Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region X-Northern Mindanao
Schools Division of Lanao del Norte

Personal Development
Diagnostic Test
Directions: Read and analyze each question carefully and select the letter that best represents your answer.

1. It is the one that you hope you possess that has characteristics similar to a. he can express his emotions, live life to the fullest, and does not even
that of a mentor or some otherworldly figure. care for others.
a. Actual self b. Ideal self c. Oneself d. Future self b. He develops an understanding of himself, he would be happier because
he can express who he is.
2. Why is knowing yourself so important? c. He makes better decisions and better choices about everything and
a. because knowing and understanding yourself would help you easily get understands what motivates him.
along with others.
b. because knowing and understanding yourself would help your future d. He understands his strengths and weaknesses, his passions and fears,
becomes better. his life’s desires and dreams.
c. because knowing and understanding yourself would help you
understand what life is. 12. The following statements will help a teenager become a responsible
d. because knowing and understanding yourself would help you make adolescent prepared for adult life except?
better decisions and living more productively. a. Take care of your health and hygiene
b. Give in to temptations and do bad things
3. Which of the following statements is most likely not a good habit? c. Focus on your studies and do well in all your endeavors
a. adventure maniac b. Chain smoker d. Establish open and good communication with parents and guardians
c. Computer geek d. Early riser
13. Which of the following statements is an act of responsible adolescent?
4. It is the first thing that people would visualize when they think of you. a. Forget to self-control and self-discipline
a. Appearance b. Attitude c. Habits d. Style b. Let your teenage hormones get into you
c. Think many times before you act on something
5. Which of the following statements below does NOT describe a NAÏVE d. Ignore the probable consequences of the action that you will make.
persona?
a. They talk a little about themselves and spend a significant amount of 14. It is a physical, mental, or emotional strain or tension resulting from
time in their own private world. adverse or very demanding circumstances. It is the body’s response to a
b. They know relatively little about themselves, not being able to relate threatening situation or to change.
either to themselves or others. a. Problem b. Stress c. tensiond. Adrenaline
c. They are comfortable with themselves and are not ashamed nor
troubled with the notion of other people seeing them for who they really 15. It refers to a positive and healthy response of the body from a stressor.
are. It produces good feelings to one’s well-being.
d. They hide little about themselves and are considered harmless by a. Tension b. Eustress c. Stress d. Depressed
others.
16. Which of the following may help teens in coping with stress EXCEPT.
6. Which of the following statements is NOT true about adolescent a. Get enough rest b. Focus on your weaknesses
developmental tasks? c. engage in physical activity d. Do things that make you happy
a. Being an adolescent means you can decide on your own.
b. Parents and adults have an important role to play. These roles give a 17. Which of the following situations develop eustress?
positive impact on the lives of adolescents. a. Arguing with a classmate b. Bonding with family
c. Adolescents must prioritize enjoyment rather than following the task c. Losing a cellphone d. Failed in Math subject
given to them.
d. Adults should not provide adolescents some room to make their own Mary considered her failed grade in Math during the first grading period as
decisions and to be accountable for the consequences of those decisions. a challenge. Thus, she studied harder and improved her time management
skills to perform better in the next grading periods. Grace on the other
7. Which of the following statements is not an important concept or idea hand, got angry with her teacher, dislike the subject and became
implied in the story of the two wolves: demotivated to study math, eventually cut classes and worsen her
a. The mind seems to be a unitary entity. situation.
b. The “you” means your ability to decide which wolf you feed.
c. The two wolves fight for dominance over our minds and behavior. 18. Which of the following is NOT a coping strategy and approach done by
d. The feeling and experience of happiness come from feeding the wolf Mary?
from within. a. Mary keeps herself busy with other leisure activities.
b. Mary instill the values her parents taught her.
8. These are things you do or the way you behave. c. Mary managed her time wisely and studied harder.
a. actions b. Emotions c. Feelings d. Thoughts d. Mary challenged herself and studied harder to perform better

9. It is one of the developmental stages, where one has to adjust in 19. What do you think is the coping strategy done by Grace?
decreasing strength and health, life review, retirement, and new social a. Grace acted wrongly as she became motivated to study.
roles. b. Grace is a loser who never tried after she failed in her Math subject.
a. Late childhood b. Infancy c. Grace was contented with her failing grades.
c. Middle childhood d. Late adulthood. d. Grace takes her failing grades negatively and eventually engages in
cutting classes as a scapegoat for her stressful situation.
10. In your perception, how can encouragement help one’s person?
a. It helps a person able to set his goals without considering others. 20. Which part of the brain is responsible for reasoning, planning, speech
b. It develops negative impacts on one’s person and movement, emotions and problem-solving?
c. It dominates others by being overly helpful, implying that they are a. Frontal Lobe b. Occipital Lobe
unable to do it as well. c. Parietal Lobe d. Temporal Lobe
d. It develops psychological hardiness and social interest in a way that one
has the ability to function when things aren’t going their way. 21. Which of the following is NOT a major part of the brain?
a. Brain stem b. Cerebrum c. Cerebellum d. Midbrain
11. When a person knows who he is he is likely to be as the following
except?
22. How can you enhance your brain functions? 37. What specific career path requires self-analysis and self-assessment to
a. I will sleep from time to time know your full potential as an individual?
b. I will play mind games on the computer even at late hours a. Personal plan b. Self-awareness
c. I will read books continuously from morning until evening c. Personal Decision d. Opportunity and awareness
d. I will routinely exercise and eat healthy fruits and vegetables
38. It is a certain perception by which you prepare and intensify a design at
23. It refers to when people are aware of what is happening around them present believing that it will become purposeful in the future?
and to other people’s emotions. a. Self-plan b. Short-term Goals
a. Emotional Alchemy b. Emotional Domain c. Long-term Goals d. Future plans
c. Emotional Lifestyle d. Emotional Literacy
39. What factor consists of the nervous system, glands, and blood
24. Being angry is described as? chemistry which determine our characteristics and habitual modes of
a. Feeling full of energy behavior?
b. Feeling alone and nobody cares a. Environmental factor b. Biological factor
c. Feeling upset with a person, act or idea c. Heredity d. Cultural factor
d. Feeling sad, blue, discouraged and unhappy
40. Which among the factors below, refers to customs and traditions,
25. Which of the following is NOT a method of managing emotions ideas and values of the society?
physically? a. Environmental factor b. Cultural environment
a. Performing yoga at home c. Heridity d. School environment
b. Develop relaxation techniques
c. Exercise to help deal with depression 41. Who among the Brazilian authors below wrote the book entitled “The
d. Be open with whoever is willing to help you Alchemist”?
a. Pablo Coelho b. Paolo Cervantez
26. Which of the following is NOT involved in identifying your emotions? c. Paolo Coelho d. Pablo Cervantez
a. Learning how to change your mood
b. Knowing why you feel the way you do 42. What are the three distinguishing factors of personality development
c. Thinking about the best way to express your emotion that are responsible for total human formation?
d. Engaging in all school activities a. Physical, Heredity, and Personality
b. Heredity, Environment and Psychology
27. Which of the following Ancient Greek types of love is for friendship? c. Cultural, Physical and Hereditary
a. Agape b. Eros c. Pragmad. Storge d. School, Heredity, Physical

28. Which of the following influence the person to get attracted to others 43. It is a dynamic concept and you tend to imbibe things, which you learn
and like them back? out of your daily experiences.
a. Physical Attractiveness b. Infatuation a. Appearance b. Hobbies c. Personality d. Self-concept
c. Similarity d. Affection
44. In Johari Window, it refers to the quadrant where others know about
29. What act refers to deciding consistently fulfill and live by agreements you and you know too.
made with another person, entity, or cause, and where the values of a. Blind self b. Hidden self c. Open self d. Unknown self
integrity and respect serve as a guide to one’s behavior and thinking?
a. Agreement b. Attraction c. Commitment d. Acceptance 45. It is a developmental stage of a person in which one needs to adjust to
the happenings of his life and understand everything, especially death.
30. Which of the following is a sign of an abusive relationship? a. Adolescent b. Early adulthood
a. Remembering special dates and occasions c. Late maturity d. Middle Age
b. Apologizing if someone commits mistakes
c. Bruises, scratches and other signs of injuries in your body 46. Which of the following is NOT a developmental task in early childhood?
d. Understanding each other’s lapses a. Learning body parts
b. Become engaged in social groups
31. Which of the following is an element of a healthy relationship? c. Acceptance of changes in physical appearance
a. One person makes all the decisions d. develop the capacity to manage powerful emotions
b. Trust one another
c. Be disrespectful 47. Which is false about the brain stem?
d. You are threatened a. It’s responsible for the brain’s highest level of thinking and perception.
b. It controls the flow of messages between the brain and the body
32. Who among the individuals below creates and implements the laws of c. It consists of three parts: the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain
the land? d. It is the oldest and innermost region of the brain.
a. celebrities b. political leaders c. Children d. Religious leaders
48. A family consisting of parents and children, along with either
33. What do you think will happen if people will not obey the rules grandparents, grandchildren, aunts or uncles, cousins, etc.
implemented by the people in authority? a. Nuclear family b. Step family
a. They will enjoy the perks of being a member of society c. Extended family d. Blended family
b. They will be sanctioned for violating the law or rules
c. They can continue to do anything they want to do 49. A family where the parents are members of different racial identity
d. They can fight as if nothing happened groups.
a. Conditionally separated families
34. It is where we adopt attitudes and beliefs about spiritual matters from b. Bi-racial or multi-racial family
one source or another. c. Blended family
a. Social legacy b. Emotional Legacy d. Trans-racial family
c. Spiritual Legacy d. Attitudes and beliefs
50. Which of the following illustrates neglect of responsibility?
35. Which type of family below where it only consists of one adult with a. Giving time to do household chores
one child in a household because the couple may be separated, divorced, b. Not doing your homework
widowed, or never married? c. Eating less nutritious foods
a. Foster family b. Adoptive family d. Watering the plants every morning
c. Extended family d. Single-parent family

36. What particular part of the planning procedure should be definite,