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LESSON #1
Subject: Personal Development PDEV 2111
Name:___________________________________________ Section: _____________________
Teacher: MR. JOHN JACOB T. CASTRENCE, LPT Date:________________________

LEARNING CONTENT: Knowing Oneself

Reference(s):
Ricardo Rubio Santos. Personal Development. Manila City. Rex Book Store,

LEARNING TARGET
1.1. Conduct self-exploration and simple disclosure;
1.2. Explain that knowing oneself can make a person accepts his or her strength and
limitation;
1.3. Share his or her unique characteristics, habits, and experiences.

LEARNING CONCEPT

I. Defining the “Self”

 In philosophical terms, it is the being, which is the source of a person’s consciousness.

 It is the agent responsible for an individual’s thoughts and actions. It is an intangible entity that directs a
person’s thoughts and actions.
 It is the essence of the person: his thoughts, feelings and actions, experiences, beliefs, values,
principles, and relationships.
 It is defined as the cognitive and affective representation of one’s identity.

II. Personality

 Feist (2012) defined personality as the unique and relatively enduring set of behaviors, feelings,
thoughts, and motives that characterize an individual.
 Gordon Allport defines personality as a pattern of habits, attitudes, and traits that determine an
individual’s characteristics, behavior, and traits.

III. Nature, Nurture, and Personality

 Personality is influenced by both nature (heredity or genetic make-up) and nurture (environment).
 Trait Theory is an approach in identifying types of personalities based on certain traits or attributes,
which vary from one person to the other.
 Trait Theory was developed over the past 60 years, started by D. W. Fiske (1949) and later pursued by
other researchers including Norman (1967), Smith (1967), Goldbery (1981), and McCrae and Costa
(1987).
 Psychologists Costa and McRae (1992) developed a categorized scheme that described personality.
They called it the Big Five or Five-Factor Model.
o Openness to experience- curiosity, interest, imagination, and creativity to new ideas

Prepared by: Mr. John Jacob T. Castrence, LPT

Assistant Instructor 1
ACAD Department
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o Conscientiousness- planning, organizing, hard-working, controlling, persevering, and

punctuality
o Extraversion- sociable, talkative, active, outgoing, and fun-loving
o Agreeableness- friendly, warm, trusting, generous, and kind-hearted
o Neuroticism- calm, relaxed, and comfortable

Big Five
Low Scorers
1. Extroversion Loner, Quiet, Passive, Reserved
2. Agreeableness Suspicious, Critical, Ruthless,
Irritable
3. Conscientiousness Negligent, Lazy, Disorganized,
Late
4. Neuroticism Calm, Even-tempered,
Comfortable, Unemotional
5. Openness to experience Down-to-earth, Uncreative,
Conventional, Uncurious
High Scorers
Joiner, Talkative, Active,
Affectionate
Trusting, Lenient, Soft-hearted,
Good-natured
Conscientious, Hard-working,
Well-organized, Punctual
Worried, Temperamental, Self-
conscious, Emotional
Imaginative, Creative, Original,
Curious

IV. Personality Trait

 Personality Trait is a disposition to behave consistently in a particular way, while personality is a

broader that comprises of traits, motives, thoughts, self-concept, and feelings.

V. Measuring Personality

 Personality can be measured using different kinds of tests like the Rorschach Inkblot Test, the Myers-
Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), and the Keirsey Temperament Sorter.

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

 Katherine Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers developed the Myers-Briggs personality model based on
four preferences of individuals. These are:

1. E or I (Extraversion or Introversion). It is how an individual prefers to channel his or her energy when
dealing with people, wether it is inward (introversion) or outward (extraversion).

2. S or N (Sensing or Intuition). It is how one prefers to process information, whether through the use of
senses such as being able to describe what one sees, or intuitively like dealing with ideas.

3. T or F (Thinking or Feeling). It is how an individual prefers to make decisions, either thinking or using
logic and analysis, or feeling which uses the cognitive senses based on values or beliefs.

Prepared by: Mr. John Jacob T. Castrence, LPT

Assistant Instructor 1
ACAD Department
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Bristol St. cor Regalado Avenue, Fairview Q.C.
(02) 921-5781 ; 921-1115

4. J or P (Judgment or Perception). It is how an individual prefers to manage one’s life, whether through
judging, which means a planned and organized life, versus perception, which has a more flexible
approach to living.

 The combination of these four preferences produces 16 types of combinations of personality types,
usually represented by their first letters.

Prepared by: Mr. John Jacob T. Castrence, LPT

Assistant Instructor 1
ACAD Department