The document discusses personal development from psychological and philosophical perspectives. It provides definitions of personal development from various sources and theorists over time. Personal development is framed as a lifelong journey of self-discovery, self-acceptance, and striving to reach one's full potential. The document also explores how human nature is uniquely complex compared to other organisms due to capacities like self-awareness, analytical thinking, and reflective thought.

1. WENDELL TARAYA, M.Ed.

2. What do you understand about
personal development?

3. Cite an example of how personal
development happens in real life?

4. - Is a lifetime process marked by
laughter, sweat, and tears.
- A journey of an individual towards
self-discovery and self-acceptance.

5. Senior High School will clarify the values
that define their person, discover their
interests and passions, realize their innate
skills and strengths, and embrace their
weakness as challenge to face and work on.

6. According to Papalia and Feldman 2012.
1. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT – covers the growth of the
body and the brain, motor and sensory skills, and even
physical health.
2. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT – covers our capacity to
learn, to speak, to understand, to reason, and to create.
3. PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT – includes our social
interactions with other people, our emotions, attitudes,
self-identity, personality, beliefs, and values.

7. 1. HEREDITY – the inborn traits passed on by the
generation of offsprings from both sides of the
biological parent’s families.
2. ENVIRONMENT – the world outside of ourselves and the
experiences that result from our contact and interaction
with this external world.
3. MATURATION – the natural progression of the brain
and the body that affects the cognitive (thinking &
intelligence), psychological (emotion, attitude, self-
identity), and social (relationships) dimensions of a
person.

9. •Belonging or relating to a particular person.
•Made or designed to be used by one person.
•Someone whose job involves working for or
helping a particular person.
“This is just my personal opinion.”
“I can only tell you what I know from personal
experience.”
“We do not accept personal checks.”

10. •Set of emotional qualities, ways of behaving that
makes a person different from other people.
•Attractive qualities (energy, friendliness, humor) that
makes a person interesting or pleasant to be with.
•Attractive qualities that make something unusual or
interesting.
•Distinction or excellence of personal and social traits.
•A person of importance, prominence, renown, or
notoriety.

11. “He has a very pleasant personality.”
“We all have different personalities.”
“She has met many television personalities.”

12. “Human nature is very
complex.”
What makes human different from other living
organisms?

13. All organisms go through the same process of birth, growth,
development, regeneration, and death…
HUMAN differs in terms of more complex capabilities such as
SELF-AWARENESS, ANALYTICAL THINKING, SELF-
EVALUATION, MOTIVATION, DECISION-MAKING, &
REFLECTIVE THOUGHT.

14. According to Carl Rogers 1961)
“Human beings have sole capacity to reflect
upon itself, and in the process develop self-
awareness, become motivated, and then
desire to grow and change for the better; and
are prompted to mature and improve until it
reaches its desired level of development.
It is, therefore, natural for human beings to
develop toward maturity and fullness.”

15. A process in which persons reflect
upon themselves, understand who
they are, accept what they discover
about themselves, and learn or
unlearn new sets of values, attitudes,
behaviors, and thinking skills to reach
their fullest potential as
HUMAN BEINGS.

16. According to Zorka Hereford,
“Personal Development is the process
of striving to be the best that you can
be in order to reach and realize your
full potential.
It is a journey of self-discovery, self-
improvement, and self-realization.”

17. ORIGINS OF PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT

18. THE EVOLUTION OF
UNDERSTANDING
QUESTIONS:
1. WHAT DOES THE VIDEO CONVEY?
2. DOES UNDERSTANDING TOOK PLACE?
3. EXPLAIN THE KIND OF UNDERSTANDING BEING SHOWN ON THE
VIDEO.
4. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE OF THE UNDERSTANDING ON THE VIDEO
TO YOUR PERCEPTION OF UNDERSTANDING TODAY?

20. According to Plato,
“Building character as much as intelligence is
what education is all about.”

21. There should be a link between individual
development with social responsibility.
Existentialism & Humanistic
Psychology.

22. Always desire to become the superior
man not just to his peers and followers,
but to himself.
© The Ethics of Confucius, Chapter 1.

23. Is the study of human thinking and behavior, serves as
a foundation for PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Contemporary Understanding of personal
Development started in 1950s.
“The Flourishing of Humanistic & Positive Psychology.”
- Personal growth means a way of reaching
one’s fullest potentials.

24. ABRAHAM MASLOW CARL ROGERS

25. Individual has within himself the capacity
and the tendency, latent if not evident, to
move forward toward maturity.

27. Representing his
own reflection on
human
proportion and
architecture,
superimposed on
human head to
represent
HUMANISM.

28. MARTIN SELIGMAN (Noted Psychologist &
President of American Psychological Association) –
realized that psychology focused on
DIAGNOSING, TREATING, & PREVENTING
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS. Everything is
focused on a DISEASED MODEL OF HUMAN
NATURE.

29. MARTIN SELIGMAN &
MIHALY CSIKSZENTMIHALYI - they helped to
refocus psychology from disease model to
good and positive human persons and their
desires to achieve their full potentials.
-Balance between positive & negative aspects of human nature.
-- Human nature has good and bad aspects.
-- human nature has strengths and weaknesses.
-Peterson 2006

30. Happily light bulb

31. MARTIN SELIGMAN MIHALY CSIKSZENTMIHALYI
- The study of the strengths and virtues that enable
individuals and communities to thrive.
- Belief that people want to lead meaningful and
fulfilling lives, to cultivate what is best within them, and
to enhance their experiences of love, work, & play.

32. Ted Talks _ The Hidden Power
of Smiling, Ron Gutman.
Q:
1. What are your reactions on the video?

34. Emotional
Development
Mental
Development
Physical
Development

35. -Is the transition period between
childhood and early adulthood. It is
between ages 11 to 18 years of age.
© Feist & Rosenberg, 2012.

36. According to Corpuz, Lucas. Borado, & Lucido 2010.
1.Early Adolescence – 10 to 13 years of age
2.Middle Adolescence – 14 to 16 years of age
3.Late Adolescence – 17 – 20 years of age.

37. Adolescence starts with the biological changes
called PUBERTY.
The physical body undergoes growth spurts at
this time, for both male and female, leading
toward physical maturity.
Biological changes bring about
COGNITION (Thinking & Reasoning) &
AFFECTIVE (Feelings & Emotions)

38. The child who has reached adolescence is now
capable of reasoning about abstract concepts
and problems. © Piaget
Adolescent becomes more inquisitive about
things like Philosophy, Religion, and Politics.
They will begin to ask about their identity.
Relationship with family is affected.

39. Spiritual & Religious beliefs influence
personal development.
The formation of one’s personal identity
includes attitudes about religion.

40. 1.How is personal development linked to
psychology?
2.Give some popular slogans or phrases that
are attibutable to positive Psychology.
3.How does age and stage of development
of a person influence his or her personal
development?
4.Relate your spiritual or religious belief to
personal development.

41. In Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, where do
you find yourself? What needs are being
met? What do you have to do to fulfill
your needs so that you can move closer
toward self-actualization?
Answer these questions through
drawings in short bond paper.