Personal
Development
Quarter 1 – Module 2:
Developing the Whole Person
Personal Development – Grade 12
Quarter 1 – Module 2: Developing the Whole Person
First Edition, 2020
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Personal
Development
Quarter 1 – Module 2:
Developing the Whole Person
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
Welcome to the Self-Directed Learning Resource for Personal Development of
the Grade 12 Senior High School students, Module 2: Developing the Whole
Person.
This learning material was collaboratively designed, improved, and
scrutinized by educators of the department of education to assist you to facilitate
our learners achieve the goals set by the K to 12 Curriculum in the limits of their
home as they overcome their physical, personal, social and economic difficulties
while making learning possible.
This learning material or modality aspire to support and sustain the
learner’s need of continuous learning into guided and independent learning
activities at their own measure and time. With their present circumstances, the
learners will be able to engage their 21st century skills.
As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
learning resource. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while
allowing them to manage their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to
encourage and assist the learners as they do the tasks included here.
For the learner:
Welcome to Self-Directed Learning Resource for Personal Development of the
Grade 12 Senior High School students, Module 2: Developing the Whole Person.
In this learning material you will disclose yourself by showing your strengths and
weaknesses with yourself courageous to face the odds of life like confusion,
rejection and depression you will gain more self- confidence.
This material was designed to provide you with useful and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pacing and time. In
your journey of learning, you will actively involve yourself to the learning process.
The following are some reminders in using this self-directed learning resource
material:
1. Use the material with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of
the module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer Let Us Try before moving on to the other activities
included in this material.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your
answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this material to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
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If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks provided here, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not
alone. We will do the learning together.
We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning
and gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!
Let Us Learn!
Great day, Grade 12 learner! Welcome to the Personal Development /
Pansariling Kaunlaran subject. In this module, you will do interactions with the
different aspects of yourself.
This module will guide you to improve your skills to win your challenges in
life and become a successful individual.
Let this be the beginning of your step forward to become a better and
amazing person. Truly you can!
At the end of this learning process, you will be able to:
❖ Show the connections between thoughts, feelings and behaviors in actual
life situations. EsP-PD11/12DWP-Ib-2.2 and EsP-PD11/12DWP-I
Specifically, you will be able to:
a. identify the qualities they need to develop;
b. determine to move from self-concept to self-actualization and find
ways for self- growth; and
c. evaluate his/her thoughts, feelings and behaviors.
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Let Us Try!
Activity 1: Art Clay Molding
Directions: Use the guide below in choosing the colors of your clay. Each
color corresponds to the aspects you need to develop in yourself. M old the clay
according to your preferred form, shape, character, and/or action figures.
COLOR ASPECT OF PERSONAL GROWTH
Green Social
Red Emotional
Blue Intellectual/Mental
Yellow Physical
Source: https:/www.123rf.com/photo_949228238_child-playing-with-clay-molding-
shapes.html
Guide questions:
1. What shapes were you able to form? Why did you choose those shapes?
2. Which shape was easier for you to form? Why?
3. Which shape was harder for you to form? Why?
4. What transpired you most in the activity?
Let Us Study
Aspects of the Self
The self-concept is represented by several aspects of the self. It is conceived
as collection of multiple, context-dependent selves. This construct believes that
context activates particular regions of self-knowledge and self-relevant feedback
affects self-evaluations.
A deeper look on the different aspects of self can identify specific areas for
self-regulation, stability and improvement.
In a nutshell, an individual is composed of three basic, but very different
aspects of the self. They are the physical or tangible aspects as they relate to the
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body, the intellectual and conscious aspects as they relate to the mind, and the
emotional and intuitive aspects as they relate to the spirit. All three aspects work
together in perfect harmony when attention is paid to all three simultaneously.
Many individuals put a strong emphasis on the physical aspect of the self.
The body is tangible, obvious, and we respond to it easily. More time and money is
spent on enhancing the physical component than either of the other two aspects.
This does not mean, however, that the body is healthy or strong. The body
provides a place to house the spirit (often experienced as feelings) and the mind
(often experienced as thought).
It may be important to some that their mind can be prominent and well
educated. The mind is important, as it is the part of the self that directs the other
two aspects. The mind learns what to do and communicates the information to the
body and the feelings. What the mind believes, the body manifests or acts on, and
the emotions feel, or respond with. People store both healthy and destructive
thoughts and beliefs and responds to life's circumstances in the most prominent
manner. The mind provides access creativity and serenity which are necessary for
such processes as prayer, forgiveness, acceptance, and passion.
The human emotions are the most feared aspect of the self, as individuals
are reluctant and unprepared to manage them. Managing feelings is like trying to
hold water in the palm of your hands. They are illusive and deceptive. A decision
made under emotional stress and strain usually impacts emotions negatively.
Negative emotions that are not managed well are stored and repressed.
Repression is destructive to a content self since all feelings, not only negative ones
are stored away. Accessing feelings when they are needed now becomes difficult,
leaving the individual numb and hopeless.
For instance, a girl realizes that she is giving much attention on the physical
aspects and less attention on her intellectual self. In this way, she can discover
how much money and time spent maintaining her physique and its consequences
in her grades. By this honest evaluation of herself, she can plan effective actions to
improve her study habits. She can start seeking for help and for related books to
read or browse articles to help her improve her study habits.
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Let Us Practice
Directions: Read carefully the story below and answer the questions in your
Journal notebook.
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – In A native of the Agusan river in
late 2009, Barangay Florida in Butuan City with
lineage from the indigenous Banwahon
20-year-old Rusty Quintana lined up tribe, Rusty‘s brown skin and hair is
at a classroom in Xavier University – hard not to miss.
Ateneo de Cagayan for a shot at one of
the scholarship grants that the “When it was his part for the interview,
university offered. Rusty was quick to point out that if
possible, we converse in Bisaya
Though unsure that he would get a because he cannot speak English,”
chance of entering his dream Tolinero said. In fact, Rusty did not
university, he queued up anyway. finish his elementary and high school.
Rechelle Tolinero, a faculty of the “But what struck us the most is his
Development Communication honesty and straight forward
Department at XU, said that she first demeanor, when he came here, he had
met Rusty on that day for an interview no pretentions that he knew something,
for a scholarship grant. “We knew right or (that)he could speak English, unlike
there that he was different, that there those who came before him in the
was something about him,” Tolinero queue who struggled to speak in
said. English just to prove a point,” Tolinero
said.
Source: https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/education/89175-street-kid-graduate-
ateneo-de-cagayan
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Questions:
1. What makes the story of Rusty inspiring? Why?
2. How did he achieve his goal?
3. If you were Rusty, would you do the same? Why? Why not?
4. Are there times in your life when you are afraid to do what you want? Why?
5. How did you overcome your fears?
Figure: Self-Actualization
Source: https:/www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs explains the basic theory of self-
development. According to this theory, needs in the lower hierarchy must be
satisfied before individuals can attend to needs higher up.
Growth needs do not stem from a lack of something, but rather from a desire
to grow as a person. Every person is capable and has the desire to move up the
hierarchy toward a level of self- actualization.
The Story of The Two Wolves
The following is an old Cherokee Indian story that is enlightening and
helpful. One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on
inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all."
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"It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger,
envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies,
false pride, superiority, and ego." He continued, "The other is good - he is joy,
peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity,
truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you - inside every
other person, too."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather
"Which wolf will win?" The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed".
Knowing which wolf to feed is the first step towards recognizing you have control
over your own self. Have you ever had thoughts, feelings or acted in ways that
were unacceptable to yourself but felt powerless to control? The purpose of this
story is to help you find ways to manage your mind so that you can live your life
more in accordance with what your own judgment says is best for you.
As we grow up, we gradually become aware of the many things in the
external world which are largely beyond our ability to control. These include other
people in general and most events in our lives. Initially this is difficult to accept,
but a more shocking realization is that there are many things about ourselves that
we seem powerless to control.
Some of these are our own thoughts, feelings, and actions which
unfortunately can be the source of much distress. It may be thoughts such as “I
cannot stop hating my teacher for not giving me high grades.” It may involve an
emotion e.g. “My girlfriend left me and I cannot stop feeling sad, lonely and
unloved.”
It can also be in the form of a behavior such as the inability to control one's
craving for food such as cakes and chocolates.”
But are we indeed really powerless to control our own maladaptive thoughts,
feelings and actions? The grandfather’s answer "The one you feed" is deceivingly
simple. The results of psychological research indicate that there are at least four
important concepts or ideas implied by the answer:
1. The mind is not the unitary entity it seems to us but consists of different
parts.
2. For example, in the story there are the two wolves and the “you” that
chooses between them.
3. These parts of the mind/brain can interact and be in conflict with each other
i.e. the two wolves fight for dominance over our mind and behavior.
4. The “you” has the ability to decide which wolf it will feed.
5. Having made a choice, “you” can decide specifically how to “feed” or nurture
the selected wolf
Deepening / Processing:
The Power Triad: Thoughts, Feelings and Actions
The story of The Two Wolves gives rise to a number of questions. Let us
share our thoughts, feelings, and opinions on the following questions. By taking
time to do this, you will learn to better manage your mind, feelings, and actions
and consciously feeding the good wolf in you.
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1. How aware are you of the two different opposing “wolves” operating within
you? Explain briefly.
2. What ways or techniques or exercises do you use to strengthen yourself and
control your choices?
3. What instances in your life that you have become the positive and negative
wolf?
Let Us Practice More
Directions: As we learn that self-development is found first in our desire to
grow and move forward, now, in this activity, you will make your plan of moving
on from yourself to yourself forward. Answer each column according to your plan
of action. There are examples provided just replace them with your own personal
desires.
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Guide questions:
1. Which area is easy for you to start?
2. Which of them is challenging for you?
3. What would you do to achieve these goals?
Let Us Remember
1. Always learn by heart what you have pondered in this lesson. There are
three important aspects that we have.
a. physical
b. intellectual
c. emotional
2. Many individuals put a strong emphasis on the physical aspect of the self.
The body is tangible, obvious, and we respond to it easily.
3. Many individuals put a strong emphasis on the physical aspect of the self.
The body is tangible, obvious, and we respond to it easily. More time and
money is spent on enhancing the physical component than either of the
other two aspects.
4. In Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs explain the basic Theory of Self-
Development. According to this theory, needs lower down in the hierarchy
must be satisfied before individuals can attend to needs higher up.
5. Growth needs do not stem from a lack of something, but rather from a desire
to grow as a person.
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Let Us Assess
Directions: Answer the following question honestly.
SELF ACTUALIZATION TEST
1. What is your best feature? (could be a physical feature or character trait)
2. What is the greatest lesson in life that you have ever learned?
3. How did you learn that lesson?
4. What makes you happy?
5. How can you work on making yourself happy every day?
6. How would others best describe you?
7. How would your parents/family describe you?
8. How do you let others know that you’re upset or mad?
9. How you let others know that you are happy and excited?
10. How would you want your friends to appreciate you?
Let Us Reflect
Directions: Complete the lyrics of the song, I Can by Donna Cruz, Regine Velasquez
and Mikey Cojuangco by replacing the verbs with the word you desired to do.
I can live _______, I can love ______, I can reach the
heavens above ex. I can share my talent to others, etc.
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Answer Key
Note: Answers to each activities and tests are varied and dependent to the learner’s
personal experiences.
References
Roldan, Amelia S. (2003). On Becoming a Winner: A Workbook on Personality
Development and Character Building. AR Skills Development and
Management Services (SDMS), Paranaque City, Metro Manila.
http://www.psychologymatters.asia/article/65/the-story-of-the-two-
wolvesmanaging-your-thoughts-feelings-and-actions.html
Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
https:/www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
Art Clay Molding
https:/www.123rf.com/photo_949228238_child-playing-with-clay-molding-
shapes.html
http://www.innerwisdom.com/aspect-of-the-self.htm
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Department of Education – Davao City Division
Elpidio Quirino Ave., Poblacion District, Davao City, 8000 Davao del Sur
Telefax: (082) 224-3274, (082) 222-1672
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