Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula

Division of City Shools

AYALA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Ayala, Zamboanga City

SELF-LEARNING
MATERIAL

QUARTER 2: WEEK 4
Lesson 1 and Lesson 2
Personal Development _ SLM (Lesson 1)

Subject & Grade Level EsPD 11/12 QUARTER: 2 WEEK: 4.1 DAY: dd/mm/yyyy
MOST ESSENTIAL Appraise one’s family structure and the type of care he/she gives and receives, which
LEARNING may help in understanding himself/herself better.
COMPETENCY: CODE: EsP-PD11/12FSL-IId11.1
CONTENT The impact of one’s family on his/her personal development during middle and late
STANDARD: adolescence.
TOPIC: FAMILY STRUCTURE

HOW DOES YOUR FAMILY AFFECT YOU AS A DEVELOPING INDIVIDUAL?

KNOW AND UNDERSTAND

What are Family Legacies?

All families have a set of beliefs, values, and attitudes that are passed down from generation to generation through
the messages that children receive from their parents.

FAMILY STRUCTURE - The traditional family structure is considered a family support system which involves two
married individuals providing care and stability for their biological offspring. However, this two-parent, nuclear
family has become less prevalent, and alternative family forms have become more common. The family is created at
birth and establishes ties across generations. Those generations, the extended family of aunts, uncles, grandparents,
and cousins, can all hold significant emotional and economic roles for the nuclear family.

No matter who we are, where we live, or what our goals may be, we all have one thing in common: a
heritage. That is, a social, emotional and spiritual legacy passed on from parent to child. Every one of us is
passed a heritage, lives out a heritage, and gives a heritage to our family. It’s not an option. Parents always
pass to their children a legacy … good, bad or some of both.

A spiritual, emotional and social legacy is like a three-stranded cord. Individually, each strand cannot hold
much weight. But wrapped together, they are strong. That’s why passing on a positive, affirming legacy is
so important and why a negative legacy can be so destructive. The good news is that you, with God’s help,
can decide to pass a positive legacy on to your children whether you received one or not.

Today, if we don’t intentionally pass a legacy consistent with our beliefs to our children, our culture will
pass along its own, often leading to a negative end. It is important to remember that passing on a spiritual,
emotional and social legacy is a process, not an event. As parents, we are responsible for the process. God
is responsible for the product. We cannot do God’s job, and He won’t do ours.

Different kinds of family structures:

• Nuclear family: A family unit consisting of at most a father, mother and dependent children. It is considered
the “traditional” family
• Extended family: A family consisting of parents and children, along with either grandparents, grandchildren,
aunts or uncles, cousins etc. In some circumstances, the extended family comes to live either with or in place
of a member of the nuclear family.
• Step families: Two families brought together due to divorce, separation, and remarriage.
 • Single parent family: This can be either a father or a mother who is singly responsible for the raising of a
child. The child can be by birth or adoption. They may be a single parent by choice or by life circumstances.
The other parent may have been part of the family at one time or not at all
• Adoptive family: A family where one or more of the children has been adopted. Any structure of family may
also be an adoptive family.
• Bi-racial or multi-racial family: A family where the parents are members of different racial identity groups.
• Trans-racial adoptive family: A family where the adopted child is of a different racial identity group than the
parents.
• Blended family: A family that consists of members from two (or more) previous families.
• Conditionally separated families: A family member is separated from the rest of the family. This may be due
to employment far away; military service; incarceration; hospitalization. They remain significant members
of the family.
• Foster family: A family where one or more of the children is legally a temporary member of the household.
This “temporary” period may be as short as a few days or as long as the child’s entire childhood.
• Gay or Lesbian family: A family where one or both of the parents’ sexual orientation is gay or lesbian. This
may be a two-parent family, an adoptive family, a single parent family or an extended family.
• Immigrant family: A family where the parents have immigrated to another country as adults. Their children
may or may not be immigrants. Some family members may continue to live in the country of origin, but still
be significant figures in the life of the child.
• Migrant family: A family that moves regularly to places where they have employment. The most common
form of migrant family is farm workers who move with the crop seasons. Children may have a relatively
stable community of people who move at the same time - or the family may know no one in each new setting.
Military families may also lead a migrant life, with frequent relocation, often on short notice.

DO THIS!
LET’S PRACTICE:
Activity 1:
POEM WRITING: Make two five-line poems about your family. Follow this pattern:
First line is _____ family
Second line is two adjectives (joined by and) which describe the noun
Third line is a verb and an adverb to describe the noun in action
Fourth line begins with like and presents a comparison
Fifth line starts with if only and expresses a wish.
Example:
(___ family) My family
(adjective + adjective) Unique and chaotic
(verb + adverb) Changing constantly
(like ______) Like flaming hot Thai dishes, which are quite exotic
(if only ______) If only we could relive our family life, of jolly years gone

REMEMBER THIS!
Key points:

• A Family is the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their children
• Family structure includes the people who are considered part of the family—present members, as well as
important figures from the past—and the quality of the relationships among them.
• One way to document family structure is by constructing a genogram. A genogram is a visual representation
of a family's composition, structure, and relationships, constructed with a set of
Personal Development _ SLM (Lesson 2)

Subject & Grade Level EsPD 11/12 QUARTER: 2 WEEK: 4.2 DAY: dd/mm/yyyy
MOST ESSENTIAL Make a genogram and trace certain physical, personality, or behavioral attributes
LEARNING through generations.
COMPETENCY: CODE: EsP-PD11/12FSL -IId-e11.2
CONTENT The impact of one’s family on his/her personal development during middle and late
STANDARD: adolescence.
TOPIC: GENOGRAM

KNOW AND UNDERSTAND

What is a Genogram?
A genogram is a picture of a person’s family relationships and history. It goes beyond a traditional family
tree allowing the creators to visualize patterns and psychological factors that affect relationships.
Genograms were first developed in clinical psychology and family therapy settings by Monica McGoldrick
and Randy Gerson and popularized through the publication of a book titled Genograms: Assessment and Intervention
in 1985. This new system visualized the client in the context of other relatives including parents, grandparents,
spouses, siblings, children, nephews, and nieces.

Each individual in the genogram is represented by a symbol. They’re connected using lines which help
describe the kind of relationship they have with the other entities.

The Importance of a Genogram

Genograms help depict the key people in an individual’s life and their relationship with them. This tool makes it
easier for professionals to identify where issues and concerns come from within the family.
A genogram is also a very helpful tool in the realm of social work. For one, it can invite people to share their
perception of their identity in terms of gender, culture, race, and ethnicity, helping social workers understand more
about their subject.
• Family relationships
One of the advantages of a genogram is the ability to use colour-coded lines to define different types of
relationships such as family relationships, emotional relationships and social relationships.[6] Within family
relationships, you can illustrate if a couple is married, divorced, common-law, engaged, etc.
 • Emotional relationships
Genograms may also include emotional relationships. These provide an in-depth analysis of how individuals
relate to one another. Colour-coded lines represent various emotional relationships that bond individuals together

• Social relationships
Another component of genograms is social relationships. These allow users to link individuals who are not
related to one another, but who have a connection in society-at-large, such as neighbor, co-worker, boss-employee,
pastor-church member, teacher-student, etc. Social relationships can also illustrate an individual's relation to a social
entity. The use of social relationships links allows the genogram to be used in a business environment to
create organizational charts or floor plan layouts of the employees.
A genogram looks like a family tree, but with all the different types of relationships, it contains a significantly
more detailed and complete picture of the family or group it illustrates.

REMEMBER THIS!
Key points:

• Genograms are graphic representations of families that begin with a family tree and may include additional
details about family structure, cohesiveness or conflicts, timelines of events, and family patterns (e.g.,
domestic violence, substance abuse, divorce, suicides, health conditions, presence of behavioral disorder) ...

• Genograms help depict the key people in an individual’s life and their relationship with them. This tool
makes it easier for professionals to identify where issues and concerns come from within the family.

• A genogram is also a very helpful tool in the realm of social work. For one, it can invite people to share
their perception of their identity in terms of gender, culture, race, and ethnicity, helping social workers
understand more about their subject.

DO THIS!
TRY:
Let’s see how much you have learned:

TRUE OR FALSE. Direction: Read the statement carefully. Write the word TRUE if you agree with the
statement, and FALSE if you disagree.

1. A genogram is a picture of a person’s family relationships and history.

2. Genograms help depict the key people in an individual’s life and their relationship with them.
3. You can create a genogram with just paper and pencil.
4. Genograms may also include emotional relationships. These allow users to link individuals who are not
related to one another.
5. Genograms are graphic representations of families that begin with a family tree and may include
additional details about family structure.