MORAL SPIRITUAL
DEVELOPMENT
Learning Outcome
At the end of this chapter, the learners are expected to:
Understand the essence of ethics in one’s life;
Know the nature and role of morality;
Discuss values and its roles of morality;
Understand existential humanism in relation
to the formation of the “self”.
Introduction Morality
A holistic understanding of the A principle concerning how
“self”, the “persona” as well as one’s individuals distinguish what is right
unique “identity” involves our from what is wrong.
perception and understanding of the Comes from the Latin word
overt and covert traits of the “moralitas” which denotes manner,
individual. character and proper behavior.
“With great powers comes great The division between right and
responsibility” - Spiderman film. wrong.
“Ethics” has taught us of our duty as “free will” becomes an important
an intelligent being. element as individuals are provided a
Priority is self-preservation but next “freedom of decision”.
to this is our responsibility to the
larger community.
Values Some values which include the following
in effect project the identity and the
is the worth that we
assign to things
image that we have formed in the course
that we possess and something that
of performing our daily tasks. It reveals
we consider to be important.
the course to which our identity as an
It is a product of our socialization
individual is being directed.
process wherein our family, peers,
school, church, government, and Loyalty
mass media are factors that - faithfulness to words we speak;
influences our character traits or devoted in relationships; conscientious to
values. our duty.
An example of values includes
honesty and sincerity. Sincerity
- truthfulness to promises; openness
and transparency about one’s thoughts.
Kindness Cheerfulness
- benevolence and gentleness
in how positivity and light heartedness even
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one treats other people. during adversities.
Compassion Optimism
- humane and sympathetic about what having a sense of gratitude to
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others are undertaking. appreciate what one possesses.
Courage Respect
- bravery in the midst of difficulties. - courtesy, reverence for those in
authority and of seniority.
Perseverance
- steadfast and persistent to attain life Volunteerism
goals. - initiative to extend help to those in
dire need.
Integrity
- moral uprightness for greater
Value Judgement
credibility. is a judgement of a specific values
system as either right or wrong
based on one’s particular set of
standards or value system.
Personal Values connotes that a conclusion is insular,
provide internal reference for what is one-sided, and not objective.
good, beneficial, important, useful, Refers to an individual’s opinion.
beautiful, desirable, constructive, etc. scientific “truths” are considered
objective, but are held tentatively.
laid the foundation of law, custom a scientific view is a value
and tradition. judgement that is socially
constructed based upon rigorous
evaluation and wide consensus.
involves aesthetical, ethical, Jean-Paul Sartre classified
ideological, moral,
theological and existentialism under humanism
other interpretations and cannot be because it expresses the power of
reduced to arguable statements of human beings to make freely-willed
fact. choices, independent from the
influence of religion or society.
Existential Humanism Existential-humanistic psychology
has played an important role at
and The "Self" individuals as a whole person living in
socially interconnected and holistic
a principle focusing on the human world.
subject struggling for self- It is very important to understand a
knowledge and self-responsibility. person’s subjective or conscious
experience without any judgement,
bias, expectation, or comparison.
Construct of Self Jean-Paul Satre
also called self-concept. As reiterated by Paul Sartre, the key
in defining the existence of a person
plays a very important role for all precedes his or her essence.
humanists.
According to Sartre, “man first of all
Humanists believe that a person has exists, encounters himself, surges up
the capacity to change his/her in the world and defines himself
behavior and has the internal afterwards”.
mechanism to heal and grow as
individuals. Sartre rejects whathe calls
“deterministic excuses” and claims
Each person is viewed as an that people must take responsibility
indivisible whole. for their behavior.
Anguish leads people to realize that
their actions guide
humanity and
allows them to make judgments
about others based on their attitude
towards freedom.
Anguish is also associated with
Sartre’s notion of despair, which he
defines as optimistic reliance on a set
of possibilities that make action
possible.
- Jean-Paul Satre
The Relation of Values and Core and as we have learned previously, that
Beliefs with Building
Self- can have a positive impact on one's
Esteem self-esteem.
Every family and individual is largely
When children understand their
defined by the values and core beliefs
family's values, it will provide them with
that they hold. Some are culturally
a road map for making positive choices
influenced, while others may be within
and steering clear of negative
families, or individually adopted. But they
situations.
help to define who a person is and will
impact how others see them, and how
Knowing how to make the right
the person sees themself.
decisions will empower children, which
Values are important to helping shape helps to raise their self-esteem,
our lives. They provide us, and our because they feel more confident in
children, with boundaries, and limitations, their decision-making skills.
Here are some common personal
identify with
values that people can
which can positively impact self-
image :
- Commitment
- Determination
- Gratitude
- Hard working
- Integrity
- Openness
- Perseverance
- Truth
- Reliability
Thank you for listening!
PRESENTED BY: ELMA, RAY ALLEN A., OLAN, KIETH
JOANNA V. & CATAHIMICAN, REISSA.
