Senior High School

Personal
Development
Quarter 1 – Module 2:
Developing the Whole Person
Personal Development – Grade 11
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 2: Developing the Whole Person
First Edition, 2020

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Personal
Development
Quarter 1 – Module 2:
Developing the Whole Person
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Personal Development -11 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module
on Developing the Whole Person.

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators

both from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in
helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while
overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration
their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies
that will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module.
You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist
the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
For the learner:

Welcome to Personal Development 11 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on

Developing the Whole Person

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learner is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant
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What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in
the module.

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check what you already know about the
lesson to take. If you get all the answers
correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link

the current lesson with the previous one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be

introduced to you in various ways such as a
story, a song, a poem, a problem opener, an
activity or a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of

the lesson. This aims to help you discover
and understand new concepts and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding and
skills of the topic. You may check the
answers to the exercises using the Answer
Key at the end of the module.

What I Have Learned This includes questions or blank

sentence/paragraph to be filled in to process
what you learned from the lesson.

What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will

help you transfer your new knowledge or

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 skill into real life situations or concerns.

Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your

level of mastery in achieving the learning
competency.

Additional Activities In this portion, another activity will be given

to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of
the lesson learned. This also tends retention
of learned concepts.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the

module.

At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in

developing this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of
the module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your
answers.
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If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are
not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning
and gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

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 What I Need to Know

In this module, the learners will demonstrate an understanding of the

various aspects of holistic development: physiological, cognitive, psychological,
spiritual, and social. The learners shall be able to illustrate the connections
between thoughts, feelings, and behavior of a person holistically..

The module is subjected to discuss namely:

• Lesson 1 – Five Areas of Personal Development
• Lesson 2 – Evaluation of One’s Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviors; and
Connections Between One’s Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviors in Actual Life
Situations
Most Essential Learning Competencies:

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. discuss the relationship among physiological, cognitive, psychological,
spiritual, and social development to understand one’s thoughts, feelings,
and behaviors;
2. evaluate one’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors; and
3. show the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in real-life
situations.

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 What I Know

Direction: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. It refers to the physical changes in the body as well as changes in
skills related to movement.
a. Social development
b. Cognitive development
c. Emotional development
d. Physiological development

2. This has something to do with the feelings that you experience.

a. Social development
b. Cognitive development
c. Emotional development
d. Physiological development

3. It is about the innate capacity to relate with others, to connect, and

feel the sense of belongingness.
a. Social development
b. Emotional development
c. Spiritual development
d. Cognitive development

4. It refers to the person’s intellectual abilities as shown in his/her thoughts,

attitudes, beliefs and values.
1. Social development
2. Emotional development
3. Spiritual development
4. Cognitive development

5. It is defined as discovering oneself beyond the ego known as the soul. Spirit
or the “inner essence” that is often disregarded or taken for granted.
1. Social development
2. Emotional development
3. Spiritual development
4. Physiological development

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 Lesson
Five Areas of Personal
1 Development

Human development is the way that people change and grow across their life
span. There are many types of development that people go through. As children
learn problem-solving skills, their cognitive (or thinking) development grows. When
people age, they often develop wisdom, which means they are better able to handle
stress, a process that is part of emotional development.

What’s In

As discussed in the previous module, Personality refers to how an individual

uniquely thinks feels and behaves in different situations. As we look back, below
are some questions to ponder. Answer the following questions on the space
provided.
1. How do you know your personality?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
2. Why is it important to know yourself better? What are the things you want to
develop and improve within yourself?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
3. Is there importance in understanding and studying yourself, especially when you
feel helpless and quarantine in your own home? Cite some reasons.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
4. How do you feel for those who early give up in life such as news about suicide,
the feeling of hopelessness, and other sad news? If you are in their position, what
will you do? Explain your answer..
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
5. What is the best way to describe the self? State your belief and philosophy.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

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 Notes to the Teacher
Students can visit the website www.psychologyprogram.com for
understanding the five aspects of personal development, through
habits that can improve sense around and the self. It is a great
site for looking answers in the philosophical and psychological
understanding the self, especially in this trying times.
Note: For learners who are using online platform
The learning module emphasizes on the 5-C skills being
developed by the learners through the activities –
(Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical thinking
and Character Building).

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 What’s New
Before we proceed to the lesson, let me ask first, “How well do you know yourself?”
Have you noticed those “changes” within yourself, and how do you react to those
developments?

ACTIVITY 1.1: Self-assessment (Critical thinking, Character)

Instruction: Assess yourself based on the following statement. The highest
rate is 5 and the lowest is 1.

Statement Rate
1 2 3 4 5
1. I have a healthy physical body

2. I get enough rest and sleep

3. My body is fed with nutritious food

and sufficient water to help the
physiological system functions
more optimally

4. I suffer from body aches and pains

5. During this pandemic crisis, I

consider myself as safe from
viruses and diseases

6. I am an emotional person

7. I easily get angry

8. I am friendly

9. I have good study habits

10. I am a spiritual person

Analysis: After having a brief self-assessment regarding your physical,

emotional, social, cognitive, and spiritual development, what are the
things you want to improve or develop further? Why is this so?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

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 What is It

Life seems to have become a bewildering maze at times. Thus, you try to reflect on
your common beliefs. Amidst these developments, it helps recognize how the
different physiological, cognitive, emotional, spiritual, and social developments are
in a dynamic relationship. By recognizing such changes, you can understand and
evaluate your thoughts.

The following section discusses how to develops one’s personality and to make it
well balanced.
Five Areas of Personal Development
Area
Physiological development
Emotional development
Social development
Cognitive development
Spiritual development
Development
Refers to physical changes in the body
as well as the senses and changes in
skills related to movement.
It has something to do with the feelings
that you experience.
It is about our innate capacity to relate
with others, to connect, and to feel the
sense of belongingness
Refers to a person’s intellectual abilities
as shown in his/her thoughts,
attitudes, beliefs and values.
It is discovering oneself beyond the ego
known as the soul, spirit, or the “inner
essence” that is often disregarded or
taken for granted. It is experiencing a
glimpse of the “inner guide” of one’s
beliefs and values in discovering the
meaning of life.

PHYSIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT

Physical health is defined as the condition of your body, taking into consideration
everything from the absence of disease to fitness level.
Physical health is critical for overall well-being and can be affected by:
• Lifestyle: diet, level of physical activity, and behavior (eating unhealthy
foods);
• Human biology: a person’s genetics and physiology may make it easier or
harder to achieve good physical health;
• Environment: our surroundings and exposure to factors such as sunlight or
toxic substances; and
• Healthcare service: good healthcare can help prevent illness, as well as to
detect and treat illness.

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It is important to take care of your body. Live healthy, eat healthy foods, get
enough sleep, exercise regularly, and avoid drugs and alcohol. Manage stress and
go for regular medical check-ups. Practice good hygiene.
Self-check. Ask yourself regarding your Physiological Development.
1. How healthy is your physical body?
2. Does it get enough rest and sleep?
3. Is it given nutritional food and sufficient water to help the physiological
system do its functions more optimally?
4. What aches and pains does your body suffer?
5. When was your last medical check-up?
6. What are the common illnesses in your family?
7. If you look into generations before, what sickness plagued your
ancestors?
8. In the pandemic crisis, do you consider yourself safe from such viruses
and diseases?

EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Emotional health is an important part of overall health. Emotionally healthy people
are in control of their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. They can cope with life’s
challenges. Emotions are responses that generate biochemical reactions in our
bodies, changing the physical state.
There are many ways to improve or maintain good emotional health.
• Be aware of your emotions and reactions. Notice what in your life makes you
sad, frustrated, or angry. Try to address or change those things.
• Think before you act. Emotions can be powerful. Give yourself time to think,
and be calm before you say or do something you might regret.
• Manage stress. Try to change situations, causing you stress. Learn
relaxation methods to cope with stress.
• Strive for balance. Find a healthy balance between work and play and
between activity and rest. Make time for things you enjoy. Focus on positive
things in your life.
• Take care of your physical health. Your physical health can affect your
emotional health. Exercise regularly, eat healthy meals and get enough
sleep. Do not abuse drugs or alcohol.
• Connect with others. We are social creatures. We need positive connections
with other people.

Self-check. Ask yourself regarding your Emotional Development:

Your own experiences when you are___________________________
-happy -sad -afraid
-surprised -angry -disgusted

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Social Development refers to how people develop social and emotional skills across
the lifespan, with particular attention to childhood and adolescence. Healthy social
development allows us to form positive relationships with family, friends, teachers,
and other people in our lives.

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As a person develop and perceive its individuality within a community, he/she also
gains skills to communicate with other people and process his/her actions. Social
development most often refers to how a person develops friendships and other
relationships and how a person handles conflict with peers.

Why is social development important?

Social development can impact many other forms of development a person
experiences. Healthy social development allows us to form positive relationships
with family, friends, teachers, and other people.
Healthy social development can help you:
• Develop Communication Skills. An ability to interact with others allows for
more opportunities to practice communications skills
• Build self-esteem. When a person is unable to make friends, it can be
frustrating or even painful. A good circle of friends reinforces a person’s
comfort level with her individuality.
• Strengthen learning skills. Studies show that children who have a hard time
getting along with classmates as early as a preschool are more likely to
experience later academic difficulties.
• Resolve conflicts. Stronger self-esteem and better language skills can
ultimately lead to a better ability to resolve differences with peers.
• Establish a positive attitude. A positive attitude ultimately leads to better
relationships with others and higher levels of self-confidence.

Self-check. Ask yourself regarding your Emotional Development

1. How is your relationship with your parents?
2. Do you consider yourself as friendly? Why?
3. How do you interact with other people? Are you outgoing?
4. Do you feel belongingness in your family, school, peers?

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Cognitive development means how people think, explore, and figure things out. It is
the development of knowledge, skills, problem-solving, and dispositions, which
helps a person to think about and understand the world around them. Brain
development is part of cognitive development. This aspect of the self is enhanced
when one attends school to study and learn or engages in other mental endeavors.
Mental abilities are developed by engaging in intellectual pursuits such as studies,
work, and figuring out how best to deal with challenges—thinking, planning,
organizing, evaluating, and maximizing cognitive abilities. The more we study, the
more we learn; while the more we learn, the more we can study better.
Self-check. Ask yourself regarding your Cognitive Development
1. Have you experienced mistakes in the choices you made? How do you deal with
these situations?
2. What is your attitude towards your study habits?
3. Are you doing well in your studies?

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SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT

Spiritual development is defined as discovering oneself beyond the ego

known as the soul, spirit, or the “inner essence” that is often disregarded or taken
for granted (Llaneza-Ramos, 2017). It is when one experiences a glimpse of the
“inner guide” of one’s beliefs and values as one discovers the meaning of life. It also
allows people to connect with a Higher Power that is called by many names like
"God, Buddha, Allah.” “We are Christians, we are committed to the poor, we value
people, we are partners, and are responsive.” As we grow spiritually, our attitude
toward life also changes for the better in many ways. Most of our problems stem
from our perceptions and expectations of ourselves and of the world. One will
realize that this solves half the problems of our life. Spiritual growth and
development help us to imbibe humility. Spirituality and inner peace is a way of
life. It helps us to develop great strength and courage. Spiritual growth and
development help to make human beings better citizens.
Self-check. Ask yourself regarding your Spiritual Development
1. How can you tell that you believe in “God”?
2. What are the things you do that manifest your spiritual development?

What’s More

Activity 1.2:

Instruction: Create a diagram “About Myself “ using the Five Areas of Personality
Development. This will be your “Personal Reflection”. You can create your own style
of diagram. Write your name at the center of the diagram. Example :

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Rubrics for Personal Reflection

OBTAINED
CRITERIA DESCRIPTION POINTS POINTS

Content The student was able to reflect his/her

personal experiences and social experiences 10
using the five areas of personal development.
Creativity The diagram was created artistically using
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his/her own design.
Organization The ideas were well organized based on the
4
concept of personal development.
Total 20

What I Have Learned

Complete the statement

Personal Development involves five aspects namely:

___________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________

What I Can Do

Activity 1.3: Personal Development Advocacy (Critical thinking, Creativity,

Communication, Character)

Instruction: Create a video clip or a printed pamphlet for advocacy about the
importance of developing the whole of oneself focused on the five areas of personal
development. (A pamphlet is a small booklet containing information or arguments
about a single subject. You may refer to it using other words, like leaflet, brochure,
flyer, handout or booklet. )
Post something on your social media account or give the pamphlets to some of your
friends and love one to inform them of the significance of this developmental goal of
forming people with holistic personalities and try to get as many likes and
appreciation as possible!

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You have the freedom to choose whether you make a video clip or a printed
pamphlet. Create and Enjoy!
Rubrics for Video Advocacy

OBTAINED
POINTS
CRITERIA DESCRIPTION POINTS

The video advocacy contained the required

Content 10
information as specified in the instruction.
The work was well-organized and the message of
Organization 5
the Video clip is well understood.
The presentation was clear with the use of
Presentation 5
effective audio-visual effects.
Total 20

Rubrics for printed pamphlet

OBTAINED
POINTS
CRITERIA DESCRIPTION POINTS

The printed pamphlet contained the required

Content information as specified in the instruction. 10

The work was well-organized and the message of

Organization 5
the pamphlet is well understood.
The pamphlets were given and appreciated by
Presentation 5
peers.
Total 20

Assessment (Critical Thinking)

Instruction: Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word/term being referred.
1. _________involves five aspects: physiological, emotional, social, cognitive a
2. _________ is the innate capacity to relate with others.
3. ________When looking at a person we must consider the whole person. What is
the part of self that pertains to the inner essence, our soul and spirit? It guides
us in discovering the meaning of our life.
4. Attitude has three components: Affective, Cognitive, and ________.
5. _________are responses that generate biochemical reactions in our bodies,
changing the physical state.
6. According to Hogg and Vaughan is defined as “a relatively enduring organization
of beliefs, feelings and behavioral tendencies towards socially significant objects,
groups, events or symbols.”

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7. _____________ according to Cambridge dictionary it is defined as “The quality that
involves deep feelings and beliefs of a religious nature, rather than the physical
parts of life.”
8. ___________are subjective judgements that people make about the importance of
certain things or issues. A person develops values being polite and considerate
9. _________ are the ideas that people judges to be true.
10. ____________ are qualities which typically reflect what one prizes and are
manifested in values or what one considers as essential to his/her self.

Additional Activities

Activity 1.4 What makes me a “Whole Individual”?

Instruction: Make a Collage Art Work about you as a “whole individual”. Create
your own design which includes photos of you illustrating why you consider
yourself as a “whole individual” using different objects, groups, events or symbols
that are significant to you. You can create it digitally using applications on your
personal computer/mobile phones or in any kind of paper materials.
Rubrics for Collage Art Work

Category 20 15 10 5

Creativity Several of the One or two of the One or two The student did not
graphics or graphics or objects graphics or customize any of the
objects used in used in the collage objects were items on the collage.
the collage reflect reflect creativity in made or
an exceptional their creation and/or customized by
degree of student display. the student,
creativity but the ideas
in their were typical
creation rather than
creative.
and/or
display.
Design Graphics are Graphics are Graphics are Graphics are
trimmed to an trimmed to an trimmed to an untrimmed or of
appropriate size appropriate size and appropriate size inappropriate size
and interesting interesting shape and and interesting and/or shape. It
shape and are are arranged with shape, but the appears little
arranged well, some some items in front arrangement of attention was given
in front and some and others behind. items is not very to designing the
behind. effective. collage.

Attention to The artwork The artwork gives a The artwork The explanations are
gives a reasonable gives a fairly weak, illustrating
Theme
reasonable explanation of how reasonable difficulty in
explanation of most items in the explanation of understanding how to
how every item collage are related how most items relate items to the
in the collage is to the assigned in the collage assigned theme.
related to the theme. are related to
assigned theme. the assigned
theme.

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 Number of The collage The collage includes The collage The collage
Items includes 15 or 10-14 different includes 9 contains fewer
more items, each items. different than 9 different
different. items. items.
Titles and Titles and text Titles and text were Titles and text Titles/and or text
were written written clearly and were written are hard to read,
Text
clearly and were were easy to read clearly and even when the
easy to read from close-up. Text varied were easy to reader is close.
a distance. Text in color, size, and/or read close-up.
varied in color, style for different text There was little
size and/or style elements. variation in the
for different text appearance of
elements. text.

Connecting Thoughts,
Lesson
Feelings, and Behaviors
2 for Evaluating One’s
Self
Personality refers to the long-standing traits and patterns that propel individuals to
consistently think, feel, and behave in specific ways. Our personality is what makes
us unique individuals. Each person has an idiosyncratic pattern of enduring, long-
term characteristics, and a manner in which he or she interacts with other
individuals and the world around them. How do we evaluate ourselves? What are
the factors that determine our personality? What makes us unique? Does our
environment affect how we think and behave?

What I Know

Direction: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. According to dictionary.com –this is the product of mental activity and the
capacity or faculty of thinking, reasoning, and imagining.
A. Belief B. Feelings
C. Thought D. Behavior

2. These are conscious experiences, although not every conscious experience,

such as seeing or believing.
A. Belief B. Feelings
C. Thought D. Behavior

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 3. It consists of an organism's external reactions to its environment.
A. Emotion
B. Feelings
C. Thought
D. Behavior

4. ____________is a well-known psychologist for describing the principles of

operant conditioning. He believed that the environment determines
behavior.
A. B.F. Skinner
B. Erik Erikson
C. Albert Bandura
D. Sigmund Freud

5. His Personality Theory goes into depth about how human behaviors are
developed. Basically, his theory entails that humans learn through observing
others' actions, behaviors, and the outcome of these behaviors.
a. B.F. Skinner
b. Erik Erikson
c. Albert Bandura
d. Sigmund Freud

What’s In

As discussed in the previous lesson, there are five areas of personality

development. These aspects include the mental, spiritual, emotional, physical, and
social aspects. Thus, these areas provide a different view of the process of
developing the personality of an individual.

Knowing that no two individuals are the same, there are many things to
consider when we talk about personality development. We may look the same and
may have had similar experiences in life, but we are all unique in our ways. Many
factors have gone into the development of a particular type of personality. From
childhood to adulthood, we go through different processes, experiences, and
situations that contribute to the formation of our personality.

What’s New
A Story That Prove It’s Never Too Late to Change Your Life
"At 41, I left my boyfriend, job, condo and moved back home."
—Jill Sherer Murray, 54, Doylestown, PA

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 "Even though I had everything I had ever wanted, and lived in a great city for
almost 20 years, I was being held back. My life simply wasn't moving me forward in
the direction of my dreams or allowing me to grow in the ways I truly wanted. While
my life was good, it just wasn't good enough. There were things I wanted to do and
be and have that I knew were out there, but if I stayed where I was, they'd remain
outside of grasp. I wanted marriage and, after 12 years, my boyfriend still couldn't
make that commitment. In fact, I recently gave a TEDx talk called "The
Unstoppable Power of Letting Go" about how I let go of that relationship. I also
wanted to be a writer and a speaker and a teacher, and, while I was writing a
column for big magazine, I was also stagnant in a corporate job that just didn't
move me. And while I adored Chicago, my love for a city just wasn't enough to keep
me stuck. So, even though it was utterly terrifying and the fear of being alone was
palpable, I left anyway. I told my boyfriend it was over and put everything I owned
into my Toyota RAV4 and a moving truck and moved four states away to my
hometown. It was the scariest and best thing I'd ever done in my life. Within a year
of leaving, I found myself living in a bucolic artist's community, writing a blog
called 'Diary of a Writer in Mid-Life Crisis' for a well-known literary magazine,
freelance writing, and enjoying a happy engagement to a wonderful man I thought
I'd never find."
Source: Reader’s Digest, 15 Stories That Prove It’s Never Too Late to Change Your Life

ACTIVITY 2.1: Changing Life Patterns

Instruction:
1. After you read the story above, think about an event/situation in your life
that really changed you.
2. In the table below, write at least three events /situations and the ways on
how you improved yourself.

Event/Situation Reaction Changes you made to

improve your self

Analysis: After you realize that there are things that you must change for the
better, what do you think is the main factor that changes a person? Check on
the list below, which you think of how human behaviors develop.

Environment
Feelings
Thought
Behavior

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 What is It

Thoughts, Feelings, and Behavior

The only things we can control in life are our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. If
we can manage those, we can achieve our goals and gain success in life.

To have this level of control, we need to learn about the science-based patterns
behind our emotions and thoughts and manage them. If we know how our minds
work, we can be intentional about influencing our thinking and feeling patterns.
We can evaluate reality more clearly, make better decisions, and improve our ability
to achieve our goals. Thus, we gain greater agency and the quality of living
intentionally. How do our minds work? Intuitively, our mind feels like a cohesive
whole. We perceive ourselves as intentional and rational thinkers. However,
cognitive science research shows that in reality, the intentional part of our mind is
similar to a little rider on top of a huge elephant of emotions and intuitions.
Roughly speaking, we have two thinking systems. Daniel Kahneman, who won the
Nobel Prize for his research on behavioral economics, calls them “System 1” and
“System 2."

Nevertheless, I think the terms “autopilot system” and “intentional system” describe
them more clearly and intuitively. The autopilot system corresponds to our
emotions and intuitions. Its cognitive processes take place mainly in the amygdala
and other parts of the brain that developed early in evolution. This system guides
our daily habits, helps us make snap decisions, and reacts instantly to dangerous
life-and-death situations (such as saber-toothed tigers) through the freeze, fight or
flight stress response. While it helped us survive in the past, the fight-or-flight
response is not an excellent fit for modern life.

We have many small stresses (and big stresses) that are not life-threatening, but
the autopilot system treats them like tigers. This produces an
unnecessarily stressful everyday life experience that undermines our mental and
physical well-being. Moreover, while the snap judgments resulting from intuitions
and emotions might feel real because they are fast and powerful, they sometimes
lead us in the wrong, in systemic and predictable ways.

The intentional system reflects our rational thinking and centers around the
prefrontal cortex: the part of the brain that evolved more recently. According to
recent research, it developed as humans started to live within larger social groups.
This thinking system helps us handle more complex mental activities, such as
managing individual and group relationships, logical reasoning, probabilistic
thinking, and learning new information and patterns of thinking and behavior.
While the automatic system requires no conscious effort to function, the intentional
system takes deliberate effort to turn on, and it is mentally tiring. Fortunately, with
enough motivation and appropriate training, the intentional system can turn on
when the autopilot system is prone to make errors, especially costly ones.

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Source: Gleb Tsipursky

The autopilot system is like an elephant. It is by far the most powerful and
predominant of the two systems.

Our emotions can often overwhelm our rational thinking. Moreover, our intuitions
and habits determine the large majority of our lives, which we spend on autopilot
mode. That is not a bad thing at all. It would be mentally exhausting to think
intentionally about every action and decision. The intentional system is like the
elephant rider. It can guide the elephant deliberately to go in the direction that
matches that of our actual goals. Indeed, the elephant part of the brain is huge and
unwieldy. It is slow to turn and change, and it stampedes at threats, but we can
train the elephant. Your rider can be an elephant whisperer. Over time, you can
use the intentional system to change your automatic thinking, feeling, and
behavioral patterns. In this way, you will become a better agent in terms of taking
charge of your life and reaching your goals. I hope this information fills you
with optimism. You can use these strategies to get what you want and achieve
success in life!
From the Author, Gleb Tsipursky Ph. D., April 13, 2016
An example of such interconnection of Thoughts, Feelings, and Behavior is when
we experience the pandemic crisis. Surely we cannot control the things that have to
happen, especially the spread of the virus or the many deaths and cases steadily
rising. However, from the citations from Dr. Tsipursky, the only manageable and
controllable aspect that we can use to combat what we are experiencing are the
things that we already have. Further, they are readily available, within your reach,
within your aspect of control.

Our perception of stress, brought mainly by

the pandemic times, can be directed to productive
use, only if we make the necessary effort to
change. The Personality Theory of Bandura
(Bandura, 2006), suggests that we learn mostly
through observations—observing others' actions,

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behaviors, and the outcome of these behaviors. The more productive and positive
the outcome of behaviors observed, the more the behavior is highly repeated and
eventually rewarded. Our practical adjustment to the pandemic times is already an
example. How people adjust to such a crisis—for some, can adjust easily and
understand the predicament that they are experiencing. Meanwhile, others are
good at perceiving such good qualities of adjustment and understanding that
becomes highly desirable.

Albert Bandura’s study does not only involve observations, but it expounds on the
sphere of influence. These include the influence of the environment and vice-versa.
Our thoughts (thinking), feelings, and behavior influence the environment (and
those merely observing). Even though the environmental times are changing, we
still have our capacity to decide and perceive change, of course, ourselves in the
process as the most significant factor.

People’s responses change as they encounter new situations. Research shows that
people who believe in their capacity to excel tend to perform better. People with
high self-efficacy view challenges as an opportunity to be equipped. Believing that
such moments are learning experiences, they commit to finishing the tasks—
whatever it takes. They keep pushing forward despite discouragements. Meanwhile,
people with weak self-efficacy do not believe in their ability to succeed. Thus, they
avoid tasks that they think are too difficult. When evaluating themselves, they only
focus on their weaknesses. With this kind of mindset, they easily give up.
Therefore, how one sees oneself matters! What a person believes he/she can and
cannot do matters! One’s beliefs about oneself can determine one’s future.

Our personal development is not only limited to the physical and intellectual
aspects. One must be aware that human development involves holistic
development—physiologically, emotionally, cognitively, socially, and spiritually.
Thus, when we look at ourselves, we must take into account all of these aspects.
We cannot recognize some and ignore others because they are interrelated. One
aspect affects all the others. If one wants to be a healthy human being, one must
pay attention to those aspects of development.

EVALUATING ONE’S THOUGHTS, FEELINGS AND BEHAVIOR

Defining Thoughts, Feelings and Behavior

Before we go on through further discussions of the lesson, let us be familiar with
the following terms:

Thoughts Feelings Behavior

According to
dictionary.com -the
product of mental activity;
that which the capacity or
faculty of thinking,
reasoning, imagining;
a consideration or
reflection;
meditation,
contemplation, or
recollection: one thinks
Both emotional In psychology, behavior
experiences and physical consists of an organism's
sensations — such as external reactions to its
hunger or pain — bring environment. Other
about feelings, according aspects of psychology,
to Psychology Today. such as emotions,
Feelings are a conscious thoughts, and other
experience, although not internal mental processes,
every conscious don't usually fall under
experience, such as the category of behavior.
seeing or believing. Behavior may be modified

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 according to positive or
negative reinforcements
from the organisms of
environment or according
to self-directed intentions.

Thoughts, Feelings, and Behavior: They are All Connected!

Source: www.joshuanhook.com

One popular kind of counseling is called cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). It is

based on the idea that our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are all connected and
influence one another. For example, if we are feeling sad or depressed, we might
have thoughts like we are not worth much of anything, and we might do behaviors
like stay in bed all day. On the other hand, if we are feeling happy or excited, we
might have thoughts like the future is bright, and we might do behaviors like
calling a friend or see a movie.
Track Your Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors
Sometimes it can be helpful to keep track of our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors,
especially if we are feeling down and want to feel happier. Sometimes when I’m
feeling down, I might not have an explanation for it. That happened to me a couple
weeks ago. I was feeling sad, but I wasn’t sure why.
If we pause and identify our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, we can learn
valuable information to move forward. For example, some of the thoughts I
experienced that coincides with being sad was the thought that I was alone--most
of my friends are already married and having their own families. The behaviors that
went along with my sadness, such as staying in my apartment, not initiating with
my friends, and not picking up the phone when someone calls.
Example of Tracking
So if I were to keep track of my thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, I might write
down the following:

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Time: Saturday night
Thought: I am alone. I am out of step with my friends.
Feeling: Sadness
Behavior: Isolating. Not calling friends. Not picking up the phone.

As I continue to track my thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, I begin to get more

information about what thoughts and behaviors are associated with each of my
feelings. What is going on when I am feeling Sad? Angry? Scared? Happy? Excited?
Tender?
Getting this information is the first step toward making a change.
Action Step: Stop three times during your day to day activities and write down your
thoughts, feeling, and behavior. Try to do this once in the morning, once in the
afternoon, and once in the evening.

Whole Person Development

Becoming a whole person involves utilizing our heart, our soul, our mind, and our
strength. These elements are meant to operate in an integrated and holistic manner
by making them work together.

Human life is complicated, consisting of many different facets—our work life, home
life, social life, spiritual life, to name a few. Balancing is the key. What we often fail
to realize is that each of these sectors of our lives impacts one another. That is
where Whole Person Development comes in. Whole Person Development is a
practice based on the theory that different parts of our lives are intricately
connected. It views success and fulfillment as a product of overall life balance.

What’s More

Activity 2.2: Changing Behavior Effectively

Instruction: Below are some situations, commonly experience by teenagers like

you, give your reactions on how you can change your behavior. Ask yourself
whether you need to increase or decrease the likelihood of doing such behaviors.
Behaviors that have positive consequences tend to increase, while behaviors that
have negative consequences tend to decrease.
Write INCREASE /DECREASE in the third column. Use a separate sheet of paper.

Situation Consequence Response to the situation

1. When you were younger you were caught with
you tried smoking at your friends by the

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school because of your school authority
peers
2. You failed in your You cannot graduate
Mathematics subject on time
because you do not focus
on your studies
3. Your school is far from You are always late in
your home and you wake your first class
up late
4. You always have Your partner wants to
disagreements with your break up with you
boyfriend/girlfriend
because you think you are
always right
5. You received an Your parents promised
academic excellence to buy you a new
award last semester laptop

Activity 2.3: Enrichment (Critical thinking/Collaboration, Character)

Instruction: Answer the following in a separate sheet of paper.

1. How do you feel when you experience punishment from committing violations in
school?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

2. How do you feel when you receive awards in school?

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
3. At present, are there things you want to change within you?

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

What I Have Learned

Instruction: Complete the statement. After completing the statement write

your name in printed format and signed it.

My Thoughts, Feelings and Behavior are all connected ____________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

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__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________
Signature over printed name

What I Can Do

Activity 2.4: Tracking “Myself” (Character)

Instruction: As you continue to track your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, you
can begin to get more information about what thoughts and behaviors are
associated with each of your feelings. Write down how you track your thoughts,
feelings and behaviors. Make a 5-day record tracking on yourself using the table
below.

Action Step: Stop three times during your day today and write down your
thought, feeling, and behavior. Try to do this once in the morning, once in the
afternoon, and once in the evening.
Example :
Time: Saturday night
Thought: I’m alone. I’m out of step with my friends.
Feeling: Sadness
Behavior: Isolating. Not calling friends. Not picking up the phone.

Day: Thought Feeling Behavior

Morning
Afternoon
Evening

Day: Thought Feeling Behavior

Morning
Afternoon
Evening

Day: Thought Feeling Behavior

Morning
Afternoon
Evening

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Day: Thought Feeling Behavior
Morning
Afternoon
Evening

Day: Thought Feeling Behavior

Morning
Afternoon
Evening

Did you learn anything about yourself? What thoughts and behaviors are
associated with each of your feelings? _________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

Assessment (Critical Thinking)

Instruction: Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct. Otherwise, write
FALSE.

1. _________ Our emotions can often overwhelm our rational thinking.

2. _________ Our intuitions and habits do not determine the large majority of our
lives, which we spend on autopilot mode.

3. _________ If we do not know how our minds work, we can be intentional about
influencing our thinking and feeling patterns.

4. _________ The more productive and positive the outcome of behaviors are
observed, the more the behavior is highly repeated and eventually rewarded.

5. _________ You can use the intentional system to change your automatic thinking,
feelings and behavioral patterns. In this way, you will become a better agent in
terms of taking charge of your life and reaching your goals.

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6. _________ Our personal development is only limited to the physical and
intellectual aspects.

7. _________ The autopilot system corresponds to our emotions and intuitions. Its
cognitive processes take place mainly in the amygdala and other parts of the
brain that developed early in our evolution.

8. _________ People’s responses do not change as they encounter new situations.

9. ________ There is no interconnection between our Thoughts, Feelings and

Behavior.

10. ________ Our perception to stress, especially brought by the pandemic times,
can be directed to productive use only if we make the necessary effort to
change.

Additional Activities

Activity 2.5 Video/Photo Diary

Instruction:
During these pandemic times, we are experiencing different types of thoughts,
feelings, and emotions. There are times that we feel scared and anxious about what
will happen to us in the coming days. There are uncertainties and confusion on
how we will deal with the pandemic. Staying at home is indeed boring. Nonetheless,
it is also fulfilling if you make yourself busy. It is also a time for bonding with our
families, letting Mother Earth breathe, making the environment go back slowly to
its clean state. There are lots of realizations, discoveries and, improvements that
you can do. Do share your experiences, and you will learn from them.

Make a Video/ Photo Diary about your experiences during the pandemic times.
Realize what your thoughts are as well as your feelings and how you behaved
considering the five areas of development.

For Video Diary, you can create a 10 to 15 minutes compilation of your

photos during the pandemic times.
For Photo Diary, you can create a photo album with 7 to 10 pictures with
captions.
Rubrics for Video/Photo Diary

Category 15 10 5
Creativity The photos are The photos are well The photos were
excellently arranged arranged with compiled with minimal
with appropriate appropriate captions creativity.
captions

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Design The design is excellent
Number of The collage includes 15 or
Items more items, each different.
Titles and Titles and text were written
Text clearly and were easy to
read from a distance. Text
varied in color, size and/or
style for different text
elements.
The design is very The design is good.
good.
The collage includes The collage
10-14 different items. includes 9
different items.
Titles and text were Titles and text were
written clearly and written clearly and
were easy to read were easy to read
close-up. Text varied in close-up. There was
color, size, and/or little variation in the
style for different text appearance of text.
elements.
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What I Know What's More Assessment
1. c Rubrics was provided 1. TRUE
2. FALSE
2.b 3. FALSE
3. d 4. TRUE
5. TRUE
4. a 6. FALSE
7. TRUE
5. c 8. FALSE
9. FALSE
10. TRUE
Lesson 2
What I Know Assessment
What's More
1. Personal
1. d Rubrics was provided Development
2. Social Development
2.c 3. Spiritual
Development
3. a 4. Physiological
Development
4. d 5. Emotional
Development
6. Cognitive
5. c Development
7. Physiological
Development
8. Physiological
Development
9. Cognitive
Development
10. Cognitive
Development
Lesson 1
Answer Key
References

Books

Ramos, Maria Lourdes L.,Personal Development-A Journey to Self-Awakening for

Senior High School, Quezon City: C & E Publishing, 2017

Website

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/consciousness-and-the-brain/201202/what-
is-thought

https://www.rd.com/true-stories/inspiring/never-too-late-change-your-life/

https://www.simplypsychology.org/bandura.html

https://www.simplypsychology.org/operant-conditioning.html

https://counseling.online.wfu.edu/blog/difference-feelings-emotions/

https://www.joshuanhook.com/thoughts-feelings-and-behaviors-its-all-connected/

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/intropsych/chapter/what-is-personality/

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wmopen-lifespandevelopment/chapter/human-development/
https://www.scanva.org/support-for-parents/parent-resource-center-2/social-development-in-
children/
http://www.breakthroughpsychologyprogram.com/5-parts-of-personal-development.html
https://www.eupati.eu/glossary/physical-health/

https://www.livestrong.com/article/349702-ways-to-keep-your-body-healthy/

https://counseling.online.wfu.edu/blog/difference-feelings-emotions/

https://www.alleydog.com/glossary/definition.php?term=Social+Development

https://familydoctor.org/mental-health-keeping-your-emotional-health/

http://www.personalitydevelopment.org/spiritual-growth-and-development.html

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