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QTR 1 Module 1 - Lesson 1
QTR 1 Module 1 - Lesson 1
Personal Development
Final Term–Lesson 13:
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Personal
Development
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Self-Development
This instructional material was collaboratively developed and reviewed by
educators from public and private schools, colleges, and or/universities. We
encourage teachers and other education stakeholders to email their feedback,
comments, and recommendations to the Department of Education at
action@deped.gov.ph.
(To effectively implement all the activities like exercises, reflections, post assessment tests,
instructions were given for maximum attainment of the objectives of these instructional
materials and to draw success on the part of the learners.)
(This module is done with the intention of learners maximizing the use of all the activities
presented. Thus, learners are encouraged to read directions thoroughly and carefully for
the complete attainment of the objectives set for each unit. To provide clear understanding
on the part of the learners with regards to the activities, exercises and/or performance
tasks authors presented a clear overview for each unit. Similarly, discussion of the
important terminologies, concepts and/or ideas regarding the competencies involved in
each unit are well delivered)
What I Need to Know
This material was crafted to give you – learners, the right amount of assistance
for you to absorb and acquire all the necessary concepts and nature comprising oneself.
Lessons are bounded on the performance and content standard, learning competencies
and level of the learners. This also used languages appropriate to the understanding of
the varied types of students’ learning acquisition. Sequence of the lessons adhered to
the arrangement of the competencies as reflected on the DepEd’s curriculum guide for
this course.
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. Self-development is ____________.
a. believing you are good
b. knowing God existence
c. taking steps to better oneself
d. the effort to be known in the community
a. of himself/herself
b. of his/her society
c. by studying in school
d. by studying with books
13. The author of the old saying “Knowing others is intelligence; knowing
yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.”
is ____________.
a. Plato
b. Lao Tzu
c. Aristotle
d. Confucius
What’s In
Start knowing yourself better. Kindly work with a partner and assess how well
you know yourself by listing down your values, characteristics and/or traits using the
Four Quadrants of Oneself. (Be guided by the instructions below.)Be able to discuss to
your teacher and/or classmates the result of this activity using your output.
I. Values you know well you possess
II. Values you and others knew you possess
III. Values you and others hardly knew you possess
IV. Values others knew well you possess
I II
Well-known by self and others
Well-known by self alone
III IV
Well-known by others alone
Hardly known by self and others
What’s New
Self-Development
As an adolescent you may indeed agree with me if I say that it is during this year
that you find most important to know ourselves deeper. You most of the time find yourself
asking what do you really want or why do you really like doing these things or being with
these people.
You may find it queer that you are starting to ask several questions in your mind
but you’ve got to understand that you are not the only person who experienced it. Most of
the people have at some point of their lives have encountered themselves beginning to be
more inquisitive about what or why do they want do the same things they love to do or be
with the people whom they find themselves comfortable with. Now that you are in your
middle or late adolescence, we can say that you may have discovered changes in your
life, or in your behavior or attitude that makes you eager to understand why.
The clear answer is you are beginning to study yourself better which is part of Self-
Development. Self-development means is taking steps to better yourself, such as by
learning new skills or overcoming bad habits. It also means efforts toward self-fulfillment,
either through formal study programs or on one's own. (https://www.yourdictionary.com/self-
development). We also call this personal development.
On the other hand, examining yourself, most specifically how you react on things,
your belief traits, and values is one of the most complicated things to do in the world. You
have to understand that it has to go on a process and not just a simple homework to be
done.
This lesson will be of great help for you to rediscover yourself better. Let us start by
knowing some concepts of understanding one self.
Know Thyself
“An unexamined life is not worth living”, this is one of the famous line once
uttered by one of the greatest philosophers of Ancient Greek in the person of Socrates.
Know Thyself is an old maxim or aphorism which in time has been used in varied
literature and consequently gained different meanings. One meaning is transcribed in
The Suda.
In later years Thomas Hobbes discussed his own views about the maxim from
which he used the phrase “read thyself” in his famous work The Leviathan. He stressed
that an individual can learn more by studying others and that he/she can do this by
engaging himself/herself to reading book. However, Hobbes emphasized that a person
learns more by studying oneself.
He further elaborates his views about know thyself from which he states that a
man who look into himself/herself and consider contemplating on what he/she did or
what he/she think, reason, hope and fear of etc. and to what grounds he/she feels all
these can consequently learn how to read and learn others’ thoughts and passions in
similar occasions.
Thus, this statement leads us to the realization that knowing oneself is the open
door that leads us to knowing others better.
This theory began as Rene Descartes, the Father of Modern Philosophy, proposed
his theory that a person’s existence depends on his/her perception. Rene Descartes
states that mind is the seat of consciousness. (Whittemore, 2019).
This means that it is in the mind that we know everything about ourselves like
our identify, passion, interest, feelings, intellect thus everything that we are comes from
the mind.
Self-concept theory has a lot of suppositions regarding how people learn to judge
themselves. Among these Sincero named three aspects such as:
The Id. Freud explains that it is the seat of every man’s desire and want for it is
driven by pleasure principle. This is also the first part to develop for it is present from
birth. Perhaps, you have notice than an infant will cry if he/she wants to be fed to
satisfy his/her hunger. The infant would not give any reason why he/she wants food
nor think if it’s already time to be fed. You may have noticed also that babies do grab
things and would want to get things on their hands not minding if it hurts nor if it is
important or not. All he/she wants is to get it for he/she wants to have it. This is the
nature of Id, however, this instinct is controlled by the ego and superego as these
aspects are developed in man’s life.
The Ego. This aspects operates according to reality which make it possible for
the Id to work in a more proper and satisfactory ways. The ego will give a more socially
accepted means of getting the desires and wants of a person. Ego will provide the person
guidelines on how to behave appropriately while the person fulfilled his/her pleasure.
(Cherry, 2019).
The Superego. This is the last component of personality which holds our moral
judgments or concept of right and wrong that are believed to be acquired from the family
and the environment. Freud believes that superego begin to manifest as a child turns 5.
(Cherry, 2019).
What is It
Every day of our lives we have seen pictures, cartoons, comic strips
everywhere from where photographers, painters, cartoonists are able to express
their messages by simply tickling our minds on what they have analyzed in their
surroundings or how they view certain issues in life. Now, let us see how well you
knew others by understanding their point of view.
Let start with the first cartoon. Study the editorial cartoon below and
answer the questions below.
1. What message does it give us? Do you agree with the message?
2. How would you describe the thought of the author towards adolescents?
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1. How would you interpret the line? Do you think the same way? Why? Why
not?
2. How do you visualize the situation of the author of this message?
3. In what certain scenario would you use the message of this line?
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(Scenario 1: Character 1 (Man) and 2 (Woman), walking in the city mall for
there is a intel that earthquake may happen. They are checking the place
wearing a civilian clothes.)
Bully 1: Oh! I wonder why do whales come out of the sea.
Bully 2: Because they wonder how to make friends with the bamboos.
(Scenario 2: Earthquake struck. People got panic. Some passed out. After a
while….)
(Scenario 3: Between Bully 2 and Character 2)
Character 2: (the one being referred as bamboo) allowing people to see him so
that he could instruct them what to do. ( During the quake).
Bully 2: You are such a big help.
Character 2: What can a bamboo do but do wave and let people see him so
that they will be delighted.
Bully 2: (Covered her face with her hanky for she was embarrassed with how
she behaves a couple of minutes ago).
(Scenario 4: Between Bully 1 and Character 1)
On the other side of the city mall.
Character 1: (the one being referred as whale) helping bully 1 to regain his
strength.
Bully 1: (Regaining his strength) You!
Character 1: Yeah! Nobody else. Whales do come out of the sea to warn people
that they have to keep themselves safe. Which people cannot do to themselves.
Bully 1: (Slightly humiliated).
Make your own comic strip of the scenario on the given grid above.
2. How do you like the attitude of the bullies? the two lead characters in
the story?
3. In what way would you promote the culture or value of the two lead
characters?
What’s More
Activity 1.1 Being Familiar with the Different Philosophies of Knowing Oneself
Knowing Oneself is quite an easy task but it requires a lot of self-assessment and
some “me” time in order to be very much adept with how one must analyze his/her way
of behaving, interacting and living his/her life with other people in his/her community.
In this part of this module you are to do the following things to enable yourself
gained skills of knowing yourself deeply.
Learning the Skill: Reading and Viewing Activities
1. Read the essay of Jeremy Divinity entitled: “Know Thyself: A Short Essay on The
Importance of Knowing” in https://medium.com/@jeremydivinity/know-thyself-a-short-essay-on-the-importance-of-
knowing-4f9a92255236
2. Try to give the gist of the essay by giving the significance of having skills of
knowing yourself better.
4. After watching the video, explain how can we connect to others if we know
ourselves better.
Briefly discuss the principles/concepts of the famous philosophers.
1. “Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering
others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.” - Lao Tzu
2. “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” - Aristotle
Learning the Skill: Understanding Conceptual Paradigm
1. Study the conceptual framework below and analyze the connections of the
elements and explain it in a concise manner.
Now you are ready to do this activity, you are to know yourself better. Recall the
most important event/s of your life which you believe you have discovered yourself
more. Complete the road map below. Consider the instructions given.
1. Title of the Road Map Choose a title that will sum up your life.
(Concentrate on the
problems/experiences you will feature
on this road map.)
11. Home Coming State your reason why would you choose
the same path you had taken that
brought you where you are now.
12. Home Bound Describe how blessed you will live your
life in the future knowing that you
strongly believe that you all have the
traits/values you need to stay strong
whatever problem/s that may come in
your life.
Kindly make a road map to where you will write your thoughts regarding the
challenges in life.
Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. What explains the phrase “read thyself” of Thomas Hobbes?
a. it is the effort toward self-fulfillment.
b. an individual can learn more by studying others.
c. must not boost and attend to the opinion of others.
d. learning through one’s experiences and achievements
8. To where a person is believed to acquire his/her first and primary concept of right
and wrong?
a. from his/her family
b. from his/her school
c. from his/her friends
d. from his/her society
11. Why did Lao Tzu say that Mastering yourself is true power?
a. Mastering ones personality will give you courage to do everything.
b. Knowing yourself will effectively increase your strength and
positive traits.
c. Being familiar with one’s personality is an really an advantage for one to
outstand the rest.
d. Knowing oneself will allow one to respond to a situation according to
his/her behavior.
13. What is the probable reason why The Suda reminds people not to be affected
by others opinion?
a. Others people point of view is very belittling.
b. People have tendency to forget old teachings.
c. Self-concept does not concentrate on people’s opinion.
d. Self-concept does not value the point of view of others towards oneself.
Additional Activities
You are indeed successful in studying this lesson, now you are to do a certain
task to enhance your skills in knowing yourself better.
They say that people do live in accordance or opposite to what their names
suggest. Kindly ask your parents, guardian or relatives of a short history of how they
name you. You may also surf the net of the meaning of your name.
After having the knowledge regarding the definition of your name, face the mirror,
contemplate and relax for a moment. You are to recall happy thoughts and also the
lowest moment of your life. In your mind, try to list down things that makes you familiar
with your behavior, personality, actions and values.
Then, after a moment of contemplating make a diary note and write down your
thoughts there. Be guided by the instructions below.
Write a three-paragraph reflection of how you lived your life for the past five
years. Please take note of the guide questions given below.
1. Have you lived in accordance or opposite of your name?
2. What delivered you to having this kind of life?
3. In what way would you like to remain the same or change your life?
4. What best quote can sum up your life?
Me: My Life
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Answer Key
C B
D C
C B
B D
D C
A B
D A
A A
D A
C A
B B
B A
B C
C A
B C
Assessment What I Know
References
https://www.the-philosophy.com/socrates-know-yourself
https://www.google.com/search?
q=an+unexamined+life+is+not+worth+living&oq=an+unexamine+life+is+not+&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l7.81
73j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_thyself
https://explorable.com/self-concept-theory
https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-self-according-to-rene-descartes.html#:~:targetText=Dualism
%20is%20the%20theory%20that,is%20divided%20into%20two%20parts.&targetText=With%20his%20ties
%20to%20dualism,and%20our%20sense%20of%20self.
https://www.verywellmind.com/the-id-ego-and-superego-2795951
https://study.com/academy/lesson/sigmund-freuds-layers-of-the-self.html
https://medium.com/@jeremydivinity/know-thyself-a-short-essay-on-the-importance-of-knowing-
4f9a92255236