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PERSONAL Development UNIT I SELF DEVELOPMENT Chapter 1 Knowing the Self Objectives: At the end of the lesson, you will be able to explain that knowing yourself can make your strengths and limitations and deal with others better and, state your unique characteristics, habit...

PERSONAL Development UNIT I SELF DEVELOPMENT Chapter 1 Knowing the Self Objectives: At the end of the lesson, you will be able to explain that knowing yourself can make your strengths and limitations and deal with others better and, state your unique characteristics, habits and experiences.  Knowing more about yourself is a paramount importance. Your self is the total, essential, or particular being of your person. It also refers to the core qualities that distinguish you from others. It consists of both conscious and unconscious aspects of a person. Moreover, it comprises physical, mental or cognitive, emotional of affective, and social aspects. The self also includes your spiritual dimension. Mind/Cognitive Social Dimension Physical Body Heart/Affective (Inside and Out) The Spiritual Dimension Psychology classifies developmental stages as prenatal, toddlerhood, childhood (early, middle and late), adolescence (puberty, middle, and late), adulthood (early, middle, and late), and old age or senescence (Smith 2004). Your developmental stage is called ADOLESCENCE  General Characteristics of Adolescence Experiencing rapid physical changes until their full completion in late adolescence showing ability to comprehend abstract concepts in mathematics, develop moral philosophies including claims of rights and privileges. questioning old values without fear or with consideration of one’s identity moving gradually toward a more mature sense of identity and purpose starting to establish and maintain satisfying personal relationship by learning to share intimacy without inhibition or dread Adolescence is further subdivided into early adolescence (12 to 14 yrs. old), middle adolescence ( 15 to 17 yrs old) and late adolescence ( 18 to 21 yrs old). Puberty is during early adolescence stage is marked with physical changes including menarche(menstruation) and nocturnal emissions ( wet dreams) for both female and male, respectively.  The Johari Window The Johari Window is a technique used to help you better understand your relationship with yourself and others. This was created by American psychologists Joseph Luft ( 1916-2014) and Harrington Ingham (1916-1995) in 1995. It has four regions as follows: Region 1: Open Self- what is known by you and others Region 2: Blind Self- what is unknown by you but which others know Region 3: Hidden Self- what is known by you but which others do not know Region 4: Unknown Self- what is not known by you and others OPEN SELF BLIND AREA HIDDEN ELF UNKNOWN SELF  Johari’s Window Model Known by self DiagramUnknown by self Mutual Enlightenment 1 2 Unknown by others Tell Known by others Feedback Open/Free area Blind Area Self- Mutual MutualEnlightenment Enlightenment Other’s observation disclosure Hidden area Unknown Area discover Self- 3 4  The Unique Self Looking at yourself and your classmates, you may immediately distinguish that each of you is unique and special in some ways. That’s why comparing to others is unfair to both yourself and others. The physical, cognitive or mental capacities, emotional responses, and your way of connecting and socializing with others including your values and beliefs are different from each other.  A person’s unique self is comprised of the following aspects: 1. Characteristics- this refers to unique features or qualities typically describing you as an adolescent including those stated in your developmental stage discussed earlier in this chapter. Ex. Highly-focused, self reliant, with high mental capacity. 2. Habits- this refers to special or unique tendencies, activities, or practices that you find yourself having difficulty to let go or give up because you really like doing them. Ex. Sleeping long hours, coming to school late, eating junk food etc. 3. Experiences- this refers to significant experiences that contributed to your unique self and have created an impact in your life and changed you from where you were to where you are. Ex. Winning a pageant, being an honor student, expressing how you feel to someone special etc. Assignment My Unique Characteristics, Habits and Experiences My Unique Characteristics 1. I am My Unique Habits 2. I like My Unique Experiences 3. I have Your photo