PERSONAL

DEVELOPMENT
Chapte
r1
Introduction to Personal
Development
• Human Development and Personal
Development
• What is Personal Development?
• Origins of Personal Development
• Psychology and Personal
Development
• Personal Development in
Is it Personality
Development or
Personal
Development?
There are 3 aspects of human
development:
•Physical – growth of the body,
brain, motor & sensory skills,
and physical health.
•Cognitive – capacity to learn,
to speak, to understand, to
reason and to create
•Psychosocial – social
 3 Factors influencing or affecting
Human Dev’t
•Heredity – inborn traits, passed
on by the
generations/offsprings, both
biological parents families.
•Environment – world outside of
ourselves
Personal Development – is a
process in which persons
reflect upon themselves,
understand who they are,
accept what they discover
about themselves, and learn
(0r unlearn) new set of values,
What do you call the
scientific study of
human thinking and
behavior?
 “Psychology”
=
Psyche + logos
Psychology, being
the study of human
thinking and behavior,
serves as a foundation
for personal
There are several schools of
thought and theories on
personal development that
were developed through the
years:
* Humanistic Psychology by its
lead proponents Carl Rogers
Humanistic
Psychology
Adolescence is the transition
period between childhood and
early adulthood. It is widely
believed that the adolescent
age spans from 11 or 12, up to
age 18. Adolescence starts with
the biological changes called
puberty. The physical maturity
(both male & female)
According to Corpuz, Lucas,
Borabo, and Lucido
(Philippine Authors) They
defined 3 Stages of
Adolescence as:
* Early Adolescence – Ages
10 to 13
Spiritual and religious beliefs
influence personal
development. Research shows
that the formation of one’s
personal identity includes
attitudes about religion.
Chapter 2
 Knowing
Oneself
• Defining the “Self”
• Personality
Nature, Nurture and
Personality
• Traits Theories
• Personality Traits
The “Self” can be
defined in different
ways. It can be
philosophically,
psychologically,
Personality is the
unique and enduring
set of behaviors,
feelings, thoughts,
motives and attitudes
Both nature (heredity
or genetic) and
nurture (environment)
influence the
development of one’s
There are different personality
theories and one of them is the Big
Five or 5 Factor Model by Costa and
McRae w/c defines 5 dimensions of
personality:
* Openness to experience –
curiosity,
interest, imagination, and
creativity
to new ideas.
 *Extraversion – sociable,
talkative, active, outgoing
and fun-loving
* Agreeableness – friendly,
warm, trusting,
generous, and kind-hearted
* Neuroticism – calm, relaxed
Personality Traits can be
measured using different
personality tests such as the
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
(MBTI).
Chapter 3
 Developing the Whole
• Person
What is Holistic Development?
Mind and Body Dualism of Descartes,
Holism and Gestalt
• The Various Aspects of Holistic Development
of Persons
Physiological, Cognitive, Psychological,
Spiritual and Social
• Basic Drives and Affect
•Holism is about seeing
things as a whole and as
something that is bigger
than the sum of its part.

•To understand people

There are 5 aspects of a
whole person, these are:
•Physiological – refers to the
physical body and how this
affects the other aspects of a
person.
•Cognitive – refers to the
•Psychological – refers to a
person’s way of thinking,
feeling, and behaving.
•Social – refers to the
relationships a person has with
other people.
•Spiritual – ideals, beliefs, and
Prepare for our quiz no.
1
( Review for 5 minutes )
•Basic drives are the
biological instincts that
humans experience such as
hunger, thirst, etc.

•Emotions are usually caused

by physical sensations
•Feelings are the result from the
emotions that were experienced.

•Attitudes are a person’s

thoughts, feelings, and emotions
about another person, object,
idea, behavior, or situation. It is a
result of a person’s evaluation
•Behavior is an outward
manifestation or acting out of
the attitudes an individual has.

•Values are a system of beliefs

that adhere to the highest ideals
of human existence. These ideals
create meaning and purpose in a
•Virtues are descriptions or
adjectives that reflect a value.

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