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Walking with head down.
Not making eye contact when
talking.
Teasing others.
Saying negative things about
others.
Speaking very loudly.
Excessive boasting about
their achievements.
Evading social interactions.
Constantly apologizing.
50% low self-
esteem
Personal development
Personal and Human
development
 Personal Development

Is a lifetime process marked by laughter,

sweat, and tears.

It is also a journey towards self-discovery and

self-acceptance
 3 Aspects of Human
Development Papilla and Feldman 2012
Physical Covers the growth of the
Development body and the brain, motor
and sensory skills, and even
physical health
 Covers the capacity to
Cognitive learn, speak, to understand,
Development to reason and to create.
 Includes social interaction with
Psychological
Development
other people , our emotions,
attitudes, self-identity personality,
beliefs and values.
 Drills
Beliefs and values Psychological

To create Cognitive
Growth of the brain Physical
Abstract reasoning Cognitive

Problem solving Cognitive

Emotions Psychological
Explore Cognitive
Attitude Psychological
Motor and sensory Physical
Health Physical
 factors affect Human Development

Heredity
 Passed traits on
by generation

Environment Maturation
 World outside of  Natural progression
ourselves and the of the brain and
experiences body
Personal Development
vs.
Personality
Development
 Personal Development

Is the process in which persons reflect upon themselves,

understand who they are, accept what they discover
about themselves, and learn new sets of values, attitudes,
behavior and thinking skills to reach their fullest
potential as human beings.
 Personal means

Belonging or relating to a particular

person

Made or design to be used by one

person.

Someone whose jobs or helping a

particular person involves working
 Personality Development

Has given birth to any related business that span

the globe. It includes image enhancement such as
skin care and make-up, fashion and clothing, and
even body contouring; modeling and beauty
pageants.
 Personality means

The set of emotional qualities, ways

of behaving that makes a person
different from other people
Attractive qualities (such as energy,
friendliness, and humor) to make a
person interesting or pleasant with
Distinction or excellence of personal
and social traits
 Development
means

The act or process of growing or

causing something to grow larger or
more advance

The act or process of creating

something over a period of time

The state of being created or made

more advanced
 Origins of Personal
Development

The First homo sapiens drew figures

to narrate their experiences
The Greek philosophers asked
questions about the self and being
human
Eastern cultures emphasize the quest
for being a “superior man”
 ACTIVITY # 2

“Knowing others is intelligence. Knowing yourself is

true wisdom. Mastering others is strength. Mastering
yourself is true power”

-- Lao Tzu
Psychology and personal
development
 Psychology
• The study of human thinking and
behavior, serves as foundation for
personal development.
 Humanistic and
Positive Psychology
 Humanistic Positive
Psychology Psychology
Growth and search for meaning

Carl Rogers and Abraham Martin Seligman and

Maslow Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Emerge after world war 2 Emerge lately

Human existence Mental health

Capable of becoming the best

character, values, strength
version of ourselves

Self-actualization
Focus on what can we improve
Active role to play
What makes human
different from other living
organism?
• All organisms go
through the same
process of birth,
growth and
development,
regeneration, and
death
 Human differs in terms of more
complex capabilities such as SELF-
AWARENESS, ANALYTICAL
THINKING, SELF
EVALUATION, MOTIVATION
DECISION-MAKING, AND
REFLECTIVE THOUGHT
Carl Rogers

“human beings have capacity to

reflect upon itself, and in the
process develop self-awareness,
become motivated, and then
desire to grow and change for
the better; and are prompted to
mature and improve until
reaches its desired level of
development.
It is therefore, natural for
human beings to develop
towards maturity and fullness”
 Abraham Maslow

• American psychologist
• Humanistic
psychology
• Theorized the 5 stages
of human development
 Morality and
problem-solving

Confidence,
self-worth

Friends, family

Bullying, physical safety, financial safety

Food, water, sleep, air

BOYFRIEND LOVE/ BELONGING

WATER PHYSIOLOGICAL

FACEMASK SAFETY

MEDALS ESTEEM

AIR PHYSIOLOGICAL

HEALTH SAFETY

SLEEP PHYSIOLOGICAL

FOODS PHYSIOLOGICAL

MORALITY SELF-ACTUALIZATION

SECURITY SAFETY
 Sigmund Freud

• Austrian Neurologist
• Psychoanalytic Theory/
Psychoanalysis
 3 parts of personality

Superego ID

EGO
 ID

• Pleasure Principle

The idea that all of your needs

should be meet immediately
Superego

Conscience

Your view of what is

considered wrong

Ego Ideal
Your view what is right
EGO

Reality Principle

The idea that the desires of the

id must be satisfied in method
that is both socially
appropriate and realistic
Personal development in
adolescence
 Adolescence

Transition period between childhood and

early childhood

Ages 11 or 12, and lasting to about 18 years

of age ( feist and Rosenberg 2012)

Starts with biological changes called puberty

3 stages of adolescence
( corpus, lucas, borabo and lucido 2010)
Early Adolescence

Between 10 to 13
years of age
 Physical growth and development
• Puberty for many children and pre-teens during this
stage of adolescence.
• Body changes during early adolescence may include
developing hair under the arms and in the public
area enlargement in males and breast development
in females.
• Changes usually start happening earlier for females
than males.
• Changes can start as early as age 8 in females and
age 9 for males but can become more noticeable at
onset adolescence.
 Mental and emotional development

• Pre-teens and teens begin to assert

independence.
• Children of this age group often have
increased need for privacy.
• They may also require more privacy to deal
with the curiosity and anxiety that come with
the body changes.
• Children have a very “ black-and-white”
thought process.
 Middle
Adolescence

Between 14 to 16
years of age
 Physical growth and development

• Physical in females may have slowed down or

finished, but by this age most will start having
regular menstrual periods.
• Most will started pubescent growth spurt.
• Male’s voices begin to lower and there may be
a period where the voices cracks.
• Acne develops in both males and females.
 Mental and emotional development
• As the brain continues to develop, thought
processes mature during this time however,
they still do not process things like adults yet.
• Teens at this age may be able to start thinking
in abstract and start seeing bigger picture
rather than specifics of one situations
• Teens of this age start feeling interested in
romantic and sexual relationships
• Exploration of their sense of identity as well as
beliefs and values is common.
Late Adolescence

Between 17 to 20
years of age
 Physical growth and development

• During late adolescence, physical development

has been completed for most young people.
• Most of people have grown to their full adult
heights.
 Mental and emotional development
• The brain is completing its development
during late adolescence.
• Young people in this age range usually have
better impulse control and decision-making
skills than in middle adolescence .
• Independence increases as young adults
separate from their parents to live outside their
childhood homes. Thoughts may turn to the
future and decisions may be based on their
beliefs, desires, and hopes.
Spirituality, and Religious
Beliefs in Personality
Development
 According to research conducted
among US teens, the formation of one’s
identity includes attitudes about
religion. This reflection is left to the
student to find out how his or her
religious beliefs influence one’s identity
development and understanding of
personal development.