Career Guidance Program for Grade 12

Module 6: Keep Me Balanced.

VALUES CLARIFICATION
Santamaria, J. (2009)

1. PEACE OF MIND – Be at peace with myself, freedom from overwhelming anxieties,

tension and inner conflicts; absence from stress.
2. REST AND RELAXATION – Have adequate sleep, rest and relaxation. Feel comfortable
and at ease.
3. LOCATION – Have a place to live conducive to my lifestyle; a desirable home base for
my family, leisure, learning and work life.
4. HEALTH – Enjoy good physical and mental health and vitality; enjoy physical and
mental well-being; be free from disease or pain.
5. PLEASURE – To enjoy life; to be happy and contented; to have fun, personal satisfaction
and delight.
6. SECURITY – Freedom from worry; assurance that things will be the same; know that I
can depend on what I have now for the future.
7. LOVE OF GOD – Put God above all; self, family, work, career, acknowledge Him as
Sovereign Lord.
8. STABILITY – Certainty; have work routine and job duties that are largely predictable
and no likely to change over long periods of time.
9. DEBT OF GRATITUDE “Utang na Loob” - Being grateful to those who have helped me
or my family at one time or another.
10. TRADITION – Respecting the way things have always been done.
11. WORK WTH OTHERS – Cooperate and work with others to achieve common goals.
12. AFFILIATION – Belong to a group or organization I want to be identified with;
13. HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP “Pakikisama” - Get along with others
14. APPEARANCE – Looking and feeling good.
15. FRIENDSHIPS – Develop and keep close personal relationships with people I like as a
result of common interests, needs or values.
16. LOYALTY – Being faithful to or work for the well-being of an individual, group and
organization of which I am a part.
17. HELPING OTHERS – Taking care of others, either individually or in small groups.
18. AUTHORITARIANISM – looking up to others I regard as having a higher status.
19. PUBLIC CONTACT – Have a lot of day-to-day contact with people in connection with
my job.
20. LOVE – A strong feeling of affection and fondness.
21. CLOSE FAMILY TIES – Spend time with my family, physically and emotionally.
22. FAMILY HAPPINESS – Concern for the welfare and happiness of my family; sacrifice
my interest for the well-being of my family.
23. LOVE OF COUNTRY – respect and appreciation for my country; Think of what I can do
to serve my country.
24. PRESTIGE/ STATUS – Become well-known; gain the respect of others
25. RECOGNITION – Get positive feedback; given credit for effective efforts.
26. ADVANCEMENT – Be able to get ahead; gain opportunities for growth and seniority.
27. SERVICE OF GOD – Do work I believe God wants me to do.
28. RELIGION – Strong religious beliefs and opportunities to practice them.
29. ADVENTURE – risk-taking; have new and challenging experiences.
30. FAST PACE/ PRESSURE – Work in time-pressured circumstances.
31. CHANGE AND VARIETY – Have varied experiences; Do different kinds of things.
32. INDEPENDENCE – Enjoy autonomy; Have freedom of thought and action.
33. TIME FREEDOM – Have responsibilities I can work at according to my time schedule.
34. ACHIEVEMENT – Successful completion of tasks and projects; solve problems or
achieve goals.
35. COMPETITION – Winning; doing better than others.
36. EMPOWERMENT – Give others control of and responsibility for results and the means
to accomplish them.
37. CREATIVITY – Find and create new ways to do things.
38. SELF-FULFILLMENT – Optimize my personal development; realize my full, creative
potentials.
39. PRECISION WORK – Deal with tasks that have exact specifications that require careful,
accurate attention to details.
40. EXERCISE COMPETENCE – Being good at what I do; show a high degree of
proficiency in skills and knowledge.
41. LEADERSHIP - be in a position to change attitudes, opinions and behaviors of other
people.
42. AESTHETICS – Appreciate the beauty of things, ideas etc.
43. KNOWLEDGE – Seek intellectual stimulations; generate new ideas.
44. RESPONSIBILITY- Be accountable for results.
45. POWER – Have authority to decide course of action.
46. SELF-RESPECT – Be proud of self; Have sense of personal identity.
47. WORK ALONE – Do work by myself.
48. JUSTICE – Be impartial or fair; value truth; treat others fairly.
49. PROSPERITY – Be well-off; able to get what I want. Having adequate resources.
50. PRIVACY – Have moments/time when I can be by myself.
51. INTEGRITY – Honesty, sincerity, truthfulness; acting and standing for what I believe in.
52. MORAL FULFILLMENT – Feel that my work is contributing to ideals.