PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
forward regardless of emerging INTELLECTUAL SELF – how well you reason
• Knowing & Understanding Oneself
during Middle and Late Adolescence
*Self-Concept
IDEAL SELF – self you aspire to be
ACTUAL SELF – one that you actually see
SELF CONCEPT – awareness of yourself
SELF KNOWLEDGE – derived from social
interactions that provides insight on how
others react to you
INCONGRUENCE – lack of alignment of
actual and ideal
self that result in mental distress or
anxiety
*Personal Effectiveness
PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS – making use
of all personal resources to enable you
to achieve life goals
EXPERIENCE – knowledge and skills we
acquire
KNOWLEDGE – required for setting
goals, defining an action plan to achieve
them and risk assessment
SKILLS – determine whether real actions
are performed in accordance with the
plan
DETERMINATION – focus on achieving
specific goal without being distracted
by less important things
SELF-CONFIDENCE – getting aware of
yourself
PERSISTENCE – keeps you moving
obstacles
MANAGING STRESS – increases
efficiency in the actively changing
environment
PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS – help
cope with problems encountered
with a lack of experience
CREATIVITY – allows you to find
extraordinary ways to carry out a
specific action that no one tried to
use
GENERATING IDEAS – helps you
achieve goals using
new, original, unconventional ideas
*Kinds of People
MOVIEGOER – admires some parts and
criticizes others
ACTOR – control big part of his/her life
SCRIPTWRITER – creates the entire movie
from mind
*Journal Writing
1. Cost-efficient and Available
2. Preventive and Pro-active
3. Creative and Productive
4. Personal and Private
Developing the Whole Person
*Aspects of Development
PHYSICAL SELF – describe yourself
EMOTIONAL SELF – typical feelings you
have
SENSUAL SELF – sense do you use most
INTERACTIONAL SELF – relationships
NUTRITIONAL SELF – how you nourish
yourself
CONTEXTUAL SELF – living environment
SPIRITUAL SELF – inner peace and joy
Knowing which wolf to feed is the first
step towards recognizing you have control
over your own self.
Developmental Stages in Middle and
Late Adolescence
PERSONAL TIMELINE – portrays influential
events in life so that one can understand
where he has gone wrong
and right in the past
*Developmental Stages
PRE-NATAL – conception to birth
INFANCY – birth to 2 years
EARLY CHILDHOOD – 2 to 6 years
LATE CHILDHOOD – 6 to 12 years
ADOLESCENCE – puberty to 18 years
EARLY ADULTHOOD – 18 to 40 years
MIDDLE AGE – 40 years to retirement
OLD AGE – retirement to death
*Havighurst’ Developmental Tasks
INFANCY & EARLY CHILDHOOD – 0 to 5
MIDDLE CHILDHOOD – 6 to 12
ADOLESCENCE – 13 to 18
EARLY ADULTHOOD – 19 to 30
MIDDLE ADULTHOOD – 30 to 60
LATER MATURITY – 61 to death
*Living Mindfully
1. Breathe Mindfully. Still your mind and
focus.
2. Listen Deeply. Let others express
themselves.
3. Cultivate Insight. See life as it is.
4. Practice Compassion. Consider
thoughts and feelings.
5. Limit Reactivity. Observe and choose
skilful response.
6. Express Gratitude. Appreciate
everyone.
7. Nurture Mutual Respect. Value
different perspectives.
8. Build Integrity. Act from respect,
honesty & kindness.
9. Foster Leadership.
10. Be Peace. Agent for compassionate
action.
The Challenges of Middle and Late
Adolescence
*The Passage to Adulthood
PHYSICAL – changing and maturing
EMOTIONAL – self-involved, intimacy
SOCIAL – shift in relationship, influenced
by peers
MENTAL – set goals, develop moral ideas
*Encouragement 101
ENCOURAGEMENT– key ingredient for
improving relationships with others
1. Setting standards too high to meet.
2. Focusing on mistakes to motivate
change.
3. Constant comparison.
4. Giving negative spin to the actions of
others.
5. Being overly helpful implying they are
unable to do it.
Coping with Stress in Middle and Late
Adolescence *Causes and Effects of Stress
– anxiety, pressure, misery,
strain, desperation, tension, anger, panic,
dejection
*Keeping Stress under Control
1. Understand the causes of stress.
2. Analyze your stress factors and write
them down.
3. Deal with stressors.
4. Learn to work under pressure or
unusual conditions.