1. Personal Growth and Social Awareness
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 (PART C)
Personal Growth
Humanistic Psychology/ Maslow
Learning Emotional Intelligence
Multiple Intelligences

2. “Being Selfish” and personal growth
In the context of personal growth, Being Selfish refers to:
A positive and healthy attitude that will encourage further personal growth.
Self-care and healthy choices for ourselves.
Unless you know engage in SELF-Care, you will not be able to develop healthy relationships with others.
You need to take care of yourself first before being able to take care of others.
THE MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP, IS THE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR OWN SELF

3. Humanistic Psychology
Carl Rogers stressed the importance of nonjudgmental listening and acceptance as a condition for people to feel free enough to change.
Abraham Maslow’s theory is based on the Hierarchy of Human Needs and the concept of Self-Actualization
Self-actualization is a process you work toward, rather than a final destination at which you arrive
Abraham Maslow’s model of the self-actualizing person offers a foundation for understanding growth
Striving for growth implies becoming all you are capable of becoming
The process towards self actualization is a journey not a goal

4. Some are more basic or powerful than others.
Some are more basic or powerful than others.
Physiological Needs: air, food, water, sleep, sex, etc. Survival needs.
Safety and Security Needs: Basic needs for safety and security need to be met, such as shelter.
Love and Belonging: Family, friendships, caring relationships are developed.
Esteem and Self Esteem: Recognition and self respect.
Self Actualization - Growth Needs: Wholeness, protection, richness, simplicity, aliveness, beauty, goodness, uniqueness, playfulness, truth, autonomy, meaningfulness.

5. Self actualization traits
Continued Freshness of Appreciation (i.e. "I can appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life, with awe, pleasure, wonder, and even ecstasy, however stale these experiences may have become to others.")
Acceptance ("I accept all of my quirks and desires without shame or apology.")
Authenticity/Honesty ("I can maintain my dignity and integrity even in environments and situations that are undignified.")
Self-Control ("I tend to take life's inevitable ups and downs with grace, acceptance, and levelheadedness .")
Purpose ("I feel a great responsibility and duty to accomplish a particular mission in life.")
Efficient Perception of Reality ("I am always trying to get at the real truth about myself, people and nature.")
Empathy ("I have a genuine desire to help the human race.")
Peak Experiences ("I often have experiences in which I feel new horizons and possibilities opening up for myself and others.")
Good Moral Intuition ("I can tell 'deep down' right away when I've done something wrong.")
Creative Spirit ("I have a generally creative spirit that touches everything I do.")
Balance between profound interpersonal relationships and being comfortable in solitude (“I like spending time with the people that I care about AND I feel comfortable being independent and spending time by myself when I chose to”)

6. Emotional Intelligence E.Q.
Daniel Goleman
Emotional Intelligence E.Q.
Aspects of Emotional Intelligence
Self Awareness - Knowing one’s emotions, intuition, moral compass
Self Management - Managing intense emotions in an effective way, without crippling us
Empathy - Recognizing emotion in others,
Synthesis of all - Handling relationships skillfully by integrating it all
Some people are high on both IQ and EQ; others have little of either.
“IQ gets you hired - EQ gets you Promoted.”

7. FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY
The Ultimate Personality Test Personality Types Learning Styles Left/Right Brain
NOT SCIENTIFIC.
FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY

8. Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Language: Lawyers, writers, comedians
Logic and Math: Scientists, accountants, programmers
Visual and Spatial Thinking: Engineers, inventors, artists
Music: Composers, musicians, music critics
Bodily-Kinesthetic Skills: Dancers, athletes, surgeons
Intrapersonal Skills (Self-Knowledge): Poets, actors, ministers
Interpersonal Skills (Social Abilities): Psychologists, teachers, politicians
Naturalistic Skills (Ability to Understand Natural Environment): Biologists, organic farmers

9. Learning Styles
Learning styles are simply different approaches or ways of learning.
No learning style is better or worse than any other.
Knowing your learning style will help you develop coping strategies to compensate for your weaknesses and capitalize on your strengths.

10. What Kind of Learner Are You?
Visual learner
Auditory learner
Kinesthetic learner

11. Visual Learners learn through seeing
Need to see the teacher's body language and facial expression to fully understand the content of a lesson.
Think in pictures and learn best from visual displays including: diagrams, illustrated text books, overhead transparencies, videos, flipcharts and hand-outs.
Prefer sitting at the front of the classroom to avoid visual obstructions.
Often prefer to take detailed notes to absorb the information.

12. Auditory Learners learn through listening...
Learn best through verbal lectures, discussions, talking things through and listening to what others have to say.
Interpret the underlying meanings of speech through listening to tone of voice, pitch, speed and other nuances.
Written information may have little meaning until it is heard.
Often benefit from reading text aloud and using a tape recorder.

13. Tactile/Kinesthetic Learners learn through , moving, doing and touching...
Learn best through a hands-on approach, actively exploring the physical world around them.
May find it hard to sit still for long periods and may become distracted by their need for activity and exploration.

14. Everybody has a preferred learning style.
FYI - Learning Styles Survey (Just a guideline – it may not 100% represent you)
Everybody has a preferred learning style.
Knowing and understanding our learning style helps us to learn more effectively.
Directions:
Place a check in all the boxes that describe you.
The list with the greatest number of checks is your dominant learning style.

15. Tactile/Kinesthetic learning style
reaches out to touch things
collects things
talks fast using hands to communicate what they want to say
constantly fidgeting (e.g. tapping pen, playing with keys in pocket)
good at sports
takes things apart, puts things together
prefers to stand while working
likes to have music in the background while working
enjoys working with hands and making things
likes to chew gum or eat in class
learns through movement and exploring the environment around them
may be considered hyperactive
good at finding their way around
comfortable touching others as a show of friendship (e.g. hugging)
prefers to do things rather than watching a demonstration or reading about it in a book

16. Visual learning style 1. asks for verbal instructions to be repeated
2.   watches speakers' facial expressions and body language
3.   likes to take notes to review later
4.   remembers best by writing things down several times or drawing pictures and diagrams
5.   good speller
6.   turns the radio or TV up really loud
7.   gets lost with verbal directions
8.   prefers information to be presented visually, (e.g. flipcharts or chalk board)
9.   skillful at making graphs, charts, and other visual displays
10. can understand and follow directions on maps
11. feels the best way to remember something is to picture it in their head
12. follows written instructions better than oral ones
13. good at solving jigsaw puzzles
14. gets the words to a song wrong
15. good at the visual arts

17. Auditory Learning style
1.   follows oral directions better than written ones
2.   would rather listen to a lecture than read the material in a textbook
3.   understands better when reads aloud
4.   struggles to keep notebooks neat
5.   prefers to listen to the radio than to read a newspaper
6.   frequently sings, hums or whistles to themselves.
7.   dislikes reading from a computer screen especially when the backgrounds are fussy
8.   When presented with two similar sounds, can tell if sounds are the same or          different
9.   requires explanations of diagrams, graphs, or maps
10. enjoys talking to others
11. talks to self
12. uses musical jingles to learn things
13. would rather listen to music 1
14. uses finger as a pointer when reading
15. likes to tell jokes, stories and makes verbal analogies to demonstrate a point

18. Making your Learning Style Work for You
Visual Learners:
use visual materials such as pictures, charts, maps, graphs, etc.
have a clear view of your teachers when they are speaking so you can see their body language and facial expression
use color to highlight important points in text
take notes or ask your teacher to provide handouts
illustrate your ideas as a picture or brainstorming bubble before writing them down
write a story and illustrate it
use multi-media (e.g. computers, videos, and filmstrips)
study in a quiet place away from verbal disturbances
read illustrated books
visualize information as a picture to aid memorization

19. Making your Learning Style Work for You
Auditory Learners:
participate in class discussions/debates
make speeches and presentations
use a tape recorder during lectures instead of taking notes
read text out aloud
create musical jingles to aid memorization
create mnemonics to aid memorization
discuss your ideas verbally
dictate to someone while they write down your thoughts
use verbal analogies, and story telling to demonstrate your point

20. Making your Learning Style Work for You
Tactile/Kinesthetic Learners
take frequent study breaks
move around to learn new things (e.g. read while on an exercise bike, mold a piece of clay to learn a new concept)
work at a standing position
chew gum while studying
use bright colors to highlight reading material
dress up your work space with posters
if you wish, listen to music while you study
skim through reading material to get a rough idea what it is about before settling down to read it in detail.

21. Suggestions for Getting the Most From the Course and Book
Take the time to prepare for class by reading and reflecting
Be willing to take risks necessary for change
Use the class as a way to explore your beliefs about personal topics
Practice new behavior outside of the class
Keep a personal journal
REMEMBER, YOU ALONE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR LEARNING – MAKE THE BEST CHOICES FOR YOURSELF!!