DEVELOPING

THE WHOLE
PERSON
LEARNING COMPETENCIES

The students will be able to :

1. Discuss the relationship among physiological,
cognitive, psychological, spiritual development
to understand his thoughts , feelings and
behaviors.
2. Evaluate his or her thoughts , feelings and
behaviors.
3. Show the connections between the thoughts ,
feelings and behaviors in actual life situations.
What comes to your
mind when you
hear the word
ADOLESCENCE?
The Adolescence
Adolescence comes from Latin word Adolecere
means to grow up
Body changes
Peers
Questions
Responsibility
Early 10-14, Middle 15-17 and Late Adolescence
18-24
The purpose of adolescence is for a child to
psychologically and socially transform into a
young adult.
The Adolescence
The wonders and challenges of what you are
going through as an adolescent add meaning to
who you are and the person you will be in the
future.
- Physical, psychological, mental development
changes
affect your attitude and behavior
- Rejection, belongingness, unacceptance and
being alone contribute to teenagers heightened
emotionality.
- Frustrations and other negative emotions make
them problematic or a challenging period for them
-Adults who guide and raise them have difficult
Physical/Physiological Changes
and Their Implications
Started to experience various body changes when you
turned thirteen years old.
Girls start their growth spurt earlier than boys, but boys
eventually taller than girls
Notice physical changes in your sex organs and the
development of secondary sex characteristics such as
voice, muscles, pubic hair, breast enlargement.
Androgens and estrogens are hormones or chemical
substances produce by endocrine glands that affect
physical growth and development.
Testosterone is an androgen that is strongly associated in
the physical maturation of boys.
On the other hand, estradiol is an estrogen that is
strongly associated in the physical development of girls
Physical/Physiological Changes
and Their Implications
Concerns about their physical appearance
increased also.
According to STICE and SHAW( 2002), only few
adolescents experience body-cathexis or
satisfaction with in their bodies.
Some teenagers are too self conscious to do
even simple activities such as walking and even
sensitive to criticism
Teenagers have also low self esteem and lack
self confidence
Physical/Physiological Changes
and Their Implications
To be able to cope well during these stage,
you need to make some adjustments-on how
you view the things that are happening in
and out of your body.
Put emphasis in maintaining physical
hygiene to reduce acne and body odor,
performing physical exercise to be fit and
becoming fat.
It is only through self acceptance that you
become brave enough to face the whole you.
Cognitive Changes and Their
Implications
Have you asked yourself of how and why you
think the way you do right now?
During adolescence your brain goes through
significant structural development stages.
Teenagers become more capable of thinking
abstractly, instead of thinking only of the here
and now., meaning the teenager can already
process information into meaningful messages
and understand complex situations for problem
solving.
Cognitive Changes and Their
Implications
Teenagers begin thinking more often about the
process of thinking itself or METACOGNITION,
resulting in increased introspection.
You may have thoughts that people around you
are watching you and making you feel self
conscious.
Your thinking is not limited to a single scope but
to a more complicated lenses, that’s why you
tend to ask a lot of questions about everything.
You are no longer comfortable with simple
explanations but you look deeper meaning of
things.
Cognitive Changes and Their
Implications
You get confused with a lot of things and your
curiosity to prove things to yourself increases,
resulting to be indecisive and leads you to
explore and experiment.
The lack of clear plans or fast changing decisions
prod the teenager to engage in risky behaviors
such as cutting classes, cheating, smoking, lying,
computer games addiction and stealing.
Its helpful to consult a trusted adult such as
parents, teachers or guidance counselor in your
school regarding your situation.
Psychological/Emotional Changes
and Their Implications
They also experience a lot of emotional ups and
downs as being an adolescence , this is a period
of storm and stress ( Hurlock, 1982).
Most of you are emotionally unstable from time
to time.
You gain a degree of control on how you express
your emotions.
Emotional maturity should be achieved by the
end of adolescence as should be indicated by
knowing how to express emotions in socially
acceptable manner.
Psychological/Emotional Changes
and Their Implications
Another important indicator is when you face
difficult situation. You exercise critical thinking
before being emotionally carried away.
You become less reactive to provocations and
emotionally heated situations.
You also realize that lessons learned from each
difficult experience and you gain important life
skills from each obstacle you conquer.
These realizations are important on your journey
towards SELF ACTUALIZATION.
Social Changes and Their
Implications
Attitude, speech, interest, appearance and
behavior are heavily influenced by your peers as
you spend more time outside your home in your
teenage years. Peer acceptance becomes very
important.
You prefer fewer friends and intimate
relationships.
Become curious about relationships with the
opposite sex and experience physical attraction
to them.
If not handed well, your need for belongingness
may lead you to your conforming to the
Social Changes and Their
Implications
Peer pressure or the expectation that you
comply with norm of your peer group is
commonly experienced, thus its important to
choose friends wisely.
To successfully make social adjustments, you
need to enhance social skills.
To cope well with the social pressure, you
should learn to clarify your boundaries so that
you maintain self reliance.
Moral/Spiritual Changes and
Their Implications
Moral Development starts with obeying your
elders when you were a child.
According to Kohlberg, adolescents should have
developed moral reasoning based on the
universal human rights. When faced with
dilemma, adolescent must be able to stand on
what their personal conscience dictates them to
do.
Adolescents who deviate from their own general
principles and acted upon the wishes of others
even though these are wrong are more likely to
suffer from SELF-CONDEMNATION ( Hurlock,
Moral/Spiritual Changes and
Their Implications
During adolescence, you come to critically think
about how the world is usually ran by the adult
and you want to validate established norms by
experimenting on them your self.
Adolescence are building their own moral codes
which they use as bases in judging what is right
and what is wrong however, sticking o this morals
codes are difficult for the adolescents because
doing wrong acts becomes socially acceptable
especially when sound logic and reason are used
to justify it by its end add up to confusion to the
mind of teen agers.
Moral Changes and Their
Implications
Having developed a sound conscience or the
inner force that makes external control
unnecessary ( Hurlock, 1982) plays an important
role in assuming responsibility in your life.
Being focused will assist you in your journey on
how you want to live your life.
Your moral judgment becomes clearer when you
see your life purpose
You know what’s road to travel and which
crossroads to take and commit oneself to do
good.
Why does a person
has to be
developed
holistically?
Whole Person Development
The process of striving the best that we can be in
order to reach and realize our full potential that
is by giving attention to and develop each
aspect of personal development which are
Emotional, Cognitive, Physical, Spiritual,
Ecological and Social Aspects. It is a journey to
self discovery , self improvement and self
realization.
In the process of developing ourselves, we also
discover and harness our talents and abilities
not only for self enrichment but also for the
benefits of others.
Emotional Aspect
Allows the person to develop an awareness and
acceptance of one’s feelings.
Involves the capacity to manage feelings and
behaviors, self acceptance and enable oneself to
cope with stress, tension and other challenges
he/she goes through
- Nurtures ability to give and receive love
- Enables the person to understand, handle
and
express feelings and emotions
Cognitive( Intellectual )Aspect
Allows the person to use one’s intellect to search for
and pursue life’s meaning and purpose.
It enables a person to attain a greater understanding
and appreciation of oneself and others.
Involves one’s capacity to think creatively and
rationally.
This encourages an individual to expand his/her
knowledge and skills thru a variety of resources,
activities and involvements.
- Cultivates and develops creativity and
innovativeness
- Interpret and processes information and data
effectively
Physiological Aspect
Allows the person to ensure proper wellness and
health through a rigor of and participation in
personal activities that promote cardio vascular
endurance, muscular strength, balance and
flexibility.
It promotes healthy lifestyle attitudes and habits
and curbs negative and excessive behavior.
- Physical activity and fitness
- Immune system function
- Body Composition
Spiritual Aspect
Allows the person to seek and pursue one’s
reason for being.
It defines personal moral values and addresses
ethical standards.
Involves the recognition and appreciation of
life’s depth and profoundness and helps one to
begin to see his/her relation to supernatural
forces that exists.
- Feeling connected to someone or
sometimes beyond
and greater than one self.
- an experience of transcendence
Ecological/Environmental Aspect
Allows the person to develop an attitude for and
to commit ecological/environmental issues and
concerns. It establishes interconnectedness with
the natural environment. It enhances a deeper
understanding and better appreciation of one’s
stewardship.
Enkindles in the person’s heart his individual
calling to take care of Mother Earth and
encourages one to be a good giver and receiver
of life’s gifts.
- Seeking ways to promote environmental care
and
Social/Interpersonal Aspect
Allows the person to establish, maintain, empower
healthy relationships.
It enhances social responsibilities and sensitivity.
It encourages the pursuit of harmony and
connectedness and upholds unity in diversity.
- Quality and quantity of relationships
- Fostering a social network through personal
relationship.
- Commitment to social reach out and social
development.
- Promotes social justice.
Holistic Development
It is vital to commit oneself to developing the
whole person or those aspects of one self that
makes a person truly human.
To be your true self means to take responsibility
for it. This experience is the process of striving
to be the best that you can be in order to reach
and realize your full potential.
Holistic Development is the path toward finding
and defining one’s core values and purposes. As
these aspects merge and collaborate with each
other , they direct the person toward integrity
and respectability.
Personality Development and
Attitudes
A key factor in Personality Development is
Attitude which is a established way of thinking
and feeling about someone or something,
typically reflecting in a person’s behavior
Attitude manifest itself as behavior as a
representative of personality
A holistic personal development is determined
by a personal initiative effort thus depends on
one’s behavior which is the primary output of
our ATTITUDE.
ATTITUDE AND ITS
COMPONENT
Cognition which is
represented by
THOUGHTS
Affect as represented by
our FEELINGS
BEHAVIOR
THOUGHTS
It is the way we think.
Thoughts are ideas, attitudes or
perception about things. They are
creative and have energy.
Basically, if you can imagine
something, you can make it happen.
Think about art work, furniture,
inventions, etc. These all started with
an idea or concept.
FEELINGS
Feelings are emotions such as happy, sad, mad,
frustrated, surprised, anxious, etc. They can be
experienced in varying degrees of intensity and
usually have a physical sensation attached.
Feelings are something we all experience and it
is important that they be expressed. And, there
is no such thing as a “bad” feeling. Feelings are
needed because they serve a purpose.
Example, people will describe anxiety as having
butterflies in their stomach. If someone is angry
they may feel tightness in their chest.
BEHAVIOR
Behaviors are simply the actions we take. We
choose how we are going to behave. Behavior
can be classified as right or wrong, healthy or
unhealthy, appropriate or inappropriate.
Behavior can be overt or covert. Overt is
expressed consciously like replying to a friend
or volunteering for class recitation. Covert
occurs beyond our awareness in our blind spot
such as mannerism, body language, gestures,
personal tendencies.
RELATIONSHIPS OF THOUGHTS,
FEELINGS AND BEHAVIOR
Feelings ( Affect) and behavior relate to
each interchangeably – we may act or
behave out of feelings or we may feel
pleasant or unpleasant after an action.
Our ability to evaluate our feelings
and behavior will allow us to get better
at knowing when and when not to
express a particular feeling or action.
RELATIONSHIPS OF THOUGHTS,
FEELINGS AND BEHAVIOR
Thoughts ( Cognition) like affect are also related
to behavior . We act in accordance to what we
think, be it overt or covert behavior, from either
implicit or explicit attitude.
Our bodily reactions influence our thoughts and
feelings. Let say, when are tired , our body
produces sluggish thoughts and you may get
easily irritated or sad about petty things.
The interplay of thoughts, feelings and behavior
is the underlying factor contributing to our
uniqueness as a person
The Cognitive Triangle
The Cognitive Triangle
Thoughts, Feelings , Behaviour Situation