Knowing and Understanding Oneself

During Middle and Late Adolescence

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT LESSON 1, 1st QUARTER

 1.Explain that knowing
oneself can make a
person accept his/her
strengths and
limitations and dealing
with others better.
(EsP-PD11/12KO-Ia-
1.1)
2.Share his/her unique
characteristics, habits,
and experiences.
(EsP-PD11/12KO-Ia-
1.2)
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 At the end of the lesson you shall be able
to:
● Identify personal strength and
limitations
● Determine Self – concept
● Determine Self – Effectiveness
( in relation to others)
● Explain that knowing oneself
can make a person accept
his/her strengths and limitations
and dealing with others better
● Share his/her unique
characteristics, habits and
experiences
● Appreciate the importance of
knowing oneself through a
journal entry
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Self-concept Inventory:
Exploring One’s Strength
and Limitations

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 Read each situation and
write the letter of the
correct answer on a
sheet of paper.

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1.Millie is a grade 11 student under HUMSS
strand and no matter how hard she
studies, she still receives poor grades.
Millie decided not to study anymore. Her
behavior clearly demonstrates:
A. Self-serving bias
B. Unrealistic optimism
C. Learned helplessness
D. A self-monitoring tendency
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2. People are much better
at predicting their own
future behavior than that
of others.
A.True
B.False
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3. Each of us have talent, skills, energy
and time. Making use of all these
personal resources enable us to
achieve life goals. This is called _____.
A. Self-image
B. Self-knowledge.
C. Personal effectiveness
D. Social Image
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4. Sometimes our negative reaction or
attitude is affected by which of the
following factors?
A. Negative comments from others
B. The media
C. Advertisements
D. All answers are correct.
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5. It appears in the process of personal
development, as a result of getting aware of
yourself, your actions and their consequences. To
develop it, you need to learn yourself and your
capabilities, gain a positive attitude and believe that
by performing the right actions and achieving right
goals you will certainly reach success.
A. Determination
B. Self - confidence
C. Persistence
D. Adhere
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A 1 A Self-serving bias
N
S 2 A True
W
E 3 C Personal effectiveness
R
S 4 D All answers are correct
5 D Adhere
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 Recall an activity during your
junior high school years when you
were able to showcase a skill or a
talent.

By group
Individually
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 What was the activity?
What did you discover
about yourself because of
the activity?
How did you find working
in groups and working by
yourself?
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 LESSON 1

Self-Concept Inventory: Exploring

One’s Strength and Limitations

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 ACTIVITY 1: GETTING TO KNOW
YOURSELF

This activity will help you know how you

think about yourself. Kindly answer this
Self – Concept Inventory by rating each
statement according to what you think
best describes you.
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 Using the rubric/rating below, write

0= if you think you are very weak

1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat weak or
somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong
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 1. I have a strong sex appeal.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong

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 2. I am proud of my physical figure.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong
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 3. I am physically attractive and
beautiful/ handsome.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are
somewhat weak or somewhat
strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong
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 4. I exude with charm and poise.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong
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 5. I can easily get along with.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong
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6. I can adjust to different people
and different situations. I am
approachable; other people are at
ease and comfortable with me.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat weak
or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong
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 7. I am lovable and easy to love.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong

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8. I am a fast learner and can
understand instruction easily.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong
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 9. I am intelligent.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong

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10. I have special talents and
abilities.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong
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11. I can analyze situations and
make right judgments.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong
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12. I can be trusted in any
transaction.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong
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13. I have a clean conscience and
carry no guilty feelings.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong
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14. I have integrity and a good
reputation.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong
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15. My friends and classmates can
look up to me as a model worth
emulating.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong
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16. I can express my ideas without
difficulty.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong
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17. I talk in a persuasive manner
that I can easily get people to
accept what I say.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong
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18. I can express my ideas in
writing without difficulty.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong
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 19. I am a good listener.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong

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20. I am emotionally stable and not
easily rattled when faced with
trouble.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong
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21. I am logical and rational in my
outlook and decisions.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong
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 22. I feel and act with confidence.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong

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 23. I am a mature person.
0= if you think you are very weak
1 = if you think you are weak
2 = if you think you are somewhat
weak or somewhat strong
3= if you think you are strong
4 = if you think you very strong

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Presentation Title 40
1. In what areas do you consider:
A. yourself strong ( with score of 14 – 16)
B. somewhat weak ( score of 10 – 13)
C. very weak (score below 10)

Presentation Title 41
2. Are there qualities which for you are
your weakness but for other people,
they see it as your strength? What are
these?
3. If other people will describe you,
what will they say? Is it the same as
how you see yourself?
Presentation Title 42
 SELF-
KNOWLEDGE
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 SELF-CONCEPT SELF-KNOWLEDGE
v It is an idea of the self vIt is the understanding
constructed from the of oneself or one's
beliefs one holds own motives or
about oneself and the
responses of others. character.
v It is largely a vIt is derived from social
reflection of the interactions that provide
reactions of others insight into how others
towards the individual. react to you.

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 SELF-
CONCEPT
CATEGORIES:
v Actual self
v Ideal self
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 actual self

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 ideal self

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 “The greater the level of
incongruence between the ideal
self and real self, the greater the
level of resulting distress.”

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1. It is the self that has characteristics that
you were nurtured or in some cases, born
to have. It is the one that you actually see.
A. Ideal self C. Actual self
B. Self-image D. Mirror

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2. It is derived from social interactions that
provide insight into how others react to you.
A. Self-image C. Self-knowledge
B. Ideal self D. Self-concept

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3. It represents who a person actually is, as
opposed to their ideal self and relates to
how a person believes they are perceived
by others in general.
A. Ideal self C. Actual self
B. Self image D. Mirror

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4. It is largely a reflection of the reactions
of others towards the individual.
A. Self image C. Self-knowledge
B. Ideal self D. Self-concept

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5. This could include 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.
A. Self image C. Self-knowledge
B. Ideal self D. Self-concept

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 1 C Actual self

2 C Self-knowledge

3 C Actual self

4 D Self-concept
5 B Ideal self
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THANK YOU!