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Introduction to Personal Development

Gain Attention

If there is one symbol that can symbolize your personality, what would it be? Explain.
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Inform Learners of objectives

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

Cognitive:

1. Understand and explain in his or her words what personal development

is and the psychological basis of it;

Affective:

2. Relate the concept of personal development in his or her own

experiences as an adolescent; and

Psychomotor:

3. Express his or her spiritual and religious beliefs and how these influence
his or her personal development

Stimulate Recall of Prior Learning

During our childhood, we tend to idolize Superheroes like Superman,

Batman, and Power Rangers. We are also aiming to become a future

Pilot or to become a national hero like Dr. Jose Rizal, but as we get

older, those things are being changed and we are more focused on

those realistic ways.

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Present the content and provide learning guidance

Personal Development may be defined as a process in which persons

reflect upon themselves, understand who they are, accept what they
discover about themselves, and learn (or unlearn) new sets of values,
attitudes, behavior, and thinking skills to reach their fullest potential
as human beings.

Three Aspects of Human Development

Developmental Scientists identified the Three Aspects or Domains of Human

Development (Papalia and Feldman 2012):
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Cognitive Development– This covers our capacity to learn, to speak, to

understand, to reason, and to create.

Physical Development – This covers the growth of the body and the brain,
motor, and sensory skills, even physical health.

Psychosocial Development – Which includes our social interactions with

other people, our emotions, attitudes, self-identity, personality, beliefs, and
values.

Factors that Influenced Human Development

Heredity (nature)- or the

inborn traits passed on by the
generations of offspring from
both sides of biological
parents’ families.

Environment(nurture)– It is the world

outside of us and the experiences that
result from our contact and interaction
with this external world.
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Maturation - is the natural progression of

the brain and the body that affects the
cognitive (thinking and intelligence),
psychological (emotion, attitude, and self-
identity), and social (relationships)
dimensions of a person’s development are
most pronounced during childhood and
adolescence stage.

The foundation theory of Personal Development is Psychology which means

“The study of the soul”. To better understand the difference between Personal
and Personality, refer to:

Personal – “ own or belonging or

relating to a particular person E.g. Personal
Cell Phone, Personal Hygiene. or simply our
self.

Personality - It is defined as a
broader term that comprises traits,
motives, thoughts, self-concept, and
feelings
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Abraham Maslow Hierarchy of Needs

Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs pointed out that as human

beings we have needs to fulfill, and these needs have specific levels. We
need to comply with the needs below before we get to the top.

First, we need to satisfy our Physiological Needs. In order to fulfil this

need, our physical body has to do its natural function such as breathe,
eat, drink, sleep, excrete, perform sexual activities (depending on the age
of the person) and etc.

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The second stage is Safety or Security. We need to feel secure in the

sense that we have proper education, we get the things that we want
because we are employed, or anything that can make us feel safe.

The third stage is Love and Belongingness. In order to satisfy or fulfill

this need, the human person has to feel love and beloved by significant
people around him such as his friends, family, colleague, relationship
partner, etc.

The fourth stage is the Self-Esteem Stage. In order to fulfill this need,
the person has to feel that he Is confident enough to face day-to-day
challenges and in order to feel confident, the person must feel respected
by significant people around him. He needs to achieve his goal etc.

The last and important stage is the Self-Actualization stage where

Abraham Maslow pointed out that it is innate to a human person to
move forward towards maturity. Self-Actualization refers to the
motivation of a human person to achieve his highest potential. In order
to achieve this need, the person must develop a deep sense of morality,
also have creativity, he should already know how to solve his own
problem, he doesn’t have or have less prejudice and lastly, he should
know how to accept facts.
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Elicit Performance

IDENTIFICATION: Identify the correct word described by the following

sentence. Write your answer in the space provided on the left before the
number of the question.

_____________1. This covers our capacity to learn, to speak, to understand, to

reason, and to create?
_____________2. This covers the growth of the body and the brain, motor and
sensory skills, even physical health?
_____________3. This includes our social interactions with other people, our
emotions, attitudes, self-identity, personality, beliefs, and values?
_____________4. The study of the human mind (soul) and behavior?
_____________5. The proponent of Hierarchy of Needs?
_____________6. These are the inborn traits passed to us by our parents and
ancestors?
_____________7. This is the world outside where we live
_____________8. In order to fulfil this need, we need to eat, sleep, excrete and
etc, (Stage in Hierarchy of Needs)
_____________9. In order to fulfill this need, we need to achieve our goals in
life, have a better career, and to feel respected by other people because we
do something good or noble in life. (Stage in Hierarchy of Needs)
____________10. This is the highest motivation of human person have in
order to achieve his highest potential in life (Stage in Hierarchy of Needs

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Synthesis
● Three Aspect of Human Development
○ Physical Development
○ Cognitive Development
○ Psychosocial Development
● Aspect influencing Human Development
○ Heredity
○ Environment
○ Maturity
● Difference of Personal and Personality
● Abraham Maslow Hierarchy of Needs
○ Physiological Needs
○ Security or Safety Needs
○ Love and Belongingness
○ Self- Esteem
○ Self- Actualization

Assess performance

A. Write your reflection about Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs. 10 pts each

1. Using your own words, differentiate “NEEDS” from “WANTS”.

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2. As a student, what are your own “needs” and “wants” in life?

3. In your opinion, which level of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs you are

in? Explain your answer.
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Enhance retention and transfer

Direction: the student will fold the bond paper into two columns, then in
the left column, they will draw a figure that represents their real self as a
student, with a label of their current attitude and personality. On the right
side of the paper, they will draw their ideal self or the person that they
want to be someday, and label it with the personality that they admire
about their ideal self.

REAL SELF IDEAL SELF

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Processing:
1. What are those positive and negative attitudes or personalities in your
REAL SELF?

2. What are the similarities in terms of attitude or personality between

your REAL SELF and IDEAL SELF?

3. What factors do you think in your REAL SELF affects your IDEAL
SELF?
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Enhance retention and transfer

How will you apply Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in this time of
pandemic situations?

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