being
Development of Self
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
THINK ABOUT IT?

EXPLAIN : How your religious belief influence
your personal development?
ELABORATE: What are your personal
experiences as an adolescent in terms of the way
you think, reason, feel and express your self?
EVALUATE: In Maslows Hierarchy of Needs,
where do you find yourself? What do you have to
do to fulfil your needs so you can reach SelfActualization?
EXTEND: In the journal page of your notebook,
write down your thoughts

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SOC 111

This course makes senior high school students

the whole lifespan of human existence

ones own development and growth within

Three Aspects of Human

growth of the body and the brain, motor

social interactions with other people , our

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IS ALSO

or the inborn traits passed on by the

the world outside of ourselves and the

the natural progression of the brain

DEFINITIONS OF PERSONAL, PERSONALITY, AND

DEFINITIONS OF PERSONAL, PERSONALITY, AND

DEFINITIONS OF PERSONAL, PERSONALITY, AND

act or process of growing or causing

process in which a person

Human nature is very complex. No single school of

Plato argued that building character, as

PSYCHOLOGY : THE FOUNDATION

The study of human thinking and behaviour.

THE PROPONENTS AND THEIR

Maslows Hierarchy of Needs

On Becoming a Person the individual has within himself

beings are basically good.

psychologist and president of American

put more emphasis in diagnosing, treating and preventing

Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

beings are basically good) it also

short, Positive Psychology stresses

the scientific study of strengths and

people will lead meaningful and

THINK ABOUT IT?

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