PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Why personal Development very important?

Human nature is very difficult to understand, however we can still have the ways to
easily understand all the theories and nature of human complexities. There are different
views why personal development is very important. In Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of
needs will explain why we need to give importance to the personal development.

There are many ideas surrounding the personal development, one of which is the
Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs proposed by Abraham Maslow. He believed that each
need level must be satisfied before the level above it becomes important.
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Theories and beliefs of personality Development

These are the four prominent theories and context of Filipino in the context of personal
development such as:

Erikson’s stages of psychological development – Erik Erickson’s eight stage theory

of human development are one of the best known theories in psychology. The theory
also extends beyond childhood to look at development across the entire lifespan.

Piaget’s stages of cognitive Development – Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive

development is one of the most frequently cited in psychology, despite being subject to
considerable criticism. His theory has made significant contributions in the world of
personality development.

Kohlberg’s stages of Moral Development – Lawrence Kohlberg developed a theory

of personality development that focused on the growth of moral thought. His theory
remains important in the understanding of personality development.

Freud’s Structural Model of Personality – Freud’s concept of the ego and superego
has gained prominence in the culture. Despite the lack of support and considerable
skepticism from many researchers, his concept is one of the most researched works.

Summary:

1. Difference between human development to personal development

 Human development may be defined as an expansion of the human
capabilities. A widening of choices, an enhancement of freedom, and a
fulfilment of human rights.
 Personal development covers activities that improve awareness and
identity, develop talents and potential, build human capital and facilitate
employability, enhance the quality of the life and contribute to the
realization of dreams and aspirations.
2. In life there are 5 Hierarchy of needs that we have to fill in:
 Self-actualization
 Esteem needs
 Love and Belonging needs
 Security needs
 Physiological needs
3. There are five steps in managing your personal development:
 Developing a personal vision
 Planning your personal development
 Starting the improvement process
 Recording your personal development
 Reviewing and revising personal Development plans
4. The four prominent theories and context of Filipinos in the context of personality
development such as:
 Erikson’s Stages of Psychological Development
 Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development
 Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development
 Freud’s Structural Model of Personal Development
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Definition of Self

According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary Self is:

 The person that someone normally or truly is

 A particular part of your personality or character that is shown in particular
situation
 The personality or character that makes a person different from people
 The combinations of emotions, thoughts, feeling, etc. that make person different
from others.

To know Yourself:

 Be aware of your strengths, weaknesses, likes and dislikes

 Observe and be aware of your moods, reactions and responses to what is
happening around you
 Become aware of how these moods and emotions affect your state of mind
 Examine how you interact with others
 Observe how your environment affects you

The building blocks of Self: Your VITALS

The capital letters in “VITAL signs” form an acronym for the 6 building blocks of Self, or
VITALS, for short. The letter stands for: Values; Interests; Temperament; around-the-
clock; Life Mission and Goals; and Strengths/Skills. The details:

V = Values

“Values” – such as “helping others”, “being Creative, and “health” “financial security”
and so on- are guides to decision-making and motivates for goals

I = Interest

“Interest” includes your passions, hobbies, and anything that draws your attention over
a sustained period of time

T = Temperament

“Temperament” describes your inborn preferences. Do you restore your energy from
being along (introvert) or from being with people (extrovert)? Are you a planner or go-
with-the=flow type of person?

A = Around-the-Clock Activities

The “around-the-clock” category refers to when you like to do things – your biorhythms.
Are a morning person or a nigh person

L = Life Mission and Meaningful Goals

May discover clues to your hidden identity, to your career, and life satisfaction

S = Strengths

“Strengths” can include not only abilities, skills, and talents, but also characters
strengths such loyalty, respect for each other, love of learning, emotional intelligence,
fairness and more.
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Nature and Nurture of Personality

The word “Personality” was derived from the Latin word “Persona” which means
“mask”. People wear mask in the sense that the behaviors manifested may differ on the
situations that “fit in” to those situations. The study of personality can be understood as
the study of “mask” that people wear. These are the personas that people project and
display. It also includes the inner parts of psychological experience which we
collectively call our “self”

Other Definitions of Personality

“The entire organizations of a human being at any stage development”

“Levels or layers of dispositions, usually with a unifying or integrative principle at the

top”

“The integration of systems or habits that represent an individual’s characteristics

adjustments to the environment”

“Personality is a dynamic organization, inside the person, psychological system that

creates a person’s characteristics patterns of behavior, thoughts, and feelings.”

Personality Theories

It is a system of concepts, assumptions, ideas, and principles used to understand and

explain personality.

A. Trait Theories

These theories attempt to learn and explain the traits that make up the
personality, the differences between people in terms of their personal
characteristics, and how they relate to actual behavior

B. Psychological Theories

These theories focus on the inner working of personality, especially internal

conflicts and struggles.

C. Behavioristic Theories

These theories place importance on the external environment and the affects of
conditioning and learning.

D. Social Learning Theories

These are the theories that attribute differences in personality socialization,

expressions, and mental processes.

E. Humanistic Theories

These theories stress private, subjective experience and personal growth.

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Techniques in Improving Personality

There are usually four steps to follow in improving personality:

1. Realize that improvement is needed.

2. Have a strong motive or desire to improve
3. Take an inventory or make a checklist of your strong and weak points.
4. Have a step-by-step plan for improvement
If you feel that you are perfect and need no improvement. Then you cannot be
helped. But if you say to yourself that you can stand some improvement and
have a strong desire to improve, then you can go on to steps 3 to 4.

Aspects of Human Development

1. Physiological Development
It is focusing more on physical attributes including the physical senses
adolescents grow to reach their adult height and their bodies begin to resemble
adult bodies in sizes, shape, and body composition.
2. Cognitive development
Focusing on the intellectual functions of the minds, Problems are now being
evaluated logically and scientifically. In this development changes in problem
solving and thinking abilities happen concurrently with the their minds: thinking,
recognizing, reasoning, analyzing, projecting, synthesizing, recalling and
assessing.
3. Psychological Development
Cognitive development generates changes based on how thinking, feeling and
behaving interact with others.
4. Social Development
Social development will manifest a re-establishment of good relationship and
interaction with others individuals or groups of people. They begin to rely more
on friends or peer groups for support more than on their family.
5. Spiritual Development
Spiritual development is about person’s beliefs including values and virtues. They
begin formulates a questions concerning about existence, essence, spiritually,
religion, and God.

Feeling, Thoughts, and Behaviors

Thoughts are cognitive. That is mentally produced and possessed. It is usually clear to
the person when he or she is having thoughts that he or she can verbalize them.

These are the examples of thoughts:

 I think I’ll have chicken for lunch

 I think planes are scary
 I think the world is nice place to live in.
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Feeling is a state of consciousness, such as that resulting from emotions, sentiments or

desires. Feelings are usually emotional states. Examples of feelings are anger,
sadness, fear, and happiness.

 Anger. Anger tells us that we want something to change

 Sadness. Sadness tells us that we are missing something or have suffered a
loss.
 Fear. Fear tells us that we need to get away from something or prevent
something from happening in the future
 Happiness. Happiness tells us that we need or would like more of something.

Behaviors are usually seen, while thoughts and feelings are not. It refers to the range
of actions and mannerism made by individuals, organisms, systems or artificial entities
in conjunctions with themselves or their environment\

Spiritual Development

Spiritual Development is the process of becoming fit for a higher level in the spirit world.
There are three areas of spiritual learning: skills, beliefs, and evolution.

Spiritual skills include the ability to serve as conduct for spiritual healing and the ability
to perceive communications from spirits.

Beliefs are what you believe about the afterlife and the purpose of the earth life.

Evolution is primarily what spiritual development is concerned with.

How to Become Spiritually Developed

1. Go to place with no noise at all and sit down

2. Start meditating
3. Clear your mind from thoughts
4. Ask yourself why you are feeling the way you do or why are feeling so empty
5. List some of your life goals, and celebrate if it have achieved them.
6. Planning for next time
7. Ask yourself each day before going to bed what you have done to keep your
inner self or being healthy or sensitive
8. Seek out a spiritually group in your environment
9. Follow your hobbies
10. Practice non-attachment.

Multiple Intelligence
1. Visual-spatial
Think in terms of physical space, very aware of their environments. They like to
draw, do jigsaw puzzles, read maps, and daydream. They can be thought
through drawing, verbal and physical imagery. Tools include models, graphics,
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charts, photographs, drawing, 3D modeling, video, television, multimedia, text

with pictures/charts/graphs.
2. Bodily-kinesthetic
Use the body effectively, like the dancer and the surgeon. They like movement,
making things, touching,. They communicate well through body language and be
taught through physical activity. Hands-on learning, and acting out, role playing.
Tools include equipment and real objects.
3. Musical
Show sensitivity to rhythm and sound. They love music, but they are also
sensitive to sounds in their environments. They may study may study better with
music in the background. They can be taught by turning lessons in lyrics
speaking rhythmically, and tapping out time. Tools include musical instruments,
music, radio, stereo, CD_ROM, multimedia.
4. Interpersonal
These students learn through interaction. They have many friends, empathy for
other, street smarts, and they can be taught through group activities, seminars,
and dialogues. Tools include the telephones audioconferencing, time and
attention from instructor, and writing.
5. Intrapersonal
These learners tend to shy away from others. They’re in tune with their inner
feeling; they have wisdom, intuition and motivation, as well as a strong will.
Confidence and opinions, They can be taught through independent study. Tools
include books, creative materials, diaries, privacy time. They are most
independent of the learners.
6. Linguistic
These learners have high developed auditory skills and often think in words.
They like reading, playing word games, making up poetry or stories. They can be
taught by encouraging them to say and see words, read books together. Tools
include computers, games, multimedia, books, and lecture.
7. Logical
Think conceptually, abstractly and are able to see and explore patterns and
relationships. They like experiments, solve puzzles and ask cosmic questions.
They can be taught through logic games, investigations and mysteries.

Prepared by:
Ms. Heydee Candawan
(G11 STEM 3 Adviser)
S.Y.2018-2019