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What is
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Human Development and
Personal Development
Developmental scientist identified the three aspects or
domains of human development as (Papalia and Feldman 2012)

• Physical development
• Cognitive development
• Psychosocial development
Physical development
-which covers the growth of the
body and the brain, motor and
sensory skills, and even
physical health;
Cognitive development
-which covers our capacity to
learn, to speak, to understand, to
reason, and to create.
Psychosocial development
-which includes our social interactions with other
people, our emotions, attitudes, self-identity,
personality, beliefs, and values.
While human development covers the
whole lifespan of human existence in relation
to the three domains, personal
development is one’s own development and
growth within the context of the three
aspects of human development. Human
• development
heredity is also influenced by:
• environment
• maturation
Heredity
-or the inborn traits passed
on by the generations of
offspring from both sides of
the biological parents’
families.
Environment
is the world outside of
ourselves and the
experiences that result from
our contact and interaction
with this external world;
Maturation
is the natural progression of
the brain and the body that
affects the cognitive,
psychological and social
dimension of a person.
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Wh
?
Zorka Herford
defined personal development as “the
process of striving to be the best that you
can be in order to reach and realize your
full potential. It is a journey of self-
discovery, self-improvement, and self-
realization.”
Psychology and
Personal Development
Psychology, being the study of
human thinking and behaviour,
serves as a foundation for personal
development.
PROPONENTS OF HUMANISTIC
PSYCHOLOGY:
1.ABRAHAM MASLOW
-theorized the five
stages of human
development based on
a hierarchy of needs,
peaking in what he
termed as “self-
actualization”
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADOLESCENCE

Adolescence – is the transition period between


childhood and early adulthood. It is widely believed to be
between ages 11 or 12, and lasting to about 18 years of
age.
In the Philippine context, authors Corpuz,
Lucas, Borabo and Lucido (2010) defined the three
stages of adolescence as:
 Early adolescence – between 10 and 13 years
of age
 Middle adolescence – between 14 and 16
Adolescence starts with the biological changes
called puberty. The physical body undergoes growth
spurts at this time, for both male and female, leading
toward physical maturity.
Biological changes bring:
1. Cognitive changes – thinking and
reasoning
2. child,
The Affective
who has reached– adolescence,
changes feelings and
is now
capableemotions
of reasoning about abstract concepts and
problems (Piaget). This is also the stage when they
begin to ask questions about their identity, become
more inquisitive about philosophy, religion, and
Activity:
On clean sheet of paper, draw a
symbol or symbols of what
represent your “self”.
Thank
You

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