Module 1,2,3 Lecture Summary (Personal Development)

Module 1. PART 1. Development and Self-awareness___________________________________

Development- defined as a process of changes. It has 3 criteria:
1. Progressive- entails increasing or advancing in quality or quantity.
2. Time Oriented- is a process and does not happen overnight.
3. Natural and self-regulated- a natural course of development is innate while self-
regulate happens with one’s regulation and control.
Self- awareness- involves in understanding one’s characteristics as well as the factors that
contribute to one’s being.
1. Reflective
2. Objectivity
3. Open-mindedness
Module 1. PART 2. Stages of Human Development_____________________________________
Stages of Human Development
Stages Period Characteristics
1. PRENATAL STAGE Fertilization-Birth Physical changes through human bio-
reproductive mechanisms

2. INFANCY STAGE Birth-End of 2nd week A period of radical adjustment,

shortest stage of human development
(plateau in development)
3. BABYHOOD STAGE End of 2nd week-2nd year True foundation age

4. CHILDHOOD STAGE End of 2nd year-sexual Honing age

maturity
4.1 EARLY CHILDHOOD 2nd year-6 years old Problem age
4.2 LATE CHILDHOOD End of 6 years-sexual maturity Conformity age
5. PUBERTY STAGE Girls- 10-14 years Onset of Sexual development
5.1 Pre-Pubescent- overlaps with the
closing year of the childhood stage Boys- 12-16 years
5.2 Post-Pubescent- overlaps with
the opening year of the adolescence
stage
6. ADOLESCENCE 13-age of legal maturity A period of storm and stress
6.2 EARLY ADOLESCENCE 13-17 years
6.3 LATE ADOLESCENCE 17 years-legal maturity

7. ADULTHOOD STAGE 18 years-Death

18-40 years Reproductive age
7.1 EARLY ADULTHOOD 40-60 years Period of Social Isolation and Empty
7.2 MIDDLE ADULTHOOD nest
7.3 LATE ADULTHOOD 60-Death Period of Decline
Closing Curtain of the lifespan
Module 1. PART 3. Factors of Personal Development___________________________________
1. Social Factor- Refer to influences of different social agencies that contribute significantly
to our attributes or characteristics as a person.
2. Hereditary Factor- strongly influences and draws out natural attributes of a person that
is transmitted through the genes from generation to generation. These are non-
negotiable factors.
3. Person-Volition Factor- people have the power to change and develop according to
their will and choice.
Module 2. PART 1. Understanding Adolescence stage: A Time of Change___________________
A transition age:
1. Physical/Phsiological
2. Social/Interpersonal
-Social sensitivity-makes one aware or conscious about how others are thinking or
feeling about the way we interact with them.
3. Emotional/Affective
-Emotional awareness- being aware and certain about our emotions
4. Intellectual/Cognitive
-Intellectual autonomy- start developing autonomy in developing own ideas and
thoughts.
5. Moral/Spiritual
-Self-regulation and control- regulate and control behavior according to norms and
social expectations.
A Threshold of Adulthood:
- Also known as the boundary, end, or beginning.
1. Leaving Childish ways
2. Onset of Self-Parenting
3. Future Orientation
Module 2. PART 2. A Challenging time_______________________________________________
Stress- is characterized by feelings of tension, frustration, worry, sadness and withdrawal that
commonly last from a few hours to a few days.
Stressors- various sources of stress:
1. School situations
2. Family Situations
3. Interpersonal situations
4. Personal Situations
DEPRESSION DURING ADOLESCENCE
Depression is among the most alarming because it is a prevalent mental health issue. According
to American Psychiatric Association (2000), Depression is a mental state marked by three main
groups of symptoms:
1. Sad mood- feelings of worthlessness because of negative self-evaluation
2. Vegetative features- loss of interest in daily activities, insomnia or increased need for
sleep, decreased energy, inability to concentrate, decreased appetite.
3. Psychomotor symptoms- in the form of agitation or slowed speech and body
movement.
EFFECTS OF DEPRESSION:
1. Interpersonal Impairment- show disinterest and apathy in socializing wide aspects of
social setting.
2. Functional Impairment- showing disinterest in performing their duties and obligations,
and thus lead into failing grades in school.
3. Subjective/Personal Impairment- tend to neglect personal well-being or obligations to
oneself.
Factors/Causes of Depression (from the Transactional Model of Depression by Luthar)
1. Biological factors- genetics, neurotransmitters, and physiological irregularities.
2. Cognitive factors- maladjusted thinking or cognition
3. Social Factors- poor quality of relationship with significant people.
4. Contextual factors- various situations like family-related problems, poverty, health
issues, and many more depressing life circumstances.
Module 3. Aspects of Personal Development__________________________________________
1. PHYSICAL ASPECT
1.1 Heredity- It is the transmission of traits from parents to offspring.
1.2 Maturation- completion of growth of genetic character due within an organism.
1.3 Environment- conditions inside and outside an organism that influence growth.
2. EMOTIONAL ASPECT
2.1 Emotions are basic element of communication and socialization with other people.
2.2 It has 3 components: Subjective experience, Physiological experience, and
Behavioral Experience.
2.3 Emotions motivate behavior.
2.4 Emotions play an essential role in creativity & intellectual curiosity.
2.5 Emotional awareness- awareness that leads one to control, regulate, and manage
emotions.
2.6 Emotional intelligence- It is a way to access and generate emotions so as to assist
thought.
3. MENTAL ASPECT
3.1 Intelligence has been viewed to be something measurable using standardized test
called IQ Test.
3.2 Intelligence is purposeful.
3.3 Intelligence is an adaptive mechanism.
3.4 Intelligence is multi-dimensional.
3.4.1 Verbal-Linguistic
3.4.2 Logical-mathematical
3.4.3 Visual-Spatial
3.4.4 Musical
3.4.5 Naturalistic
3.4.6 Bodily-kinesthetic
3.4.7 Interpersonal
3.4.8 Intrapersonal
3.5 Learning- a relatively permanent change in behavior that occurs as a result of
experience.
3.5.1 Sensory Level
3.5.2 Mental Level
3.5.3 Motivational Level
3.6 People tend to forget information due to:
3.6.1 decay of information due to disuse
3.6.2 Interference
3.6.3 Repression
3.7 Cognitive Faculties:
3.7.1 Memory- This cognitive faculty helps us recall, remember, and retain any
information for future use.
3.7.2 Comprehension- comprehension can strengthen the retention of
information to our long-term memory simply because the more we
understand something, the more we remember it.
3.7.3 Estimation- helps us in making quick approximation of value, form, quantity,
and quality of any relevant information.
3.7.4 Imagination- our ability to create mental pictures or representations of
learning information.
3.8 Cortical Lobes:
3.8.1 Frontal Lobe- motor function, problem solving, spontaneity, memory,
language, initiation, judgment, impulse control, and social and sexual
behavior.
3.8.2 Parietal Lobe- sensation and perception and integrating sensory input,
primarily the visual system.
3.8.3 Occipital Lobe- Visual Perception system
3.8.4 Temporal Lobe- Hearing ability, memory acquisition