Senior High School

Personal Development
Quarter 1 Module 2:
Aspects of Personal Development

Department of Education • Republic of the Philippines

Answer the 10-item Multiple Choice Pre-assessment Test. Encircle the letter of your
correct answer in each of the statement below:

1) Which of the following statements best describes stress among adolescents?

A) Enhanced Community Quarantine/General Community Quarantine
B) Academic work such as assignments and reading activities
C) Family conflict and financial problems
D) All of the above

2) The following are signs of behavioral changes due to stress among adolescents,
except;
A) feeling sick (headaches, shoulder pain, stomach aches, etc.)
B) seeming nervous or anxious
C) withdrawing from friendship groups or activities
D) refusing to go to school

3) Finding it hard to concentrate and losing the thread of thoughts or conversations

as well as making trouble remembering things are signs of;
A) physical stress C) psychological stress
B) mental stress D) behavioral stress

4) The following are cognitive functions of the left brain, except;

A) analytical Thoughts and Detail-Oriented perceptions
B) verbal, Math and Science and Planning skills
C) ordered sequencing
D) emotional thoughts

5) It refers to a complex and ongoing process by which differing regions of the brain
takes over the functioning of specific behaviors and cognitive skills.
A) Brain lateralization C) Stress Management
B) Brain hemisphere D) Powers of the Mind

6) Which of the following statements best describes emotionally intelligent person?

A) A person who understands only his/her emotions.
B) A person who understands his own and other people’s emotions and feelings
C) A person who understands what other people need and want.
D) A person who understands that life is changing over time.

7) The following are basic Emotional Quotient skills of an individual, except;

A) noticing other’s fault and weaknesses
B) noticing that there are more intelligent people

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C) noticing that many people have mental health issues
D) noticing and accurately labeling everyday feelings of people.

8) Which of the following statements is correct?

A) A high IQ (Intelligent Quotients) can predict top test scores; a high EQ
(emotional quotients) can predict success in social and emotional situations.
B) A high IQ can predict emotional stability; a high EQ can predict social skills.
C) A high EQ can predict intellectual capacity; a high IQ can predict emotions.
D) A high EQ can predict social stability; a high IQ can predict physical prowess

9) Which of the following statements best describes managing one’s reactions in a

given situation?
A) Reacting to emotions in a way that is disrespectful, intense and impulsive.
B) Knowing when, where, and how to express yourself.
C) Knowing what to say and how to behave around.
D) Reacting to emotions in a way that is respectful, sober and cool.

10) Being aware of one’s emotions means:

A) labels one’s emotions and feelings as good or bad
B) understands that a person unpredictable, emotions and feelings change.
C) understands that a person needs to work on its emotions.
D) helps manage emotions and understands how other people feel.

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 Lesson Coping with Stress in Middle and Late Adolescence
Week 4:7 hours
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Learning Objectives:

At the end of the week, it is expected that the learners must be able to:

1) discuss understanding of mental health and psychological well-being to identify

ways to cope with stress during adolescence; 2) identify causes and effects of stress
in one’s life; and
3) demonstrate personal ways of coping with stress and maintain mental health.

Let’s do the following activity

1) What school activities do you feel anxious or worried about? How did you cope with
that feeling?

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2) How does stress affect your studies?

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3) What are the causes of stress among teenagers? Discuss them briefly.

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4) How did you effectively handle or cope from stress?

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Kristine, a grade 11 GAS senior high school student has received her
second quarter written test results in all her academic subjects where she scored
lower than the passing percentage. Her first quarter performance was splendid.
When she was called by her adviser about the poor performance, she revealed
that she finds it difficult to understand her lessons and did not make it in the test
because she was sad and hopeless. She just lost her mother and she finds difficult
to move on. She needs to take care of her four younger siblings and do the
household chores.

Her father works in the city and goes home once a month. She doesn’t know what
to do. In fact, there was a moment when she wanted to take her own life if not for
her younger siblings. Tears came down from Kristine’s eyes. The pains are so

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 intense, the yearnings for her mother’s embrace is so evident, and the cries of the
little soul who is uncertain of what lies ahead breaks everybody’s heart.

Answer the following questions succinctly.

1) What causes Kristine’s poor academic performance for the second quarter of the
academic year?

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2) If you were Kristine’s classmate and friend, what would you do to comfort and help
her out of misery?

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 Stress is common among
teenagers. Recognizing stress and
at the same time learning how to
reduce them are important life skills
for teenagers.
What is stress?
It is the way your body
responds to challenges and gets you
ready to face them with attention,
energy and strength. It gets you
ready for action. When you feel you
can cope with these challenges,
stress gives you the motivation to
get things done. But there can be
problems when your stress is
greater than your ability to cope.

What are the signs of stress to teenagers?

According to Penetrante (2016), there are behavioral, emotional, physical, and

mental signs of stress. Behavioral signs include withdrawal from friendship
groups or activities that the adolescent usually enjoys; seemingly nervous or
anxious; sleeping too little or too much; eating more “comfort foods”; eating less;
wanting to be by herself or himself more than usual; crying; refusing to go to
school; having emotional ‘ups and downs’ for no obvious reason; having less
energy than usual; drinking more caffeinated products or taking over-the-counter
painkillers – paracetamol, codeine or ibuprofen; being aggressive; going down in
schoolwork or results; not caring about appearance; behaving differently in
relationships with parents-for example and suddenly not talking to you.

In addition, teenagers might also manifest some emotional changes such as

being cranky or moody; feeling sad, down or hopeless; feeling worthless; finding
it hard to relax or switch off; getting angrier more than usual; feeling that ‘nothing’
is going right and on an ‘emotional rollercoaster ride’.

Subsequently, there are also physical signs of stress such as; feeling sick--- for
example, headaches, shoulder pains, stomach aches, jaw pains; not being
hungry; feels more tired than usual, even if she’s getting enough sleep; losing or
gaining weight; getting frequent colds and infections; having panic attacks, dizzy
spells, and fast breathing.

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 Furthermore, stress can also affect the mental and thinking state of the
teenagers. Changes such as finding it hard to concentrate and stay focused; losing
the thread of thoughts or conversations; having trouble remembering things;
making snap decisions or errors in judgment; having trouble organizing and
planning or making decisions; and, getting confused or irrational are observed
among stressed teenagers.

What are the causes of stress?

For teenagers, stress may be caused by their academic worries, how

they can get ahead of school in times of Covid-19 Pandemic, looking after and
taking care of their younger siblings, household chores, their friends, family
conflict, Facebook and online concerns, how they look physically, bullying,
discrimination, some financial and economic issues in the family, conformity

with the peer groups, high personal expectations from parents, teachers and
friends, and the like.

How to Cope with Stress?

There are suggestions on how an adolescent cope with stress from American
Psychological Journal (2014):

1. Get enough time for sleep.

After doing assignments,
activities and hanging out with
friends, it can be hard to get
enough sleep, especially during
school days. Ideally,
adolescents must get at least
nine hours of sleep every night.
However, there is a need to cut back watching TV or engaging in a lot of screen
time in the evening to maximize the change sleeping soundly.

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2. Focus on your strength. Focus on your
time thinking about the things you are good
at and find ways to do more of those things.
If you are good in dancing, you might as
well volunteer as dance tutor in your
school. Focusing on your strengths will help
you keep your stresses in perspective.

3. Engage in physical activity . The most

effective stress reliever or busters is your
physical activity. Engage in any physical
activities you enjoy and build them into your
routine.

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 4. Do things that make you happy . Do
whatever you like or love to do (your
hobbies) or just listening to music, it relaxes
you or seeing movies, or anything which
you may find interesting and relaxing.

5. Talk to someone . Talk to your friends or

anyone whom you feel comfortable with or to
trusted adults. It helps you manage your
stress. There are those who felt relieved when
they had shared their stories to trusted friends
and adults.

Try to answer the following questions succinctly.

1) What would you recommend or suggest to cope with stress?

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2) How would you react to this statement by Lou Holtz: “It’s not the load that breaks
you down, it’s the way you carry it”?

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The Powers of the Mind

Lesson Week 5:6 hours

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the week, it is expected that the learners must be able to:

1) discuss that understanding the different parts of the brain, processes and functions
may help in improving thoughts, behavior, and feelings;
2) explore ways on how to improve brain functions for personal development; and 3)
develop a personal plan to enhance brain functions.

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Let’s check what you have learned!

Instruction: Write the word True if the statement is correct and the word False if
otherwise. Answers should be written on the blank provided before each number.

__________ 1) The right hemisphere of the brain controls the muscles in the left side
of the body.
__________ 2) Brain lateralization is the process in which sensory information from
the right side of the body crosses over the left side of the brain.

__________ 3) Most people are either right-handed or left-handed but there are
different degrees of handedness because some use one had for jobs that require skill
and the other hand for jobs that involve reaching.

__________ 4) The brain hemispheres communicate with each other through a thick
band of 200-250 million nerve fibers called “corpus callosum”.

__________ 5) Human person has two brains.

__________ 6) The brain hemisphere is known to specialize some behaviors.

__________ 7) The smaller band of nerve fibers that connects parts of the cerebral
hemispheres is called “anterior commissure”.

__________ 8) Sensory information from the right side of the body crosses over to the
right side of the brain.

__________ 9) Damage to one side of the brain will affect the opposite side of the
body.
__________ 10) Functions related to the left side of the brain include understanding
and use of language (listening, reading, speaking and writing), memory for spoken and
written language, analysis of information in detail, and motor control of the right side
of the body.

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 Handedness Questionnaire
(Adapted from Stanley Coren, 1992)

Instruction: Place a check [/] mark in a box for each question that describes you best.

Indicators Left Right Either

Hand Hand Hand
1. Which hand do you use to write?
2. Which hand do you use to draw?
3. Which hand do you use to throw a ball?
4. Which hand do you hold a tennis/badminton racket?
5. With which hand do you hold a toothbrush?
6. Which hand holds a knife when you cut things?
7. Which hand holds a hammer when you nail things?
8. Which hand holds a match when you light it?
9. Which hand holds an eraser when you erase things?
10. Which hand removes the top card when you deal
from a deck?
11. Which hand holds the thread when you thread a
needle?
12. Which hand holds a fly sweater?
TOTAL

How to Determine your Score?

1) Count the number of LEFT, RIGHT and EITHER responses
2) Multiply the number of RIGHT responses by 3. This number = R
3) Multiply the number of EITHER responses by 2. This number = E 4) Add R + E +
(number of LEFT responses). This sum is your score.

How to interpret your score?

Score Handedness
33 to 36 Strongly Right-Handed
29 to 32 Moderately Right-Handed
25 to 28 Weakly Right-Handed
24 Ambidextrous
20 to 23 Weakly Left-Handed
16 to 19 Moderately Left-Handed
12 to 15 Strongly Left-Handed

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Right Brain
*It controls muscles on the left side
of the body
*Sensory information from the right
side of the body crosses over to
the left side of the brain
Brain Lateralization
*Damages in the right side of the
brain will affect the left side of the
body Left Brain
*It controls muscles on the right side of
the body.
*Sensory information from the left side
of the body crosses over to the right
side of the brain *Damages in the left
brain will affect the right side of the
body

It is a complex and ongoing process by which differing regions of the brain “takeover”
the functioning of specific behaviors and cognitive skills. Lateralization literally
means that certain functions are located (in par or total) on one side of the brain.

Reference: http://nspt4Kids.com/healthtopics-and-conditions-database/brain-
lateralization

Discover the Cognitive Functions in the Left-Right Brains through the illustration
below.

BRAIN LATERALIZATION

LEFT RIGHT
*Analytical thought *Intuitive thought
*Detail oriented *Holistic Perception
perception *Random
*Ordered Sequencing Sequencing
*Rational thought *Emotional Thought
*Verbal *Non-Verbal
*Cautious *Adventurous
*Planning *Impulse
*Math/Science *Creative Writing/Art
*Logic *Imagination
*Right Field Vision *Left Field Version
*Right Side Motor *Left Side Motor
Skills Skills

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Let’s Check How Much You Understand!

Mark calculates and solves mathematical problems quickly and accurately. In

fact, he was the school’s representative in the Division Level Math Olympiad
in 2019 and bagged the First Place in the Senior High School category.
Subsequently, he portrays well as an actor in a school’s theatrical presentation
and obtained a three-in-all turns in the blind audition at ABS-CBN in 2019 when
he rendered an amazing Pinoy version of “Dance with my
Father”.
Indeed, Mark is a mathematician and an artist.

1) How will you classify Mark? Is he more of a left or right-brained student? Why?

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2) Which functions do the right-handed differ from that of the left-handed students or
individuals? Explain briefly.

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3) What was the result of your handedness test? If you are a left-handed, how will you
develop the functions and other specialized skills in your right hemisphere to be an
ambidextrous? Draw your personal plan to enhance your brain functions.

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Lesson Emotional Intelligence

Week 6:6 hours

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the week, it is expected that the learners must be able to:

1) discuss that understanding the intensity and differentiation of emotions that may
help in communicating emotional expressions;
2) explore one’s positive and negative emotions and how one expresses or hides
them; and
3) demonstrate and create ways to manage various emotions.
Direction: Put a check mark in the box as your answer based on the following
description: 5 – Always; 4 – Most of the Time; 3 – Sometimes; 2 – Seldom; 1-Never

Indicators 5 4 3 2 1

1.) I learn a lot about myself by listening to my

feelings.
2.) I am aware of my feelings.

3.) I tend to judge myself by how I think others see

me.
4.) I let other people know when they are doing a
good job.
5.) I express my emotions even when they are
negative.
6.) I can recognize emotion in others by watching
their eyes.
7.) I find it difficult to talk to people who do not share
my views.
8.) I can sense the mood of a group when I walk
into the room.
9.) I can usually tell how others feel about me.

10.) I can tell when someone close to me is upset.

Discuss your answers with your classmates and teachers during the face-to-face or
online conferences or discussions

1) Are you comfortable with the New Normal Education Set-up? If yes/no, why?

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2) How do you develop rapport?

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3) How does my background affect who I am today?

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4) What weaknesses and worries do I have in my relationship with myself and my

significant others?

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5) What do I like about myself? What do I like about people?

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Be ready to share your thoughts and reflections with your classmates and teachers
during the face-to-face or online conferences and discussions.
 Mrs. Reyes said that emotional intelligence is the person’s ability to identify
and manage emotions and the emotions of others. It is, generally, said to
include 3 skills: emotional awareness, the ability to identify your emotions and
emotions of others; the ability to harness emotions and apply them to tasks like
thinking and problem-solving; and, the ability to manage emotions, including the
ability to regulate your own emotions and the ability to cheer up or calm down
another person.
Emotional intelligence is sometimes called emotional quotient. It is the
person’s ability to understand, use, and manage our emotions. This helps us
build strong relationships and make good decisions, and deal with difficult
situations.

Answer the questions below succinctly.

1) What is meant by emotional awareness?

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2) Why do we need to understand how other people feel about us, about the situations
and about the things around them?

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3) Why do we manage our own emotions and that of others?

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Write anything in your free wall below

My Freedom Wall

Answer the following briefly:

1) How do you feel about writing on your freedom wall? Why?

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2) If there is something you would like to write again. What would that be and why?

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To measure your mastery of the module, give your insights on the following:

1) Discuss the different signs of stress.

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2) Are you a left or right-handed individual? How do you describe yourself based on
brain lateralization?

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3) How emotionally intelligent am I?

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 Jake was dating with Trish for two years as a couple and they tend to get to know
each other well. The relationship was welcomed by Trish’s parents and immediate
relatives. However, everything has changed when Trish’s childhood exboyfriend
arrived from Australia. Kristoff’s decision to continue his studies in a state
university in Cagayan de Oro City has affected the relationship. Jake knew that
Trish was still in love with Kristoff. Everything turned up-side-down.
Jake has lost interest in school, he performed poorly in academic and isolated
himself from his groups and classmates. He was so disintegrated. He was drinking
alcohol, easily got angry at anything without reasons, lost appetite, got confused
and irrational. Oftentimes, he was in trouble with Trish. Trish was hurt badly and
wanted to get out from the situation.

Let’s check if you can apply what you have learned.

1) As a friend and classmate, how will you comfort Jake?

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2) If you were Jake, how will you cope with the predicament he was experiencing with?

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3) Do you consider Jake an emotionally immature person? Why?

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Take this 10-item True or False Test. Write the word True if the statement is correct
and the word False if otherwise. Answers should be written on the blank provided
before each number.

__________ 1) Stress is bad if the person’s psychological, physical, and emotional

well-being are not managed well.

__________ 2) Stress is the way a person’s body responds to challenges and gets
him ready to face them with utmost attention, energy and strength.

__________ 3) Physical activity helps in coping up stress.

__________ 4) The right side of the brain controls muscles on the right side of man’s
body.
__________ 5) Understanding and use of the language skills are functions related to
the left side of the brain.

__________ 6) Conflict and dispute are attributes that make up good mental health.

__________ 7) Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify and manage emotions

and the emotions of others.

__________ 8) Emotional awareness is one of the elements or skills of emotional

intelligence.

__________ 9) An emotionally intelligent person understands how other people feel

and manage emotions.

__________ 10) A person with higher emotional quotient can easily build strong
relationships, make good decisions, and deal with difficult situations.
Try to reflect on this quote. Write your reflection on the space provided below:

I believe that the destructive nature of society that now threatens the
existence of the entire human world has much to do with human intelligence.
The way to overcome all human suffering-that also is through human
intelligence.

- Dalai Lama

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