PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

SELF ASSESSMENT
Take a look at your own self-concept and answer the following self-concept inventory. Give
yourself a rating using the scale:
0 = very weak;
1 = weak;
2 = somewhat weak or somewhat at strong;
3 = strong;
4 = very strong
___1. I have strong appearance.
___2. I am proud of my physical figure.
___3. I am physically attractive and beautiful/handsome.
___4. I exude with charm and poise.
___5. I am easy to get along with.
___6. I can adjust to different people and different situations.
___7. I am approachable; other people are at ease and comfortable with me.
___8. I am lovable and easy to love.
___9. I am a fast learner, can understand with one instruction.
___10. I am intelligent.
___11. I have special talents and abilities.
___12. I can easily analyze situations and make right judgments.
___13. I can be trusted in any transaction.
___14. I have a clean conscience and carry no guilty feeling.
___15. I have integrity and good reputation.
___16. My friends and classmates can look up to me as a model worth emulating.
___17. I can express my ideas without difficulty.
___18. I talk in a persuasive manner that I can easily get people to accept what I say.
___19. I can express my ideas in writing without difficulty.
___20. I am a good listener.
___21. I am emotionally stable and not easily rattled when faced with trouble.
___22. I am logical and rational in my outlook and decisions.
___23. I feel and act with confidence.
___24. I am a mature person

*NOTE: The teacher will discuss the scoring system

KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING ONESELF

Imagine yourself looking into a mirror. What do you see? Do you see your ideal self or your actual self?
SELF is the union of elements, namely: body, thoughts, feelings or emotions, and sensations that
constitute the individuality and identity of a person.
❖ The Actual Self and the Ideal Self are two broad categories of self-concept. Self-concept refers to your
awareness of yourself. It is the construct that negotiates these two selves. In other worlds, it connotes first
the identification of the ideal self as separate from others, and second, it encompasses all the behaviors
evaluated on the actual self that you engage in to reach the ideal self.
❖ The Actual Self is built on self-knowledge. Self-knowledge is derived from social interactions that
provide insight into how others react to you.
❖ The Actual Self is who you actually are. It is how you think, feel, look, and act. The Actual Self can be
seen by others, but because we have no way of truly knowing how others view us, the actual self is our
self-image.
❖ The Ideal Self, on the other hand, is how we want to be. It is an idealized image that we have developed
over time, based on what we learned and experienced. The ideal self could include components of what
our parents taught us, what we admire in others, what our society promotes, and what we think is in our
best interest.
Strength Exploration
Research in positive psychology has shown us that people who know their strengths and use them
frequently tend to feel happier, have better self-esteem, and are more likely to accomplish their goals. However,
many people have a hard time identifying their strengths. They see them as ordinary, even when they are not.
❖ Strengths are natural capabilities and skills that each person possess. When a person uses their strengths,
they tend to feel energized, and they report higher levels of self-esteem, well-being, and other desirable
outcomes.
Asking about strengths.
Although many people have a hard time identifying their strengths, asking direct questions is a good place to
begin.

• What are you good at?

• What do you enjoy doing?
• What areas of your life have you been most successful?
• What activities fill you with energy?
• What traits do you admire most in other people?

Johari Window And Self-Awareness

❖ Self-Awareness is having a clear perception of your personality, including strengths, weaknesses,
thoughts, beliefs, motivation, and emotions. Self Awareness allows you to understand other people, how
they perceive you, your attitude and your responses to them in the moment.

❖ Johari Window is a simple and useful tool for understanding and training self-awareness, personal
development, improving communications, interpersonal relationships, group dynamics, team
development and intergroup relationships.

• It is a technique to improve self-awareness within an individual. It helps understanding your

relationship with yourself and others. It is a method used for self-discovery. It allows people to
identify their strengths, weaknesses, and blind spots.
• It is a diagram showing four different selves and how the awareness or otherwise of these aspects
of yourself by others and leads to four categories (The Public Self, the Private Self, the Blind Self
and the Undiscovered Self).
• Increased self-disclosure generally leads to greater self-awareness. The concept of self-disclosure
refers to the sharing of information about oneself with others either consciously or unconsciously.
• The Johari Window is made of four regions or quadrants:

Open Self – What others know about you that you are aware, too.
• This is the Public Self- the part of yourself that you are happy to share with others and discuss openly.
Your awareness about yourself makes you comfortable about sharing and letting people know a certain
amount of yourself to others.
Blind Self – What others know about you, but you don’t.
• We often assume that the public and private selves are all that we are. However, the views that others have
about us may be different from those we have about ourselves. For example, a person who considers
themselves intelligent may be viewed arrogant and socially ignorant by others. Our blind self may remain
blind because others will not discuss this part of us for a range of reasons. Perhaps, they realize that we
would be unable to accept what they see. Perhaps, they tried to discuss this and we have become blind
 that we assume their views are invalid. They may also withhold this information as it gives them power
over us.

Hidden Self – What others don’t know about you, but you do.
• The Private Self- There are parts of ourselves that are too private to share with others. We hide this and
refuse to discuss them with other people or even expose them in any way. Private elements may be
embarrassing or shameful in some way. They may also be feared or avoided being discussed for reasons
of vulnerability. Between the public and private selves, there are partly private, partly public aspects of
ourselves that we are prepared to share only with trusted others.
Unknown Self – What others don’t know about you that you don’t either.
• The Undiscovered Self- Finally, the fourth self is one which neither we nor other people see. This
undiscovered self may include both good and bad things that may remain forever undiscovered or may
one day be discovered, entering the private, blind or maybe even public selves. Between the Blind and
Undiscovered Selves, are partly hidden selves that only some people see. Psychologists and those who are
more empathetic, for example, may well see more than the average person.

JOHARI WINDOW EXERCISE

In this exercise, you need to be with a group or with your peers. The purpose is for you to know more about
yourself. Assume positive intentions when selecting adjectives. Approach this exercise with an open mind.
Multiple peers to fill your Johari Window is suggested.
Table of Adjectives

Able Accepting Adaptable Bold Brave Calm

Caring Cheerful Clever Complex Confident Dependable
Dignified Energetic Extroverted Friendly Giving Happy
Helpful Idealistic Independent Ingenious Introverted Kind
Knowledgeable Logical Loving Mature Modest
Nervous Observant Organized Patient Powerful Proud
Quiet Reflective Relaxed Religious Responsive Searching
Self-assertive Self-Conscious Sentimental Shy
Silly Spontaneous Sympathetic Tense Warm
Wise Witty

The key steps are:

1. You are given a list of 55 adjectives
2. You pick 5 or 6 adjectives that you think describes your personality.
3. Peers are given the same list and they each shall pick 5 or 6 adjectives that they think describe you.
4. Arrange the adjectives on the Johari Window based on awareness.
5. Present the result in front of the class.
Here’s the summary of how to place the adjectives:

Open Self Hidden Self Blind Self Unknown Self

(Arena) (Façade) (Blind Spot)
Adjectives you and Adjectives selected by Adjectives selected by Adjectives not
your peers both you only your peers only selected by
selected anybody
 ASSESS ASPECTS OF
YOUR DEVELOPMENT TAKE HOME ACTIVITY!

Draw a large circle on a blank sheet of paper. Divide the circle into 8 segments. In each segment, write
some descriptions of the different aspects of yourself as follows:
1. Physical Self
• Describe yourself. Try not to censor any thoughts.
• Include descriptions of your height, weight, facial appearance, and quality of skin, hair and descriptions
of body areas such as your neck, chest, waist, and legs.
2. Intellectual Self
• Include an assessment of how well you reason and solve problems, your capacity to learn and create,
your general amount of knowledge, your specific areas of knowledge, wisdom you have acquired, and
insights you have.
3. Emotional Self
• Write as many words or phrase about typical feelings you have, feelings you seldom have, feelings you
try to avoid, feelings you especially enjoy, feelings from your past and present, and feelings which are
associated with each other.
4. Sensual Self
• Write how you feel as a sensual person. What sense do you use most: seeing, hearing, speaking, smelling,
touching? How do you feel about the different ways you take in information – through the eyes, ears,
mouth, nose, pores, and skin? In what ways do you let information in and out of your body?
5. Interactional Self
• Include descriptions of your strengths and weaknesses in intimate relationships and relationships to
friends, family, co-students and strangers in social settings. Describe the strengths and weaknesses which
your friends and family have noticed. Describe what kind of son or daughter, brother or sisters you are.
6. Nutritional Self
• How do you nourish yourself? What foods do you like and dislike? What do you like and dislike about
these?
7. Contextual Self
• Descriptions could be in the areas of maintenance of your living environment: reaction to light,
temperature, space, weather, colors, sound and seasons, and your impact on the environment.
8. Spiritual Self or Life Force
• This could include your feelings about yourself and organized religion, reactions about your spiritual
connections to others, feelings about your spiritual development and history, and thought about your
metaphysical self.

ASPECTS OF MY DEVELOPMENT

SPIRITUAL SELF SPIRITUAL SELF

CONTEXTUAL INTELLECTUAL
SELF SELF

EMOTIONAL
NUTRITIOBAL
SELF
SELF

INTERACTIONA
SENSUAL SELF
L SELF