Personal

Development
Module 1
 Objectives:

1. Explains that knowing oneself can make a

person accept his7her strengths and
limitations and dealing with others better

2. Share his/her unique characteristics,

habits, and experiences
Human development
vs
Personal
Development
Developmental scientists identified
the three aspects or domains of
human development:

1. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
2. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
3. PSYCHOSOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT
 PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

- this covers the growth of the body and

the brain, motor and sensory skills and
even physical health
 COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

- It covers our capacity to learn, to

speak, to understand, to reason and to
create
 PSYCHOSOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT

- this includes our social interactions

with other people, our emotions,
attitudes, self- identity, beliefs, and
values
 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT covers
whole lifespan of the human
existence in relation to the three
domains, PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT is one’s own
development and growth within the
context of the three aspects of human
development.
Human Development is influenced
by :

HEREDITARY
ENVIRONMENT
MATURATION
 HEREDITARY

- THE INBORN TRAITS PASSED

ON BY THE GENERATIONS OF
OFFSPRINGS FROM BOTH SIDES
OF THE BIOLOGICAL PARENT’S
FAMILIES
 ENVIRONMENT

- the world outside of ourselves and

the experiences that result from our
contact and interaction with the
external world
 MATURATION
- natural progression of the brain and
the body that affects the cognitive,
psychological and social dimensions
of a persons.
 PERSONALITY
DEVELOPMENT
vs
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
 PERSONAL
- belonging or relating to a
particular person
-made or designed to used by
one person
- someone whose job involves
working for or helping a
particular person
- of relating to or affecting a
particular person
PERSONALITY
- Set of emotional qualities,
ways of behaving that
makes a person different
from other people
- Attractive qualities that
makes a person interesting
or pleasant to be with
- Distinction or excellence of
personal and social traits
 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

- as a process in which a person reflects 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
 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

- the process of striving to be the best that

you can be in order to reach and realize your
full potential.

It is a journey of self discovery, self-

improvement, and self- realization
 PSYCHOLOGY
- study of human thinking and behavior serves as the
FOUNDATION FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Humanistic Psychology by Abraham Maslow and

Carl Rogers proposed that human development is a way
to reaching one’s fullest potential developed through
Personal Development.
 According to Maslow, the five stages of human
development based on hierarchy of needs, peaking in
what he termed as “self-actualization”
 Activity:

Let’s assess yourself

Self-Concept Inventory

page 3- 4
IDEAL SELF
vs
ACTUAL
SELF
 SELF CONCEPT

refers to your awareness of yourself.

It is the construct that negotiates these two
selves (Ideal Self and Actual Self)
 ACTUAL SELF

- is who we actually are

-it is how we think, how we feel, look and
act.
- the actual self can be seen by others
- it is our self- image
 IDEAL SELF

- is how we want to be
-idealized that we have developed over time,
based on what we have learned and
experienced
- it 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
 HOW TO KNOW ONE’S SELF?

SELF
- is the essence of a person: his thoughts,
feelings and actions, experiences, beliefs,
values, principles and relationships
- includes a person’s life purpose, meaning
and aspirations
- cognitive and affective
representation of one’s identity
NOSCE
TI
EPSUM
Know
thy
self
Activity