PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT Conscientiousness is the one personality trait

that uniformly predicts how high a person's

PERSONALTY performance will be, across a variety of
• it's who we are. Our personalities determine occupations and jobs. In addition to their high
how we act and react, as well as how we performance, conscientious people have
interact with and respond to the world. higher levels of motivation to perform, lower
• derived from the Latin word 'persona' levels of turnover, lower levels of
meaning absenteeism, and higher levels of safety
• The relatively stable feelings, thoughts, and performance at work.
behavioral patterns a person has.
Extraversion
PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT • the degree to which a person is outgoing,
• an improvement in all spheres of an talkative, and sociable, and enjoys being in
individual's life, be it with friends, in the office social situations
or in any other environment. Extraverts do well in social situations, and as a
IMPORTANCE: result they tend to be effective in job
• Personality development grooms an individual interviews. They have an easier time than
and helps him make a mark of his her own introverts when adjusting to a new job. They
• Personality development goes a long way in actively seek information and feedback, and
reducing stress and conflicts. build effective relationships, which helps with
• Personality development helps you develop a their adjustment.
positive attitude in life.
Agreeableness
• The degree to which a person is nice, tolerant,
sensitive, trusting, kind, and warm. People
who are high in agreeableness are likeable
people who get along with others. Not
surprisingly, agreeable people help others at
work consistently, and this helping behavior is
not dependent on being in a good mood. They
are also less likely to retaliate when other
people treat them unfairly.

Neuroticism
• the degree to which a person is anxious,
irritable, aggressive, temperamental, and
moody
These people have a tendency to have
Openness emotional adjustment problems and
• the degree to which a person is curious, experience stress and depression on ahabitual
original, intellectual, creative, and open to basis. People very high in neuroticism
new ideas experience a number of problems at work.
People high in openness are highly motivated
to learn new skills, and they do well in training Values and Attitudes
settings They also have an advantage when
they enter into a new organization. Their VALUES
open-mindedness leads them to seek a lot of • refer to stable life goals that people have,
information and feedback about how they are reflecting what is most important to them
doing and to build relationships, which leads • Broad preferences concerning appropriate
to quicker adjustment to the new job. courses of action or outcomes
The values that are important to people tend
Conscientiousness to affect the types of decisions they make,
• the degree to which a person is organized, how they perceive their environment, and
systematic, punctual, achievement oriented, their actual behaviors.
and dependable
Early family experiences are important PD3 PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT WITH DRUG
influences over the dominant values. EDUCATION AND PEACE ND ORDER
Values of a generation also change and evolve in CHAPTER 1 UNDERSTANDING DRUGS AND THEIR
response to the historical context that the generation EFFECTS
grows up in.
The values a person holds will affect his or her CHAPTER 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
employment. • Types of Drugs: Stimulants, depressants,
hallucinogens, narcotics, etc.
Attitude • Short term and long-term effects of drug abuse
• A predisposition to respond in a positive or on health and behavior
negative way to someone or something in • Recognize signs of drug use and addiction
one's environment
• Influences by values and are acquired from WHAT IS DRUGS?
the same sources as values • Drugs are substances that change a
• Focus on specific people or objects, whereas person’s mental or physical state. They can
values have a more general focus and are affect the way your brain works, how you
more stable than attitude feel and behave, your understanding and
your senses. This makes them
Self-esteem unpredictable and dangerous, especially
• the degree to which a person has overall for young people. (health.org.austrila)
positive feelings about his or herself
Why do people use drugs?
People with high self-esteem view themselves
•Drugs change the way your body or brain works.
in a positive light, are confident, and respect
themselves. On the other hand, people with •People take drugs because:
low self-esteem experience high levels of self- •they are curious and want to see what happens
doubt and question their self-worth. •they want to fit in or feel pressured by their peers.

Self-Efficacy Why do people use drugs?

• a belief that one can perform a specific task •they enjoy the effect on their body — for example,
successfully Self-efficacy is different from feeling excited and energetic, or relaxed and
other personality traits in that it is job specific. calm
People with high self-efficacy setting higher •they help them cope with situations — for
goals for themselves and being more example, reducing pain or relieving stress
committed to these goals, whereas people •they’ve have a drug dependency and need to keep
with low self- efficacy tend to procrastinate. taking them to avoid withdrawal symptoms.

Ways to Build Your Self-Confidence How are drugs made?

• Take a self-inventory. (self-assessment) •Drugs come from different sources:
• Set manageable goals. •plants – for example, cannabis, mushrooms,
• Find a mentor. or tobacco
• Don't judge yourself by your failures. •processed plant products – for example, alcohol,
• Until you can feel confident, be sure to act or heroin
confident. •synthetic chemicals – for example, ecstasy or
• Know when to ignore negative advice. amphetamines.

How do people take drugs?

•People take drugs in different ways. Common
methods include:
•swallowing tablets or drinking liquids – the body
absorbs the drug through the stomach lining
•breathing them into the lungs – the body absorbs
the drug through the lining of the lungs
 How do people take drugs? Hallucinogens
•snorting into the nose – the body absorbs the • Hallucinogens are also known as
drug through the thin nasal lining 'psychedelics'.
•injecting – the user injects the drug directly into • They change the way a person perceives the
the bloodstream world, affecting the senses, altering thinking,
•through the skin – the body slowly absorbs the sense of time and emotions.
drug from a cream or patch • There are many kinds of hallucinogens,
including LSD and magic mushrooms.
Legal and illegal drugs
Cocaine
•Drugs can be:
• Cocaine is a stimulant made from processing
•legal – for example, alcohol, caffeine, and tobacco
leaves of the coca plant and usually comes in
•illegal – for example, cocaine or heroin.
powder form.
•patch
• Cocaine can be 'cut' or mixed with other
substances, including glucose, lactose and
TYPES OF DRUGS baking powder.
• Cocaine is known as 'coke', 'Charlie', 'snow',
Injecting drugs 'blow' and other names.
• Injecting drugs is very risky and can lead to
long term vein damage or even gangrene and Analgesics/painkillers
amputation. • Analgesics, also known as 'painkillers', are
• When you’re injecting yourself, it’s difficult to medicines which relieve pain. Most analgesics
make sure it’s done safely. Hands can carry are safe to use when taken as prescribed or
tiny particles of blood that you cannot see and instructed by your doctor or pharmacist, in
can transfer a virus from one person to conjunction with the manufacturer’s
another. If the equipment or substance used is instructions on the packaging.
not totally clean, you could get an infection in • Some people misuse analgesics by
your bloodstream and become very sick intentionally taking more than the
recommended dose.
Cannabis • The effects of mixing analgesics with other
• Cannabis is a drug that comes from the plant drugs, including alcohol, prescription
Cannabis sativa. medications and other over-the-counter
• The main active chemical in cannabis is THC medicines, are often unpredictable.
(delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), which is the
part that gives the high when consumed. Inhalants
• It comes in 3 main forms • Inhalants, also known as volatile substances,
o marijuana (dried flowers and leaves) have a range of effects depending on the
o hashish/hash (resin) substance used.
o hashish oil • The vapour of volatile substances when
• It is known by many names, including 'grass', inhaled through the nose or mouth can cause
'pot', 'weed', 'dope', 'mull' and 'ganja', among a person to feel high or intoxicated.
many others • They can also cause confusion and
disorientation, nausea, drowsiness and a
Ecstasy range of other symptoms.
• Ecstasy is a man-made drug that has both • Common volatile substances inhaled include
stimulant and hallucinogenic properties. It is petrol, lacquers, spray paints, glues, aerosols,
often called 'E', 'pills' or 'eccy'. paints and cleaning fluids.
• The active ingredient in ecstasy is MDMA (3,4-
methylene-dioxy-methamphetamine). Sedatives/benzodiazepines
• It is usually impossible to know exactly what • Benzodiazepines are central nervous system
chemicals are contained in ecstasy as depressants and are commonly prescribed by
manufacturing changes constantly and is not doctors to relieve stress and anxiety, and to
controlled. Ecstasy may or may not contain help people sleep.
MDMA, and/or a range of other substances. • Common benzodiazepines include Valium,
Serepax, Mogadon, Normison.
 • Chances of overdose can be increased if taking abuse to keep control over your life, take back the
benzodiazepines with other depressant drugs, control today!
such as alcohol.
Signs & Symptoms of Drug Addiction
Heroin and other opioids •Difficulties at school, disinterest in school-related
• Heroin is one of a group of drugs called activities, and declining grades
'opioids'. •Poor work performance, being chronically late to
• Other opioids include opium, morphine, work, appearing tired and disinterested in work
codeine, pethidine, oxycodone, duties, and receiving poor performance reviews
buprenorphine and methadone. •Changes in physical appearance, such as wearing
• Opioids are depressants, which means they inappropriate or dirty clothing and a lack of interest
slow down the body's central nervous system. in grooming
• Opioids are made from the resin of the •Altered behavior, such as an increased desire for
seedpod of the opium poppy. privacy
• Many forms of opioids are used for medical •Drastic changes in relationships
purposes, mostly for pain relief.
•A noticeable lack of energy when performing daily
• Heroin is an illegal opioid made from
activities
morphine or codeine by a chemical process.
•Spending more money than usual or requesting to
The potency and purity of heroin varies
borrow money
•Issues with financial management, such as not
paying bills on time
Drugs can and often do ruin people’s lives. Many •Changes in appetite, such as a decreased appetite
people think that just because someone is and associated weight loss
prescribed medications that these medications are •Bloodshot eyes, poor skin tone, and appearing
safe but the truth of the matter is far from that. tired or run down
Even prescription drugs can cause many negative •Defensiveness when asked about substance use
short and long-term effects on the body and
the mind. The sooner you ask for help in
•PHYSICAL-
overcoming your abuse of drugs, the sooner you
This includes the mode of dressing, manner of
can get control over your life walking, posture, bodybuild, health, complexion,
and facialexpression
Short Term Effects of Drug Abuse •INTELLECTUAL-
•Some of the most common short-term effects of How a person talks and what she talks about is what
drug abuse include getting hangovers, withdrawals, matters in the intellectual component
feeling a crash, anxiety, panic attacks, being of personality. He must develop his intellect
paranoid, hallucinating, being paranoid, getting very or “brain.”
irritable, becoming very sad or depressed and many •SOCIAL-
other short term effects as well. Good manners, correct manners are included in this
•Even if you have not yet experienced these short aspect of personality.To do the right thing at the
term effects you should not wait for them to occur right time, to act in the proper manner, to get
along well with others these are all parts of the soci
Long-Term Effects of Drug Abuse al sphere or personality
•Some of the most common long-term effects of •EMOTIONAL-
drug abuse that you should be aware of include This component includes a person’s likes or dislikes,
major depression, early-onset Alzheimer’s, whether she is outgoing or shy, whether she is calm
schizophrenia, hallucinating, being paranoid, having or nervous, and whether she loses her temper
stomach issues, and much more. easily or “keeps her cool.” Personality problems,
•damage to their lifestyle, personality, relationships such as how
and other aspects of their life as well to stay mentally healthy or how to avoid mental dis
orders are someproblems that are emotional in
•These long-term effects of drug abuse are nature.
dangerous to the body and the mind •VALUES-
•Calling into a detox program so that you can get This includes a person’s attitudes, value, beliefs, and
treatment for your addiction or drug abuse issues is philosophy in life.This aspect is referred to as
the first step to regaining your life. Don’t allow drug character. It is shown in the way we judgewhether
our actions and the actions of others are right or
wrong.

9 Tips to improve your personality

•Become a good listener. Being a good listener is a
charming personality trait that draws other people
into you
•Expand your interests
•Work on your empathy and spread praise
•Be more confident
•Improve your communication skills
•Cultivate a positive attitude
•Have integrity
•Speak up

•What is the Drug Education Program Republic Act?

•Republic Act No. 7624

AN ACT INTEGRATING DRUG PREVENTION AND

CONTROL IN THE INTERMEDIATE AND SECONDARY
CURRICULA AS WELL AS IN THE NON-FORMAL,
INFORMAL AND INDIGENOUS LEARNING SYSTEMS
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.