PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

AND
PUBLIC RELATIONS

Prepared by:
Prof. Adoraction C. Cunanan
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EMOTIONAL
DEVELOPMEN
T
This course deals with the dynamics of personality development. It aims to
guide students to develop themselves to their ideal persona as to become
more aware of their personality handicaps. It will also provide teachings that
would expand their self-realization as they reflect on their existing value
system, their life philosophy, paradigms and perceptions. Through this
course, students will be able to understand how different factors of
personality influence their present behavior.

This course will develop student’s outlook to success and happiness,

customer orientation, company values, grooming and self-presentation.
At the end of the chapter, the students are expected to:
1. Be able to identify the varIed emotion;
2. Be able to differentiate ‘distress from eustress’;
3. Be able to explain the sources of stress;
4. Be able to determine the effects of stress; nd
5. Be able to exemplify on ways to cope.
IV. EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

1. Emotions
 Kinds of Emotions

2. Stress
 Types and Effects of Stress

 Handling Extreme Emotions and Stress

 Managing Emotions And Stress
EMOTIONS
Emotion comes from the
Latin word ‘Emovere’ which What is
means ‘to move out.
Emotion ?
Emotions are spontaneous
responses to certain stimuli. It
is a natural and random
response to situations that
may cause anger, sadness,
happiness and fear.
A. Positive Emotions
A classification of pleasant
emotion which may include
happiness, excitement, joy,
relief, triumph, jubilation. It What kind of
connotes an expression
where one finds himself emotions
smiling or laughing with a
feel of ‘elation’. These affect you ?
comes from positive
experiences especially
when one is able to attain
or satisfy his expectations
and desires.
B. Negative Emotions

A classification of emotion involving sadness, disgust,

annoyance, anxiety, anger, jealousy, fear and the like. It is
shown through facial expression that is manifested in an
unhappy face, tears, discomfort, pain and even
psychosomatic illness.
STRESS
Stress is defined as a state
of extreme difficulty,
pressure or strain. It is
way by which the body
responds to the pressures
from the external What is Stress?
environment. Stress is
unpleasant as it puts the
mind and the body in a
dilemma where it is
threatened or challenged.
The concept of stress was developed by Hans Selye
(1936) which brought forth the theory of stress reaction
known as the ‘General Adaptation Syndrome’. This
states that a body under stress generally undergoes
response stages: Alarm, resistance and exhaustion.
Alarm happens when the individual recognizes the
threat; resistance is when the person desires either to
confront the stressor known ‘Fight’ or to run away
from the stressor ‘flight’. The final phase which is
exhaustion is where body’s resources will be
depleted.
• Illness in the family
• Loss of a loved one
• Quitting school
• Divorce/separation Some Stressors
• Failing in school
• Getting into trouble include the
following:
RESS
ST

Degree of Stress
1. Positive Stress ‘Eustress’
This is experienced by the
body as an unpleasant
stimulus becomes a source
of motivation. Such happens
when the attainment of the
goal is being expected. And
Types of
so despite the provision of
effort and extreme sacrifice
Stress
whether psychological or
physical, the individual is
motivated to push more to
achieve the goal.
2. Negative Stress or ‘Distress’

This type of stress causes not only pain in the mind but
also in the body as it makes the individual literally sick.
This is brought forth by the helplessness and hopelessness
created by the stressor on the person.
• Stress is your body’s way of
responding to any kind of demand
or threat. According to the
helpguide.org. When you feel Effects of
threatened, your nervous system
responds by releasing a flood of Extreme
stress hormones, and including
adrenaline and cortisol, which Emotions and
rouse the body for emergency
action. Your heart pounds faster, Stress
muscles tighten, blood pressure
rises, breath quickens, and your
senses become sharper.
• These physical changes increase your strength and
stamina, speed your reaction time, and enhance focus.
• This is known “fight or flight” stress response and is
your body’s way of protecting you.
• Extreme emotions and stress Handling
are common in human life.
Its debilitating effect renders
Extreme
us to unable to healthily Emotions and
confront such and resolve
the same. Stress
 Hereunder are some ways to respond
efficiently to extreme emotions and stress:

1. Social engagement
-The most evolved strategy to keep ourselves feeling calm
and safe.

2. Mobilization
-Otherwise known as the flight-or-fight response. When
social engagement isn’t an appropriate response and we need to
either defend ourselves or run away from danger, the body
prepares for mobilization.

3. Immobilization
-This is the least evolved response to stress and used by the
body only when social engagement and mobilization have failed.
 What determines your ability to manage
stress?

We are all different. Some people seem to be able to roll

with life’s punches, while others tend to crumble in the face
of smaller obstacles or frustrations. Some people even
seem to thrive on the excitement and challenge of a high-
stress lifestyle.

Your ability to tolerate stress depends on many factors,

including the quality of your relationships and support
network, your life experiences, your emotional
intelligence, and genetics.
Managing Extreme Emotions and Stress Effectively

Handling stress and emotions vary from

one person to another. This basically is in
accordance with how a person looks onto
his current circumstance. A number of
variables may either aggravate or simply
the issue or concern relative to how well a
person can tolerate his stress and extreme
emotions.
1. Seek Help
From those who understand your concern
particularly those in authority. Support from
this concerned individuals who may include Several elements
your family, relatives, friends, concerned offer efficient ways
institutions can be a good remedy to the
mind and body. to allow one to
receive the blows of
2. Explore
On those issues that gives you much stress
stress and emotions
and is subjecting you to extreme emotions. with complete
Knowing everything about your issues and
worries will shed light and provide you resilience:
enlightenment.
3. Develop Hardiness
A syndrome that mitigates the impact stress and extreme emotions. Hardiness is a
disposition marked by commitment, challenge and control that is directly related with
strong stress resistance.

4. Be Positive
“Positive thoughts attract positive people and positive events” according to the ‘The
Secret’. One should start from an attitude of gratitude so he may see the things that
he possesses rather that his deficiencies.

5.Practice proper breathing technique

To relax your muscles your body and your mind. During moments od stress and
extreme emotions by breathing in four counts (“inhale 1,2,3,4,”) and exhale eight
counts (“exhale 8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1”).
6. Use Mantra…
Look onto mirror and do positive self-talk. Focus on your beauty, your strengths,
your uniqueness and the things that you have. Practice deep breathing while doing
this and start believing in you through positive self-talk.

7. Humor
Is helpful in these circumstances. One should find comic relief by watching funny
and reading feel-good books.

8. Keep yourself busy.

An idle person is subjected to more negativity as he is preoccupied more with these
issues. Tendency is just to discuss more about his hurts and pains as there is nothing
relevant pre-occupies him.
9. Protect yourself by improving your self-esteem
A person with high sense of self-esteem develops a shield that will
secure him from greater pain. If one has a positive assessment of his
over-all worth then he creates a positive outcome in his life.

10. Take a break

Go on a vacation and commune with nature. Go back to the basics of
life and find a place that can relax and soothe the mind. Away from the
bustling suburbia.
INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA LINKS:

1. How to grow emotionally?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvrCG5ePcME&t=57s

b) Managing Stress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15GaKTP0gFE
1. Write down three saddest moments and 3 happiest moments in your
life. Discuss how you responded during those moments and think
whether you were satisfied with your response.

2. Strengthen your knowledge on how to manage stress by searching

through internet an article or video on the said topic. Write a short
discussion about it as you relate it to your ability to manage extreme
emotions and stress.

3. Chapter test.

4. Segue: Anger Management

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