MODULE 1
ACTUAL SELF
-The self that you actually see. It is
who you are. It is how you think, feel, look,
and act. It is seen by others.
-The self that has the characteristics
that you were nurtured or, in some case,born
to have.
Actual Self Self Image
IDEAL SELF
-The self that you aspire to be.
-The self that you hope to possess
with the characteristics similar to that of a
mentor or some other worldly figure.
-How we want to be.
-The idealized image that we have
developed over time, based on what we have
learned and experienced.
-It is what our parents have taught
us, what we admire in others, what our
society promotes, and what we think is our
best interest.
SELF-CONCEPT
-Refers to your awareness of
yourself.
-The construct of the actual self and
the ideal self.
-It connotes the identification of the
ideal self as separate from others.
-It encompasses all the behaviors
evaluated in the actual self that you engage
in to reach the ideal self.
SELF- KNOWLEDGE
-The foundation of the actual self.
-It is derived from social interactions
that provide insight into how others react to
you.
NEGOTIATION
-The interaction between the ideal
and the actual self due to numerous
exchanges between the two.
-The exchanges between the ideal
and actual self are exemplified in social
roles that are adjusted, re-adjusted, and
derived from outcomes of social interactions
from infant to adult development.
PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
-making use of all the personal
resources – talents, skills, energy and time,
to enable you to achieve life goals.
-Self-knowledge and how you
manage yourself impact directly your
personal effectiveness.
EXPERIENCE
-Provides opportunities to enhance
personal effectiveness.
-includes knowledge and skills that
you acquire in the process of cognitive and
practical activities.
SKILLS
-Abilities developed when used
many times in the same situation, then
become habits that run automatically,
subconsciously.
SKILLS THAT GREATLY INCREASE
PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
1. Determination
2. Self-confidence
3. Persistence
4. Managing stress
5. Problem-solving skills
6. Creativity
7. Generating ideas
BUILD ON YOUR STRENGTHS AND
WORK ON YOUR WEAKNESSES
• Recognize and focus on your strengths
• Stay positive
• Acknowledge your weaknesses
• Take actions to overcome your weakness
TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR FUTURE
• Are you the moviegoer?
• Are you an actor?
• Are you the scriptwriter?
THE POWER OF JOURNAL WRITING
• It is cost-efficient and available.
• It is preventive and pro-active.
• It is creative and productive.
• It is personal and private.
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DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
PRE-NATAL
-Conception to birth.
-Age when hereditary endowments
and sex are fixed and all body features both
external and internal are developed.

INFANCY
-Birth to 2 years
-Foundation age when basic behavior
are organized and many ontogenetic
maturation skills are developed.

EARLY CHILDHOOD
-2 to 6 years
-Pre-gang age, exploratory, and
questioning.
-Acquire language and elementary
reasoning.
-Experience initial socialization

LATE CHILDHOOD
-6 to 12 years
-Gang and creativity age
-Develop self-help, social, school,
and play skills

ADOLESCENCE
-Puberty to 18 years
-Transition age from childhood to
adulthood
-Develop physical and sex
maturation resulting to changes in ways of
feeling, thinking and acting.

EARLY ADULTHOOD
-18 to 40 years
-Age of adjustment to new patterns
of life and roles such as spouse, parent and
bread winner.

MIDDLE AGE
-40 years to retirement
-Transition age when adjustments to
initial physical and mental decline are
experienced

OLD AGE
-Retirement to death
-Retirement age when increasingly
rapid physical and mental decline are
experienced
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PASSAGE TO ADULTHOOD MODULE 5
CHANGES OF LATE ADOLESCENCE STRESS
-Physical Development -Emotional factor that causes bodily
-Emotional Development or mental tension.
-Social Development -Feeling from prolonged, pent-up
-Mental Development emotions

ENCOURAGEMENT EMOTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH

It develops a person’s psychological STRESS
hardiness and social interest Anxiety
Pressure
SPIRITUAL SOURCE OF Misery
ENCOURAGEMENT Strain
“Encourage one another daily.” Desperation
(Hebrews 3:11) Tension
Anger
FIVE GENERAL WAYS OF Panic
DISCOURAGEMENT Dejection
1.Setting standards that are too high for
others. CAUSES OF STRESS
2.Focusing on mistakes as a way to motivate -Everyday frustrations
change or improved behavior. -Problems in personal life
3.Making constant comparisons. -Dealing with life’s transitions
4.Giving a negative spin to the actions of
others. STRESS RESPONSE
5.Dominating others by being overly Collection of physiological changes
helpful, implying that they are unable to do that occur when you face a perceived threat
it as well. (stressors)
POSITIVE EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL CHANGES DUE TO
ENCOURAGEMENT TRIGGER OF STRESS RESPONSE
-Enhances a feeling of belonging -Redirection of blood away from
which leads to greater social interest. extremities and instead to major organs
-Conveys that all human beings are -Release of cortisol and other
worthwhile simply because they exist. hormones, which bring other short and long
term changes
SOCIAL INTEREST -A burst of energy that might cause
is the tendency for people to unite you to fight off attackers or run away from
themselves with other human beings and to them effectively.
accomplish their tasks in cooperation with
others. Keep Stress Under Control: How to deal
with STRESS?
First step to become an encouraging person: -Understand the causes of stress.
ASK -Analyze your stress factors and write them
YOURSELF down.
Whatever I say or do, will it bring me closer -Deal with the stressors.
together or farther apart from this person? -Learn to work under pressure or unusual
conditions.
POWER OF DECLARATIONS
When one decides that he or she will TIPS TO RELAX WHEN UNDER
boldly declare good fortune, wellness, joy, PRESSURE
etc. relative to his or her life, all of heaven -Stop for a moment
will break loose. -Do a relaxing exercise
-Take a power nap
-Find time to do the things you enjoy
-Leave your study area for a while to take a
brisk walk
-Find a quiet place to read books
-Look at some peaceful images
-Look up and pray -When you learn new things, these
-Keep something humorous tiny connections in the brain actually
MODULE 6 multiply and get stronger
Major parts of the brain:
-Cerebrum MIND MAPPING
-Cerebellum -A graphical technique that mirrors
-Brain Stem the way the brain works, invented Tony
Buzan.
CEREBRUM -It helps to make thinking visible.
-The uppermost and largest of the
brain (85% of the brain’s weight) MBTI
-Receives and processes conscious -Myers Briggs Test Indicator created
sensation, generates thought, and controls by Isabel Briggs Myers with her mother
conscious activity Katharine Cook Briggs
-It is divided into left and right -It is based on personality theory
hemispheres. Right side of the brain receives coined by Carl Jung
and control signals from the left side of the
body. Left side of the brain receives and FUNCTIONAL STACK
controls signals from the right side of the -Dominant
body -Auxiliary
It has four major lobes: -Tertiary
PARIETAL -Inferior
-helps people understand what they
see and feel
FRONTAL
-determines personality and
emotions
OCCIPITAl
-where vision functions is located
TEMPORAL
-responsible for hearing and word
recognition

CEREBELLUM
-A cauliflower-shaped section of the
brain located in the hindbrain, at the bottom
rear of the head, directly behind the pons.
-It is a complex system mostly
dedicated to the intricate coordination of
voluntary movement, including walking and
balance
-Damage to the cerebellum leaves
the sufferer with a gait that appears drunken
and is difficult to control

BRAIN STEM
-It connects the spinal cord and the
brain.
-It controls functions that keep
people alive such as breathing, heart rate,
blood pressure and food digestion.

NEURONS
-Billions of tiny nerve cells inside
the cortex of the brain.
-These have branches connecting to
other cells in a complicated network.
-Communication between these brain
cells is what allows us think and solve
problems.