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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................................... iii
ORIENTATION to PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................ v
Unit 1: Self-Development .................................................................................................1

MODULE 1: Knowing and Understanding Oneself during Middle and Late Adolescence .... 1
Reading: SELF-CONCEPT .................................................................................................... 2
Reading: PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS ................................................................................. 3
Reading: BUILD ON YOUR STRENGTHS AND WORK ON YOUR WEAKNESSES ................... 5
Reading: Story: YOU NEED TO TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR FUTURE .................................... 6
Reading: THE POWER OF JOURNAL WRITING .................................................................. 7
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MODULE 2: Developing the Whole Person ........................................................................... 8
Reading: ASPECTS OF THE SELF ........................................................................................ 9
Reading: THE STORY OF THE TWO WOLVES................................................................... 15
Reading: THE POWER TRIAD: THOUGHTS, FEELINGS AND ACTIONS ............................. 16
MODULE 3: Developmental Stages in Middle and Late Adolescence ................................ 17
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Reading: DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES ............................................................................... 18
Reading: HAVIGHURST`S DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS DURING THE LIFE SPAN ................. 19
Reading: LIVING MINDFULLY .......................................................................................... 22
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Reading: THE PASSAGE TO ADULTHOOD: CHALLENGES OF LATE ADOLESCENCE ......... 24
MODULE 4: The Challenges of Middle and Late Adolescence ............................................ 24
Reading: ENCOURAGEMENT 101: The Courage to Be Imperfect ................................... 25
Reading: THE POWER OF PERSONAL DECLARATIONS .................................................... 26
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Reading: BEING HAPPY .................................................................................................. 27
Unit 2: Aspects of Personal Development ....................................................................... 29

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MODULE 5: Coping with Stress in Middle and Late Adolescence ....................................... 29

Reading: STRESS MANAGEMENT.................................................................................... 29
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Reading: STRESS RESPONSE ........................................................................................... 33

Reading: KEEP STRESS UNDER CONTROL ....................................................................... 33
Reading: BRAINPOWER: COMPLEX ORGAN CONTROLS YOUR
EVERY THOUGHT AND MOVE ......................................................................... 36
MODULE 6: The Powers of the Mind .................................................................................. 36
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Reading: THE DOMINANT SIDE OF THE BRAIN ............................................................... 39

Reading: RESEARCH STUDY “The Brain’s Left And Right Sides Seem To Work Together
Better In Mathematically Gifted Middle-School Youth” ................................ 39
Reading: YOU CAN GROW YOUR INTELLIGENCE ............................................................ 42
Reading: THE MYTH OF MICHAEL JORDAN .................................................................... 44
Reading: CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH ............................................. 45
MODULE 7: Mental Health and Well-Being in Middle and Late Adolescence ................... 45
Reading: SELF ESTEEM AND BODY ESTEEM ................................................................... 47
Reading: SUPPORT STRATEGIES/COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES.............. 49
Reading: HELP HOW-TO’S............................................................................................... 50
Reading: HEALTHY EATING AND MENTAL HEALTH ........................................................ 51
Reading: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ............................................................................. 54
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MODULE 8: Emotional Intelligence ..................................................................................... 54
Reading: TYPES OF RESPONSES ....................................................................................... 57
Unit III: Building and Maintaining Relationships .............................................................. 60

MODULE 9: Personal Relationships .................................................................................... 60
Reading: WHAT DO WE MEAN BY PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS? ................................... 61
Reading: A RESEARCH STUDY ON RELATIONSHIPS ........................................................ 61
Reading: WHY PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS ARE IMPORTANT ....................................... 62
Reading: 25 MOST COMMON RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS ............................................ 63
Reading: NURTURE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS.................................................................... 67
Reading: TEN RULES FOR FINDING LOVE AND CREATING LONG-LASTING,
AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS ........................................................................... 69
Reading: HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS ITEMS TEST…………………………………………………………70
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Reading: BASIC RIGHTS IN A RELATIONSHIP.................................................................. 76
Reading: HOW CULTURE SHAPES MANY ASPECTS OF ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT ... 77
MODULE 10: Social Relationships in Middle and Late Adolescence .................................. 77
Reading: TEENAGERS WHO JOIN YOUTH GROUPS AND OTHER CLUBS ARE HAPPIER
AND LESS LIKELY TO DRINK............................................................................. 78
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Reading: COMMUNITY ACTIVITY: GET INVOLVED ......................................................... 79
Reading: LESSONS ON LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP FROM FABLES ........................ 81
Reading: SERVANT LEADERSHIP .................................................................................... 83
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MODULE 11: Family Structures and Legacies ..................................................................... 85
Reading: FAMILY STRUCTURE ........................................................................................ 87
Reading: INSPIRING STORIES OF FAMILIES .................................................................... 89
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Reading: FAMILY LEGACIES ............................................................................................ 93
Unit IV: Career Development .......................................................................................... 99

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MODULE 12: Persons and Careers...................................................................................... 99

Reading: TEN MYTHS ABOUT CAREER PLANNING BUSTED! ........................................... 99
Reading: CAREER CONCEPTS ........................................................................................ 103
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Reading: WHAT INFLUENCES YOUR CAREER CHOICE? ................................................. 104

Reading: SUPER’S CAREER DEVELOPMENT THEORY .................................................... 106
Reading: HOW TO CHOOSE A MAJOR AND A JOB PATH USING CAREER CLUSTERS .... 118
MODULE 13: Career Pathways ......................................................................................... 122
Reading: WORK/OCCUPATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND INTERESTS .......................... 123
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Reading: YOUR PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT: YOU’RE NEVER TOO YOUNG TO

CLARIFY YOUR LIFE GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS ............................................. 130
REFERENCES ................................................................................................................ 132
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ORIENTATION to PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
To the Student of Personal Development:
Welcome to this course, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, or PERDEV for short.

This is a very interesting course, and can become the most personally rewarding for
you, because the subject matter for this course is YOU!
As a new senior high school student, you have now entered a new
educational level, as well as a new psychological and social level, called the middle
and late adolescence. You may feel that you are no longer the rapidly growing and
awkward teenager, but you also feel you are not quite ready to call yourself a mature
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adult either.
This course shall make you take a deeper look at yourself and analyze your
developmental changes, your skills and traits which can help you meet the various
tasks that you must undertake at this point in your life. It shall provide you with some
techniques to meet stress and other mental health issues with one’s strengths and
coping powers. The course shall also give you the chance to analyze your
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relationships with your family, friends and significant others. Finally, the PERDEV
course shall help you take stock of where you are in your career development and
how to get to where you want to be.
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COURSE CONTENT:
There are 4 units in PERDEV, as follows:
Unit 1 – Self-Development
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Unit 2 – Aspects of Personal Development
Unit 3 – Building and Maintaining Relationships
Unit 4 – Career Development
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There will be several modules under each unit, to be taken up in several

class sessions, each of which addresses a key concern in personal development.
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COURSE METHOD:
PERDEV uses the experiential learning approach, wherein you as a student
will participate in activities in class to explore specific themes in your development.
You will interact with your classmates, do projects with them, discuss various topics,
and share your own thoughts, feelings and experiences. You will also make
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personal reflections and write them down. In this manner of self-refection and
sharing, you shall help reveal and articulate relevant concepts, theories, and tools in
different areas of your life.
YOUR TEACHER:
Your teacher is the guide and facilitator of this course. He/she shall lead the
activities by giving instructions and supervising the procedures. However, since the
subject matter is yourself, the success of the modules depends on the participation
and cooperation of you and your classmates.
MATERIALS FOR PERDEV:
This Reader for Students contains the Activity Sheets that you will be using
for the various modules. Bring this Reader during every session since this will be
needed in most activities. The Reader also has Readings which provide relevant,
valuable, and appropriate additional information for the topic at hand. These are only
samples of informational material. You are encouraged to look for more information
in your Library or by surfing the Internet.
REQUIREMENTS FOR PERDEV:

You should have a journal or notebook for PERDEV, in which you will write
your reflections, insights, comments and opinions. You should also have a portfolio
for PERDEV, which may be a large brown or plastic envelope, a clear book, or an
envelope bag. This is where you will store all the reflections, research outputs,
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journal entries, survey questionnaires, and other written materials and artwork which
you do as class work, seatwork, or homework for PERDEV.
At the end of each unit, your teacher shall collect your portfolio and give you
a grade based on the completeness and quality of your work, your class attendance
and participation, and other special requirements that you agree on in the beginning
of the semester.
ASSESSMENT AND GRADING SYSTEM:
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Assessment of PERDEV shall be through the use of rubrics. A rubric refers
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to a scoring guide used to evaluate the quality of your outputs, whether done
individually or in a group. There are 8 portfolio output requirements for every unit of
the course, with a maximum of 16 points per output, and a maximum of 16 points for
attendance per unit. The maximum number of points you can obtain for the unit (or
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the quarter) is 144 points, and the number of points shall be converted to grade
equivalents as follows:
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Points Grade
128-144 96-100%
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111-127 91-95%
94-110 86-90%
77-93 81-85%
60-76 75-80%
Below 60 Failure
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Unit 1: Self-Development
MODULE 1:
Knowing and Understanding Oneself during Middle
and Late Adolescence
Big Question: How can understanding yourself pave the way to self-
acceptance and better relationship with others?
Objectives:
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At the end of this module, you will be able to:
1. explain that knowing yourself can make you accept your strengths and
limitations and dealing with others better;
2. share your unique characteristics, habits and experiences; and,
3. start and maintain a journal.
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Activity: SELF-CONCEPT INVENTORY
Take a look at your own self-concept and answer the following self-concept
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inventory in your journal. Give yourself a rating using the scale: 0 = very weak;
1 = weak; 2 = somewhat weak or somewhat strong; 3 = strong; 4 = very strong
___1. I have strong sex appeal.

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___2. I am proud of my physical figure.
___3. I am physically attractive and beautiful/handsome.
___4. I exude with charm and poise.
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___5. I am easy to get along with.

___6. I can adjust to different people and different situations.
___7. I am approachable; other people are at ease and comfortable with me.
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___8. I am lovable and easy to love.

___9. I am a fast learner, can understand with one instruction.
___10. I am intelligent.
___11. I have special talents and abilities.
___12. I can easily analyze situations and make right judgments.
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___13. I can be trusted in any transaction.

___14. I have a clean conscience and carry no guilty feeling.
___15. I have integrity and good reputation.
___16. My friends and classmates can look up to me as a model worth emulating.
___17. I can express my ideas without difficulty.
___18. I talk in a persuasive manner that I can easily get people to accept what I
say.
___19. I can express my ideas in writing without difficulty.
___20. I am a good listener.
___21. I am emotionally stable and not easily rattled when faced with trouble.
___22. I am logical and rational in my outlook and decisions.
___23. I feel and act with confidence.
___24. I am a mature person.
Scoring: Copy this table in your journal. Write your score opposite each number and
get the subtotal.
Physical appeal Human Relations Intelligence

1 __________ 5 __________ 9 __________
2 __________ 6 __________ 10 __________
3 __________ 7 __________ 11 __________
4 __________ 8 __________ 12 __________
Subtotal: Subtotal: Subtotal:
Character Communications Maturity
13 __________ 17 __________ 21 __________
14 __________ 18 __________ 22 __________
15 __________ 19 __________ 23 __________
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16 __________ 20 __________ 24 __________
Subtotal: Subtotal: Subtotal:
How do you perceive yourself?
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Look at the results of your self-concept inventory and answer the following
questions.
1. In what areas do you consider yourself strong (with score 14-16 or
somewhat weak (score of 10-13) and very weak (below 10).
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2. Are there qualities you consider as your weakness but other people consider
as your strength? What are these? Check with a partner.
Example: A lady can say “I`m ugly” yet other consider her very charming. Or
conversely, one can have the illusion of saying “I am very intelligent or competent”
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when most of his ideas sound unreasonable or illogical to most of the people.
There is indeed a big difference between what you see in yourself (real self-image)
and what is projected in the eyes of the others (your social image).
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3. How realistic is your self- image?

4. To what extent does it reflect your real self?
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Source: Roldan, Amelia S. (2003). On Becoming a Winner: A Workbook on Personality

Development and Character Building. AR Skills Development and Management Services
(SDMS), Paranaque City, Metro Manila.
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Reading: SELF-CONCEPT
Imagine yourself looking into a mirror. What do you see? Do you see your
ideal self or your actual self? Your ideal self is the self that you aspire to be. It is the
one that you hope will possess characteristics similar to that of a mentor or some
other worldly figure. Your actual self, however, 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 and the ideal self are two broad categories of self-concept.
Self-concept refers to your awareness of yourself. It is the construct that negotiates
these two selves. In other words, it connotes first the identification of the ideal self as
separate from others, and second, it encompasses all the behaviors evaluated in the
actual self that you engage in to reach the ideal self.
The actual self is built on self-knowledge. 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 have
taught us, what we admire in others, what our society promotes, and what we think is
in our best interest.
There is negotiation that exists between the two selves which is complex
because there are numerous exchanges between the ideal and actual self. These
exchanges are exemplified in social roles that are adjusted and re-adjusted, and are
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derived from outcomes of social interactions from infant to adult development.
Alignment is important. If the way that I am (the actual self) is aligned with the way
that I want to be (the ideal self), then I will feel a sense of mental well-being or peace
of mind. If the way that I am is not aligned with how I want to be, the incongruence,
or lack of alignment, will result in mental distress or anxiety. The greater the level of
incongruence between the ideal self and real self, the greater the level of resulting
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distress. Personal development modules ultimate aim is greater self-knowledge that
will lead to higher alignment between these two personality domains.
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Source: http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-self-concept-in-psychology-definition-
lesson-quiz.html
http://study.com/academy/lesson/ideal-self-vs-real-self-definition-lesson-quiz.html
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Portfolio Output No. 1 – Talent/Variety Show Presentation
Your group shall have a presentation in front of the class. The leaders of
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each group (including yours) shall rate your group based on the following criteria:
originality (4 points), creativity/resourcefulness (4 points), teamwork (4 points), and
audience impact (4 points), for a maximum of 16 points. Compute the average of
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ratings for your group and write this average rating for your presentation in your
journal. Write about your experience as a group leader/member in this activity.
Reading: PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS

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Personal effectiveness means making use of all the personal resources –

talents, skills, energy and time, to enable you to achieve life goals.
Your knowledge of yourself and how you manage yourself impacts directly on
your personal effectiveness. Being self-aware, making the most of your strengths,
learning new skills and techniques and behavioral flexibility are all keys to improving
your personal performance.
Our personal effectiveness depends on our innate characteristics – talent and
experience accumulated in the process of personal development. Talents first are
needed to be identified and then developed to be used in a particular subject area
(science, literature, sports, politics, etc.).
Experience includes knowledge and skills that we acquire in the process of
cognitive and practical activities.
Knowledge is required for setting goals, defining an action plan to achieve
them and risk assessment.
Skills also determine whether real actions are performed in accordance with
the plan. If the same ability is used many times in the same situation, then it
becomes a habit that runs automatically, subconsciously. Here are some skills that
will greatly increase the efficiency of any person who owns them:
1. Determination. It allows you to focus only on achieving a specific goal
without being distracted by less important things or spontaneous desires. It
may be developed with the help of self-discipline exercise.
2. Self-confidence. It appears in the process of personal development, as a
result of getting aware of yourself, your actions and their consequences. Self-
confidence is manifested in speech, appearance, dressing, gait, and physical
condition. To develop it, you need to learn yourself and your capabilities, gain
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positive attitude and believe that by performing right actions and achieving
right goals you will certainly reach success.
3. Persistence. It makes you keep moving forward regardless of emerging
obstacles – problems, laziness, bad emotional state, etc. It reduces the costs
of overcoming obstacles. It can also be developed with the help of self-
discipline exercise.
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4. Managing stress. It helps combat stress that arises in daily life from the
environment and other people. Stress arises from the uncertainty in an
unknown situation when a lack of information creates the risk of negative
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consequences of your actions. It increases efficiency in the actively changing
environment.
5. Problem-solving skills. They help cope with the problems encountered with
a lack of experience. It increases efficiency by adopting new ways of
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achieving goals when obtaining a new experience.
6. Creativity. It allows you to find extraordinary ways to carry out a specific
action that no one has tried to use. It can lead to a decrease or an increase of
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costs, but usually the speed of action is greatly increased when using
creative tools.
7. Generating ideas. It helps you achieve goals using new, original,
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unconventional ideas. Idea is a mental image of an object formed by the

human mind, which can be changed before being implemented in the real
world. For generating ideas you can use a method of mental maps, which
allows you to materialize, visualize and scrutinize all your ideas, which in turn
contributes to the emergence of new ideas. These are just some, but the
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most important personal effectiveness skills which make the achievement of

any goal easier and less costly.
Source: http://www.chrysalisdevelopment.com/page6/page4/page4.html
http://www.learning-mind.com/7-basic-personal-effectiveness-skills/
Activity: MY BANNER – THE TREASURE WITHIN ME
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In the spaces indicated by numbers, write down the following

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1 and 2 two things I do very well

3 and 4 my two greatest achievements in life
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5 what in myself am I proudest of

6 my happiest moment
7 positive words that my friends use to describe me
8 a personal goal that I have already achieved
9 three blessings for which I am most thankful to God
10 three of my positive qualities
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11 difficulties, challenges and problems that I was able to solve

and overcome
Reading: BUILD ON YOUR STRENGTHS AND WORK ON YOUR

WEAKNESSES
Most failures emanate from weaknesses that are not recognized or probably
recognized but not given appropriate attention or remedy. This could be a weakness
in communications, personality or ability. Instead of giving up or indulging in self-pity,
take action. Go for speech lessons, get skills upgrading, attend personality
development sessions or whatever appropriate remedies to your perceived
weakness.
Instead of simply focusing on your weaknesses, recognize your own talents
and abilities, build on them, utilize them to your greatest advantage. This is where
you can build your name and popularity. Handicapped people like Jose Feliciano
and other blind singers did not brood over their physical handicap. They recognized
that they have a golden voice so they search for ways to enrich that talent and now
they have won international fame in the field of music.
Source: Roldan, Amelia S. 2003. On Becoming a Winner: A Workbook on Personality

Portfolio Output No. 2: Journal Reflection from My Banner

Write about your banner.
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1. What do you consider as your weaknesses, abilities and talents?
2. What are the remedies you will take to improve or compensate for your
weakness?
3. How can you further enrich your assets and strengths?
4. Where and how do you use it to your best advantage?
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Reading: Story: YOU NEED TO TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR FUTURE
There are three kinds of people in this world:
The first is the Moviegoer. This person watches the movie of their lives,
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admires some parts and criticizes others. Aside from that, they do nothing else. All
she says the whole day is, “I like this thing and but I don’t like that thing.” The
Moviegoer feels she has absolutely no control of their lives --- except to comment
about it. Moviegoers are the most pathetic, miserable people in the world.
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The second is the Actor. This person does not only watch the movie of her
life. She actually realizes she’s the Actor – and can control a big part of her life. She
can actually make or break the movie – by how well she delivers her lines and how
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she portrays her character. Actors are a happy bunch, realizing they’re the start of
the show and enjoy some level of control. But many times, they wish the movie
would end in another way – but realize that they have no say in such things.
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The third is the Scriptwriter. This person does not only watch, and she
doesn’t only act, but she actually creates the entire movie from her mind. She
determines what she will say, what she will do, and how the movie will end. She
realizes she has enormous control over her life, and sees to it that the movie of her
life will turn out beautiful.
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Who are you among these three people?

Do you merely watch your life go y?
Or do you act out a script that you feel has been handed to you?
Or do you write the script and make your life beautiful?
By the way, the Producer of the movie is God. He tells you, “Make the movie
beautiful, and I will give you all that you need for success.”
Source: Sanchez, Bo. (2006). Life Dreams Success Journal: Your Powerful Tool to Achieve
and Surpass Your Dreams One Step at a Time. Shepherd’s Voice Publishing.
Reading: THE POWER OF JOURNAL WRITING: UNFOLDING YOUR
PERSONAL JOURNEY
The purpose of journal writing is to help you become the Scriptwriter of your
life. There are four (4) practical reasons to maintain a journal:
1. It is cost-efficient and available. Emotional stress can be dealt in many ways
like talking to a friend over a cup of coffee, eating, travelling, shopping,
painting and many more but writing is the most inexpensive. Notebook and
pens are easy to find, available and do not cost so much.
2. It is preventive and pro-active. Writing yields self-awareness. When you write,
you can discover your strengths and limitations. You will know what your
reactions are in different situations and what better ways to prevent, avoid, or
face your fears.
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3. It is creative and productive. Journal writing expounds your imagination. You
can see various dimensions of your problem, different points of view and
better solutions.
4. Lastly, it is personal and private. Unless you want to share your stories, you
have the choice to keep them to yourself. Writing is your time alone. It is your
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way of loving yourself. You will not be judged by your writing.
You just need one (1) notebook to maintain a personal journal. You may use
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these questions as you write in your journal:
1. How do you find this day? What are the positive things that happened? What
are those things that made you irritated or upset?
2. As you reflect the ups and downs of your day, what may be the greatest
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lesson you can learn from them? What actions have you done well and what
actions you can do better?
3. What do you really want in life? What do you want to achieve for yourself,
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your family, your community, and your country?

4. As you close the day, what are the small and big things you are thankful of?
Who are the people that made your day extra special?
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Processing: Write your answers in your personal journal.

1. What have you discovered in yourself?
2. What are your core strengths?
3. What are the qualities you want to hone and improve on?
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“A pen is certainly is certainly an excellent instrument to fix a man’s attention

and inflame his ambition” – John Adams
MODULE 2:
Developing the Whole Person
Big Question: What is the relationship of the different aspects of

development with your thoughts, feelings and actions in dealing
with life situations?
Objectives:
1. discuss the relationship among physiological, cognitive, psychological,
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spiritual and social aspects of development, to understand your thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors,
2. evaluate your own thoughts, feelings and actions, and
3. show the connection of your thoughts, feelings and actions to actual life
situations.
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Activity: ASSESS ASPECTS OF YOUR DEVELOPMENT
Draw a large circle on a blank sheet of paper. Divide the circle into 8
segments. In each segment, write some descriptions of the different aspects of
yourself as follows:
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1. Physical Self. Describe yourself. Try not to censor any thoughts which come
to your mind. Include descriptions of your height, weight, facial appearance,
and quality of skin, hair and descriptions of body areas such as your neck,
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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
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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
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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
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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 and 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. Descriptors 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 phrases which tell 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. Think about your inner peace and joy. Think about your
spiritual regimen or routine.
Portfolio Output No. 3: Personal Assessment of Aspects of

Development with Plan of Action
Write about the eight segments of your development. What are the words or
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phrases which represent aspects about yourself which you like? What are the items
which you consider to be weaknesses or areas for improvement? What words which
are neutral or factual, such as “5 feet 4 inches tall, 120 pounds”? Do some
categories have more minus than plus areas? The larger proportion of minus to plus
areas you have, the more effort will be needed to achieve positive self-esteem. If the
vast majority of your minus responses are in one or two areas, your self-esteem is
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likely to be good but has a few self-estimates which need to be improved. Name
some ways in which you can improve the minus areas and further enhance the
positive aspects.
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Reading: ASPECTS OF THE SELF
The self-concept is represented by several aspects of the self. It is conceived
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as collection of multiple, context-dependent selves. This construct believes that
context activates particular regions of self-knowledge and self-relevant feedback
affects self-evaluations and affect. A deeper look on the different aspects of self can
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identify specific areas for self-regulation, stability and improvement.

In a nutshell, an individual is composed of three basic but very different
aspects of the self. They are the physical or tangible aspects as they relate to the
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body, the intellectual and conscious aspects as they relate to the mind, and the
emotional and intuitive aspects as they relate to the spirit. All three aspects of the
self work together in perfect harmony when attention is paid to all three
simultaneously.
Many individuals put a strong emphasis on the physical aspect of the self.
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The body is tangible, obvious, and we respond to it easily. More time and money is
spent on enhancing the physical component than either of the other two aspects.
This does not mean, however, that the body is healthy or strong. The body provides
a place to house the spirit (often experienced as feelings) and the mind (often
experienced as thought).
It may be important to some that their mind be prominent and well educated.
The mind is important, as it is the part of the self that directs the other two aspects.
The mind learns what to do and communicates the information to the body and the
feelings. What the mind believes, the body manifests or acts on, and the emotions
feel, or respond with. People store both healthy and destructive thoughts and beliefs
and responds to life's circumstances in the most prominent manner. The mind
provides access creativity and serenity which are necessary for such processes as
prayer, forgiveness, acceptance, and passion.
The human emotions are the most feared aspect of the self, as individuals
are reluctant and unprepared to manage them. Managing feelings is like trying to
hold water in the palm of your hand. They are illusive and deceptive. A decision
made under emotional stress and strain usually impacts emotions negatively.
Negative emotions that are not managed are stored and repressed. Repression is
destructive to a content self since all feelings, not only negative ones are stored
away. Accessing feelings when they are needed now becomes difficult, leaving the
individual numb and hopeless.
For instance, a girl realizes that she is giving much attention on the physical
aspects and less attention on her intellectual self. In this way, she can discover how
much money and time spent maintaining her physique and its consequences in her
grades. By this honest evaluation of herself, she can plan effective actions to
improve her study habits. She can start seeking for help and for related books to
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read or browse articles to help her improve her study habits.
Source: http://www.innerwisdom.com/aspect-of-the-self.htm
Activity: Analyze this … THREE SUCCESS STORIES

1. Manny Pacquiao’s Unbelievable Success Story Will Inspire You
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It’s 1990 in the province of General Santos in the Philippines. Manny
Pacquiao is 12 years old.
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Pacquiao often speaks of his debt to his maternal uncle, Sardo Mejia, who
introduced him to boxing after he dropped out of school. It was this moment that
would spark an unforeseen passion and drive in Pacquiao to be one of the best
boxers in the entire world. According to his autobiography, he describes watching
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Mike Tyson’s shocking defeat to James “Buster” Douglas in 1990 on television with
his uncle as an experience that “changed [his] life forever.” In his hometown, he set
up an open-for-all boxing match and beat every opponent who came. He was well on
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the road of transforming himself from a lanky school dropout to a junior boxing
champion.
Despite his success, his family was still living in extreme poverty and hunger.
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They became so desperate to the point that his father had to kill his pet dog for
dinner. Pacquiao couldn’t forgive his father for what he did so he left home, slept on
cardboard boxes, and sold bread on the streets just to make a meager living. At that
point, he also used boxing and won matches for $2 each, as a means of escaping
poverty.
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He soon moved to Manila and continued winning several boxing matches, but
given the increased standards of living, he wasn’t making enough to survive. He
soon got a job at a local gym doing gardening, cleaning and construction while
boxing on the side. He trained crazily all day and all night when possible, waking up
the earliest and leaving the gym at the latest possible time. Early on, his
perseverance and determination to be a part of the boxing world swayed him
to cheat and add on some weights to meet the featherweight class requirements.
As the fights got more serious, Pacquiao started getting more famous as well.
He would beat fighters from South Korea, Japan and Thailand and at the very young
age of 19, he won his first World Champion title by beating Chatchai Sasakul, the
reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) World Flyweight Champion at that time. The
turning point for Pacquiao came when he won against world-class featherweight
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boxer Marco Antonio Barrera at the Alamodome in Texas with a TKO. After that fight,
he was recognized internationally as a force to be reckoned with.
Today, at 37, he is one of the most respected boxers. Despite his loss during
the Mayweather match, he still has won the hearts of many boxing fans both in the
Philippines and worldwide. His one-of-a-kind story will continue to inspire and it will
always portray the journey of what millions of Filipinos continue to aspire for.
Source: https://www.kalibrr.com/advice/2015/05/manny-pacquiao-success-story-willl-inspire-
you/
2. The Pia Wurtzbach Success Story
Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach was crowned “Miss Universe” at the 64th Miss
Universe 2015 pageant held at Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Pia is an actress and
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model of German-Philippine origin. She is Miss Philippines 2015. She symbolizes the
deadly combination of beauty with brains. Pia is a beauty-writer, chef and make-up
artist.
Pia Wurtzbach was born on 24 September 1989 in Stuttgart, Baden-
Württemberg. Her father is a German and her mother is a Filipino. Pia has a younger
sister. Pia was named in keeping with the Philippines' tradition. Her middle name
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'Alonzo' is her mother's maiden name. Pia did her secondary education from ABS-
CBN Distance Learning School in Quezon City. She studied Culinary Arts from the
Centre for Asian Culinary Studies, San Juan, Metro Manila.
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Pia ventured into the world of glitz and glamour at the tender age of fourteen.
She joined an acting and modelling agency for children, 'Star Magic Talent'. Pia got a
break in television when she featured in K2BU, a series for teenagers, the romance
collection, 'Your Song' and the concert programme, 'ASAP'. Pia has acted in films;
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'All My Life', 'All About Love' and 'Kung Ako Na Lang Sana'. Pia was the brand
ambassador for 'Avon Teen' for a period of five years. She has graced the cover of
several prestigious fashion magazines. Pia writes for the 2bU column of 'Inquirer
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Lifestyle'. She is popular as Pia Romero, her screen name.

Pia is a pageant title-holder. Her first beauty contest was the 'Binibining
Pilipinas 2013'. She was the 'first runner-up'. She participated in the 'Binibining
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Pilipinas 2015' as a representative of Cagayan de Oro and won the title, paving the
path for bigger victories.
Pia Alonzo walked away with the “Miss Universe” title at the Miss Universe
Pageant 2015 held on December 20 at The Axis, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The 26-
year old beauty set the stage ablaze with her poise, incredible class and talent in her
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exotically gorgeous ball gown and costumes. Pia was crowned by her predecessor,
Paulina Vega. As Miss Universe, Pia aspires to lead the youth and spread
awareness about HIV, especially in Philippines.
Source: http://successstory.com/people/pia-alonzo-wurtzbac
3. A Love Affair that Got Me Close to a Great Doctor
I am blissfully married and a proud mother to three young men. My husband

Leo knows that I am also engaged in another love affair, a sweet and enduring one.
And he approves, so do my sons.
This love affair is with research, and it started during my pediatric residency
training. I can still remember vividly the excitement and the long nights, the discovery
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of meaningful developments, the joy of reading medical journals, the eagerness to
prepare something thorough and relevant. The excitement I felt continued up to my
postgraduate internship, my fellowship in infectious diseases and it has lasted till
now. My husband was never jealous and my relationship with my sons never soured
despite this other ongoing and never-ending love affair. I could not ask for more. This
is the best life.
So last May 23, the family accompanied me to Vigan, Ilocos Sur, to attend
the 107th annual convention hosted by the Philippine Medical Association (PMA).
Being included as one of the 15 finalists for the coveted Dr. Jose P. Rizal Memorial
Awards is a proud moment for my family. With them around, I was the proudest wife,
mom and doctor.
While individual citations were being read on stage for the top awardees for
Community Leadership (Dr. Purisima A. Bueno), Government Service (Dr. Maria
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Victoria M. Abesamis), Clinical Practice (Dr. Bonaleth M. De Vera) and Academe (Dr.
Estrella B. Paje-Villar), I never expected that the final citation was all about the fruits
of my other love affair, with research.
“Lead investigator for the much-awaited clinical trials on the multivalent
dengue vaccine…” “repeatedly cited by researchers here and abroad…” “served as
the springboard for the Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI) of the Department
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of Health…” “provided the evidence and the science…” “extended her work to the
communities…” “greater things to come that will benefit science, medicine and the
Filipino people…” “epitomizes the virtues of Dr. Jose P. Rizal…” “…love of country
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and service to our countrymen…” All these brought me back to the past 30 years of
my medical, family and community life.
My love affair with research did not happen overnight. It was a journey that
began with a case presentation as a first-year pediatric resident, and a prospective
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study on how to prevent early jaundice in newborns. My recommendation that a
nursery should always be facing the direction the sun rises so that a newborn can
benefit from exposure to morning sunlight won the top prize for the hospital’s annual
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research competition. This did not happen once. It was a back-to-back win for three
straight years. I got hooked. Who would not be? Year 1991 was my first immersion in
dengue research. Twenty-three years later, I am now the lead investigator of the
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country’s clinical trials for dengue vaccine, in the countries where dengue is a major
public health problem. It’s a vaccine the medical community worldwide is waiting for.
In Vigan, the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) bore witness to the
conferment of the award. The title comes with a specially designed trophy in the
image of Dr. Jose P. Rizal by National Artist Napoleon V. Abueva, a gold medallion,
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free trip to the United States to attend the convention of the American Academy of
Family Physicians and P150, 000 worth of medicines that I can share with a civic
organization of my choice.
Was it just a coincidence or pure fate that it is also the 23rd year of the
presentation of the prestigious Dr. Jose P. Rizal Memorial Awards? If the number
“23” is a coincidence, what a joyful one. If this is destiny, let me accept it with
gratitude.
This award is a fitting tribute to those who have encouraged and inspired me
to continue my love affair with research — participants and their families as well as
my teams in clinical trials, officials of the local health, school and government units,
the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, collaborators/ partners and sponsors of
my researches, Basaynon Katiguban, Inc. and my town mates in Basey, Samar, who
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continue to show resiliency despite the tragedy during the super typhoon Yolanda,
the Philippine Pediatric Society and Manila Medical Society for the recognition of my
works and the nomination.
For more than three decades, I have never felt happier and accomplished
than when doing medical research. It is tiring but exciting, demanding yet humbling,
intimidating but empowering, exacting yet fulfilling. My work is my loving tribute to a
great Filipino and a fellow doctor, Jose P. Rizal, MD.
(Dr. Rose Zeta Capeding is the 23rd Dr. Jose P. Rizal Memorial Awardee for
Research. She is currently the head of the Microbiology Department of the Research Institute
for Tropical Medicine (RITM) and head of the Dengue Research Group. She is the head,
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Asian Hospital and Medical
Center.)
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Source: http://www.philstar.com/business-life/2014/06/30/1340085/love-affair-got-me-close-
great-doctor
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1. Can you identify with any of the characters mentioned – Manny, Pia and Dr.
Rose? In what way?
2. What lessons can you learn from the character you have chosen?
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3. How would you like your life story to be told?
A REAL WINNER is one who is able to:

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 win over his/her battles and difficulties in life and turns
them into a learning and glorifying experience;
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find meaning in pleasant and unpleasant events in his

life;
 live in peace with difficult people and difficult situations;
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 win the goodwill of others, their respect and admiration;

 get what he wants using win-win strategies; never at the
expense of others;
 discover and use opportunities to his best advantage;
 develop and use his talents and abilities to the best
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advantage and in so doing, make meaningful

contribution in making this world a better place to live in.
Source: Roldan, Amelia S. (2003). On Becoming a Winner: A Workbook on Personality

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Portfolio Output No. 4: Personal Recipe for Success with Reflection
Review the success stories of Manny Pacquiao, Pia Alonzo and Dr.
Rose Zeta-Capeding. What do you think was the recipe for the success of
these well-featured individuals?
Now make your personal recipe for achieving personal goals. Identify
your goal (you may refer to the previous activity of aspects of self inspired by
the success stories) and break it down into a recipe. Here are two samples of
recipes:
RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

INGREDIENTS:
1 TEASPOON OF IDEAS ½ CUP OF GOODWILL
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1 PINCH OF POSITIVITY ¾ CUP OF IMAGINATION
1 LB OF LEADERSHIP 2 SPOONFULS OF TEAMWORK
1 CUP OF MARKET VISION 3 TABLESPOONS OF CHALLENGE
AND 1 BAG OF HOPE!
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Source: http://northtexaskids.com/ntkblog/index.php/my-daughters-recipe-for-success-in-
school/
https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=recipes+for+success&biw=1024&bih=598&source=lnm
s&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjj49rn4-
TKAhUFhqYKHfAEAZ8Q_AUIBigB#imgrc=Yuh0GlMrqqHueM%3A
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Reading: THE STORY OF THE TWO WOLVES
The following is an
old Cherokee Indian story
that is enlightening and
helpful.
One evening an old
Cherokee told his grandson
about a battle that goes on
inside people. He said, "My
son, the battle is between
two wolves inside us all."
"It is a terrible fight
and it is between two
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wolves. One is evil - he is
anger, envy, sorrow, regret,
greed, arrogance, self-pity,
guilt, resentment, inferiority,
lies, false pride, superiority,
and ego." He continued,
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"The other is good - he is
joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy,
generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you - and
inside every other person, too."
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The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather,
"Which wolf will win?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed".
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Source: http://www.psychologymatters.asia/article/65/the-story-of-the-two-wolves-managing-
your-thoughts-feelings-and-actions.html
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Knowing which wolf to feed is the first step towards recognizing you have
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control over your own self.
Have you ever had thoughts, feelings or acted in ways that were
unacceptable to yourself but felt powerless to control? The purpose of this story is to
help you find ways to manage your mind so that you can live your life more in
accordance with what your own judgment says is best for you.
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As we grow up, we gradually become aware of the many things in the

external world which are largely beyond our ability to control. These include other
people in general and most events in our lives. Initially this is difficult to accept, but a
more shocking realization is that there are many things about ourselves that we
seem powerless to control.
Some of these are our own thoughts, feelings, and actions which
unfortunately can be the source of much distress. It may be thoughts such as “I
cannot stop hating my teacher for not giving me high grades.” It may involve an
emotion e.g. “My girlfriend left me and I cannot stop feeling sad, lonely and unloved.”
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It can also be in the form of a behavior such as the inability to control one's craving
for food such as cakes and chocolates.”
But are we indeed really powerless to control our own maladaptive thoughts,
feelings and actions? The grandfather’s answer "The one you feed" is deceivingly
simple. The results of psychological research indicate that there are at least four
important concepts or ideas implied by the answer:
1. The mind is not the unitary entity it seems to us but consists of different parts.
For example in the story there are the two wolves and the “you” that chooses
between them.
2. These parts of the mind/brain can interact and be in conflict with each other
i.e. the two wolves fight for dominance over our mind and behavior.
3. The “you” has the ability to decide which wolf it will feed.
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4. Having made a choice, “you” can decide specifically how to “feed” or nurture
the selected wolf.
Source: http://www.psychologymatters.asia/article/65/the-story-of-the-two-wolves-
managing-your-thoughts-feelings-and-actions.html
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Reading: THE POWER TRIAD: THOUGHTS, FEELINGS AND ACTIONS
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The STORY OF THE TWO WOLVES gives rise to a number of questions.
Let us share our thoughts, feelings and opinions on the following questions. By
taking time to do this, you will learn to better manage your mind, feelings, and
actions and consciously feeding the good wolf in you.
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 How aware are you of the two different opposing “wolves” operating within
your mind, one of which leads to pain and a diminished sense of life and the
other to a joyous, meaningful, and fulfilling life?
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 When was the time you feel disappointed by the choice of behavior because
you knew that there was a more positive option but you just didn’t choose it?
 What ways or techniques or exercises do you use to strengthen yourself so
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as to increase its potency to choose and hence control your life?

 In what specific ways do you feed the negative wolf?
 What specific ways do you use to feed the positive wolf?
Source: http://www.psychologymatters.asia/article/65/the-story-of-the-two-wolves-
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MODULE 3:
Developmental Stages in Middle and Late Adolescence
Big Question: How can you as an adolescent be prepared for adult life
by accomplishing various developmental tasks according to
developmental stages?
Objectives:
1. Classify various developmental tasks according to developmental stage,
2. Evaluate your development in comparison with persons of the same age
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group, and
3. List ways to become a responsible adolescent prepared for adult life.
“Maturity is achieved
when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values.”
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Joshua L. Liebman
Activity: MY PERSONAL TIMELINE C

A personal timeline portrays the influential events and happenings of a
person’s life so that he can understand where he has gone wrong and right in the
past. It helps to plan the future in a better constructive way.
Using a bond paper, write the major events in your life and the significant
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people in your life. You may add your age, specific dates and places. You may draw
the timeline horizontally, vertically, diagonally or even using ups and down
depending on your imagination. Be creative in your representations. You may also
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use symbols, figures and drawings. Think of a title for your personal timeline.
You may use crayons or art materials depending on the available resources
or just a simple paper and pen may be fine. You can also go for the personal timeline
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website template samples available online. The link is

https://www.template.net/business/timeline-templates/personal-timeline-template/
Source: http://blogs.psychcentral.com/relationships/2012/08/the-timeline-of-your-life-story-
probing-to-create-shift-to-life-liberating-meanings-2-of-2/
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Portfolio Output No. 5: My Personal Timeline with Reflection

Write about your Personal Timeline which you made in class. Answer the
following questions:
1. Is there a ‘center’ or a central theme in your timeline and life? If you will give a
title for your timeline what would it be and why?
2. Identify the turning points in your timeline. What were the thoughts, feelings and
actions that you experienced?
3. Who are/were the most significant people in your life? How did they influence
you?
4. What would you change or add, if you could? How would each of these
changes or additions affect your life, or even change its present course?
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5. Where do you want to be in a year, 5 years, and 10 years? What do you expect
your future timeline will be?
Source: http://blogs.psychcentral.com/relationships/2012/08/the-timeline-of-your-life-story-
probing-to-create-shift-to-life-liberating-meanings-2-of-2/
Reading: DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES

Human Development focuses on human growth and changes across the
lifespan, including physical, cognitive, social, intellectual, perceptual, personality and
emotional growth.
The study of human developmental stages is essential to understanding how
humans learn, mature and adapt. Throughout their lives, humans go through various
stages of development.
The human being is either in a state of growth or decline, but either condition
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imparts change. Some aspects of our life change very little over time, are
consistent. Other aspects change dramatically. By understanding these changes, we
can better respond and plan ahead effectively.
Developmental Stage Characteristics

1. Pre-natal Age when hereditary endowments and sex
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(Conception to birth) are fixed and all body features, both
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2. Infancy Foundation age when basic behavior are
(Birth to 2 years) organized and many ontogenetic maturation
skills are developed.
3. Early Childhood Pre-gang age, exploratory, and questioning.
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(2 to 6 years) Language and Elementary reasoning are
acquired and initial socialization is
experienced.
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4. Late Childhood Gang and creativity age when self-help

(6 to 12 years) skills, social skills, school skills, and play are
developed.
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5. Adolescence Transition age from childhood to adulthood

(puberty to 18 years) when sex maturation and rapid physical
development occur resulting to changes in
ways of feeling, thinking and acting.
6. Early Adulthood Age of adjustment to new patterns of life
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(18 to 40 years) and roles such as spouse, parent and bread

winner.
7. Middle Age Transition age when adjustments to initial
(40 years to retirement) physical and mental decline are
experienced.
8. Old Age Retirement age when increasingly rapid
(Retirement to death) physical and mental decline are
experienced.
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Reading: HAVIGHURST`S DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS DURING THE
LIFE SPAN
Robert J. Havighurst elaborated on the Developmental Tasks Theory in the
most systematic and extensive manner. His main assertion is that development is
continuous throughout the entire lifespan, occurring in stages, where the individual
moves from one stage to the next by means of successful resolution of problems or
performance of developmental tasks. These tasks are those that are typically
encountered by most people in the culture where the individual belongs. If the person
successfully accomplishes and masters the developmental task, he feels pride and
satisfaction, and consequently earns his community or society’s approval. This
success provides a sound foundation which allows the individual to accomplish tasks
to be encountered at later stages. Conversely, if the individual is not successful at
accomplishing a task, he is unhappy and is not accorded the desired approval by
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society, resulting in the subsequent experience of difficulty when faced with
succeeding developmental tasks. This theory presents the individual as an active
learner who continually interacts with a similarly active social environment.
Havighurst proposed a bio psychosocial model of development, wherein the
developmental tasks at each stage are influenced by the individual’s biology
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(physiological maturation and genetic makeup), his psychology (personal values and
goals) and sociology (specific culture to which the individual belongs).
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THE DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS SUMMARY TABLE
Infancy and Early
Middle Childhood (6-12) Adolescence (13-18)
Childhood (0-5)
 Learning to walk  Learning physical skills  Achieving mature
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 Learning to take solid necessary for ordinary relations with both sexes
foods games  Achieving a masculine
 Learning to talk  Building a wholesome or feminine social role
  Accepting one’s
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Learning to control the attitude toward oneself

elimination of body  Learning to get along physique
wastes with age-mates  Achieving emotional
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 Learning sex differences  Learning an appropriate independence of adults

and sexual modesty sex role  Preparing for marriage
 Acquiring concepts and  Developing fundamental and family life
language to describe skills in reading, writing,  Preparing for an
social and physical and calculating economic career
reality  Developing concepts  Acquiring values and an
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 Readiness for reading necessary for everyday ethical system to guide

 Learning to distinguish living behavior
right from wrong and  Developing conscience,  Desiring and achieving
developing a conscience morality, and a scale of socially responsibility
values behavior
 Achieving personal
independence
 Developing acceptable
attitudes toward society
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Early Adulthood (19-30) Middle Adulthood (30-60) Later Maturity (61-)
 Selecting a mate  Helping teenage  Adjusting to decreasing
 Learning to live with a children to become strength and health
partner happy and responsible  Adjusting to retirement
 Starting a family adults and reduced income
 Rearing children  Achieving adult social  Adjusting to death of
 Managing a home and civic responsibility spouse
 Starting an occupation  Satisfactory career  Establishing relations
 Assuming civic achievement with one’s own age
responsibility  Developing adult leisure group
time activities  Meeting social and civic
 Relating to one’s spouse obligations
as a person  Establishing satisfactory
 Accepting the living quarters
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physiological changes of
middle age
 Adjusting to aging
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Source: Gazzingan, Leslie B., Francisco, Joseph C., Aglubat, Linofe R., Parentela,
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Ferdinand O., Tuason, Vevian T. (2013). Psychology: Dimensions of the Human
Mind. Mutya Publishing House, Inc.
Activity: WORKSHEET ON DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS OF BEING IN

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GRADE 11
Using the Developmental Tasks Summary Table above, assess your own
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level of development as a Grade 11 student.
What are the expected What are the expected What are the expected
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tasks you have tasks you have partially tasks you have not
successfully accomplished? accomplished?
accomplished?
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Processing Questions:
1. Being in Grade 11, what are the developmental tasks expected of you? Rate
yourself from 1-10 (10 as the highest) on whether you have accomplished
those expected tasks.
2. As you are in Grade 11, you are in transition from high school to college, from
being an adolescent to young adult. How do you feel about this transition?
3. Do you think you are ready for this transition which may mean more
responsibilities and greater accountability? If no, what are the expected tasks
you need to work on? If yes, what are the ways to take so you can better plan
for the future?
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Activity: HOW MINDFUL AM I?
For each of the following situations, decide whether the person followed
these guidelines for mindful speech:
Is what I want to say True?
Is what I want to say Helpful?
Am I the best one to say it?
Is it necessary to say it Now?
Is it Kind to this person and others?
[THINK definition from Mindfulness for Teen Anxiety by Dr. Christopher Willard]
In your journal, for each number, mark √ for yes, X for no, or ? if you’re not
sure. There could be more than one 'correct' answer. The purpose of this activity is
to reflect on the situations and whether you've witnessed or experienced something
similar in your own life.
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1. I did really well on an exam. I said to my friends, “I got the top score. What did
you get?”
Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke? ____T____H____I____N____K
2. One of my friends was bragging about getting a good score on a test, and I didn't
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want to tell him I failed. I said, "Congratulations!" then started talking about
something else.
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3. People kept telling me about this strange color Mrs. Jenkins dyed her hair. When I
saw her, I didn't think it looked that bad, so I told her, “Your hair’s not as weird as
everyone says it is.”
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4. A woman with a big belly was about to enter the building. I told my friend, “We
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need to go open the door for that lady. She’s pregnant.”

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5. A boy told his friend to hold the door open for me because I’m pregnant. I said,
“Hey, I’m not pregnant! You sayin’ I’m fat?”
6. A boy told his friend to hold the door open for me because I’m pregnant. I said,
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“Thank you for holding the door, but I’m actually not pregnant.”
7. I saw a couple of kids cheating on a test. I went up to the teacher after class and
told him what I’d seen.
8. I saw a girl looking at her phone during a test. I went up to the teacher after class
and told him she was cheating.
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9. I saw Maria’s boyfriend leaving the movie theater with another girl. I called Maria
and said her boyfriend was cheating on her.
10. I saw Maria’s boyfriend leaving the movie theater with another girl. I went up to
them and said hi, and asked “Where’s Maria tonight?”

Remember: T.H.I.N.K. Before You Speak. Have Mindful Speech.
Portfolio Output No. 6: Mindfulness with Reflection
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Analyze each case on How Mindful Am I? Answer the following questions:
1. Has someone ever asked you a question that you really didn't want to
answer? How did you respond?
2. Have you ever gotten (or given) a “compliment” that really wasn’t a
compliment? How did you feel afterwards?
3. Did you ever do something to be helpful that turned out badly? What
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happened? What do you wish had happened?
4. Have you ever caught someone cheating (either on a test or on a
boyfriend/girlfriend)? Did you say anything? Why or why not?
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5. Have you ever gotten in trouble because someone caught you cheating (or
thought you were cheating)? What happened? What do you wish had
happened?
6. In what other situations have you seen someone T.H.I.N.K. (or not) before
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speaking? What happened?
Source: http://www.mindfulteachers.org/2016/01/think-before-you-speak-2.html
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Remember: T.H.I.N.K. Before You Speak. Have Mindful Speech.

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Reading: LIVING MINDFULLY

Living mindfully is like being an artist: you need the right tools to practice your
craft, and you need to constantly refine your technique to achieve your creative
potential. In the same way, using the present moment tools below will help you to
hone a consistent mindfulness practice that will in time lead to a more aware,
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compassionate and fulfilling way of life.
Tool 1: Breathe Mindfully. Use your breath as an anchor to still your mind and bring
your focus back to the present moment.
Tool 2: Listen Deeply. Listen with intention; let others fully express themselves and
focus on understanding how they think and feel.
Tool 3: Cultivate Insight. See life as it is, allowing each experience to be an

opportunity for learning.
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Tool 4: Practice Compassion. Consider the thoughts and feelings of others and let
tenderness, kindness and empathy be your guides.
Tool 5: Limit Reactivity. Observe rather than be controlled by your emotions. Pause,
breathe, and choose a skillful response based on thoughtful speech and non-
violence under every condition.
Tool 6: Express Gratitude. Practice gratitude daily and expand it outward,

appreciating everyone and everything you encounter.
Tool 7: Nurture Mutual Respect. Appreciate our common humanity and value
different perspectives as well as your own.
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Tool 8: Build Integrity. Cultivate constructive values and consistently act from
respect, honesty and kindness.
Tool 9: Foster Leadership. Engage fully in life and in community. Share your unique
talents and generosity so that others can also be inspired.
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Tool 10: Be Peace. Cultivate your own inner peace, becoming an agent for
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Which tools do you use most often? Which tools do you use least often?
Can you think of ways to incorporate those tools into your life? Which one could you
try today?
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Source: [email protected] http://www.mindfulteachers.org/2015/04/how-mindful-

am-i-quiz.html
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MODULE 4:
The Challenges of Middle and Late Adolescence
Big Question: How can you, as an adolescent, balance the expectations
of significant people in your life and your personal aspirations?
Objectives:
1. discuss how facing the challenges during adolescence, you may able
to clarify and manage the demands of teen years,
2. express your feelings on the expectations of the significant people
around you, such as your parents, siblings, friends, teachers,
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community leaders, and
3. make affirmations that help you become more lovable and capable as
an adolescent.
“Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others.
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Unsuccessful people are always asking: “What’s in it for me?” – Brian Tracy
Portfolio Output No. 7: Role Play on Challenges of Middle Adolescence

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1. Plan a role play on a specific situation in which a developmental
challenge of middle adolescence is seen in your everyday living.
2. Practice your role play with your group mates.
3. Perform your role play in class.
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4. Make a report on your group’s brainstorming and performance. Include
this report and the script.
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Reading: THE PASSAGE TO ADULTHOOD: CHALLENGES OF LATE

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ADOLESCENCE
Physical Development
 Most girls have completed the physical changes related to puberty by age 15.
 Boys are still maturing and gaining strength, muscle mass, and height and
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are completing the development of sexual traits.
Emotional Development
 May stress over school and test scores.
 Is self-involved (may have high expectations and low self-concept).
 Seeks privacy and time alone.
 Is concerned about physical and sexual attractiveness.
 May complain that parents prevent him or her from doing things
independently.
 Starts to want both physical and emotional intimacy in relationships.
 The experience of intimate partnerships
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Social Development
 shifts in relationship with parents from dependency and subordination to one
that reflects the adolescent’s increasing maturity and responsibilities in the
family and the community,
 Is more and more aware of social behaviors of friends.
 Seeks friends that share the same beliefs, values, and interests.
 Friends become more important.
 Starts to have more intellectual interests.
 Explores romantic and sexual behaviors with others.
 May be influenced by peers to try risky behaviors (alcohol, tobacco, sex).
Mental Development
 Becomes better able to set goals and think in terms of the future.
 Has a better understanding of complex problems and issues.
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 Starts to develop moral ideals and to select role models.
Source: http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/49326/179_ftp.pdf
Reading: ENCOURAGEMENT 101: The Courage to Be Imperfect

by Timothy D. Evans, Ph.D.
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Encouragement is the key ingredient for improving your relationships with
others. It is the single most important skill necessary for getting along with others –
so important that the lack of it could be considered the primary cause of conflict and
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misbehavior. Encouragement develops a person’s psychological hardiness and
social interest. Encouragement is the lifeblood of a relationship. And yet, this simple
concept is often very hard to put into practice.
Encouragement is not a new idea. Its spiritual connotation dates back to the
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Bible in Hebrews 3:11 which states “Encourage one another daily.” Encouragement,
as a psychological idea, was developed by psychiatrist Alfred Adler in the early
20th century and continued to evolve through the work of Adler’s follower Rudolph
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Dreikurs. However, even today, relatively few educators, parents, psychologists,

leaders or couples have utilized this valuable concept. Most of the time, people
mistakenly use a technique like praise in an effort to “encourage” others.
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Half the job of encouragement lies in avoiding discouraging words and

actions. When children or adults misbehave, it is usually because they are
discouraged. Instead of building them up, we tear them down; instead of recognizing
their efforts and improvements, we point out mistakes; instead of allowing them to
belong through shared decision-making and meaningful contributions, we isolate and
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label them.
Most of us are skilled discouragers. We have learned how to bribe, reward
and, when that fails, to punish, criticize, nag, threaten, interrogate and emotionally
withdraw. We do this as an attempt to control those we love, bolstered by the
mistaken belief that we are responsible for the behavior of everyone around us,
especially our spouses and children. These attempts to control behavior create
atmospheres of tension and conflict in many houses.
Most commonly, we discourage in five general ways:

 We set standards that are too high for others to meet because we are overly
ambitious.
 We focus on mistakes as a way to motivate change or improved behavior.
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 We make constant comparisons (self to others, siblings to one another).
 We automatically give a negative spin to the actions of others.
 We dominate others by being overly helpful, implying that they are unable to
do it as well.
Encouragement is not a technique nor is it a special language used to gain
compliance. Encouragement conveys the idea that all human beings are worthwhile,
simply because they exist. In one sentence, Mr. Rogers does more for a child’s
sense of adequacy than a hundred instances of praise when he says, “I like you just
the way you are.” Not I like you when you do it well enough, fast enough and get it
all correct. Encouragement develops children’s psychological hardiness -- their
ability to function and recover when things aren’t going their way.
Encouragement enhances a feeling of belonging which leads to greater social
interest. Social interest is the tendency for people to unite themselves with other
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human beings and to accomplish their tasks in cooperation with others. The Junior
League mission of “developing the potential of women and improving communities
through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers” is rooted in the idea
of social interest.
The first step to becoming an encouraging person is to learn to distinguish
encouragement from discouragement. As a rule, ask yourself: Whatever I say or
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do, will it bring me closer together or farther apart from this person?
We all have the power to be more encouraging people. The choice, as
always, is yours.
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Source: http://carterandevans.com/portal/index.php/adlerian-theory/84-encouragement-101-
the-courage-to-be-imperfect
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Reading: THE POWER OF PERSONAL DECLARATIONS
by Dr. Emily De Carlo
So often we accept the declarations that others have made concerning our
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own lives, well-being or fate. It is imperative that we recognize that in order to

achieve what we want in life, we must not give our power away to others by
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accepting their declarations concerning our affairs. When one decides that he or she
will boldly declare good fortune, wellness, joy, etc. relative to his or her life, all of
heaven will break loose! Goodness and mercy shall surely follow.
From birth, we are often told what we are going to be. Sometimes, this is a
good thing, but suppose you have been told time and time again that "you will not
amount to anything just like your mother or father"? This is a dangerous declaration
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because it sets into motion the actualization of an unwanted occurrence. All of us

want to amount to something! In order to counteract this and all of the negative
declarations with their destructive potential, one must consciously replace them with
one's own declarations. In so doing, you are now in control of setting into action what
you really want to occur. You can declare that goodness and mercy shall surely
follow you all the days of your life!
The following are some declarations that you may want to make concerning
your life:
I declare:
that I am totally free of all addictions.
that I will survive any attempts of others to control my life.
that I am free in my mind, body, and emotions.
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that I am free to set goals and reach them.
that I am a loving individual with the capacity to give love.
that I am a child of God with all rights and privileges thereof.
that I will contribute to the welfare of others.
that I will be an ambassador of goodwill to all I meet on the journey.
that I will be a good example for others to follow.
that I will help all that I can to reach their goals.
that I will speak words of encouragement to others.
that I will find the goodness in life and focus on it.
that I will not succumb to the negative influences of others.
that I will read the information that will encourage my personal,
and spiritual growth.
that I will commit to being the best I can be.
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These declarations are meant to encourage you to take control of the
influences in your life. They are suggestions as to what positive things you can speak
about your own life instead of accepting whatever has been said about you in the
past. You now have the authority to plant the seeds of love, encouragement and
victory in your garden, thereby crowding out the weeds of negativity that may already
have taken root! Just as in a garden, you may have to pull and pull until you get
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some weeds out. Sometimes, the negative comments and declarations of others
have taken such a stronghold in our lives, that we must persist until we see the
bough not only fall, but break into pieces. Don't be discouraged if you don't reach
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your goals overnight. Just remember that even a small stream of water will crack
concrete eventually!!
Source: http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/the_power_of_personal_declarations
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Portfolio Output No. 8: Slogan or Personal Declaration on Being Happy
1. Read the essay on “Being Happy”.
2. Choose a phrase, sentence, or paragraph that strikes you.
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3. Make a slogan or personal declaration on how you can be committed to your

self-development.
4. Explain your thoughts and feelings about it. Include specific ways in which
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you will develop yourself further.
Reading: BEING HAPPY

You may have defects, be anxious and sometimes live irritated, but do not
forget that your life is the greatest enterprise in the world. Only you can prevent it
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from going into decadence. There are many that need you, admire you and love you.
I would like to remind you that being happy is not having a sky without
storms, or roads without accidents, or work without fatigue, or relationships without
disappointments.
Being happy is finding strength in forgiveness, hope in one’s battles, security
at the stage of fear, love in disagreements.
Being happy is not only to treasure the smile, but that you also reflect on the
sadness. It is not just commemorating the event, but also learning lessons in failures.
It is not just having joy with the applause, but also having joy in anonymity.
Being happy is to recognize that it is worthwhile to live, despite all the
challenges, misunderstandings and times of crises.
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Being happy is not inevitable fate, but a victory for those who can travel
towards it with your own being.
Being happy is to stop being a victim of problems but become an actor in
history itself. It is not only to cross the deserts outside of ourselves, but still more, to
be able to find an oasis in the recesses of our soul. It is to thank God every morning
for the miracle of life.
Being happy is not being afraid of one's feelings. It is to know how to talk
about ourselves. It is to bear with courage when hearing a "no". It is to have the
security to receive criticism, even if is unfair. It is to kiss the children, pamper the
parents, have poetic moments with friends, even if they have hurt us.
Being happy means allowing the free, happy and simple child inside each of
us to live; having the maturity to say, "I was wrong"; having the audacity to say,
"forgive me". It is to have sensitivity in expressing, "I need you"; to have the ability of
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saying, "I love you." So that your life becomes a garden full of opportunities for being
happy...
In your spring-time, may you become a lover of joy. In your winter, may you
become a friend of wisdom. And when you go wrong along the way, you start all over
again. Thus you will be more passionate about life. And you will find that happiness
is not about having a perfect life but about using tears to water tolerance, losses to
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refine patience, failures to carve serenity, pain to lapidate pleasure, obstacles to
open the windows of intelligence.
Never give up ... Never give up on the people you love. Never give up from
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being happy because life is an incredible show. And you are a special human being!
Source: https://www.facebook.com/mcspa/posts/10153625162832490
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End of Unit 1 Assessment
Unit 1: Self-Development
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List of Outputs for Portfolio:

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Module 1
1. Talent / Variety Show Presentation (Group work)
2. Journal Reflection from My Banner (Individual work)
Module 2
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3. Personal Assessment of Aspects of Development with Plan of Action

(Individual work)
4. Personal Recipe for Success with reflection (Individual work)
Module 3
5. My Personal Timeline with Reflection (Individual work)
6. Mindfulness with Reflection (Individual work)
Module 4
7. Role Play on Challenges of Middle Adolescence (Group work)
8. Slogan or Personal Declaration on Being Happy (Individual work)
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Unit 1: Self-Development .................................................................................................1

Unit 2: Aspects of Personal Development ....................................................................... 29

MODULE 5: Coping with Stress in Middle and Late Adolescence ....................................... 29

Reading: STRESS RESPONSE ........................................................................................... 33

Reading: THE DOMINANT SIDE OF THE BRAIN ............................................................... 39

Unit III: Building and Maintaining Relationships .............................................................. 60

Unit IV: Career Development .......................................................................................... 99

MODULE 12: Persons and Careers...................................................................................... 99

Reading: WHAT INFLUENCES YOUR CAREER CHOICE? ................................................. 104

Reading: YOUR PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT: YOU’RE NEVER TOO YOUNG TO

REFERENCES ................................................................................................................ 132

To the Student of Personal Development:

Welcome to this course, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, or PERDEV for short.

There will be several modules under each unit, to be taken up in several

REQUIREMENTS FOR PERDEV:

ASSESSMENT AND GRADING SYSTEM:

___1. I have strong sex appeal.

___5. I am easy to get along with.

___8. I am lovable and easy to love.

___13. I can be trusted in any transaction.

Physical appeal Human Relations Intelligence

How do you perceive yourself?

3. How realistic is your self- image?

Source: Roldan, Amelia S. (2003). On Becoming a Winner: A Workbook on Personality

Reading: PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS

Personal effectiveness means making use of all the personal resources –

unconventional ideas. Idea is a mental image of an object formed by the

most important personal effectiveness skills which make the achievement of

In the spaces indicated by numbers, write down the following

1 and 2 two things I do very well

5 what in myself am I proudest of

11 difficulties, challenges and problems that I was able to solve

Reading: BUILD ON YOUR STRENGTHS AND WORK ON YOUR

Source: Roldan, Amelia S. 2003. On Becoming a Winner: A Workbook on Personality

Portfolio Output No. 2: Journal Reflection from My Banner

Who are you among these three people?

your family, your community, and your country?

Processing: Write your answers in your personal journal.

“A pen is certainly is certainly an excellent instrument to fix a man’s attention

Big Question: What is the relationship of the different aspects of

knowledge, your specific areas of knowledge, wisdom you have acquired,

Portfolio Output No. 3: Personal Assessment of Aspects of

identify specific areas for self-regulation, stability and improvement.

Activity: Analyze this … THREE SUCCESS STORIES

2. The Pia Wurtzbach Success Story

Lifestyle'. She is popular as Pia Romero, her screen name.

3. A Love Affair that Got Me Close to a Great Doctor

I am blissfully married and a proud mother to three young men. My husband

A REAL WINNER is one who is able to:

Did I T.H.I.N.K. before I spoke? THINK