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Personal Development
SELF
● It is being, which is the source of a person's consciousness.
● It is the agent responsible for an individual's thought and actions.
Psychology:
● Personality refers to as the set of behaviors, feelings, thoughts, and motives that identifies an
individual.
PERSONALITY
● Nature - Inherit
● Nurture - Depression, Experiences, Trauma, External factor
● Personality - Bad personalities of a person, from bad influence friends
A. Intellectual Development
● Individuality is never measured by external factors alone.
● Mental ability forms part and parcel of one's persona. People differ in several ways.
Intelligence is one element that separates one from all others of the same demographic
people.
What is "intelligence"?
● Is defined as the global capacity to act purposely, to think rationally and deal effectively with
the immediate environment.
(Socrates)
● "I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing
(Einstein)
● "The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination"
(Coon)
● He stated that Charles Spearman proposed
intelligence is the single factor that enables problem solving and doing well in all areas of
cognition.
(Louis Leon Thurstone 1938)
● proposed that there are 7 primary abilities such as verbal, memory, numerical abilities and etc.
(Raymond Cattell 1963)
● described intelligence as crystallized and fluid and includes knowledge and skills measured by
tests and vocabulary.
(Sternberg 2004)
● today, it is defined as the global capacity to act purposely, to think rationally and deal
effectively with the immediate environment
B. Psychosocial Development
● The totality of an individual according to Erik Erikson (a
German-born psychoanalyst) emphasized on the influence of the society on the developing
individuals.
● He stated that every
uniqueness is a result of an individual's relationship with the significant others as he goes
along performing his everyday tasks.
6.Formation of identity
● The journey of
self-discovery requires continuous adjustments and learnings.
● These processes gear them to self-determination understanding of their interests, goals and
individuality.
● Achievement on given tasks if successful can provide Self-concept and a higher degree of self
esteem. But if this does not attained it will manifests negativities in the future.
● Teen years are crucial by their own selves or by years as it can 'make or those expectations
and break' the adolescents. pressures that emanate The inevitable changes from their social
undergone by the environment adolescents create this
● Growing, up and period of turmoil. The negotiating path between challenges they confront
independence and are either brought about reliance on others is a
- Relationships, Peer
Pressures, Fitting In,
School, Decisions, Exams,
Expectations,
Competition, Career
Choices, Bullying
STRESS
● Stress is defined as a state of extreme di culty, pressure or strain. It is a way by
which the body responds to the pressures from the external environment.
● Stress is unpleasant as it puts the mind and the bodyin a dilemma where it is threatened or
challenged.
● The concept of stress was developed by Hans Selye (1936) which brought forth the theory of
stress reaction known as the "General Adaptation Syndrome" this states that a body under
stress generally undergoes response stages: Alarm,
Resistance and Exhaustion. Some Stressors include the ft:
- Illness in the family
- Loss of a love one
- Quitting school
- Divorce/ separation
- Failing in school
- Getting into trouble
- Sibling rivalry
- Hunger
- Financial
- constraints
Types of Stress
> This is known as the "fight or flight" stress response and is your body's way of protecting you.
When working properly, stress helps you stay focused, energetic and alert. In emergency situations,
stress can save your life-giving you extra strength to defend yourself for example, or spurring you
slam on the brakes to avoid an accident
> Stress can also help you to rise meet challenges. Stress is what keep you on your toes during a
presentation at work, sharpens concentration your when you're attempting the game-winning free
throw or drives you to study for an exam when you'd rather be watching TV.
FIGHT
● Stand your around,
detend vour position, attack, dig in, persevere
or FLIGHT
● Give way retreat. discard remove yourself, giveup, move on
Responses of the body to extreme emotions and stress overload include
the :
Physical Impact
● Increase in the rate & depth of breathing
● Blood becomes more concentrated
● Heart and pulses rate increases
● Senses become extremely keen
● Butterflies in one's stomach
● Goosebumps
● Cold sweat
● Dry mouth
● Adrenaline rush Health Problems
● Pain of any kind
● Heart disease
● Digestive problems
● Sleep problems
● Depression
● Weight problems
● Autoimmune diseases
● Skin conditions, such as eczema
Cognitive Symptoms
● Memory problems
● Inability to concentrate
● Poor judgment
● Seeing only the negative
● Anxious or Racing
● thoughts
● Constant worrying
Emotional Symptoms
● Moodiness
● Irritability or Short Temper
● Agitation or inability to relax
● Feeling overwhelmed
● Sense of loneliness and isolation
● Depression or General
● Unhappiness
Behavioral Symptoms
● Eating more or less
● Sleeping too much or too little
● Isolating yourself from others
● Procrastinating or neglecting
● responsibilities
● Using alcohol, cigarettes or
● drugs to relax
● Nervous habits
Adolescence can be broken into 3 stages which include early adolescence which is 12 to 14 years;
middle adolescence at 15 to 17 years and late adolescence at 18 to 20 years of age.
Milestones are achieved during these periods which are evident in the point of transition.
WAY OF COPING
● As we are showered with pressures in our daily confrontation with life, we are challenged
and motivated to resolve these issues in several manners. As we resist, we choose to either
Fight or
Fly".
● It is matter of deciding as to how the same can be faced.
DISPLACED AGGRESSION
● directing the aggressive act towards another person or to the obiects that is causing the stress
or maybe the cause of frustration.
● (ex: hammering a buffering desktop)
SCAPEGOATING
● An aggressive behavior where one blames another person or objects for his failures or fault.
● (ex: pointing an accusing finger to an innocent classmate)
FREE- FLOATING ANGER
● An aggressive response which is prolonged as a sign of extreme anger.
● (e.g. continually becoming aggressively emotional every time you are reminded of a past)
Suicide
● An aggressive response which is self-destructive as a result of hatred on oneself or to another
which resulted to extreme frustration.
B.Withdrawal Reaction
● Defense Mechanism - are unconscious responses developed by Sigmund Freud
● (Psychoanalysis) -
aimed to reduce one's anxiety caused by life pressures and inevitable stressors.
DENIAL
● Refusing to accept an
external reality to protect the 'self, an unconscious way to resolve emotional conflict.
●Ex: After the unexpected death of a
loved one, person might refuse t
accept the reality of the death and
deny that anything has happened
DISPLACEMENT
● Shifting one's aggression towards something or someone that is a lot weaker and
uncompromising.
● Ex: A person who is angry at their boss may "take out" their anger on a
family member by shouting at them.
INTELLECTUALIZATION
● Use of reasoning to effectively avoid confrontation with an emotional stress thereby
protecting the self.
● Ex: if person A is rude to person B, person B may think about the possible
reasons for person A's behavior. They may rationalize that person A was
having a stressful day.
RATIONALIZATION
● Providing a logical
justification for a decision made or an act earlier performed to make an excuse for mistake or
erratic decision done thereby preventing ridicule from others.
● Ex: Failing a test and blaming it on the subject matter or the teacher rather
than not studying.
REACTION-FORMATION
● A defense mechanism in which an unacceptable emotions are being replaced by its opposite
to prevent rejection from others.
● Ex: A person who is with a colleague actually ends up being particulary
courteous and friendly towards them.
PROJECTION
● Attributing one's fault or negative emotions into others to express the sentiment though not
recognizing it.
● Ex: Someone who bullies another for being anxious and insecure may be
doing so to avoid acknowledging they exhibit those same tendencies.
REGRESSION
● In the face of hurts we use ‘imagined time machine’ to revert to a more pleasant past where
we are more safe and secure
● Ex: Someone who get divorce may become clingy to parents again like they
were as a child
REPRESSION/SUPPRESSION
● Defense mechanisms where one pushes the unwanted thoughts onto the unconscious which
however may manifests in the future unknowingly.
SUBLIMATION
● Refocusing or
rechanneling one' s energy to something more acceptable and productive.
FANTASY
● Utilizing imagination as a way to escape from life's real problems and stress.
Power of Mind
Week 7
● Spatial - Visualizing the The Types of INTÈLLIGENCE (Mark world in 3d Vital)
● Naturalist - The Brain
Understanding living
●
"Human body's things and reading nature command center"
Cerebrum
● is the largest part of the brain and is composed of right and left hemispheres.
● It performs higher functions like interpreting touch, vision and hearing, as well as
speech, reasoning, emotions, learning, and
fine control of movement.
Cerebellum
● is located under the cerebrum.
● Its function is to coordinate muscle movements, maintain posture, and balance.
Brainstem
● acts as a relay center connecting the cerebrum and cerebellum to the spinal cord.
● It performs many automatic functions such as breathing, heart rate, body temperature,
wake and sleep cycles, digestion, sneezing, coughing, vomiting, and swallowing.
Frontal Lobes
● are located in the front of the brain.
● They are very large and have many functions.
● The frontal lobes are considered to be our emotional control centre.
● They play a central role in our personality and how we act.
● They are also involved in attention skills and controlling movement.
Temporal Lobes
● are located on the side of your brain just above your ears.
● One of their important functions is to help us process and understand sounds such as
musical notes and speech.
● Other functions include managing our emotions and recognising faces.
● A part of the temporal lobe, called the Hippocampus, also plays an important role in
memory.
Parietal Lobes
● are located behind the frontal lobes and above the temporal lobes.
● One of their main
functions is to allow us to make sense of things we touch – for example, whether an object
is smooth or sharp, firm or soft.
Occipital Lobes
● are located at the back of the brain.
● They have an important role in vision because they allow us to make sense of
information that comes from our eyes.
● This process is known as Visual Perception.
Left Hemisphere
● Sensory stimulus from right side of body
● Motor control of right side of body
● Speech, language and comprehension
● Analysis and calculations
● Time and sequencing
● Recognition of words, letters and numbers
Right Hemisphere
● Sensory stimulus from left side of body
● Motor control of left side of body
● Creativity
● Spatial ability
● Context / perception
● Recognition of faces, places and objects
RIGHT BRAIN
● CREATIVITY
● IMAGINATION
● HOLISTIC THINKING
● INTUITION
● ARTS (Motor skill)
● RHYTHM (Beats)
● NON-VERBAL
● FEELINGS
● VISUALISATION
● TUNE OF SONGS
● DAYDREAMING
LEFT BRAIN
● LOGIC
● ANALYSIS
● SEQUENCING
● LINEAR
● MATHEMATICS
● LANGUAGE
● FACTS
● THINK IN WORDS
● WORDS OF SONGS
● COMPUTATION
The Mind
● It is one's cognition and mental process that gives meaning to the stimuli from the external
environment.
● The mind is an abstraction that has the abilities and characteristics measured through
test.
● It encompasses the
learnings that results in the multiplication of neurons and nerve cells in the brain.
● The mind's innate
aptitude is within its
genetic makeup which can be attributed to the
heritability of intelligence
and the pre-programmed capacity of the individual.
Following are Ways to Deal with the Everyday Physical, Emotional and Intellectual
Requirements in the School:
● Have the right mindset
● Practice 'Zero navigation' when preparing for the coursework
● Choose the proper venue for studying
● Make a Reviewer
● Bring Only the Things that you Need
● Be Smart, Use devices such as Mnemonics
Method of Loci
● Useful for memorizing
lists of unrelated items in order.
● This is done by creating a 'mental walk' to memory and creating a visual image
associating each item on the list with a location on the mental walk.
● MAKING A MEMORY
PALACE, DEFINING A
PATH, ENCODING THE LIST,
RECALLING THE LIST
Acronym
● By using the first letter of each item that you desire to remember like G for Groceries and W
for Withdraw money.
Acrostics
● This is done by creating an easy-to-remember statement to which you can associate the
first letter of each word PEMDAS (Parenthesis,
Exponent, Multiplication,
Division, Addition and Subtraction) to solve mathematical problems efficiently.
Music or Rhymes
● The to-be-remembered item is set to a familiar tune, set to rhythm or made into a rhyme.
Mnemonic Associations
● The material is associated with the features of the material that is hard to remember.
Keyword
● Most of the time is used for foreign word by
associating it to a close English word then creating a visual image
to connect it.