Module 1
Knowing and
Understanding
Oneself during
Middle and Late
Adolescence
OBJECTIVES
At the end of this module, you will be
able to:
1. explain that knowing yourself can
make you accept your strengths and
limitations and dealing with others
better;
2. share your unique characteristics,
habits and experiences; and,
Activity: SELF-CONCEPT
INVENTORY
Take a look at your own self-concept
and answer the following self-
concept inventory in your journal.
Give yourself a rating using the
scale: 0 = very weak; 1 = weak; 2 =
somewhat weak or somewhat
strong; 3 = strong; 4 = very strong
How do you perceive
yourself?
1. In what areas do you consider
yourself strong (with score 14-16 or
somewhat weak (score of 10-13)
and very weak (below 10).
2. Are there qualities you consider
as your weakness but other people
consider as your strength? What are
these? Check with a partner.
How do you perceive
yourself?
Example: A lady can say “I`m ugly” yet other
consider her very charming. Or conversely,
one can have the illusion of saying “I am
very intelligent or competent” when most of
his ideas sound unreasonable or illogical to
most of the people. There is indeed a big
difference between what you see in yourself
(real self-image) and what is projected in the
eyes of the others (your social image).
How do you perceive
yourself?
3. How realistic is your
self- image?
4. To what extent does it
reflect your real self?
Self
Concept
SELF-CONCEPT
Your ideal self is the self
that you aspire to be. It is
the one that you hope will
possess characteristics
similar to that of a mentor
or some other worldly
SELF-CONCEPT
Your actual self, however,
is the one that you actually
see. It is the self that has
characteristics that you
were nurtured or, in some
SELF-CONCEPT
The actual self and the
ideal self are two broad
categories of self-
concept. Self-concept
refers to your
SELF-CONCEPT
It is the construct that negotiates
these two selves. In other words,
it connotes first the identification
of the ideal self as separate from
others, and second, it
encompasses all the behaviors
evaluated in the actual self that
SELF-CONCEPT
The actual self is built on
self-knowledge. Self-
knowledge is derived
from social interactions
that provide insight into
SELF-CONCEPT
The actual self is who we
actually are. It is how we think,
how we 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
SELF-CONCEPT
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 have
learned and experienced.
SELF-CONCEPT
The ideal self could include
components of what our
parents have taught us, what
we admire in others, what our
society promotes, and what
we think is in our best
SELF-CONCEPT
There is negotiation that
exists between the two
selves which is complex
because there are
numerous exchanges
between the ideal and
SELF-CONCEPT
These exchanges are
exemplified in social roles
that are adjusted and re-
adjusted, and are derived
from outcomes of social
interactions from infant to
SELF-CONCEPT
Alignment is important. If
the way that I am (the
actual self) is aligned with
the way that I want to be
(the ideal self), then I will
feel a sense of mental well-
SELF-CONCEPT
If the way that I am is
not aligned with how I
want to be, the
incongruence, or lack
of alignment, will result
SELF-CONCEPT
The greater the level of
incongruence between
the ideal self and real
self, the greater the
level of resulting
Portfolio Output No. 1
- Talent/Variety Show
Presentation
The leaders of each group
(including yours) shall rate your
group based on the following
criteria: originality (5 points),
creativity/resourcefulness (5
points), teamwork (5 points), and
audience impact (5 points), for a
Portfolio Output No. 1
- Talent/Variety Show
Presentation
Compute the average of
ratings for your group and
write this average rating for
your presentation in your
journal. Write about your
experience as a group
Personal
Effectiveness
PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
Personal effectiveness
means making use of all
the personal resources –
talents, skills, energy and
time, to enable you to
achieve life goals.
PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
Your knowledge of yourself and how
you manage yourself impacts
directly on your personal
effectiveness. Being self-aware,
making the most of your strengths,
learning new skills and techniques
and behavioral flexibility are all keys
to improving your personal
PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
Our personal effectiveness
depends on our innate
characteristics – talent and
experience accumulated in
the process of personal
development.
PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
Talents first are needed to
be identified and then
developed to be used in a
particular subject area
(science, literature, sports,
politics, etc.).
PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
Experience includes
knowledge and skills
that we acquire in the
process of cognitive and
practical activities.
PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
Knowledge is
required for setting
goals, defining an
action plan to achieve
them and risk
PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
Skills also determine whether
real actions are performed in
accordance with the plan. If the
same ability is used many times
in the same situation, then it
becomes a habit that runs
automatically, subconsciously.
SKILLS
Here are some skills
that will greatly
increase the efficiency
of any person who owns
them:
SKILLS
1. Determination. It allows
you to focus only on achieving
a specific goal without being
distracted by less important
things or spontaneous desires.
It may be developed with the
help of self-discipline exercise.
SKILLS
2. Self-confidence. It appears in the
process of personal development, as a
result of getting aware of yourself, your
actions and their consequences. Self
confidence is manifested in speech,
appearance, dressing, gait, and physical
condition. To develop it, you need to learn
yourself and your capabilities, gain positive
attitude and believe that by performing
SKILLS
3. Persistence. It makes you
keep moving forward regardless of
emerging obstacles – problems,
laziness, bad emotional state, etc.
It reduces the costs of overcoming
obstacles. It can also be
developed with the help of
SKILLS
4. Managing stress. It helps combat
stress that arises in daily life from the
environment and other people. Stress
arises from the uncertainty in an
unknown situation when a lack of
information creates the risk of
negative consequences of your
actions. It increases efficiency in the
SKILLS
5. Problem-solving skills.
They help cope with the
problems encountered with a
lack of experience. It increases
efficiency by adopting new
ways of achieving goals when
obtaining a new experience.
SKILLS
6. Creativity. It allows you to
find extraordinary ways to carry
out a specific action that no one
has tried to use. It can lead to a
decrease or an increase of costs,
but usually the speed of action is
greatly increased when using
SKILLS
7. Generating ideas. It helps
you achieve goals using new,
original, unconventional ideas.
Idea is a mental image of an
object formed by the human
mind, which can be changed
before being implemented in the
SKILLS
For generating ideas you can use a
method of mental maps, which allows
you to materialize, visualize and
scrutinize all your ideas, which in turn
contributes to the emergence of new
ideas. These are just some, but the
most important personal effectiveness
skills which make the achievement of
Portfolio Output No. 2:
Reflection on my Banner
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?
Build on your
Strengths and
Work on your
Weaknesses
Build on your Strengths and Work
on your Weaknesses
Most failures emanate from
weaknesses that are not
recognized or probably recognized
but not given appropriate
attention or remedy. This could be
a weakness in communications,
personality or ability. Instead of
Build on your Strengths and Work
on your Weaknesses
Go for speech lessons, get
skills upgrading, attend
personality development
sessions or whatever
appropriate remedies to
your perceived weakness.
Build on your Strengths and Work
on your Weaknesses
Instead of simply focusing on
your weaknesses, recognize
your own talents and
abilities, build on them,
utilize them to your greatest
advantage. This is where you
Build on your Strengths and Work
on your Weaknesses
Handicapped people like Jose
Feliciano and other blind singers
did not brood over their physical
handicap. They recognized that
they have a golden voice so they
search for ways to enrich that
talent and now they have won
You Need to
Take Charge of
your Future
MOVIEGOER
This person watches the
movie of their lives, admires
some parts and criticizes
others. Aside from that, they
do nothing else. All she says
the whole day is, “I like this
MOVIEGOER
The Moviegoer feels she has
absolutely no control of their
lives --- except to comment
about it. Moviegoers are the
most pathetic, miserable
people in the world.
Actor
This person does not only watch
the movie of her life. She actually
realizes she’s the Actor – and can
control a big part of her life. She
can actually make or break the
movie – by how well she delivers
her lines and how she portrays
Actor
Actors are a happy bunch,
realizing they’re the start of the
show and enjoy some level of
control. But many times, they
wish the movie would end in
another way – but realize that
they have no say in such
Scriptwriter
This person does not
only watch, and she
doesn’t only act, but
she actually creates the
entire movie from her
Scriptwriter
She determines what she will
say, what she will do, and
how the movie will end. She
realizes she has enormous
control over her life, and sees
to it that the movie of her life
You Need to Take Charge of
your Future
Who are you among these three
people?
Do you merely watch your life go?
Or do you act out a script that you
feel has been handed to you?
Or do you write the script and
make your life beautiful?
You Need to Take Charge of
your Future
By the way, the Producer
of the movie is God. He
tells you, “Make the movie
beautiful, and I will give
you all that you need for
success.”
The Power of
Journal Writing:
Unfolding Your
Personal Journey
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:
The Power of Journal Writing: Unfolding
Your Personal Journey
1. It is cost-efficient and
available.
2. It is preventive and pro-
active.
3. It is creative and
productive.
The Power of Journal Writing: Unfolding
Your Personal Journey
Write your answer in your
personal journal.
1. What have you discovered in
yourself?
2. What are your core strengths?
3. What are the qualities you want
to hone and improve on?
