SOC 111

PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Miss Ella Marie Angelie B. De Sesto
Mondays Thursdays

COURSE SUBJECT
DESCRIPTION

This course makes senior high school students

aware of the developmental stage that they are in,
for them to better understand themselves and the
significant people around them as they make
important career decisions as adolescents.
The course aims to help senior high school students
clarify the values that define their person, discover
their interests and passions, realize their innate
skills and strengths, and embrace their
weaknesses as challenges to face and work on.
At the end of senior high school, the students will
decide on the career path or choice that he or she
will take. To decide on this the individual should
have a good grasp of his or her self concept or self
identity.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
/ TASKS
Self

reflections
Group discussions and sharing
Journal writing
Role playing
Video viewing
Research work
And other activities

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
TO PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
covers

the whole lifespan of human existence

in relation to the three domains (cognitive,
affective, psychomotor)

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
is

ones own development and growth within

the context of the three aspects of human
development (physical, cognitive and
psychosocial)

Three Aspects of Human

Development:
1.

Physical Development

2.

Cognitive Development

3.

growth of the body and the brain, motor

and sensory skills and even physical health.
capacity to learn, to speak, to understand,
to reason, and to create

Psychosocial Development

social interactions with other people , our

emotions, attitudes, self-identity,
personality, beliefs and values.

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IS ALSO

INFLUENCED BY:
1.

2.

3.

Heredity

or the inborn traits passed on by the

generations of offsprings from both
sides of the biological parents families;
Environment

the world outside of ourselves and the

experiences that result from our contact
and interaction with this external
world.
Maturation

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.

DEFINITIONS OF PERSONAL, PERSONALITY, AND

DEVELOPMENT (ACCDNG TO MERRIAM-WEBSTER ONLINE
DICTIONARY)

PERSONAL
Belonging

or relating to a particular

person;
Made or designed to be used by one
person;
Someone whose job involves working for
or helping a particular person; and
Of, relating to, or affecting a particular
person.

DEFINITIONS OF PERSONAL, PERSONALITY, AND

DEVELOPMENT (ACCDNG TO MERRIAM-WEBSTER ONLINE DICTIONARY)

PERSONALITY
The set of emotional qualities, ways of behaving, etc.,
that makes a person different from other person;
Attractive qualities (such as energy, friendliness,
and humor) that make a person interesting or
pleasant to be with;
Attractive qualities that make something unusual or
interesting;
Distinction or excellence of personal and social
traits, also a person having such quality; and
A person of importance, prominence, renown, or
notoriety.

DEFINITIONS OF PERSONAL, PERSONALITY, AND

DEVELOPMENT (ACCDNG TO MERRIAM-WEBSTER ONLINE DICTIONARY)

DEVELOPMENT
The

act or process of growing or causing

something to grow or become larger or
more advanced;
The act or process of creating
something over a period of time; and
The state of being created or made
more advanced

WHAT IS PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT?
The

process in which a person

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

WHAT IS PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT?
Process

of striving to be
the best that you can be in
order to reach and realize
your full potential.

journey to self-discovery,
self-improvement and selfrealization
- Zorka Hereford

NATURE OF PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
1.

2.

3.
4.

5.

Human nature is very complex. No single school of

thought can completely and satisfactorily define
human nature.
Human beings are different as we possess more
complex capabilities such as self-awareness, analytical
thinking, self-evaluation, motivation, decision making
and reflective thought.
It is therefore natural for human beings to develop
toward maturity and fullness. (Carl Rogers 1961)
The evolution of the understanding of human
development may have started aeons ago when the
first Homo sapiens walked the face of the earth.
The Western Philosophers (the Greek thinkers)
started questions about the self and about being
human.

NATURE OF PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
6.

7.
8.

9.

Plato argued that building character, as

much as intelligence, is what education is all
about.
There is a link between individual
development and social responsibility.
Eastern thinking, the great Chinese,
thought about mans always desire to become
superior man to himself and to others.
(Confucius: What constitutes a Superior
Man)
Religions may have influenced to personal
development .

PSYCHOLOGY : THE FOUNDATION

FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Psychology

The study of human thinking and behaviour.

This started in 1950s during the birth of
Humanistic and Positive Psychology dealt
with personal growth and meaning as a way
of reaching ones fullest potential.

THE PROPONENTS AND THEIR

THEORIES:
Humanistic
1.

Abraham Maslow

2.

Psychology:

Maslows Hierarchy of Needs

Carl Rogers

On Becoming a Person the individual has within himself

has the capacity and the tendency, latent if not evident, to
move forward toward maturity.

Human

beings are basically good.

SOME REALIZATIONS:
Martin

Seligman

psychologist and president of American

Psychological Association

to

put more emphasis in diagnosing, treating and preventing

psychological disorders.
focused on a disease model of human nature.

Martin

Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

developed a model toward what is good and
positive about human persona and their desire
to achieve their full potentials.
the birth of POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
(Human

beings are basically good) it also

includes both the positive and negative
aspects.

In

short, Positive Psychology stresses

that human nature has its good and
positive strengths, as well as
inadequacies and weaknesses. (Peterson
2006)

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
-

the scientific study of strengths and

virtues that enable humans and
community to thrive.

people will lead meaningful and

fulfilling lives, to cultivate what is best
for them, and to enhance their
experiences of love, work and duty.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN
ADOLESCENCE
Adolescence

is the transition
period between child and early
adulthood.
Early Adolescence between 10 and
13 years
Middle Adolescence between 14 and
16 years
Late Adolescence between 17 and 20
years

PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT

0-12

Months

2-7
Years
Old

7-12
Years
Old

13
Years Old
And
ABOVE

P perception of self
E environment
R relationship with others
S social
O openness / optimistic
N nature & nurture
A attitude
L life

Human Being

Development of Self

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

THINK ABOUT IT?

EXPLAIN : How your religious belief influence
your personal development?
ELABORATE: What are your personal
experiences as an adolescent in terms of the way
you think, reason, feel and express your self?
EVALUATE: In Maslows Hierarchy of Needs,
where do you find yourself? What do you have to
do to fulfil your needs so you can reach SelfActualization?
EXTEND: In the journal page of your notebook,
write down your thoughts