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2. INTRODUCTION:
Adolescence is the time when young people start to ask questions about
themselves, about their future, and even about their religious and political beliefs.
During the adolescent stage of development, the young person grapples with his or
her identity. This may seem very philosophical to some, but to know oneself is the
first step in personal development. One philosopher stated “Knowing others is
intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength,
mastering yourself is true power.
This module will help you realize that in knowing your self will continually
lead
you more to develop yourself better as you learn to accept your strengths
and
weaknesses as a person. Personal development modules’ ultimate aim is
greater self-
knowledge that will lead to higher alignment between these two personality
domains:

3. HAVE YOU EVER ASKED YOURSELF THIS
QUESTION:

4. KNOWING ONESELF
KNOWING ONESELF CAN MAKE A
PERSON ACCEPT HIS/HER
STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS AND
DEALING WITH OTHERS BETTER

6. SELF
Is the union of elements,
namely; BODY, THOUGHTS,
FEELINGS OR EMOTIONS,
and SENSATIONS that
constitute the individuality
and identity of a person. It
includes a person’s life
purpose, meaning and
aspirations.

7. BODY
Constitutes your physical attributes, your
health, your posture and poise.

8. THOUGHTS
The way you think
and how you
perceive things
around you.

9. EMOTIONS &
SENSATIONS

10. KNOWING ONESELF
To know oneself is
the first step in
Personal

11. IN PSYCHOLOGY,
Personality refers to the set of behaviors,
feelings, thoughts and motives that identifies
an individual. It is the essence of who we are
and is the embodiment of one’s physical,
psychological, cognitive, affective and
spiritual self.

12. PERSONALITY IS INFLUENCED BY:
NATURE AND NURTURE

13. PERSONALITY,
Personality is influenced by both Nature
(heredity or genetic make-up) and Nurture
(environment). There is no single gene that
creates a trait. It is always a complex
combination of genes, environmental
exposure and experiences, and cultural
backgrounds.

14. KNOWING ONESELF
Adolescence is the time when young people start to
ask questions about themselves, about their future,
and even about their religious and political beliefs.
During this stage of development, the young person
grapples with his or her identity thus, knowing
oneself is important.

15. REFLECTION
Write what you have learned and your reflections on the topic discussed.
This will serve as your journal entry, which you will continue to do
throughout the semester.
In the journal, write down your thoughts, feelings and realizations about the
lesson. Pay special attention to what kinds of emotions you are feeling and
how these are affecting your thoughts about yourself.
List down things about yourself that you would like to improve on and
create a work plan on how to do this.