PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Self – Made Man
People’s minds and hands have been liberated, but the legs
have not been carved yet.
3 ASPECTS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Physical Development
Growth of the body and brain.
Motor and sensory skills.
Physical health
Cognitive Development
Capacity to learn
To speak
To understand
To reason
To create
Psychosocial Development
Emotions and attitudes
Social interactions with other people
Self identity and personalities
Beliefs and values
3 FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT
Hereditary
Environment
Maturation
Heredity (NATURE)
Inborn traits passed on by generations of offspring from both
sides of the biological parents families.
Environment (NATURE)
World outside of ourselves, experience results from our contact
and interaction with eternal world.
Maturity
Progression of brain, body that affects the cognitive
psychological, and social dimension of people.
Personality
The qualities ,traits, and characteristics of a person.
Personal
Belonging to a person, those related to or affecting.
Personal Development
Process which person reflects upon themselves , understand
who they are, accept what they discover, and learn new sets of
values, behaviors and thinking skills to reach their potential as
human being.
Psychology
The study of human thinking and behavior. It also serves as
foundation of personal development.
Humanistic Psychology and Positive
Psychology
Deals with personal growth and meaning as a way of reachings
one’s fullest potential.
Humanistic Psychology Proponents
1. Abraham Moslow – holistic – dynamic theory
2. Carl Rogers
5 STAGES OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
(HIERARCHY OF NEEDS)
1.Psychological Need
Air, water, food, shelter, sex, sleep, clothing
2.Safety Need
Health, employment, property, family, stability
3.Love and Belongingness
Friendship, family, intimacy, connections
4.Self – Esteem Needs
Confidence, achievements, respect of others, connections,
individuality
5.Self Actualization
Morality, creativity, acceptance, spontaneity
Self Actualization
Is to become everything that they are capable of
becoming.
Self – fulfillment and the need to reach full potential as a
unique human being.
For Maslow, the path to self – actualization involves being
in touch with your feelings, experience life fully, and with
total concentration.
Carl Rogers
(PERSON – CENTERED THEORY) – SELF CONCEPT
- The individual has within himself the capacity and the
tendency latent if not evident, to move forward toward
maturity.
3 COMPONENTS OF “ SELF – CONCEPT”
Self Image (HOW YOU SEE YOURSELF)
Does not necessarily have to reflect reality.
A person’s self image is affected by many factors, such as
parental influences, medias, etc.
Self - Esteem (EXTENT TO WHICH YOU VALUE
YOURSELF)
The extent to which we like, accept, or approve of
ourselves, or how much we value ourselves.
Involves a degree of evaluation, and we may have either
positive or negative view of ourselves.
High Self – Esteem (WE HAVE A POSITIVE VIEW OF
OURSELVES
Confidence in our own abilities
Self acceptance
Not worrying what others think
Optimism
Low Self – Esteem (WE HAVE A NEGATIVE VIEW OF
OURSELVES)
Lack of confidence
Want to be/ look like someone
Always worrying what others might think
Pessimism
Even though self – esteem might fluctuate, there are times we
continue to believe good things about ourselves even when
evidence to the perseverance affect.
Ideal Self (WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE)
If there is a mismatch between how you see yourself (e.g., your
ideal self) and what you would like to be (e.g., you self - image)
Then this is likely to affect how much you value yourself
Positive Psychology
MARTIN SELIGMAN
Father of Positive Psychology
MIHALY CSIKSZENTMIHALYI
Father of Flow
The scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable
individuals and communities to thrive.
“Human nature has its good and positive thoughts as well as its
inadequacies and neatnesses.” (Peterson, 2006)
Positive Psychology in a Nutshell
Personal development focuses on the positive events and
influences in life, including:
Positive states and traits (gratitude, resilience, and
compassion)
Positive experiences (happiness, joy, inspiration, and
love)
Positive Institutions (applying positive principles within
entire organizations and institutions)
Personal Development in
Adolescence
It is the transition between childhood and early
adulthood period.
It starts with the biological changes called PUBERTY
Puberty – is the physical body undergoes growth spurts at
this time, for both male and female, leading toward physical
maturity.
3 STAGES OD ADOLESCENCE
(CORPUZ, LUCAS, BORABO, LICIDO, 2010)
Early Adolescence 10 -13 years old
Middle Adolescence 14 – 16 years old
Late Adolescence 17 – 20 years old
“KNOW THYSELF”
Written at the entry of the oracle at Delphi by 7 greeks
philosopher, statement, and lawgivers. It became the
cornerstone of western philosophy.
Socrates – “It seems ridiculous to investigate other
unimportant things when you haven’t known yourself yet.” The
most important thing was self-knowledge and admitting one’s
ignorance is the beginning of the knowledge.
“SELF”
In Philosopical terms:
It is the being, which is the source of person’s
consciousness.
It is the agent responsible for an individual’s thoughts and
actions.
An intangible entity that directs a person’s thoughts. It is
the physical realm of the person.
The essence of the person: his thoughts, feelings, actions,
beliefs, principles, and relationship.
Includes a person’s life purpose, meaning and aspirations.
The Johari Window
KNOWN TO SELF UNKNOWN TO OTHERS
KNOWN OPEN SELF BLIND SELF
TO
OTHERS Known by you Unknown by you
Known by others Known by others
NOT HIDDEN SELF UNKNOWN SELF
KNOWN
TO Known by you Unknown by you
OTHERS Unknown by others Unknown by others
Personality
IN PSYCHOLOGY
Set of behaviors, feelings, thoughts, and motives that
identifies an individual.
It is the essence of who we are and is the embos
