Personal Development
Knowing Oneself - Strengths and Limitations
Quarter 01 - Module 01
Objective:
After going through this module, you are
expected to:
Explain that knowing oneself can make a person
accept his/her strengths and limitations and
dealing with others better.
Self Development
CONTENTS
Know Thyself
Self-Concept
Components of Personality
Start knowing yourself
better.
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You should also understand
that knowing others can pave
the way of knowing yourself
better .
Self - Development
Self - Development
A process of discovering
oneself by realizing one's
potentials and capabilities
that are shaped over time
either by studying in a
formal school or through
environmental factors.
Know Thyself
"An unexamined
life is not worth
living."
Know Thyself
An old maxim or aphorism which
in time has been used in varied
literature and consequently
gained different meanings. One of its meanings is
recorded in the Greek
encyclopaedia of knowledge
called "The Suda".
Know Thyself
ü He stressed that an
ü Discussed his own views individual could learn
about the maxim from more by studying
which he used the phrase others and that he/
"read thyself" in his she can do this by
famous work The engaging
Leviathan. himself/herself to
reading books.
ü Emphasized that a person learns more by studying
oneself.
Self - Concept
Self - Concept
Option Option
01 02
KEY WORDS
One's abstract and general idea about him/herself
particularly toward his/her
Option
unique Option
personality and his/her
ownperception about his/her
03 set of 04values, point of views
and behavior.
Self - Concept
ü A person's existence
Optiondepends on Option
01 02
his/her perception.
ü Mind is the seat of consciousness.
KEY WORDS
Option Option
03 04
Rene Descartes, the Father of Modern Philosophy
Self - Concept
ASPECTS
01 02 03
Self-concept is learned. Self-concept is organized. Self-concept is dynamic.
Self - Concept is Learned.
Option Option
01 02
KEY WORDS
ü No individual is born withOption
Option self concept.
03 04
ü A person will soon develop this as he/ she grows old.
Self - Concept is Organized.
ü One's perception towards
Option him/herOption
is firm.
01
ü A person02 may hear other
people's point of view regarding
him/her
KEY WORDS but will keep on
believing that what he/ she
thinks of himself/herself is
always the right one.
Option Option
03 04
Self - Concept is Dynamic.
ü As an individual grows older,
Option Option
he/she continues to encounter
01 02
problems or challenges that may
reveal his/her self-conceptKEYinWORDS
that particular time or situation.
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03 04
Components of Personality
Components of Personality
Sigmund Freud, Father of Psychoanalysis
Components of Personality
Components of Personality
Components of Personality
Components of Personality
The Id
ü Driven by pleasure principle.
ü To satisfy man's desire without thinking much of
the situation.
ü This nature is being developed at a young age or
present from birth.
Components of Personality
Components of Personality
The Ego
ü Developed at approximately the age of three.
ü This operates according to reality principle.
ü The ego will give a more socially accepted means
of getting the desires and wants of a person
without getting to hurt others feelings.
Components of Personality
Components of Personality
The Super ego
ü Begins to manifest as a child turns 5.
ü Holds our moral judgments or concept of right
and wrong that are believed to be acquired from
the family and the environment.
Reflection
You are indeed successful in studying this lesson,
nowyou are to do a certain task to enhance your skills
in knowing yourself better.
They say that people do live in accordance or
opposite to what their names suggest. Kindly ask your
parents, guardian, or relatives of a short history of
how they name you. You may also surf the net of the
meaning of your name.
After having the knowledge regarding the
definition of your name, face the mirror, contemplate,
and relax for a moment.
You are to recall happy thoughts and the lowest
moment of your life. In your mind, try to list down
things that makes you familiar with your behavior,
personality, actions, and values.
Then, after a moment of contemplating make a diary
note and write down your thoughts there.
Be guided by the instructions below.
Write a three-paragraph reflection on how you lived
your life for the past five years. Please take note of
the guide questions given below.
l.Have you lived in accordance to your name? What delivered
you to having this kind of life?
2.If given a chance what would you like to change in your life?
State why.
3.What best quote can sum up your life?
Thank you for
listening
