Human Person and Values Development

I. THE HUMAN PERSON

Human Person is everything that is related to man such as physical, mental, spiritual, intellectual
features. But according to Aristotle and Boethius, they describe man as a rational being that can think and
act in the way that they wanted to. However, theologians represent man as an entity made by God to take
good care of His creations. In the dictionary, man is defined as living, bashful animal or thing.

A. IMPORTANT REALITIES OF HUMAN PERSON

 THE SELF-IMAGE – refers to a person’s understanding of himself/herself. It is responsible on
influencing a people’s way of thinking. An example of self-image is a person who sees herself as
beautiful and smart. The formation of self-image is derived from 2 sources: Others and the experiences
of the self.
3 KINDS OF SELF-IMAGE
1.NEGATIVE SELF-IMAGE- delves on limitation and differences rather than assets.
2.OVERRATED SELF-IMAGE- stresses on the positive traits.
3.REALISTIC SELF-IMAGE- based on the real self.

 THE OTHERS – refers to person or group considered important and given the right to influence
one’s self. (Example: Family, Friends)

 THE BEING – is the mainspring or the motivating force in the human person. It is the wellspring, a
fountain head of one’s identity, one’s essential course of action and one essential bond.
7 APPROACHES TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE BEING
1. Approach by the way of the self-image.
2. Approach by the way of important choices.
3. Approach by the way of action.
4. Approach by the way of “natural” and stress less.
5. Approach by the way of people who had the greatest impact on you.
6. Approach to self through severe trials.
7. Approach by the way of deep and not yet fulfilled aspirations.

EL
 THE “I”
The I have 3 different aspects, these are the intellect, the freedom and the will.

 THE SENSIBILITY AND THE BODY

This is the important realities of the human body.

B. 5 PIVOTAL CENTERS AND COMPONENTS OF THE HUMAN PERSON

1.THE BEING – this is fundamentally positive reality which can be sensed in the very depth of the human
person.
2.THE I – this is the reality felt at the level of the head.
3. THE SENSIBILITY – it carries message from the I, from the being and from the in-depth conscience.
4. THE BODY – is the biological reality. It has its own laws.
5. IN-DEPTH CONSCIENCE – this reality is a place where the other 4 pivotal centers can be perceived in
a synthesis. This is the place of the person in the process of growth; a place where what a good can be
sensed.

NIKKA
 BEHAVIOR
-The manner of conducting oneself.
-Response of an individual, group or species to its environment.
-A manner in which the person behaves.

 ATTITUDE
-A position assumed for a specific purpose.
-An organismic state of readiness to respond in a characteristic way to a stimulus (as an object, concept or
situation).

JECEL

(ps. Rhanill please check the 3rd picture that I’ve send last time, there are figure explanation in there, it has
31 on the right bottom part, please don’t forget to do a single slide for that. Thank you!)
(THE BEING / BODY)

C. TEN COMMANDMENTS OF HUMAN RELATIONS

1. Speak to people. There is nothing as nice as a cheerful word of greeting.
2. Smile at people. It takes 65 muscle to frown and only 15 to smile.
3. Call people by name. The sweetest music to anyone’s ear is the sound of his own name.
4. Be friendly and helpful. If you would have friends, be friendly.
5. Be cordial. Speak and act as if everything you do were genuine pleasure.
6. Be genuinely interested in people. You can like everybody if you try.
7. Be generous with praise – caution with criticism.
8. Be considerate with the feelings of others. It will be appreciated.
9. Be thoughtful of the opinion of others. There are 3 side to a controversy: -yours-the other's fellow’s- and
the right one.
10. Be alert to give service. What counts most in life is what we do for others.

D. MISSION POSSIBLE TEAM (I CAN WIN)

1. Successful people have a positive mental attitude.
2. Successful people are courageous people who take risks.
3. Successful people choose well.
4. Successful people persist.
5. Successful people adhere to the power of prayer.
6. Successful people know how to pace themselves and journey through life with enthusiasm.
7. Successful people govern themselves with discipline.
8. Successful people give the best to whatever they do.
9. Successful people align their sense of purpose with the common good.
10. Successful people keep a positive count by responding positively to any person or situation.

NOVIE
 II. VALUE DEVELOPMENT

A.VALUE DEFINED:
 Value is derived from the Latin word valere, to be worth, be strong – something intrinsically valuable or
desirable. “A thing has a value when it is perceived as good and desirable. Develop is to acquire
gradually, by successive changes, to move from the original position to one providing more opportunity
for effective use. Thus, Value Development is the act, the process or result of developing the value of
Human Dignity.
 Since “Value are the bases of judging what attitudes and behavior are correct and desirable and what are
not”, it is therefore a crucial importance that there be an appropriate framework as well as strategy for
providing the context and operational guidelines for implementing a values education program.

B. VALUE SYSTEM: VARIOUS VIEW

THE MEANING OF VALUES:

According to Clyde Kluckholm: “A Value is a perception, explicit or implicit, distinctive of an individual or
characteristic of a group, of the desirable which influences the selection from available modes, means ends
of action”.
According to Cornelius Van Del Poel: “Value refers to the understanding of a certain for an individual or
society which is considered worthy of realization”.
According to Brian Hall, Michael Kenny and Maury Smith: “Something that is freely chosen from
alternatives and acted upon, that which the individual celebrates as being part of the creative integration in
development as a person”.

“A Value is something or someone who is considered good or worthy and is desirable or useful”. It is
something considered worthy I and itself by a person or a group. It can be a one-word standard of conduct
(respect) or a policy in an organization adheres to and believe in. Society depends on certain values like
cooperation and honesty to function values may be also be concepts considered important by a select group,
and not by the others. It may be explicitly stated as they are more and more in organization. Or they may be
unspoken, yet recognized by all.
Values are extremely powerful. They guide people and identify what behavior is acceptable and what
behavior is not.

NICOLE
 TYPES OF VALUES
1. PERSONAL
2. POLITICAL
3. RELIGIOUS
4. MORAL
5. ECONOMIC
6. HUMAN OR CHISTIAN VALUES

2 BASIC HUMAN VALUES

1. Basic realization
2. Self-determination
ESPENA
C. VALUE FORMATION
 Christian Value - Formation is a lifelong process of growing which gets its strength from Jesus
sermon in the mountain.

2 FACTORS AFFECTING VALUE FORMATION

1. Influences – depends on a person's internal influences such as intellectual and emotional capabilities.
2. Experience factor – Like good influences, good experiences are needed in value formation.

 There are 4 types of experiences that will influence or affect the formation of Values.
1. Liturgical Experience
2. Bible Experience
3. Learning Experience
4. Human Experience

D.VALUE CLASSIFICATION
 Value classification is a difficult task.
There 3 basic steps that are useful in Value Classification:
1. Choice
2. Value
3. Action
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 Values: Better than Rules

Forward-thinking organization promotes values to guide people. Doing so serves time because
organizations didn’t write rules and didn’t refer to rule books or organizational manuals.

 Values: Outline Goals

An explicit set of values shall form the foundation of any organization because they endure.

 Values send a message

A good value teaches and guides the members of the organizational symbolic act affirm the value over
and over.

 Values shapes an Organization

The value manifests itself in various ways. It trusts members to produce quality goods or products.
Values can shape and animate an organization.

III. DEVELOPING GOOD HABITS FOR EFFECTIVENESS

Our character is a composite of our habits. Habits are powerful factors in our lives. They are consistent, often
unconscious patterns; they constantly, daily, express our character and produce our effectiveness or
ineffectiveness.

 Habit is defined as the interaction of knowledge, skill and desire. Knowledge is the theoretical paradigm,
the what to do and why. Skill is the how to do and Desire is the motivation, the what to do. All these
three are necessary to make something a habit in our lives.

(Rhanill please add the Figure 4 (Effective Habits) as well. Thanks.)

ELLAINE

The Seven Habits according to Stephen Covey move us progressively on a Maturity Continuum from
dependence to independence to interdependence.
On the Maturity Dependence 1.) DEPENDENCE is the paradigm of you - you take care of me; you come
through for me, you didn’t come through. I blame you for the results. 2.) INDEPENDENCE is the paradigm of
I – I can do it; I am responsible; I am self-reliant; I can choose. 3.) INTERDEPENDENCE is the paradigm of
we - we can do it; we can cooperate; we can combine our talents.

 Effectiveness is defined as the basis of person’s character, creating an empowering center of correct
maps from which an individual can effectively solve a problem, maximize opportunities, continually
learn and integrate principles in an upward growth.

According to Stephen Covey based on “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” there are seven habits that
makes one a highly effective person. These habits are:

1. Being Proactive – Proactivity – taking initiative as a human being, we are responsible for our own
lives. Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions- Highly proactive people
recognizes responsibility. Response – Ability – the ability to choose your response. In making such a
choice, we are being reactive. Reactive people reaffixed by their physical and the social environment,
the “social weather”. They are defensive or protective driven by feelings, circumstances and by
condition of their environment.

Proactive people are influence by external stimuli; whether physical, social or psychological. But their
response to the stimuli conscious or unconscious, is a value-based on choicer or response.

2. Begin with the end in mind

“Begin with the end in mind” is to begin today with the image, picture or paradigm of the end of your life
as your frame of reference or the criterion by which everything else is examined. Each part of your life –
today's behavior, next week's behavior, next month’s behavior – can be examined in the context of the
whole, of what really matters to you. To begin with the end in mind means to stay with a clear
understanding of your destination. It means to know where you’re going so that you better understand where
you are now so you can go to the right decision.

“Begin with the end in mind” is based on the principle that all things are created twice. There's a mental
or first creation, and a physical or second creation to all things.

3. Putting First things First

Effective management is putting first things firsts. While leadership decides what “first things” are, it is
management that puts them first, day by day, moment by moment. Management is discipline carrying it out.
4. Think Win/Win
The habit of effective interpersonal leadership is Think Win/Win. Win/Win is not a technique; It is a total
philosophy of human interaction. In fact, it is one of six paradigms: Win/Lose, Lose/Win, Lose/Lose, Win
and Win/Win or No Deal.

5. Seek First to Understand then to be Understood

“Seek First to Understand” involves a very deep shift in paradigm. We typically seek first to be
understood. Most people do not listen with the intent to understand, they listen with the intent to reply.
They're neither speaking or preparing to speak. They're filtering everything through their own paradigms
reading their autobiography into other people’s lives.

6. Synergize
Synergize means the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It means that the relationship which the parts
have each other is a part of in and of itself. Synergy is the highest activity in all life – the true test and
manifestation of all the other habits put together. It is the essence of principle-centered leadership and
parenting.

7. Sharpen your saw of a Self-Principles of Balance Self-Renewal

Habit is taking time sharpening the saw. It is the habit that makes all the other possible. Its preserving and
enhancing the greatest asset you have – you. Its reserving four dimensions of your nature – Physical.
Spiritual, Mental and Social/Emotional.

(Nhil please do the Dimension (CORE) and Related Values Chart, thank you!)

RHANILL /RONA