Personal Developement Module 1: Knowing Oneself
Personal Developement Module 1: Knowing Oneself
Personal Developement Module 1: Knowing Oneself
Personal Development
(1) how it is that one distinguishes oneself from others, as the object of a self-attribution;
(2) whether self-awareness yields a grasp of the material or non-material nature of the
self;
(3) whether self-awareness yields a grasp of one's personal identity over time; and
These issues are closely connected with referential semantics, the mind-body problem, the
metaphysics of personal identity, and moral psychology, respectively.
Humanist psychologist, Carl Rogers believed that there were three different parts of self-
concept:
Ideal self, or how you wish you could be. In many cases, the way we
see ourselves and how we would like to see ourselves do not
quite match up.
According to Carl Rogers, self-image and ideal self can be congruent or incongruent.
Congruence between the self-image and ideal self means that there is a fair amount of
overlap between the two. While it is difficult, if not impossible, to achieve perfect
congruence, greater congruence will enable self-actualization. Incongruence between the
self-image and ideal self means there’s a discrepancy between one’s self and one’s
experiences, leading to internal confusion (or cognitive dissonance) that prevents self-
actualization.
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Since our approach to personal development is holistic, we will integrate the various
definitions of self from the philosophical, spiritual and psychological realms, but we will focus
and give more emphasis on its psychological definition.
If the self is defined as the cognitive and affective representation of one’s entity, it is
defined in terms of human characteristics such as behavior and thought.
In psychological term, personality is referred to as the set of behaviors, feelings,
thoughts and motives that identifies an individual.
Personality is the essence of who we are and is the embodiment of one’s physical,
psychological, cognitive, effective and spiritual self. Therefore, when we speak of the self, we
will describe it in personality terms.
When we are talking about “self-contained,” we describe its existence as having its own
independence. It may exist with or without others; it is self-containing of its own thoughts,
characteristics and volition.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
One’s own development and growth within the context of the three aspects of human
development. It is also influenced by:
1. HEREDITY (nature)
The inborn traits passed on by the generations of offspring from both sides
of the biological parents’ families.:
PHYSICAL
EMOTIONAL
MENTAL
2. ENVIRONMENT (nurture)
The world outside of ourselves and the experiences that result from our contact and
interaction with this external world.
3. MATURATION
Natural progression of the brain and the body that affects the cognitive, psychological and
social dimensions of a person.
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Learning to walk Learning to talk Social groups
PERSONAL PERSONALITY
(Examples) (Examples)
This is just my personal opinion.
I want to share my personal He has a very pleasant personality
experience. We all have different personalities.
We do not accept personal She has met many television
checks. personalities.
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PSYCHOLOGY
It is the study of human thinking and behavior, serves as a foundation for personal
development.
2. CARL ROGERS – theorized that “the individual has within himself the capacity and
the tendency, latent if not evident, to move forward toward maturity.”
MARTIN SELIGMAN
MIHALY CSIKSZENTMIHALYI
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Psychologist Costa and McRae (1992) developed a
categorized scheme that described personality. Based on their
research, they discovered the existence of five universal and
widely agreed upon mentions of personality. They called it the
Big Five or Five Factor Model. For it to be easilyremembered,
it uses the acronym OCEAN.
Personality can be measured using different kinds of test like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
It is developed the Myers-Briggs personality model based on four preferences of individuals.
These are:
SELF-AWARENESS
Here are some of the personal qualities that could give great impact to one’s personality:
1. Knowing yourself
A person who knows oneself has the sense of direction and knows
one’s purpose in life. Knowing oneself is recognizing one’sstrengths
and weaknesses, including the fears, knowing one’s desire and
thoughts in life, likes and dislikes, habits and individualities as well
as the things one can tolerate in dealing with others and in handling
situations.
2. Being confident
3. Being courteous
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4. Being properly dressed
Sensitive people are cautious in their way in dealing with others and
in handling situations. They easily notice certain details others may
accept or ignore, and they can be very creative in giving opinions and
in showing their gestures or actions.
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9. Being friendly
Meeting and knowing new people help develop a healthy mental image. Your interaction with
others leads to manifestations and mastery of the five features of personality; honesty, delicacy,
right attitude, kindness and mindfulness. Start smart with the people you know. Be the friendly
you.
Being humble means giving the way to understand others more. Itdoesn't
mean one thinks less of oneself. It simply means the person think of
oneself less with a strong sense of valuing the relationship above anything
else. Being humble means showing a high level of self-esteem but not
bragging oneself to others. With humility, one can still feel better, because
one fully knows how to handle oneself well during situations.
Having Self-knowledge stems from the actual self. It derives from our
social interactions of society that provide insight into how others react
to us. It is the same as gaining feedbackfrom others. The reaction of
other people is an essential aspect of gaining actual-self or our self-
image. Even our social roles are adjusted, on how we view ourselves
today, and how ideally (ideal self) what we would like to be in the
future.
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