Unit III

holistic
development
What is Holistic
Development?

Etymologicaly Speaking, holistic or holisim was derived from the

Greek Word "holos", meaning "whole".

Development- means the act, process or the process of Developing

Rene Descartes

>he is the Father of Modern Philosophy

>his method for his theory is called

"Methodic Doubt"
>I think, therefore I Am"
A human has the ability to think and to rationalized

>Dualism of mind and body

>western and eastern thought

Holism and gestalt

Holism- tendency of the nature to form

wholes which are greater than the sum of
the parts through creative evolution.
Gestalt-something that is made of many
parts and yet is somehow more than or
different from the combination of its parts .
Ex. cars Human body parts are might be greater from the other parts of the body but together it works
better because its what makes a person whole or complete.
Various Aspects of
holistic development of
persons

Physical Aspect- attributes including the five

physical senses
Academic/Intellectual Aspect- functions of mind,
thinking, recognizing, analyzing, projecting.
Emotional Aspect- how/what we feel
Social Aspect- interaction with others
Spiritual Aspect- person's consciousness and
beliefs.
Feelings and emotions

Emotions- originate as sensations in the body

Feelings- are influence by our emotions but are
generated from our mental thoughts.
A fundamental difference between feelings and emotions is that feelings are experienced
consciously, while emotions manifest either consciously or subconsciously
attitude and
behavior

Attitude- are a person's thoughts,

feelings and emotions, to the
object and idea.
Behavior- manifestation or acting
out of the attitudes an individual
has.
it can be said that behavior can very well be seen by others as it is external whereas attitude is
shelled within the mind of the individual and hence cannot be seen by others immediately.
Values and Virtues Values-ideals or goals that are not always
achieved
Virtue- principles or qualities that have been
actually achieved and can be directly observed
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