Week 1 (Day 1) b) Emotional problem d) stress

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Instructions:
Read and analyze each statement below and carefully choose the letter
that best describes the statement. Write the letter of the correct answer
on your own paper.
1. When someone reflects on his/her strengths and weaknesses and
learns more about himself or herself, it is said that the person
undergoes a process called?
a) Self-reflection c) Self-motivation
b) Self-discovery d) Self-gratification

2. What do we call that process where a person understands

himself/herself better through learning new skills or overcoming
bad habits?
a) Self-development c) Self-education
b) Self-discovery d) Self-reflection

3. John understands fully the benefits of building good relationships

with his social environment and the effects of man’s wrongdoings
on his fellow beings. It is said that John;
a) Develops effective human relations skills
b) Develops social awareness
c) Develops holistically
d) Develops social responsibilities

4. Krystal, a Grade 11 TVL-Home Economics student, develops

favorable relationships with her peers and family members. In the
context of development, she is said to have manifests;
a) Behavioral Development C) Social Development
b) Physical Development D) Psychological
Development

5. Justine finds it difficult to concentrate and stay focused in his

studies, loses the thread of thoughts or conversations, confused
because of the lockdown, and cannot move freely and visit his
girlfriend in the neighboring city. Justine is said to manifests;
a) Lovesickness c) psychological trouble

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Lesson 1: Knowing and Understanding Oneself
Circle all the qualities that best describe you.
Healthy Energetic Thoughtful Helpful
Honest Generous Caring Punctual
Tidy Intelligent Hardworking Disciplined
Even-
Quiet Determined Observant
Tempered
Funny Patient Cheerful Practical
Reliable Friendly Talkative Popular
Happy Careful Respectful Sensitive

Complete this sentence to describe yourself on your own paper.

1. The subjects I like best are
2. The subjects I like least are
3. My interests/hobbies are
4. I am good at
5. I am not so good at
6. I am happy when
7. At home I enjoy
8. I worry about
9. At weekends I usually
10. By the end of this year I would like to (e.g. improve my spelling).
11. I could do this by (e.g. going to spelling workshops on a Tuesday
lunchtime).
12. List five positive statements about my best friend

Answer the following question on your own paper.

1) Who am I as a person?
2) What makes me different from my friends and classmates?
3) How do I react when someone backbites or talks something bad about
me?
4) If a classmate tells me that I am no good, how do I react? What do I say?
5) What are my weaknesses or vulnerabilities?
6) Do I fear losing something or someone in my life? Why?
7) Do I know who my friends really are? What do you have in common?

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Week 1 (Day 2) 19. Often, we don’t really know our true selves.
20. The more you ask, the clearer your mind will be.
FACTS: 21. Developing yourself requires an understanding of your identity, your
On your own paper. Read the facts and rephrase five statements that you motivations, values, and interests.
can relate to.
1. Adolescence is one of the most critical developmental stages due to the
changes that affect the person. “Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true
2. The adolescent age group includes boys and girls from 13-18 years of wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is
age. true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are
3. Changes are brought by asking so many questions about themselves. truly rich.” And “The cost of not following your heart, is
4. They are in the stage of trying to figure out themselves. spending the rest of your life wishing you had.”
5. Adolescents have a high desire to belong and fear of rejection.
6. These desires lead them to do so many things without thinking of what By: J. Paulsen
will be the consequence.
7. They act, speak, and dress according to what's the trend or just to be Read and analyze the quote above.
different from others. 1. With an online partner that your teacher assigned you with, discuss
8. Some think and speak either responsible and considerate or what you understand about the quote, and present your insights to your
inconsiderate and careless teacher.
9. Adolescence is also the period where they are pressured to take adult 2. “Knowing oneself is the beginning of wisdom”. This renowned quote is
roles. often attributed to Socrates. But what exactly do you benefit when you
10. Preparation to the next stage of their adult lives sometimes leads to know and understand who you are?
doubts, confusion, and misunderstanding. 3. When a person has self-knowledge, he understands his strengths and
11. The feeling of rejection or inability to get approval makes them weaknesses, his passions and fears, his life’s desires and dreams. This
extremely shy, withdrawn, low self-esteem, and defiant. means he is aware of his eccentricities (peculiarities) and idiosyncrasies
12. Experiencing rejections, doubts and confusions are crucial in evolving a (habits), likes and dislikes, tolerance, and limitations. The person knows
stable perception of oneself. his purpose in life (Doherty, 2017).
13. With a positive outlook, these experiences help the person to develop 4. Meg Selig (2016) suggests that when a person knew who he is, he
his faith, life's principle, behavior, ability to trust and respect people develops an understanding of himself, he would be happier because he
and, belief in himself. can express who he is. He develops less inner conflict, makes better
14. The critical development stage commences the development of a decisions and better choices about everything, and understands what
distinct personality. motivates him.
15. Improving yourself is not focused only on one of your qualities rather on 5. Subsequently, she emphasized that when a person knows himself
a group of qualities. better, he has the resistance to social pressure, he is grounded in his
16. Personal development involves enhancing and grooming one's outer values and preferences and is less likely to say “yes” when he wants to
and inner self to bring about a positive change in life. say “no” and at the same time develops tolerance and understanding of
17. This process entails boosting self-confidence, improving communication others. He can easily help and empathize with others.
skills, upgrading knowledge, learning fine etiquettes and decent
manners, adding style and grace in carrying oneself, and demonstrating
positivity, liveliness, and peace.
18. Do you give yourself credit or no credit?

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Week 1 (Day 3) PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT 3. Relationship with Schedules
a. find schedules and routines comforting
Instructions b. find schedules and routines restricting
1. Please record your answers on the Response Key (Page 4). 4. Natural Tendency
2. Select the statement that best describes you. a. crave consistency and enjoy being prepared
b. crave variety and enjoy improvising
3. Try to proceed quickly and not overthink each response.
5. Work Style
4. If you are unable to choose between answers because you can
a. “work before play”
think of circumstances where you do one or the other, simply b. “play along the way”
select both answers and move on.
INFORMATION GATHERING
GENERAL ORIENTATION
1. Study Environment 1. Strengths
a. Prefer to study in a group - discussing the material a. good at building, maintaining, and operating things
b. Prefer to study alone - away from distractions if possible b. good at developing insights into creative designs
2. How Thoughts Form 2. Ways of Perceiving
a. Process thoughts out load - through conversations with a. trust only what I can see, hear, touch, taste, or smell
others b. comfortable using imagination and following hunches
b. Process thoughts silently - inside my head 3. Integration
3. Speaking Style a. put pieces together one step at a time
a. Fast pace, expressive tones, and large gestures b. put pieces together from all directions at once
b. Moderate pace, quiet voice, minimal gesturing 4. Interpretation
4. Relationship with Silence a. the way things appear is the way they really are
a. Uncomfortable with long silences - especially around others b. read between the lines to discover hidden meaning
b. Appreciate silence - even around others 5. Outlook
5. Energy Drainers and Gainers a. prefer to experience life here and now
a. Most often find interacting with groups of people to be b. enjoy contemplating patterns and future possibilities
energizing
b. Most often find interacting with groups of people to be DECISION-MAKING
draining 1. Decisions
If you enjoy interacting with others in moderate amounts, select both answers to a. use logic to make decisions and seek clarity
Question #5. b. use feelings to make decisions and seek harmony
2. Needs
MODES OF OPERATION a. sincere need to evaluate and improve
1. Packing for a Trip b. sincere need to know that others care how you feel
a. Pack in advance for a trip, at least the night before 3. Perspective
b. Pack the very last minute for a trip a. tend to debate and defend point of view
2. Closure vs. Leaving Options Open b. tend to sympathize and accept other people’s opinions
a. prefer to have decisions made
b. prefer to keep options open as long as possible

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4. Movie-Watching
a. mistakes in a movie significantly lessen enjoyment Modes of Operation: Planned – Spontaneous
b. able to look past mistakes and enjoy a movie  Individuals who have a preference for operating in a planned
5. Preferred Approach manner find comfort in following routines and schedules. They
a. objective, direct, and investigative have an innate drive to make decisions as soon as possible and
b. subjective, tactful, and appreciative bring things to closure.
 Individuals who have a preference for operating spontaneously find
schedules and routines restricting. They have an innate drive to keep
RESPONSE KEY options open. They crave variety and flexibility and may change their
Draw a circle around the letter that corresponds with your response minds often.
to each question. Count the marks for each column and fill in the
totals at the bottom of the table. Information Gathering: Hands-On – Theoretical
 Individuals who prefer hands-on gathering of information using their
five senses focus on the present moment and proceed one step at a
General Modes of Information
Decision Making time. They appreciate clear objectives and tangible results.
Orientation Operation Gathering
 Individuals who prefer theoretical gathering of information through
1 a b a b a b a b
2 a b a b a b a b insights focus on future possibilities and pull from all directions at
3 a b a b a b a b once to see the big picture. They appreciate opportunities to be
4 a b a b a b a b creative and use their imagination.
5 a b a b a b a b
Total Decision-Making: Objective- Subjective
EXTRAV INTROV PLANNE SPONTA HANDS- THEORE OBJECTI SUBJECT  Individuals who prefer making decisions objectively seek clarity and
ERSION ERSION D NEOUS ON TICAL VE IVE have a sincere need to evaluate and improve. They make decisions
based on logic and impersonal facts.
 Individuals who prefer making decisions subjectively seek harmony
and need to know that others care how they feel. They make
A relatively higher score in one column of a table indicates a decisions based on values and personal impact.
“psychological type preference”. Where the scores in both columns are
close to each other, you may find that you naturally switch back and forth On your own paper, write your top 3 psychological type preferences.
between each mental mechanism as the situation demands. (E.g. 1. Extraversion 2. Hands-on 3. Subjective)

General Orientation: Extraversion – Introversion

 Extraverts tend to speak freely about whatever is on their
mind. They develop their thoughts by talking through them
with others. Extraverts gain energy from chatting with others.
 Introverts are somewhat more territorial with their mental space and
personal space. They need time to think and reflect before sharing
their thoughts. Introverts gain energy from quiet time.

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Week 1 (Day 4) You Are Who You Are
Day 4 Activity:
Review the last three days' lessons. On your paper, write three things that You are who you are for a reason.
interest you the most. You're part of an intricate plan.
You're a precious and perfect unique design,
Summary: Called God's special woman or man.
1. Our interactions with others impact our self-esteem.
2. When our positive interactions are abundant, the negative things or
everyday problems will not destroy us. You look like you look for a reason.
3. When we do/say something nice to someone, we should not expect
Our God made no mistake.
anything in return. Some people are still learning how to receive
He knit you together within the womb,
compliments.
You're just what he wanted to make.
Answer the questions below:
1. Name five positive interactions that built your self-image this week.
a. Examples: The parents you had were the ones he chose,
i. Compliment And no matter how you may feel,
ii. Something that made you smile They were custom-designed with God's plan in mind,
iii. A friendly greeting And they bear the Master's seal.
iv. Accomplishment
v. Someone thanked you
2. Name five negative interactions that destroyed your self-image that No, that trauma you faced was not easy.
you may have encountered this week
And God wept that it hurt you so;
a. Examples:
i. Accidents/Mistakes
But it was allowed to shape your heart.
ii. Someone criticized you So that into his likeness you'd grow.
iii. Lost something
iv. Forgot something
v. Someone lied to you You are who you are for a reason,
You've been formed by the Master's rod.
PROCESS QUESTIONS: You are who you are, beloved,
1. What can I do to help add to my positive interactions? Because there is a God!
2. What can I do to lessen my negative interactions?
3. How can you help build someone’s self-image? (By Russell Kelfer, Adapted from The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren)
4. Choose three people in your household or neighborhood that you
can build up.
5. What methods did you use and how did they respond?

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