Personal Development

2nd Semester | 3rd Quarter (Mid-Terms)

Vince Cedric C. Resultay | STEM 11 – St. John

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distinction or excellence of personal and
social traits
o a person of importance, prominence,
Introduction to Personal Development renown, or notoriety

INTRODUCTION
• Developmental scientists identified the 3 aspects Lesson 2
of human development:
o Physical Development – covers the Personal Development and Its
growth of the body and the brain, motor
and sensory skills, and even physical Origin
health.
o Cognitive Development – covers our
capacity to learn, to speak, to INTRODUCTION
understand, to reason, and to create / • Human nature is very complex. There is no
brainstorm ideas. singular school of thought in any form which can
o Psychosocial Development – includes completely define nature.
our social interactions with other people, • Although humans are similar to other living
our emotions, attitudes, self-identity, organisms, human beings are different as we
personality, beliefs, and values. possess more complex capabilities.
• While human development covers the whole • These capabilities, beyond mere survival instincts,
lifespan of human existence in relation to the 3 are what distinguish the human species from the
domains, personal development is one’s own rest of the world.
development and growth within the context of the
• Human beings have the sole capacity to reflect
3 human development.
upon itself, and in the process, develop self-
o It means, personal development is
awareness, become motivated, and desire to
influenced by physical, cognitive, and
grow and change for the better.
psychosocial development.
• Humans are prompted to mature and improve
• On the other hand, human development is
until it reaches its desired level of development.
influenced by the following:
• It is, therefore, natural for human beings to
o Heredity – the inborn traits passed on by
develop toward maturity and fullness.
generations of offsprings from both sides
of the biological parents’ families.
o Environment – the world outside of PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
ourselves and the experiences that result • Personal Development – defined as a process in
from our contact and interaction with this which a person reflect upon themselves,
external world. understand who they are, accept what they
o Maturation – the natural progression of discover about themselves, and learn or unlearn
the brain and the body that affects the new sets of values, attitudes, behavior, and
cognitive (thinking and intelligence), thinking skills to reach their fullest potential as
psychosocial (emotion, attitude, and self- human beings.
identity), and social (relationships) • According to Zorka Hereford in her book, 9
dimensions of a person. Essential Life Skills – A Guide for Personal
▪ The influence of physical Development and Realization, personal
maturation over a person’s development is “the process of striving to be the
development is most best that you can be in order to reach and realize
pronounced during his or her your full potential. It is a journey to self-discovery,
childhood and adolescence self-improvement, and self-realization.
stages.
ORIGIN OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
PERSONAL VS PERSONALITY • The evolution of the understanding of human
• The word “personal” is defined as: development may have started billion years ago.
o belonging or relating to a particular • The cavemen who drew figures on their cave
person walls attempted to narrate their experiences such
o made or designed to be used by one as hunting. The act of drawing can be deemed as
person an attempt toward create expression and
o someone whose job involves working for narration.
or helping a particular person • It was during the time of the Greek philosophers
o relating to, or affecting a particular when questions about self and about being
person human have begun to be asked.
• The word “personality” is defined as: o In Republic, Plato argued that building
o the set of emotional qualities, ways of character as much as intelligence is what
behaving, etc. that makes a person education is all about.
different from other people. o Even during the early times of human
o attractive qualities that make a person development and civilization, there was
interesting or pleasant to be with.
 already an attempt to link individual o Religion - Self includes a person’s life in
development with social responsibility. purpose, meaning, aspirations, and one’s
o Therefore, in order to know yourself, relationship with a higher being.
build your character and connect it with o Sociology – Self is said to be defined by
social responsibility. the roles we take when we relate with
o This could be the seeds of personal others, such as being your parents’ child,
development in Western thinking that being a classmate, a friend, or
eventually evolved into the Human teammate.
Potential Movement in the 1960s,
influenced by the popular philosophies at PERSONALITY
that time: Existentialism and Humanistic
• Personality is referred to as the set of behaviors,
Psychology.
feelings, thoughts, motives, that identifies and
• Eastern thought may have understood personal
individual. It is usually described in behavioral
development through another concept.
terms that are observable and measurable.
o In Confucian philosophy, one will always
• One general point of view, personality deals with
desire to become the “superior man” not
traits. And traits or disposition is a major factor in
just to his peers and followers, but also
to himself most especially. personality.
• The psychologists developed the “Big Five / Five-
• Even religions may have influenced personal
Factor Model” or “The Trait Theory”
development through their adherence to many
rituals and creative acts of expression. • How does the “self” relate to personality?
o Attribute or traits that are not shown to
others talks about yourself but when you
use these attributes/traits to relate to
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Knowing Yourself THE BIG FIVE / TRAIT THEORY

• “The Big Five” or “The Trait Theory” – an
approach in identifying types of personalities
ENGAGING OURSELVES based on certain traits or attribute, which may
• Have you ever asked yourself “Who am I?” vary from one person to the other.
• Adolescence is the time when young people start
to ask questions about themselves, their future,
and even about their religious and political beliefs.
• During the adolescent stage of development, the
young person deals with his or her identity.
• This may seem very philosophical to some, but to
know oneself is the first step in personal
development.

EXPLORING ONESELF
• According to Chinese Philosophy, “Knowing
others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true
wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering
yourself is true power.”

ELABORATE (GOING DEEPER)

• When the “self” is defined as the cognitive and
affective representation of one’s identity, it is then
described in terms of human characteristics such
as behavior and thought.
• Personality refers to the unique and relatively
enduring set of behaviors, feelings, thoughts, and
motives that characterize an individual.
• 2 key characteristics of personality are highlighted
in the definition:
o The uniqueness of an individual’s
thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
o The person’s being relatively enduring,
or being consistent, over different
situations and over time.

DEFINING THE SELF

• In philosophical terms, self is the being, which is
the source of person’s consciousness.
• It is the agent responsible for an individual’s
thoughts and actions.
• The “self” may be identified in various contexts,
such as in psychology, sociology, or religion.
o Psychology – Self is the essence of the
person: his thoughts, feelings and
actions, experience, beliefs, values,
principles, and relationships.