Unit 1: Self-Development
MODULE 1:
Knowing and Understanding Oneself during Middle
and Late Adolescence
Big Question: How can understanding yourself pave the way to self-
acceptance and better relationship with others?
Objectives:
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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,
3. start and maintain a journal.
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Activity: SELF-CONCEPT INVENTORY
Take a look at your own self-concept and answer the following self-concept
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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
___1. I have strong sex appeal.
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___2. I am proud of my physical figure.
___3. I am physically attractive and beautiful/handsome.
___4. I exude with charm and poise.
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___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.
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___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.
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___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.
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Scoring: Copy this table in your journal. Write your score opposite each number and
get the subtotal.
Physical appeal Human Relations Intelligence
1 __________ 5 __________ 9 __________
2 __________ 6 __________ 10 __________
3 __________ 7 __________ 11 __________
4 __________ 8 __________ 12 __________
Subtotal: Subtotal: Subtotal:
Character Communications Maturity
13 __________ 17 __________ 21 __________
14 __________ 18 __________ 22 __________
15 __________ 19 __________ 23 __________
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16 __________ 20 __________ 24 __________
Subtotal: Subtotal: Subtotal:
How do you perceive yourself?
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Look at the results of your self-concept inventory and answer the following
questions.
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).
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2. Are there qualities you consider as your weakness but other people consider
as your strength? What are these? Check with a partner.
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”
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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).
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3. How realistic is your self- image?
4. To what extent does it reflect your real self?
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Source: 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.
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Reading: SELF-CONCEPT
Imagine yourself looking into a mirror. What do you see? Do you see your
ideal self or your actual self? 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 figure. 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 cases, born to
have.
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 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 you engage in to reach the ideal self.
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