Senior High School

Personal Development
Quarter 2 - Module 2
Dynamics of Commitment
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Quarter 2 - Module 2: Dynamics of Commitment
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 Table of Contents

What This Module is About……………………………………………………………………….i

What I Need to Know……………………………………………………………………………..i
How to Learn from this Module………………………………………………………………….ii
Icons of this Module……………………………………………………………………………....ii
What I Know….…………………………………………………………………………………...iii

Lesson 1: Being Responsible in a Healthy Relationship

What I Need to Know……………………….……………………………….…..1

What’s New: Friendship Stoplight Analogy ………………………………..….2
What Is It: Important Aspects for Health Relationships .............................. ..3
What’s More: Becoming Responsible in a Relationship……………….…….5
What I Can Do: Journal Reflection ............................................................ ..6
Summary…………………………………………………………………………………………..7
Assessment: (Post Test) ……………………………………………………………………….8
Key to Answers……………………………………………………………………………..........10
References…………………….…………………………………………………………............12
What This Module is About
Good relationships are fun and make you feel good about yourself. The relationships
that you make in your youth years will be a special part of your life and will teach you some
of the most important lessons about who you are. Truly good relationships take time and
energy to develop.
This module contains varied activities that can help you build, become responsible,
and maintain a good relationship with your family, friends, and significant other by identifying
the appropriate way of expressing your attraction, love, and commitment to them. Important
aspects of healthy relationships will be tackled. This module focused on taking
responsibility in a relationship.

What I Need to Know

At the end of this module, you should be able to:

1. Identify ways to become responsible in a relationship (ESP-PD11/12PR-Iii-9.3)

How to Learn from this Module

To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
• Take your time to read the lessons carefully.
• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises diligently.
• Answer all the given tests and exercises.
Icons of this Module
What I Need to Know This part contains learning objectives that
are set for you to learn as you go along the
module.

What I know This is an assessment as to your level of

knowledge of the subject matter at hand,
meant specifically to gauge prior related
knowledge.

This part connects the previous lesson with

that of the current one.
What’s In

An introduction to the new lesson through

various activities, before it will be
What’s New presented to you.

What is It These are discussions of the activities as a

way to deepen your discovery and
understanding of the concept.

These are follow-up activities that are

intended for you to practice further to
What’s More master the competencies.

What I Have Learned Activities designed to process what you have

learned from the lesson.

What I can do These are tasks that are designed to

showcase your skills and knowledge
gained and applied to real-life concerns
and situations.

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What I Know

Multiple Choice. Select the letter of the right answer by writing in your answer sheet
among the given choices.
1. Which of the following statements is a good sign of a healthy relationship? A. Your
friend pressures you to do things you do not want to do.
B. Your friend tells you not to hang out with certain people.
C. Your friend criticizes you or the people you care about.
D. You usually feel happy when you are with this person.

2. Which of the following statements is NOT a sign of a healthy relationship? A. Your

friends talk to you about his/her feelings.
B. Your friend respects your feelings and your opinions.
C. Your friend bullies and makes fun of other people at school.
D. Your friend is happy when good things happen to you and celebrates your
successes.

3. Which of the following is an important aspect of a healthy relationship?

A. Inconsiderate C. Incompatibility
B. Dishonesty D. Compassionate

4. Which of the following is an example of taking responsibility in your relationship? A.

Overreacting in a misunderstanding between you and your friend.
B. Be willing to forgive your family member and yourself.
C. Loving others is easy but loving yourself is difficult.
D. Blaming other people.

5. Which of the following is NOT an example of taking responsibility in your relationship?

A. You feel fear in your relationship.
B. Taking responsibility for things you are at fault.
C. Loving others is easy and loving yourself as well.
D. Be willing to forgive your family member and yourself.

6. Which of the following is an example of taking responsibility in your relationship?

A. You feel there’s no respect for you or your opinion.
B. You feel the need to be someone that you are not.
C. You feel fear in your relationship.
D. You communicate, share or trust.

7. Which of the following is NOT an example of taking responsibility in your relationship?

A. There are communication, sharing, and trust.
B. You feel sad, angry, scared, or worried.
C. You do not try to control each other.
D. You feel safe to share secrets.

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8. Which of the following is an example of taking responsibility in your relationship? A. You

are not able to disagree.
B. You feel pressured to spend time together.
C. It’s easy to be yourself when you are with them.
D. You feel guilty when you’re both apart from each other.

9. Which of the following is NOT an example of taking responsibility in your relationship?

A. You forgive each other.
B. There is communication, sharing, and trust.
C. There is an equal amount of giving and take.
D. You feel guilty when you are both apart from each other.
10. Which of the following is an important aspect of a healthy relationship?
A. Integrity C. Blame Game
B. Revengeful D. Resentment

11. Which of the following is NOT an important aspect of a healthy relationship?

A. Empowering way to learn and grow C. Do not forgive others
B. Honesty D. Compassionate

12. Which of the following is NOT an example of taking responsibility in your relationship?
A. Builds trust and accountability.
B. Build resentment in each other.
C. Empowering each other and learn and grow together.
D. Willingness to address unhealthy excuses and issues.

13. Which of the following is an element of a healthy relationship? A. One person makes all
the decisions C. Be disrespectful
B. Trust one another D. You are threatened

14. Which of the following statements is a good sign of a healthy relationship? A. Your
friend makes fun of you.
B. Your friend threatens to hurt you.
C. You are afraid of your friend's temper.
D. Your friend is happy when good things happen to you.

15. Which of the following statements is NOT a sign of a healthy relationship? A. You feel
safe to share secrets.
B. You feel fear in your relationship.
C. There is communication, sharing, and trust.
D. You feel good about yourself when you’re around the other person.

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Lesson

TAKING RESPONSIBILITY IN A
1 RELATIONSHIP

What I Need to Know

 Healthy relationships are a vital component of health and well-being. There is
compelling evidence that strong relationships contribute to a long, healthy, and happy life.
Research shows that a healthy relationship can help you live longer, deal with stress, be
healthier, and feel richer.

Imagine this scenario: "Why would you put ketchup all over my fries? " Jacks asked.
Then Jill replied, "Well, you should've told me that you don't like ketchup!". This is an
example of how oftentimes people deflect ownership of their behaviors and play the blame
game. Is Jack responsible for his ketchup-covered fries, or should Jill have taken
responsibility for her behavior? Taking responsibility in your relationship is the
acknowledgment and ownership of every action and word you say and do.

Why taking responsibility is important? Taking ownership and responsibility for your
actions is an important part of healthy relationships. Doing so is an empowering reminder
that you have control over the role you play in your relationship. Taking responsibility creates
trust and dependability. When you take responsibility for your behaviors, you demonstrate to
your partner, family, and friends that your willingness to be honest and vulnerable, which
encourages them to be open and authentic with you.

What’s New

Activity 1. Friendship Stoplight Analogy

Directions: Recognize examples of positive and negative behaviors related to healthy and
unhealthy relationships. The purpose of this activity is to explore relationships
using a stoplight analogy. Copy the table on a separate sheet of paper and
color the circle corresponding to your answer.

⚫ RED – Stop! These are bad signs of a relationship.

⚫ YELLOW – Caution! These are warning signs of a relationship.
⚫ GREEN – Go! These are good signs of a friendship!
 1. You are afraid of your friend’s 9. Your friend threatens to hurt you.
temper.

2. You enjoy being with this
person but you also enjoy
spending time with other
friends.
10. You say that you agree with your
friends, even though you don't.
You are afraid they won't be your
friend anymore if you disagree
with them.

3. Your friend pressures you to 11. You rarely get to plan what the two
do things you do not want to of you will do together.
do.

4. Your friend tells you not to hang 12. You are nervous that if you tell
out with certain people. your friend something personal,
he/she will tell other people at
school.

5. You usually feel happy when 13. Your friend is happy when good
you are with this person. things happen to you and
celebrates your successes.

6. Your friends talk to you about 14. Your friends sometimes make fun
his/her feelings. of you.

7. Your friend criticizes you or the 15. Your friend respects your feelings
people you care about. and your opinions.

8. Your friend bullies and makes

fun of other people at school.

What Is I t

The situations given in the previous activity can all apply to your family and significant
other or partner. Learn to recognize examples of people who engage in negative behaviors
that lead to unhealthy relationships. These are some important aspects of healthy
relationships.

Important Aspects for Healthy Relationships Adapted

from Woititz, J., Adult Children of Alcoholics

Mutual Respect Do I treat the other person as if he/she is of value?

Compassion Do I have a genuine concern for the issues that cause the other
person's concern?
Empathy To what degree am I able to allow myself to be open to what he/she
feels?

Understanding Do I try to understand the other person, what they say or do?
Acceptance Can I feel I am okay the way I am? Do I accept him/her as he/she is?

Honesty Is the relationship built on truthfulness, or are there games involved?

Trust To what degree am I willing to let the other person know private aspects
of my thoughts, feelings, and life?

Good Can we talk freely about issues that are important to relationships? Do
Communication we know how to talk so we each are understood and sharing is safe?

Consideration Am I mindful of the other person’s needs as well as my own?

Compatibility To what extent do we like and value the same things?
Mutual Enjoyment In areas of disagreement, are we able to agree or disagree?

Personal Integrity Am I able to maintain my beliefs and sense of self as well as offer my
time and attention to the relationship?

Vulnerability To what degree can I let down my barriers and allow the other person
to see my perceived weaknesses, without fear of negative reactions
from them?

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How to become responsible in real life?
Taking responsibility is not just a one-sided practice. It looks like practicing selfawareness.
The following ways to use the empowering action of taking responsibility are important for
you and your family, friends, or partner to use and practice in your relationship.

1. Be Honest
“You have to love yourself before you love others” is a versatile phrase that has
multiple meanings when applied to relationships. It can translate to “You have to be honest
with yourself before you can be honest with others.” Being honest with yourself begins with a
healthy sense of self-awareness. And being self-aware means you acknowledge that what
you say and do impacts your family, friends, and partner.

For example:
Referring back to the ketchup situation, imagine you’re Jill. A healthy response would be to
take ownership of her actions and respond with something like, “Oh, I’m sorry! I should have
asked you before I added ketchup. I did not realize you didn’t like ketchup, and this is my
mistake.”

2. Act on Situations, Don’t React

When people are held accountable for their behaviors, they often become defensive.
Getting defensive is a reaction. When you act on a situation, you can respond with clarity
and awareness. You can practice acting on situations instead of reacting by taking deep
breaths or counting to ten. It also helps to take a second and look at the situation from your
partner’s perspective. It can be hard to think from the other perspective, especially in the
heat of the moment. By being honest with yourself and your partner, you can effectively
respond by taking responsibility.

For example:
Jill is reacting to Jack being upset instead of acting on her need to take responsibility. Acting
instead of reacting allows you to clearly define a self-aware and honest answer to unhealthy
behavior.

3. Be Willing to Forgive Your Other People and Yourself

Everyone makes mistakes and forgiving yourself or your partner is important for moving past
challenges and making your relationship stronger. When you view taking responsibility for
your mistakes as an opportunity to learn, your relationship can become a place that fosters

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and celebrates growth. Forgiveness builds trust and accountability in your relationship,
breaks down resentment, and stops the never-fun "blame game."
Taking responsibility for your behaviors in your relationship requires honest and open
communication and a willingness to address unhealthy excuses with your family, friends, and
partner. They’re not always easy discussions to have, but you’ll find that doing so builds trust
within your relationship over time and is an empowering way to learn and grow.

What’s More

Activity 2. Becoming Responsible in a Relationship

Directions: Divide your paper into two columns and identify healthy and unhealthy
relationships. Consider your choices as someone being responsible in a
relationship.

1. You feel good about yourself when you’re around the other person.
2. You do not try to control each other. There is an equal amount of giving and take.
3. You feel sad, angry, scared, or worried.
4. There are communication, sharing, and trust. You feel safe to share secrets.
5. You feel that you give more attention to them than they give to you. You feel controlled.
6. You don’t communicate, share or trust.
7. You like to spend time together but also enjoy doing things apart.
8. You feel pressured to spend time together and you feel guilty when you’re both apart
from each other.
9. You feel the need to be someone that you are not.
10. It’s easy to be yourself when you are with them.
11. You respect each other's opinions. You listen and try to understand their point of view
even if you don't always agree with them.
12. You feel the need to be someone that you are not.
13. There is no fear in your relationship.
14. You feel there’s no respect for you or your opinion. You are not able to disagree.
15. You feel fear in your relationship.

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 What I Can Do

Activity 3: Journal Reflection

Directions: Knowing the ways to nurture your relationship with others, reflect and write in
your journal the following:
1. Write possible ways on how you will change your unhealthy relationship with them
into a healthy relationship (if there's any).
2. What are the things you can do or promise to yourself to become responsible for
maintaining the healthy relationship you have with other people?

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Summary
1. Important aspects to nurture a relationship are the following: mutual respect,
compassion, empathy, understanding, acceptance, honesty, trust, good
communication, consideration, compatibility, mutual enjoyment, personal dignity,
vulnerability.
2. To become responsible in a relationship in real life requires practicing
selfawareness. The following ways to use the empowering action of taking
responsibility are important for you and your family, friends, or partner to use and
practice in your relationship.
✓ Be Honest
✓ Act on Situations, Don’t React
✓ Be Willing to Forgive Your Other People and Yourself

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 Assessment: (Post -Test)

Multiple Choice. Select the letter of the right answer by writing in your answer sheet among
the given choices.

1. Which of the following is an example of taking responsibility in your relationship? A.

You are not able to disagree and discuss.
B. You feel pressured to spend time together.
C. You can be yourself when you are with them.
D. You feel guilty when you’re far away from each other.

2. Which of the following is NOT an example of taking responsibility in your

relationship? A. You feel safe to share secrets.
B. You do not try to control each other.
C. You feel sad, angry, scared, or worried.
D. There is communication, sharing, and trust.

3. Which of the following is an important aspect of a healthy relationship?

A. Inconsiderate C. Indifference
B. Dishonesty D. Understanding

4. Which of the following is NOT an example of taking responsibility in your

relationship? A. Listening during a misunderstanding between you and your friend.
B. Taking responsibility for your actions, especially mistakes.
C. Be willing to forgive your family member and yourself.
D. Loving others is easy but loving yourself is difficult.

5. Which of the following is an example of taking responsibility in your relationship?

A. You feel there’s no respect for you or your opinion.
B. You feel the need to be someone that you are not.
C. You feel fear in your relationship.
D. You communicate, share, and trust.

6. Which of the following is NOT an example of taking responsibility in your

relationship? A. You forgive each other.
B. There is an equal amount of giving and take.
C. There is communication, sharing, and trust.
D. You feel guilty when you’re both apart from each other.

7. Which of the following is NOT an important aspect of a healthy relationship?

A. Empowering each other to grow C. Repeating past mistakes always.
B. Being honest. D. Being compassionate

8. Which of the following statements is a good sign of a healthy relationship? A. Your

friend pressures you to do things you do not want to do.
B. Your friend tells you not to hang out with certain people.
C. Your friend criticizes you or the people you care about.
D. You usually feel happy when you are with this person.

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9. Which of the following is an element of a healthy relationship?
A. One person makes all the decisions C. Be disrespectful
B. Trust one another D. You are threatened

10. Which of the following statements is a good sign of a healthy relationship? A. Your
friend makes fun of you.
B. Your friend threatens to hurt you.
C. You are afraid of your friend's temper.
D. Your friend is happy when good things happen to you.

11. Which of the following statements is NOT a sign of a healthy relationship? A. Your
friends talk to you about his/her feelings.
B. Your friend respects your feelings and your opinions.
C. Your friend bullies and makes fun of other people at any place.
D. Your friend celebrates your successes such as achievements in school.

12. Which of the following statements is NOT a sign of a healthy relationship? A. You
feel safe to talk and open up.
B. You feel threatened in your relationship.
C. There is communication, sharing, and trust.
D. You feel good about yourself when you’re around the other person.

13. Which of the following is NOT an example of taking responsibility in your

relationship?
A. You feel fear in your relationship.
B. Taking responsibility for decisions.
C. Be willing to forgive your family members and even yourself.
D. Loving others is easy and loving yourself as well in any condition.

14. Which of the following is an important aspect of a healthy relationship?

A. Integrity C. Hatred
B. Revengeful D. Bitterness

15. Which of the following is NOT an example of taking responsibility in your

relationship?
A. Empowering each other to keep maturing.
B. Build resentment in each other when one commits mistakes.
C. Builds trust and accountability with each other in order to grow.
D. Willingness to address unhealthy excuses and issues together.
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