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DISCUSSION
NOTE: WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON THE LAST PORTION OF THIS MODULE
While there are probably hundreds of questions you could ask yourself, in terms of
self-awareness, there are a few that stand out. Read the following questions and Imagine yourself looking into a mirror. What do you see? Do you see your ideal self or
write your answer on the space provided. your actual self? Your ideal self is the self that you aspire to be. It is the one that you
hope will possess characteristics similar to that of a mentor or some other worldly
Q1. Describe yourself in three words. figure. Your actual self, however, is the one that you actually see. It is the self that has
___________________________________________________________________ characteristics that you were nurtured or, in some cases, born to have. The actual self
___________________________________________________________________ and the ideal self are two broad categories of self-concept.
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Q2. What kind of personality do you have? Self-concept refers to your awareness of yourself. It is the construct that negotiates
___________________________________________________________________ these two selves. In other words, it connotes first the identification of the ideal self as
___________________________________________________________________ separate from others, and second, it encompasses all the behaviors evaluated in the
___________________________________________________________________ actual self that you engage in to reach the ideal self.
Q3. What qualities you most admire of yourself?
___________________________________________________________________ The actual self is built on self-knowledge. Self-knowledge is derived from social
___________________________________________________________________ interactions that provide insight into how others react to you.
___________________________________________________________________ The actual self is who we actually are. It is how we think, how we feel, look, and act.
Q4. What is your biggest strength? The actual self can be seen by others, but because we have no way of truly knowing
___________________________________________________________________ how others view us, the actual self is our self-image. The ideal self, on the other hand,
___________________________________________________________________ is how we want to be. It is an idealized image that we have developed over time,
___________________________________________________________________ based on what we have learned and experienced. The ideal self could include
Q5. What is your biggest weakness? components of what our parents have taught us, what we admire in others, what our
___________________________________________________________________ society promotes, and what we think is in our best interest. There is negotiation that
___________________________________________________________________ exists between the two selves which is complex because there are numerous
___________________________________________________________________ exchanges between the ideal and actual self. These exchanges are exemplified in
social roles that are adjusted and re-adjusted, and are derived from outcomes of social
interactions from infant to adult development.
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NAME: GRADE & SECTION:
TEACHER’S NAME: CHRISTY E. PARINASAN
1. Determination. It allows you to focus only on achieving a specific goal without being
distracted by less important things or spontaneous desires. It may be developed with
the help of self-discipline exercise.
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NAME: GRADE & SECTION:
TEACHER’S NAME: CHRISTY E. PARINASAN
KEY CONCEPTS
Before you can start to lead others, you must first know how to lead yourself. This
has been the key to becoming a leader since the days of Socrates and Aristotle.
LET’S ASSESS WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED "Know thyself" was the inscription over the Oracle at Delphi, the Greek mecca of
wisdom. It is by this principle that the great leaders of the past, present, and future
NOTE: WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON THE LAST PAGE OF THIS MODULE gain an effective followership and achieve their goals. Leadership guru, Warren
Bennis, states, "Know thyself means separating who you are and who you want to be
Answer the following questions below in 2-3 sentences. from what the world thinks you are and wants you to be."
1. What is our topic all about? Big Question: How can understanding yourself pave the way to self-acceptance and
better relationship with others?
2. What have you learned from the lesson?
Welcome to this course, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, or PERDEV for short. This is
3. Do you think that these lessons are useful in daily life? Why or why not? a very interesting course, and can become the most personally rewarding for you,
because the subject matter for this course is YOU! As a new senior high school
student, you have now entered a new educational level, as well as a new
psychological and social level, called the middle and late adolescence. You may feel
that you are no longer the rapidly growing and awkward teenager, but you also feel
you are not quite ready to call yourself a mature adult either. This course shall make
you take a deeper look at yourself and analyze your developmental changes, your
skills and traits which can help you meet the various tasks that you must undertake at
this point in your life. It shall provide you with some techniques to meet stress and
other mental health issues with one’s strengths and coping powers. The course shall
also give you the chance to analyze your relationships with your family, friends and
significant others. Finally, the PERDEV course shall help you take stock of where you
are in your career development and how to get to where you want to be.
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NAME: GRADE & SECTION:
TEACHER’S NAME: CHRISTY E. PARINASAN
Activity 1: SELF-CONCEPT INVENTORY ___16. My friends and classmates can look up to me as a model worth emulating.
___17. I can express my ideas without difficulty.
Instruction: Rate yourself on each with a scale of 0 to 4 based upon your current ___18. I talk in a persuasive manner that I can easily get people to accept what I say.
thoughts, feelings, and behaviors: 0 = I never think, feel or behave this way. 1 = I do ___19. I can express my ideas in writing without difficulty.
less than half the time. 2 = I do 50% of the time. 3 = I do more than half the time. 4 = ___20. I am a good listener.
I always think, feel or behave this way. ___21. I am emotionally stable and not easily rattled when faced with trouble.
___22. I am logical and rational in my outlook and decisions.
Score SELF-ESTEEM STATEMENTS ___23. I feel and act with confidence.
___24. I am a mature person.
___1. I have strong sex appeal.
___2. I am proud of my physical figure.
___3. I am physically attractive and beautiful/handsome.
___4. I exude with charm and poise.
___5. I am easy to get along with.
___6. I can adjust to different people and different situations.
___7. I am approachable; other people are at ease and comfortable with me.
___8. I am lovable and easy to love.
___9. I am a fast learner, can understand with one instruction.
___10. I am intelligent.
___11. I have special talents and abilities.
___12. I can easily analyze situations and make right judgments.
___13. I can be trusted in any transaction.
___14. I have a clean conscience and carry no guilty feeling
___15. I have integrity and good reputation.
NAME: GRADE & SECTION:
TEACHER’S NAME: CHRISTY E. PARINASAN
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NAME: GRADE & SECTION:
TEACHER’S NAME: CHRISTY E. PARINASAN
Activity 2:
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Directions: Enlightened with the learning’s you have in this lesson, write your insights
and realization about the importance of knowing oneself.
REFLECTION 5.
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DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITY
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DISCOVER ACTIVITY 3.
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NAME: GRADE & SECTION:
TEACHER’S NAME: CHRISTY E. PARINASAN
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