Personal Development

personal development

process of discovering oneself by realizing one’s potential and capabilities that are shaped over time by studying or through environmental factors

personality

what is the nature of self in the adolescence stage

personality

pattern of relatively permanent traits and characteristics that makes a person’s behavior consistent and distinct

temperament, characteristics, and traits

3 components of personality

persona

the word personality came from what latim word which refers to the theatrical mask worn by performers to project different emotions or hide identity

temperament

inborn dispositions; foundation of personality; comes from your genes/parents

characteristics

unique qualities; includes the attributes; developed over time and underwent processes which are influenced by different factors

traits

inherently unique; common to groups or entire specie but the pattern may be different for each individual

self

union of element; body, thoughts, feelings, or emotions and sensations that constitute the identity of a person

self concept

an individual’s belief about themselves; attributes, who and what self is; how you see, view, and evaluate yourself, tied to your real and ideal self

actual/real self

WHO YOU ACTUALLY ARE; your abilities, strengths, weaknesses; sometimes you hide your actual self because of the people around you (their expectations or how you want to project yourself)

ideal self

HOW YOU ENVISION YOURSELF; influenced by parents’ expectations, people you admire, successful person you consider

subjective, objective, emotional, social, psychological self, and valued self

types of self-concept

subjective/existential self

first type of self-concept that is developed during infancy stage ‘existing’

objective/categorical self

also formed during infancy stage; defining/describing yourself in different categories (ex. gender, hair color, etc.)

emotional self

formed during early childhood stage; focuses on emotional regulation; ability to control and express emotion

social self

face of self-concept; emerges during early childhood; increasing awareness that you are part of the society and you have different roles to play based on the situation

psychological self

formed during middle childhood; describe yourself using psychological characteristics; ex. intelligent, friendly, etc.

valued self

also refers to self-esteem; how you value or give importance to yourself as an individual

holism

tendency in nature to form wholes which are greater than the sum of the parts through creative evolution

holistic development

you cannot understand yourself without understanding the different components of your personhood

physiological development

includes the five senses and other physical characteristics; changing in the body; development of skills related to mobility or movement

healthy eating habits, active lifestyle, and enough sleep and rest

Steps in taking care of the body

cognitive processes

how your mental processes like memory, language, problem solving, perception, abstract thinking

cognition

process of knowing remembering and reasoning

social and emotional development

inherent or innate capability to reach out and form relationships

emotions

responses that create bio chemical reactions

feelings

mental reactions in association to emotion

spiritual development

Discovery of the inner guide that steers values and beliefs of a person

values

judgement that people make that is subjective

subjective

brought by life experiences

virtue

Quality that reflects values

psychological development

connection with elements of attitude; how does three act in either accordance or opposite; covers all four areas