MODULE 1

(For 4days from August 24-28, 2020)

INTRODUCTION TO PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the module, the learners will able to:
1.) Classify the three aspects or domains of human development.
2.) Understand the three factors involving or changing human development.
3.) Explain in his/her specific words what personal development is.
4.) Tell the notion of personal development in his/her own experiences as an
adolescent.

READING:

The three aspect of human development:

1.) PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT – which covers the growth of the body and the brain,
motor and sensory skills and even physical health.

2.) COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT – which covers our capacity to learn, to speak, to

understand, to reason, and to create.
 3.) PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT – which includes our social interactions with other
people, our emotions, attitudes, self-identity, personality, beliefs, and values.

Three factors affecting or influencing human development

1.) HEREDITY – the inborn traits passed on by generations of offspring from sides of the
biological parents’ families.
2.) ENVIRONMENT -is the world outside of ourselves and the experiences the result
from our contact an interaction with this external world.
3.) MATURATION – is the natural progression of the brain and the body that affects the
cognitive (thinking and intelligence), psychological (emotional, attitude, and self-
identity) and social (relationships) dimensions of a person.

It is Personality Development or Personal Development?

Personality Development – enhancement of image such as skin care and make-up, fashion,
and clothing, and even body contouring.

Personal Development – a process in which persons reflect upon themselves, understand

who they are, accept what they discover about themselves, and learn (or unlearn) new sets
of values, attitudes, behavior, and thinking skills to reach their fullest potential as human
beings.
ACTIVITY: Answer the following question. Write your answer on the space provided.
1.) In your own perspective what is Personal Development?
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2.) Give me an example of how personal development happen in real life?
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3.) Why do you think that Heredity, Environment and Maturation affect or influence
human development?
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Reading:
Even religions may have influenced personal development through their adherence to many
rituals in self-discipline, meditation, prayer, physical exercises such as yoga and fasting, and
creative acts of expressions such as singing, dancing, and acting.
Psychology, being the study of human thinking and behavior serves as foundation for
personal development. The school of thought that gave birth to the contemporary
understanding of personal development started during the flourishing of Humanistic and
Positive Psychology in the 1950s, which dealt with personal growth and meaning as a way of
reaching one’s fullest potentials.
The two proponents of Humanistic Psychology were Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers.
While Maslow theorized the five stages of human development based on a hierarchy of
needs, peaking in what he termed as “self-actualization”, Carl Rogers, in his psychotherapy
practice, theorized that “the individual has within himself the capacity and the tendency
latent if not evident, to move forward toward maturity.
As Humanistic Psychology waned in the late 1970s, it was eventually revived decades later.
Martin Seligman, a noted psychologist, and president of the American Psychological
Association, realized how psychology after the second world war, puts more emphasis in
diagnosing, treating, and preventing psychological disorders and therefore focusing on a
disease model of human nature. Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi helped
refocus this emphasis of psychology from a disease model toward what is good and positive
about human persons and their desire to achieve their full potentials. Positive psychology
also created a balance between what humanistic psychology emphasized that human nature
is basically good, while adding that human nature includes both the positive and the
negative aspects. In short, positive psychology stresses that human nature has its good and
positive strengths, as well as its inadequacies and weaknesses.
The Positive Psychology Center of the University of Pennsylvania defines Positive Psychology
as the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities
to thrive. The field is founded on the belief that people Want to lead meaningful and
fulfilling lives, to cultivate what is best within them, and to enhance their experiences of
love, work, and play.
Activity: Answer the following question. Write your answer on the space provided.
1.)Go to http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling after
watching the video write a reactions not less than 300 words.
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2.) How is personal development linked to psychology?
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3.) How can positive psychology help you become happier?
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4.) In Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs, where do you find yourself? What needs are being met?
What needs are not yet being met? What do you have to do to fulfill your needs so that you
can move closer toward self-actualization?
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READING:
Adolescence is the transition period between childhood and early adulthood. Although
scientists and psychologists may slightly differ in pegging the exact age of adolescence, 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 years of age
Late adolescence – between 17 and 20 years of age

Adolescence starts with the biological changes called puberty. The physical body undergoes
growth spurts currently, for both male and female, leading toward physical maturity.
Biological changes bring about cognitive (thinking and reasoning) and affective (feelings and
emotions) changes. The child, who has reached adolescence, is now capable of reasoning
about abstract concepts and problems, at this point, the adolescent become more
inquisitive about things like philosophy, religion, and politics. This is also the stage when
they begin to ask questions about their identity. Relationships with family and friends are
also affected by puberty during adolescence. Friends become the center of relationships
more than family.

Activity: Answer the following question. Write your answer on the space provided.
1.) What are your personal experiences as an adolescent?
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REFLECTION:
What you have learned and your reflections on the topics. Write down your thoughts,
feelings, and realizations about the lesson. List down things about yourself that you would
like to improve on and create a work plan on how to do it.
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Write an “Agreement with myself” List down the things you want to learn and change
about yourself. Not less than 500 words. (Use bond paper short)
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REFERENCE:
Ricardo Rubio Santos First Edition Personal Development (Rex book)
Curriculum teacher’s guide
www.google.com

Prepared by:
Karen Grace N. Salatan (Teacher)
Global Technical School of Zamboanga