Chapter 1

knowing one self

SHS - PerDev12
Renz Michael Flores Ramirez
Instructor
Chapter
Overview
The learners explain that knowing oneself
can make accept his/her strengths and
limitations and dealing with others better.
Guide
questions
Who am i?
Why am I like this?
Why do I feel this way?
What is happening to me?
Understanding Yourselves as
Adolescent
As senior high school students, you are considered to be in the
developmental stage called "adolescence". You, adolescent
have common denominators. Most of you experience many
similar things. You undergo different changes such as
physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual
development. Knowing that many of you go through the same
pattern of development could help you to accept yourselves-
your strengths (what you can do) and weakness (what you
cannot do).
Understanding Yourselves as
Adolescent
Being aware of the various changes that adolescence
entails may also enable you to better deal with fellow
adolescents and other people in the community. As the
psychologists Erik Erikson once said, "the more you
know yourself, the more patience you have for what you
see in other" (Erikson, n.d.)
 The importance of self-
awareness

Self-awareness id undoubtedly very important. When

you have more or less accurate knowledge or
understanding of yourselves, you are able to experience
yourselves truthfully unique and separate individuals.
This keeps you away from living a lie, fantasy,
imagination, or pretension.
 The importance of self-
awareness

Self-awareness also empowers you to make personal

improvements by building on your areas of strength
and ascertaining aspects where you would like to make
progress.
 The importance of self-
awareness

When you have problem, the first step in solving it is

admitting that you have a problem, which is part of
self-awareness. Self-awareness is indeed the starting
point that leads to any improvement, as self-
improvement is harldy possible without self-awreness.
 The importance of self-
awareness

Self-awareness or self-knowledge is about

understanding your own habits, needs, desires, failings,
and everything else that matters in your personality.
The more you know about yourself, the better you are at
adapting to life changes that suit your needs. This is of
course related to the famous dictum of the Greek
philosopher Socrates "know thyself".
 The importance of self-
awareness

Self-awareness requires more than intellectual self-

examination as it requires knowing something about
your feelings and passions. The more you listen to your
emotions and how these affect your behavior, the
better you will understand why you do the things you
do. The more you know about your own passions, the
easier it is to improve on those urges or habits.
 The importance of self-
awareness

Perfectly knowing yourself is difficult as repelling very

single cognitive bias you have about yourself is nearly
impossible. Nonetheless, the suggested ways below
can help you to have a better self-awareness and to
benefit from this conept:

01
Make an effort to
look at yourself
objectively
Be as impartial and unbiased
as you can be in evaluating
yourself. In decision making
study and fairly criticize the
decisions you make. It will
help you to look for some
reliable friends to talk with
and listen to their critism.
Process
02
set your
personal goals
self-awareness is basically for
self-improvement, so it is
sensible that you set personal
objectives. Writing your own
manifesto is a good way to
push yourself into identifying
what you want to improve
about yourself.
03
keep a journal
In solving things about yourself,
documenting things through a
journal helps as it makes you
more aware of what you are doing
and where problems might be
coming from. For a better
understanding about your
decision making skills, write down
what you think will happen wiht a
decision you mad, then wait some
time and write what you wrote.
04
make a self-
review
One good way to do a self review
is this: instead of thinking about
what you must improve about
yourself, think about what your
teacher, parent,
boyfrins/girlfriend thinks you
should do and what your friends
might say. This way, you can see
yourself from someone else's
viewpoint and achieve a little
extra insight about yourself.
being in the adolescent stage

The term adolescent came from the Latin term

adolescere meaning grow. It is the period of storm and
stress of human life. This period is characterized by a
teenager's conflict with parents, mood disruptons and
engagement in risky behavior.
being in the adolescent stage

Adolescent implies a stage of extreme transformation

and growth in an individual which encompass various
aspects of development such as physical, mental,
social, amd emotional. A drastic shift from childhood to
adulthood, adolescence is a period of numerous
dramatic changes in the areas of physiological,
behavioral, intellectual, social and personality
development.
being in the adolescent stage

Puberty signals the beginning of adolescence. The

whole period of adolescence may be roughly
divided into three stages, such as early
adoslecences (11-14 years old), middle
adolescences (15-17 years old) and late
adolescence (18-21 years old)
being in the adolescent stage

Your strengths as adolescents among others are

your physical health, youthfulness, optimism,
bravery to try different endeavors, fearlessness,
open-mindedness, good memory, and lack of
cynicism.
being in the adolescent stage

Your weaknesses are your lack of experience,

unestablished values and identities, low self-
concept and self-esteem, sensitivity and
insecurity.
You are subject to hormonal mood swings,
confusion, expectations, and pressures from
people around you especially older ones.
being in the adolescent stage

through your weakness seem to exceed your

strengths, being conscious of what truly is an
adolescent and the challenges that come wth it
nay nonetheless help you to be cautious in your
decisions and actions so that you could smoothly
and successfully pass through this difficult stage.
ANYONE HAVE A
QUESTIONS?
activity i love to__________________

my friends are _____________

i can _____________________

my negative traits are_______

my positive traits are_______

activity i think of my family as_________

i expect to_________________

my career goals are________

i dream to _________________

my attitude towards studies

is________________________
activity people around me are________

my interests are____________

sometimes i feel that i

cannot____________________

my longtime wish is that_____

my attitude towards studies

is________________________
take home activity

This activity provides a way fro you to share

some things you know about yourselves and
your personality such as your unique traits,
habits, and experiences. It is also a self-
discovery exercise.
take home activity

Make a sketch, drawing, or a college

which depicts your unique traits,
habits and experiences. Use a short
bond paper. Write a brief
explanation of your work.