INTRODUCTION

TO PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
OBJECTIVES:
AT THE END OF THECHAPTER, YOU ARE
EXPECTED TO:
1. Understand and explain in your own
words what personal development is;
2. Understand and explain the psychological
basis of personal development;
OBJECTIVES:
3. Relate the concept of personal
development to your own experiences as an
adolescent;
4. Express your spiritual and religious
beliefs and how these influence your
personal development.
 ACTIVITY
WATCH THE VIDEO “TED TALKS- THE
HIDDEN POWER OF SMILING” BY
RON GUTMAN. ASK THE STUDENTS
ABOUT THEIR REACTIONS TO IT.
WHAT IS
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT?
WHAT IS PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT?

-maybe defined as the process in which

persons reflect upon themselves, understand
who they are, accept what they discover about
themselves, and learn (unlearn) new sets of
values, attitudes, behavior, and thinking skills
to reach their fullest potential as human
beings.
WHAT IS 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 AND
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT
PSYCHOLOGY
-being the study of human
thinking and behavior, serves
as a foundation for personal
development.
MASLOW’S
HIERARCHY OF
NEEDS
 According to MASLOW:
“the individual has within himself
the capacity and the tendency,
latent if not evident, to move
forward toward maturity”.
 POSITIVE
PSYCHOLOGY
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY- also
created a balance what humanistic
psychology emphasized; that human
nature is basically good, while adding
that human nature includes both
negative and positive aspects.
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
stresses that human nature has
its good and positive strengths,
as well as its inadequacies and
weaknesses.
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT IN
ADOLESCENCE
ADOLESCENCE
-the transition period between childhood and
early adulthood. Although scientists and
psychologists may slightly differ in pegging
the exact age of adolescence, it is widely
believed to be between ages 11 or 12, and
lasting to about 18 years of age.
 Three stages of ADOLESCENCE

EARLY ADOLESCENCE BET. 10 AND 13 YRS OF AGE

MIDDLE ADOLESCENCE BET. 14 AND 16 YRS OF AGE

LATE ADOLESCENCE BET. 17 AND 20 YRS OLD

 ADOLESCENCE starts with the
biological changes called puberty.
The physical body undergoes growth
spurts at this time, for both male and
female, leading toward physical
maturity.
 BIOLOGICAL CHANGES bring about
cognitive (thinking and reasoning) and
affective (feelings and emotions)
changes. The child who has reached
adolescence, is now capable of
reasoning about abstract concepts and
problems.
This is also the stage when adolescents
begin to ask questions about their
identity. Relationships with family and
friends are also affected by puberty
during adolescence. Friends become the
center of relationships more than family.
 SPIRITUALITY AND
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS IN
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
 During adolescence, young people will start
asking about abstract questions, like about
politics or religion, and eventually form their
own beliefs. This reflection is left to the
student to find out how his or her religious
belief influence one’s identity development
and understanding of personal development.
 Personal Development may be
approached from different religious
perspective: Buddhism, Christianity,
Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism, among
others, whose teachings may serve as
the core basis in developing oneself.
ELABORATE
1.How would you relate MASLOW’s
HIERARCHY OF NEEDS to your personal
life?
2.What are your personal experiences as an
adolescent in terms of the way you think,
reason, feel, and the way you express
yourself?
EVALUATE
1. In Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, where
do you find yourself? What needs are being
met? What needs are not yet being met?
What do you have to do to fulfill your needs
so that you can move closer toward self-
actualization?
EVALUATE
2. What is your definition of
happiness? How is this
related to your personal
development?