Personal Development

• Human Development focuses on human growth and changes across the lifespan, including physical, cognitive, social, intellectual, perceptual, personality and emotional growth.
• Erik Erikson is the Father of Psychosocial Development
• Erik Erikson was born on June 15, 1902 in Frankfurt ,Germany
• Erik Erikson coined the term Identity crisis
• Identity crisis - turning point in one’s life that may strengthen or weaken a personality
• • adolescent stage is important to the process of forming a strong identity and developing a sense of direction in life.
• EGO is the center of our personality
• Ego is largely shaped by the society
• Psychosocial approach looks at individuals in the context of the combined influence of psychological factors and the surrounding social environment on their physical and mental wellness and their ability to function
• Interaction of Opposites

  Syntonic - harmonious element

  Dystonic - disruptive element
• interaction of both elements creates basic strength
• less basic strength leads to core pathology
• Child and Adolescent Development

  1. Developing occupational skills
  2. Self-reliance
  3. Ability to manage their finances
  4. Social responsibility
  5. Mature work orientation
  6. Personal responsibility
  7. Positive attitude toward work
• Puberty involves the physical changes that happen during the adolescent stage.
• Cognitive development also happens during adolescence as the brain continues to grow and develop
• Social development happens during adolescence when adolescents desire for more autonomy and independence
• Idealism and experimentation are hallmarks of the adolescence stage.
• Self-identity or self-concept evolves from an individual’s own set of beliefs and values system
• Erik Erikson's 8 Pyschosocial Crisis

  1. Trust vs. Mistrust
  2. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
  3. Initiative vs. Guilt
  4. Industry vs. Inferiority
  5. Identity vs. Role Confusion
  6. Intimacy vs. Isolation
  7. Generativity vs. Stagnation
  8. Integrity vs. Despair
• Stages

  1. Infancy
  2. Early Childhood
  3. Late Childhood/Play Age
  4. School Age
  5. Adolescence
  6. Young Adulthood
  7. Middle Adulthood
  8. Late Adulthood/Old Age
• Basic Strengths

  1. Hope
  2. Will
  3. Purpose
  4. Competence
  5. Fidelity
  6. Love
  7. Care
  8. Wisdom
• Core Pathology

  1. Withdrawal
  2. Compulsion
  3. Inhibition
  4. Inertia
  5. Role repudiation, Diffidence, and Defiance
  6. Exclusivity
  7. Rejectivity
  8. Disdain
• Attitudes And Behavior Toward Sexuality And Sexual Relationships 

  • Most teens engage in ‘’petting’’ and do not consider themselves as having sex unless they engage in intercourse.
• Academic Concerns 

  • Being responsible is called for when dealing with academic challenges.
• Group belongingness 

  • Human emotions need to affiliate with and be accepted by members of a group.
• Health And Nutrition 

  • A healthy mind and body is what every adolescent should strive
• Developing Or Regaining Self-Esteem 

  • Low self-esteem may hold you back from succeeding at school or work because you don't believe yourself to be capable of success.
• Role

  • part of one's life identity
  • It is the function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a particular situation
• Material poverty 

  • shortage or insufficiency of material aspects needed by individuals to survive.
• Parents Working Abroad 

  • parents who leave their families to work abroad to support the needs of their families.
• Career Choice  

  • identify what course to take in college and establish a career path for the future.
• Relationships 

  • Maintaining healthy relationships requires a certain level of maturity.
• Values and Beliefs 

  • Developing his cognitive skill that he can use in thinking of abstract concepts and asking critical questions.
• Other Challenges 
• 3 Famous Adolescents Who Made A Big Impact in Our Society

  1. Gregorio del Pilar
  2. Efren Penflorida
  3. Lousie Braille
• Gregorio del Pilar - one of the youngest general during Philippine-American War
• Gregorio del Pilar (November 14, 1875 - December 2, 1899)
• Assault on spanish barracks of Cazadores in Paombong
• Battle of Quingua - His first battle
• Battle of Tirad Pass - his last battle