Personal Development
Personal Development
- moral
● We are being challenged to find out Spermache the beginning of development
ways how we can enhance our of sperm in boys' testicles.
capacities and capabilities.
Testosterone - an androgen that is strongly
INTROSPECTION - ability to reflect and associated in the physical maturation for
think about your own thoughts, feeling, and boys.
actions.
Estradiol - an estrogen that is strongly
associated in the physical development of
DEVELOPING THE WHOLE girls.
Prefrontal cortex develops after amygdala 1. Learn to accept what you feel
2. Identify your vulnerabilities
❖ Sense of Identity - successful 3. Develop your talents and interest
formation of your identity will lead 4. Be more involved with others
you to healthy academic, social and 5. Seek help when needed
psychological functioning.
IKIGAI - Japanese secret to a long and
The absence of concrete self-identity happy life
causes heightened emotionality that usually
causes problems. ➔ iki - means “life: alive”
➔ kai - means “reason; worthiness;
❖ Social Factors - are family, peers, fruitful; effective.”
school, socio-economic status, and ➢ Ikiru hariai, yorokobi, meate -
immediate environment. something to live for, the joy and
goal of living
Rejection may cause depression if not ➢ Ikite iru dake no neuchi, ikite inu
handled well. It also causes low kōfuku, rieki - a life worth living, the
self-esteem which leads teenagers to happiness and benefit of being alive
➢ Reason to live 1. Eating more or less
2. Sleeping too much or too little
Ikigai 3. Isolating yourself from others
- Ikigai isn’t necessarily related to 4. Procrastinating
work or money. 5. Neglecting responsibilities
6. Drinking alcohol, smoking
- Ikigai doesn’t have to be viewed as
7. Having nervous
an overwhelming, all-or-nothing life
purpose. COPING INVOLVES
- You can have more than one ikigai
in your life. - Managing difficult situations
Coping with Stress in Middle and Late - Exerting efforts to solve your
Adolescence problems
- Striving to master or reduce the
STRESS - is your body’s way of responding stressful effects
to any kind of demand or threat.
Problem-focused coping
2 KINDS OF STRESS
- Facing the situation squarely and
❖ Eustress - can challenge and exerting efforts to solve the problem.
motivate you to find creative - Acting upon your concerns.
solutions to your concerns.
(Beneficial Stress) Emotion-focused coping
❖ Distress - when stress leads to a
- Responding in an emotional way.
sense of helplessness and
- Focusing on pain triggers emotional
exhaustion.
reactions
SYMPTOMS OF STRESS - Denying problems or laughing it off
prevents you to acknowledge the
❖ Cognitive Symptoms problem and handle it.
1. Memory problems
2. Unable to concentrate Avoidant coping
3. Poor Judgement
4. Seeing only negative - Ignoring the problem and hoping that
5. Anxious it will disappear in its own
❖ Emotional Symptoms
- Drinking alcoholic beverages
1. Moodiness
2. Irritability or short temper - Playing computer games for hours
3. Agitation or restlessness - Using illegal drugs
4. Feeling of being overwhelmed
5. Sense of loneliness Instant “relaxers” - It is your first aid in
6. Depression emotionally wrought and stressful situations:
❖ Physical Symptoms
1. Body aches - Eating comfort food
2. Diarrhea or constipation - Deep breathing
3. Nausea / Dizziness
- Relaxing your muscles
4. Chest pain
5. Rapid system weakness - Engaging in physical activities
❖ Behavioral Symptoms - Using aromatherapy
- Having a good cry
❖ Occipital Lobe
- Visual Processing
❖ Parietal lobe
- Spatial Orientation, Calculation, and
certain types of Recognition.
MOTOR CORTEX
- Controls Body Movement
Somatosensory Cortex - Processes
the signals of touch, which are received
from other parts of the body.
BRAIN STEM
- Midbrain, Pons, Medulla Oblongata
➔ Vital body functions, such as
Heartbeat, and respiration are
monitored and controlled by this.
Reticular Activating System (RAS)
LIMBIC SYSTEM
- Generation of emotions and
THE MAJOR DIVISION OF THE BRAIN:
processing of emotional memories.
1. Forebrain - House of cell
FOUR PARTS:
2. Midbrain Hearing and Seeing
Right Cerebral Hemisphere - is in charge of
1. THALAMUS the Left side of the Body
- Cognitive activities including Left Cerebral Hemisphere - is in charge of
memory. the Right side of the Body
2. HYPOTHALAMUS
- Monitoring the internal systems to CORPUS CALLOSUM
maintain Homeostasis. - Connects the two Cerebral
3. HIPPOCAMPUS hemispheres of the brain
- Consolidating learning and converts - Made up of more than 200 Million
information to the long-term storage nerve fibers that function as a bridge
regions. for the two hemispheres.
- Capable of neurogenesis. Gray Matter - Thin but tough laminated
Neurogenesis - Production of New Cortices
Neurons which has a significant effect on White Matter - Columns that branch and
learning and memory. extend through the Cortical Layer.
4. AMYGDALA CEREBELLUM
- Known to take part in Emotions, - Convoluted and highly organized
especially fear. - Contains more neurons than all
- Regulates your interactions with other parts of the brain put together
your environment that can help you - Monitors impulses from nerve
survive. endings in the muscles.
- Encodes emotions whenever
memory is kept in the long-term THE NERVE CELLS
storage
- Emotional Element of a memory NEURONS
- Functioning core for the brain and
HYPOTHALAMUS the entire nervous system.
- Triggers the Pituitary Gland - Allows the brain to process the
- Encourage or discourage release of electrical impulses coming from all
other Hormones. over the body
Pituitary Gland - A gland that produce Neurogenesis - Production of new neurons
many different hormones - Consisted of Nucleus, Cell
Body, Dendrites, and Axons
CEREBRUM
- Largest brain structure MYELIN SHEATH
- 80% of the Brain by weight - A Layer that surrounds the axon
Gyri - Folded Bulges in the Brain - Insulates the axon from other cells
Fissures - Deep Furrows in the Brain - Increases the speed of impulse
Sulci - Shallow Furows transmission
Emotional intelligence - the capacity to Confidants - People whom you can share
understand and manage emotions your thoughts and feelings.
❖ CONVENTIONAL TYPE
- structured, accurate, and orderly
activities.
(Bookkeeper, Accountant, Secretary)