Personal Development PDF

Personal Development Knowing Oneself **Self** -union of elements, namely: Body, thoughts, feeling, or emotions that constitute the individuality and identity of a person. \*Body constitutes your physical attributes, your health and your posture poise. **Thoughts** **Emotions and Sensations**...

Personal Development Knowing Oneself **Self** -union of elements, namely: Body, thoughts, feeling, or emotions that constitute the individuality and identity of a person. \*Body constitutes your physical attributes, your health and your posture poise. **Thoughts** **Emotions and Sensations** Benefits of self-knowledge **Happiness**- You will be happier when you can express who you are. **Lesser inner conflict**- actions are based on what really feel. **Better decision making**- able to make better choices about everything when you truly know yourself. **Self-control**- resist bad habits and develop good news. **Resistance to social pressure**- withstand the social pressure to conform to the majority. **Tolerance and understanding of others**- awareness of your own foibles and struggles can help you empathize with them. **Vitality and Pressure**- being who you are will make you feel more alive. Building Blocks of Self **Value**s- helping others being creative. **Interests**- Passion and Hobbies **Temperamen**t- Emotional Stability **Around the clock activities**- morning/night energy **Life Mission**- meaningful goals. **Aristotle** **Lao Tzu** Self-Development - As an adolescent, this is the most important to know yourselves deeper. Gordon Allport - He focused on understanding and measuring personality in terms of traits, which are enduring and consistent disposition of human beings. Cattell's classification of traits 1. Common Traits\ - these are traits which everyone shares. 2. Unique Traits\ - these are traits that distinguish us as individuals. 3. Ability Traits\ - skills or abilities that determine how well we can work toward our goals. 4. Temperament Traits\ - emotions or feelings that determine how we react to people and situations 5. Dynamic Traits\ - these traits underlie our motivations and drive our behaviours. 6. Source Traits\ - these are the single, stable, and permanent elements of behaviour. 7. Surface Traits\ - Characteristics that are composed our source traits or behavioral elements. These can be unstable and impermanent and may weaken or strengthen depending on the situation. 8. Constitutional Traits\ - source traits that have biological origins, such as behaviours which arise from too much alcohol consumption. 9. Environmental-mold Traits\ - source traits that have environmental origins such as behaviours influenced by our friends, work environment, or neighbor. Big Five or Five-Factor Theory -Mc Crae and Costa +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | OPENNESS | Imaginative or practical | | | | | | Interested in variety or sticks | | | to a routine | | | | | | Independent or conforming | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | CONSCIENTIOUSNESS | Organized or disorganized | | | | | | Careful or careless | | | | | | Disciplined or impulsive | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | EXTRAVERSION | Sociable or retiring | | | | | | Fun-loving or somber | | | | | | Energetic or reserved | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | AGREEABLENESS | Soft-hearted or ruthless | | | | | | Trusted or suspicious | | | | | | Helpful or uncooperative | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | NEUROTICISM | Calm or anxious | | | | | (EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY) | Secure or insecure | | | | | | Self-satisfied or self-pitying | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ Personality Types\ - is an integrated collection of personality traits that tend to characterize an individual [Myers-Briggs Type Indicator] [EXTROVERTS\ ]- they are energized by people,\ enjoy variety of tasks, quick pace, and are good at multitasking. [INTROVERTS\ ]- they often like working alone\ or in small groups, prefer a more deliberate pace, and like to focus one task at a time. [SENSORS\ ]- they are realistic people\ who like to focus on the facts and details. [INTUITIVES\ ]- they like to deal with ideas. [THINKERS\ ]- they tend to make decisions\ using logical analysis,\ objectively weigh pros and cons,\ and value honesty, consistency, and fairness. [FEELERS\ ]- they tend to be sensitive and cooperative, decide based\ on their personal values and how others will be affected by their actions. [JUDGERS\ ]- they tend to be organized and prepared, like to make and stick to plans, and are comfortable following most rules. [PERCEIVERS\ ]- they prefer to keep their\ options open, like to be able to act spontaneously, and likes to be flexible with making plans. JOHARI WINDOW *[OPEN SELF]* Information about you that both you and others know. *[BLIND SELF]* Information about you that you don't know but others do know. *[HIDDEN SELF]* Information about you that you know but others don't know. *[UNKNOWN SELF]* Information about you that neither you nor others don't know. Know Thyself **Socrates** \- "An unexamined life is not worth living." **Know Thyself** **The Suda** **Tomas Hobbes** *\*Authors of other materials related to this idea believe that 'know thyself' is a moral epistemological injunction. The philosophy is acquiring the skills of way of questioning or challenging the person to gain careful understanding of oneself.* **Self-Concept** **Ideal self** **Actual self** **Self-knowledge** *\*There is negotiation that exists between the two selves which is complex because there are numerous exchanges between the ideal and actual self.* **Rene Descartes** -Father of modern philosophy ***[Three aspects of self-concept by Sincero]*** **Self-concept is learned**. **Self-concept is organized** **Self-concept is dynamic** Personality Principles **Sigmund Freud** **The Id** -driven by pleasure principle **The Ego** -driven by the reality principle. **The Superego** -distinguishing what is right or wrong. -begins to manifest as the child turns 5. Developing the whole person **Holistic Development** **Physiological Development** Physical health is critical for overall well-being and can be affected by: **Lifestyle** -diet, level of physical activity, and behavior. **Human Biology** **Environmental** **Healthcare Services** **Emotional Development** **Social Development** **Cognitive Development** **Spiritual Development** **Emotion** -emotions are physical states. **Feelings** **Attitude** **Behavior** Attitude vs. Behavior: Why Leaders Struggle As Coaches (Part 2) \| by Joshua Miller \| Medium ***Connecting Thoughts, Feelings, Emotions, Attitudes and Behaviors for Evaluating Oneself.*** If we know how our minds work, we can evaluate reality more clearly, make better decisions, and improve our ability to achieve our goals. Cognitive science research shows that, the intentional part of our mind is like a little rider on top of a huge elephant of emotions and intuitions (autopilot). our intuitions and habits determine most of our lives, which we spend on autopilot mode. It would be mentally exhausting to think intentionally about every action and decision.  Human development involves holistic development---physiological, emotional, cognitively, socially, and spiritually. Hierarchy of Needs **Abraham Maslow (1943, 1954)** stated that people are motivated to achieve certain needs and that some needs take precedence over others. Maslow\'s Hierarchy of Needs \| Simply Psychology **Physiological Needs** **Safety needs** **Love and belongingness needs** **Esteem needs** **Self-actualization needs** Developmental Stages of Middle Late Adolescence **Adolescence** Adulthood. -transition period between childhood and early adulthood-- the most rapid stage of human development. **Puberty** -During puberty stage, there are changes that - According to World Health Organization (WHO), it is. a period of life with specific health and development needs and rights. - Time to develop knowledge and skills, learn to manage emotions and relationship, and acquire attributes and adolescent years and assuming adult roles. **Cambridge Dictionary** Erik Erikson's Psychological Development - Social environment plays a significant role in shaping a child's sense of self. - He has coined the famous phrase, "identity crisis". The term refers to a turning point in one's life that may either strengthen or weaken one's personality. - Erikson theorized the eighth stages of **Trust Vs. Mistrust (Infancy, 0-2)** -The need here is adequate physical and **Autonomy Vs. Shame/Doubt (Early Childhood, 2-3)** **Initiative Vs. Guilt (Play Age 3-6 Years)** **Industry Vs. Inferiority (School Age, 6-12 years)** **Identity Vs. Role Confusion (Adolescence, 13-19)** **Intimacy Vs. Isolation (Early Adulthood, 20-39)** -Having formed one's identity, the person now **Generativity Vs. Stagnation (Adulthood, 40-65)** **Integrity Vs. Despair (Old age, 65 and onwards)** Developmental Tasks and Challenges of Adolescence - Adolescents struggle with questions "Who am I?" and "What do I want to do with my life?" - Accepting yourself and ensuring your body's physical health helps you build a stronger personality and sense of identity. - Entering adulthood is undeniably a big challenge. - You should, in turn, need to be emotionally prepared since you would need to choose people whom you think would help you fulfil these tasks for you to reach your goals in life. - In his developmental task's theory, he stressed out that when people successfully accomplish the developmental tasks at a stage, they feel pride and satisfaction. - He defines developmental task as a task that arises at or about a certain period in life, unsuccessful achievement of which leads to inability to perform tasks associated with the next period or stage in life.