Perdev Module

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
Course 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 consists of modules, each
of which addresses a key concern in personal development. Using the experiential learning
approach, each module invites students to explore specific themes in their development.
Personal reflections, sharing, and lectures help reveal and articulate relevant concepts, theories,
and tools in different areas in psychology.
Learning Outcomes:
Personal development aims to:
 develop healthy self-esteem, self-confidence, accountability, and responsible autonomy

that will enable you to show respect for difference and diversity;
 be creative, innovative and rational thinkers in your response to challenges in life;
 have a strong sense of social justice and be able to respond to social issues for the
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 practice healthy behavior and healthy relationships as a fundamental part of your life;
 think for yourselves, develop positive morals and values while viewing learning as a
lifelong endeavor; and
 be responsible citizens and role models who can apply the necessary qualities and skills
in order to live happily and productively in your communities.
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CHAPTER 1: SELF-DEVELOPMENT
Objectives:
a. Demonstrate an understanding of himself/herself during middle and late
adolescence;
b. Discuss the relationship among physiological, cognitive, psychological, spiritual
and social development to understand his/her thoughts, feelings and behaviors;
c. Classify various developmental tasks according to developmental stage;
d. Evaluate his/her own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors including one’s
development in comparison with persons of the same age group; and
e. Discuss that facing the challenges during adolescence may able to clarify and
manage the demands of teen years
KNOWING ONESELF: UNDERSTANDING ONESELF DURING

MIDDLE AND LATE ADOLESCENCE
How can understanding yourself pave the way to self-acceptance and better relationship
with others?
Imagine yourself looking into the mirror. What do you see?

Do you see your ideal self? Or actual self?
Ideal Self. It is the self that you aspire to be. ItMODULE

is the one– PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
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that you hope will possess characteristics similar to that of a
mentor of some other worldly figure.
Actual Self. It is the one that you actually see. It is the

self that has characteristics that you were nurtured or, in some
cases, born to have. The actual self is built on self-knowledge.
Self-Concept. Refers to your awareness of yourself.
Self-Knowledge. Is derived from social interactions that provide insight into how others
react to you.
The actual self is who we actually are. It is how we think, how we feel, look and act. The
actual self can be seen by others, but because we have no way of truly knowing how others
view us, the actual self is our self-image. The ideal self on the other hand, is how we want
to be. It is an idealized image that we have developed over time, based on what we have
learned and experienced. The ideal self could include components of what our parents taught
us, what we admire in others, what our society promotes, and what we think is our best
interest.
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” – Aristotle
“To find yourself, think yourself.” – Socrates
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DEVELOPING THE WHOLE PERSON
Eight (8) Different Aspects of Life
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1. Physical Self. Describe yourself. Try not to censor any thoughts which come to your
mind. Include description of your height, weight, facial appearance, and quality of skin,
hair, and descriptions of body areas such as your neck, chest, waist, legs.
2. Intellectual Self. Include here an assessment of how well you reason and solve
problems, your capacity to learn and create, your general amount of knowledge, your
specific areas of knowledge, wisdom you have acquired, and insights you have.
3. Emotional Self. Write as many words or phrase about typical feelings you have,
feelings you seldom have, feelings you try to avoid, feelings you especially enjoy,
feelings from your past and present, and feelings which are associated with each other.
4. Sensual Self. Write how you feel as a sensual person. What sense do you use most –
sight, hearing, speaking, smelling, touching? How do you feel about the different ways
you take in information – through the eyes, ears, mouth, nose, pores, and skin? In what
ways do you let information in and out of your body?
5. Interactional Self. Include descriptions of your strengths and weaknesses in intimate

relationships to friends, family, co-students and strangers in social settings. Describe the
strengths and weaknesses which your friends and family have noticed. Describe what
kind of son or daughter, brother or sister you are.
6. Nutritional Self. How do you nourish yourself? What foods do you like and dislike?
What do you like and dislike about these?
7. Contextual Self. Descriptions could be in the areas of maintenance of your living
environment: reaction to light, temperature, space, weather, colors, sound and seasons,
and your impact on the environment.
8. Spiritual Self or Life Force. Write words or phrase which tells about how you feel in
this area. This could include your feelings about yourself and organized religion,
reactions about your spiritual connections to others, feelings about your spiritual
development and history, and thought about your metaphysical self.
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INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

Personal development aims to:

 develop healthy self-esteem, self-confidence, accountability, and responsible autonomy

KNOWING ONESELF: UNDERSTANDING ONESELF DURING

Imagine yourself looking into the mirror. What do you see?

Ideal Self. It is the self that you aspire to be. ItMODULE

Actual Self. It is the one that you actually see. It is the

Self-Concept. Refers to your awareness of yourself.

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” – Aristotle

“To find yourself, think yourself.” – Socrates

Eight (8) Different Aspects of Life

3 MODULE – PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

5. Interactional Self. Include descriptions of your strengths and weaknesses in intimate

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