This document provides an overview of lesson 1 from a personal development course on knowing oneself. The lesson aims to help students explain how knowing your strengths and limitations can help you better accept and deal with others, share your unique characteristics and experiences, and write a journal about yourself. The document covers topics like understanding the different dimensions of self, personality traits, attitudes, emotions, cognition, behaviors, and factors that influence self-knowledge like social interactions and learning. It includes self-assessment activities to help students reflect on their qualities, weaknesses, achievements and goals.

1. Personal Development
Self-Development

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Lesson
No.
Topic/Title You’ll learn to...
Lesson
1
Knowing
Oneself
 explain that knowing yourself can
make you accept your strengths and
limitations in dealing with others
better;
 share your unique characteristics,
habits and experiences; and
 write a journal about yourself.

3. Expected Skills
To do well in this module, you need to remember and do the
following:
× Conduct self-exploration and simple discourse about
yourself.
× Illustrate the connections between thoughts, feelings, and
behaviours in a person’s holistic development.
× Make a list of ways to become responsible adolescents
prepared for adult life.
× Write a journal about yourself.
× Create a video of your daily life. 3

4. LESSON 1
Knowing Oneself
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6. What is Personal
Development?
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7. Knowing
Oneself
To know yourself is knowing your strengths
and weaknesses in order for you to
understand and appreciate others.
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9. Self is the union
of elements,
namely: body,
thoughts,
feelings or
emotions and
sensations that
constitute the
individuality and
identity of a
person.
The word “self” is
popularly and
generally
defined as what
an individual
sees, perceives,
and defines
oneself apart
from others.
The self as we
know it is
divided into
three known
dimensions-
physical,
psychological,
and spiritual.
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10. Physical
Dimension
Psychological
Dimension
Spiritual
Dimension

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13. Self- Concept
- refers to your
awareness of yourself.
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14. Ideal Self - is the self you
aspire to be.
- it could include
components of what our
parents have taught us,
what we admire in
others, what are society
promotes, and what we
think is in best interest.
Actual Self - is one that
you actually see. It is the
self that has
characteristics that you
were nurtured or, in
some cases, born to
have.
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15. Actual Self - is built on
self-knowledge.
Self-knowledge is derived
from social interactions
that provide insight into
how others react to you.
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- it is who we really are. It
is how we think, how we
feel, look and act.
- the actual self is our
self-image.

17. Trait- is a major factor in
personality.
Trait theory- is an approach in
identifying types of personalities
based on certain traits or
attributes, which vary from one
person to another.

18. BIG FIVE
TRAIT LOW SCORERS HIGH SCORERS
1. Extroversion Loner
Quiet
Passive
reserved
Joiner
Talkative
Active
Affectionate
2. Agreeableness Suspicious
Critical
Ruthless
Irritable
Trusting
Lenient
Soft-hearted
Good-natured
3. Conscientiousness Negligent
Lazy
Disorganized
Late
Conscientious
Hard-working
Well organized
Punctual
4. Neuroticism Calm
Even-tempered
Comfortable
Unemotional
Worried
Temperamental
Self-conscious
Emotional
5. Openness to experience Down-to-earth
Uncreative
Conventional
Uncurious
Imaginative
Creative
Original
Curious

19. × There are different ways to measure
personality. One is by observing people’s
behavior. Personality can also be measured
using different kinds of tests like the
Rorschach Inkblot Test, the Myers-Briggs
Type indicator (MBTI), and the Kiersey
Temperament Sorter.
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20. × Katherine Briggs and Isabel Briggs
Myers developed the Myers-Briggs
personality model based on four
preferences of individuals. These are:

21. 1. E or I (Extraversion or Introversion) is how an individual prefers to
channel his or her energy when dealing with people, whether it is
inward (introversion) or outward (extraversion).
2. S or N (Sensing or Intuition) is how one prefers to process
information, whether through the use of senses such as being able to
describe what one sees, or intuitively like dealing with ideas.
3. T or F (Thinking or Feeling) is how an individual prefers to make
decisions, either thinking or using logic and analysis, or feeling which
uses the cognitive senses based on values or beliefs.
4. J or P (Judgment or Perception) is how an individual prefers to
manage one’s life, whether through judging, which means a planned
and organized life, versus perception, which has a more flexible
approach to living.

23. Affect - is a term
used to represent
emotions
directed to self,
the environment
and to others.
Cognition - is the
way we think. It
encompasses our
thoughts in
different levels,
ranging from
ourselves to our
environment, from
imaginary to
perceivable reality.
Behavior - is the
action form or
manifestation of
attitude.

25. Social Factors also influence
attitude heavily. Your roles in a
social environment, and of
course, the social norm that tells
you, what to do, and what not to
do in a social situation also
affect attitude.
Learning is another factor.
Operant Conditioning can
also affect and influence
how we develop attitudes.
Modeling- when someone
particularly close to us, a
person we admire or
adore, or a parent does
something, it is more than
likely we would be doing
the same thing they are
doing.

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28. Personal
effectiveness
means making use of all the
personal resources-talents, skills,
energy and time, to enable you to
achieve life goals.

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Here are some skills
that will greatly increase
the efficiency of any
person who owns them:
1. Determination
2. Self-confidence
3. Persistence
4. Managing stress
5.Problem-solving skills
6. Creativity
7. Generating ideas

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Activity 5 – Johari Window

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Activity 5 – Johari Window

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Activity 6 – My Banner- The Treasure within ME (FA3)

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Activity 6 – My Banner- The Treasure within ME (FA3)
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 blessings 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

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Activity 6 – My Banner- The Treasure within ME (FA3)
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?

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Physical Appeal
1. ________
2. ________
3. ________
4. ________
Subtotal:
Human Relations
1. ________
2. ________
3. ________
4. ________
Subtotal:
Intelligence
1. ________
2. ________
3. ________
4. ________
Subtotal:
Character
1. ________
2. ________
3. ________
4. ________
Subtotal:
Communications
1. ________
2. ________
3. ________
4. ________
Subtotal:
Maturity
1. ________
2. ________
3. ________
4. ________
Subtotal:

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Activity 8 – Label Your Emotions (Q2PT1)

37. Task: Journal Writing
The Power of Journal Writing: Unfolding Your Personal Journey
The purpose of journal writing is to help you become the
Scriptwriter of your life. There are four (4) practical reasons to
maintain a journal:
× It is cost-efficient and available.
× It is preventive and pro-active.
× It is creative and productive.
× It is personal and private.
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38. Your personal insights: Reflection and Journal Writing: “Who Am I”
Know thyself is a very old maxim inscribe at the temple of
Apollo at Delphi. That dates back as far as ancient Greece. Yet, the
advice remains alive and worth doing until now. In Greek, it is
“gnothi seauton”. In Latin, it is “temet nosce”.
After learning significant things about yourself, reflect on
your discoveries. Under the title “Who am I?”, Write something
about yourself. You can create a mini story book or a biography of
who you are. It can be a picture book, scrapbook or just a written
story of who you are. Be creative.
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