Knowing And Understanding Oneself During Middle And Late Adolescence PDF

KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING ONESELF DURING MIDDLE AND LATE ADOLESCENCE Personal Development Learning Objectives: Explain that knowing oneself can make a person accept his/her strengths and limitations and dealing with others better (EsP-PD11/12KO-Ia-1.1). Share his/her unique characteristi...

KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING ONESELF DURING MIDDLE AND LATE ADOLESCENCE Personal Development Learning Objectives: Explain that knowing oneself can make a person accept his/her strengths and limitations and dealing with others better (EsP-PD11/12KO-Ia-1.1). Share his/her unique characteristics, habits, and experiences through poem, drawing, or actions. (EsPPD11/12KO-Ia-1.2).  Activity 1: Directions: Look at your own self-concept Self-Concept and answer the following self concept Inventory inventory in a separate sheet of paper. Give yourself a rating using the scale: O = Very Weak; 1 = Weak; 2 = somewhat weak or somewhat strong; 3 = Strong; 4 = Very Strong  _____ 1. I have strong sex appeal. _____ 2. I am proud of my physical figure. _____ 3. I am physically attractive and beautiful/handsome. _____ 4. I exude with charm and poise. Activity 1: _____ 5. I am easy to get along with. Self-Concept _____ 6. I can adjust to different people and different Inventory situations. _____ 7. I am approachable; other people are at ease and comfortable with me. _____ 8. I am lovable and easy to love. _____ 9. I am a fast learner, can understand with one instruction. _____10. I am intelligent.  _____11. I have special talents and abilities. _____12. I can easily analyze situations and make right judgements. _____13. I can be trusted in any transaction. _____14. I have a clean conscience and carry no guilty Activity 1: feeling. Self-Concept _____15. I have integrity and good reputation. Inventory _____16. My friends and classmates can look up to me as a model worth emulating. _____17. I can express my ideas without difficulty. _____18. I talk in a persuasive manner that I can easily get people to accept what I say. _____19. I can express my ideas in writing without difficulty. _____20. I am a good listener.  _____21. I am emotionally stable and not easily rattled when faced with Activity 1: trouble. Self-Concept _____22. I am logical and rational in my Inventory outlook and decisions. _____23. I feel and act with confidence. _____24. I am a mature person.  Physical appeal Character 1 ______________ 13 ______________ Scoring: 2 ______________ 14 ______________ 3 ______________ 15 ______________ Copy this 4 ______________ 16 ______________ Subtotal: Subtotal: table in your Human relations Communications paper. Write 5 _______________ 17 _______________ your score 6 _______________ 18 _______________ 7 _______________ 19 _______________ opposite 8 _______________ 20 _______________ each number Subtotal: Subtotal: Maturity and get the Intelligence 21 _____________ 9 _____________ 22 _____________ subtotal. 10 _____________ 23 _____________ 11 _____________ 24 _____________ 12 _____________ Subtotal: Subtotal: 1. How did you find the activity? 2. Did you rate yourself correctly and promptly?  Enrichment Activity 2 : How Do You Perceive Yourself? Directions: Look at the results of your self-concept inventory and answer the following questions. 1. In what areas do you consider yourself strong (with score 14-16 or somewhat weak (score of 10-13) and very weak (below 10). ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ __________________________________. 2. Are there qualities you consider as your weakness, but other people consider as your strength? What are these? Example: A lady can say “I’m ugly” yet other consider her very charming. Or conversely, one can have the illusion of saying “I am very intelligent or competent” when most of his ideas sound unreasonable or illogical to most of the people. There is indeed a big difference between what you see in yourself (real self-image) and what is projected in the eyes of the others (your social image). ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________. 3. How realistic is your self-image? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________. 4. To what extent does it reflect your real self? ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ __. Why is knowing yourself so important? Knowing and understanding yourself part would help you to make much better decisions. It will improve your decision making habits, in setting and reaching appropriate goals and altogether living more productively and more.. Adolescence is a stage wherein we tend to build a “socially constructed sense of self”, that is our sense of self as influenced by how others view us. This socially constructed sense of self is the reason why we tend to seek approval and acceptance of other people for a purpose of attaining sense of belongingness.  Self-Awareness A state of having the knowledge about our existence as unique individuals who are able to recognize our values, beliefs, traits, behaviors and feelings. Self-awareness is being significantly conscious of what we are good at while recognizing our flaws, limitations and imperfections. Johari Window  What is Self-Concept?  Self-Concept Self-concept is our general awareness about ourselves, the image that we have of ourselves. This image is influenced by our interactions with other people specifically those who are important to us.  What is Actual Self  Actual Self Our self-image, the one we actually see including attributes like our physical characteristics, personality traits and social roles. It is how we think and feel, behave or act. Our actual self is built on self-knowledge, which is the actual genuine information that we have about our motivations, strengths or weaknesses. What is Ideal Self?  Ideal Self Ideal Self is the self that we aspire to be. The one we hope will possess the characteristics that we really want to have, like that of the image above  Self-esteem (Pagpapahalaga sa sarili) Our overall subjective sense of value or personal worth. That is how we feel about our strengths and weaknesses. If we have healthy self-esteem, we feel good about ourselves. If we have low self-esteem, we have the tendency to put a little value on our ideas and opinions. Likewise, if we have low self- esteem, we might constantly worry about being not good enough.  Skills also determine whether real actions are performed in accordance with the plan. If the same ability is used many times in the same situation, then it becomes a habit that runs automatically, subconsciously.  Here are some skills that will greatly increases the efficiency of any person who owns them: 1. Determination. It allows you to focus only in achieving a specific goal without being distracted by less important things or spontaneous desires. 2. Self-Confidence. It appears in the process of personal development, as a result of getting aware of yourself, your actions and their consequences.  Here are some skills that will greatly increases the efficiency of any person who owns them: 3. Persistence. It makes you keep moving forward regardless of emerging obstacles- problems, laziness, bad emotional state, etc. 4. Managing Stress. It helps combat stress that arises in daily life from the environment and other people. 5. Problem-solving skills. They help cope with the problems encountered with a lack of experience.  Here are some skills that will greatly increases the efficiency of any person who owns them: 6. Creativity. It allows to find extraordinary ways to carry out a specific action that no one has tried to use. 7. Generating ideas. It helps you achieve goals using new, original, unconventional ideas.  Moviegoers – the people who only watch, admire and criticize the movie of their lives. They are the ones who have absolutely no control of their lives except to just comment, react and criticize. Actors – they do not just watch the movie of their lives, they act and can control how they portray the character. However, they don’t have the control over the script. Actor-Scriptwriters –do not only watch, do not only act, but they actually create the whole movie and determine what they will say, what they will do and how they will end the movie. They realize they have the huge control over their life and see to it that the movie will turn out to be amazing and beautiful. For Socrates, the most important thing to pursue was self -knowledge, and admitting one’s ignorance is the beginning of true knowledge. For Plato, one of Socrates‘s students, the beginning of knowledge is self- knowledge. Other ancient philosophers from other culture saw the wisdom in knowing oneself. The ancient Hindu writings Upanishads confirmed, “Inquiry into the truth of the “Self” is knowledge”. The Persian poet Rumi ruminated, “Who am I in the midst of all this thought traffic?” and the American poet Walt Whitman celebrated his “Self” as a “simple, separate person.” Activity 3: My Banner- The Treasure Within Me Directions: In the spaces indicated by numbers, write down the following: 1 and 2 two things I do very well 3 and 4 my two greatest achievements in life 5 what in myself am I proudest of 6 my happiest moment 7 positive words that my friends use to describe me 8 A personal goal that I have already achieved 9 three blessing for which I am most thankful to God 10 three of my positive qualities 11 difficulties, challenges and problems that I was able to solve and overcome  Activity 4: Journal Reflection from My Banner Directions: Write about your banner. After filling up what is being asked for in activity 3 answer the following inquiries to develop and maintain your strengths and overcome your weakness. 1. What do you consider as your weaknesses, abilities and talents? 2. What are the remedies you will take to improve or compensate for your weakness? 3. How can you further enrich your assets and strengths? 4. Where and how do you use it to your best advantage? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ ______________ 5. Compose a song with two stanzas about “The Value of Self.” _______________________________________________________ ____________________________________. Let’s find out how far you understand the lesson. I.True or False (10 pts.) Directions: Write True if you agree on the statement if False underline the word/s that made it incorrect and write the correct answer before each number. _________ 1. Your ideal self is the one that you actually see. _________ 2. The actual self is built on self-knowledge. _________ 3. The actual self and ideal self are two broad categories of self-concept. _________ 4. For Socrates, the most important thing to pursue was true relationship. _________ 5. The “Self” is an intangible entity that directs a person’s thoughts and actions. _________ 6. Creativity allows you to focus only on achieving a specific goal without being distracted by less important things or spontaneous desires. _________ 7. Generating ideas helps you achieve goals using new, original, unconventional ideas. _________ 8. In order to build your name and popularity, simply put aside your weaknesses, talents and abilities. _________ 9. Attending personality development session is one of the remedy to perceived one’s weakness. _________10. If the way that I am is not aligned with how I want to be, the incongruence, or lack of alignment, will result in mental distress or anxiety. I.Identification Directions: State the correct answer that correspond to the statement. Select your answer on the given choices: Plato, Self, Experience, Personality, Self Knowledge, Managing Stress, Self Confidence, Upanishads, “Know Thyself”, Self- Concept, Personal Effectiveness ___________ 1. It means making use of all the personal resources-talents, skills, energy and time, to enable you to achieve life goal. ___________ 2. These two words were written at the entry of the oracle at Delphi by seven Greek philosophers, statesmen, and lawgivers, became the cornerstone of Western philosophy. ___________ 3. It is manifested in speech, appearance, dressing, gait, and physical condition. ___________ 4. One of Socrates’ students who says “the beginning of knowledge is self-knowledge”. ___________ 5. It is the being, which is the source of a person’s consciousness. ___________ 6. It helps combat stress that arises in daily life from the environment and other people. ___________ 7. A Hindu writing confirmed, “Enquiry into the truth of the “Self” is knowledge. This is derived from social interactions that provide insight into how others react to you. ___________ 8. This term referred to as the set of behaviours, feelings, thoughts, and motives that identifies an individual. ___________ 9. Refers to your awareness of yourself. ___________10. Includes knowledge and skills that we acquire in the process of cognitive and practical activities.