Index

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DEVELOPING 02

THE WHOLE 03

PERSON 04
Personal Development 11

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LEARNING TARGETS
1. Discuss the relationship among 01
physiological, cognitive, psychological,
spiritual, and social aspects of development, 02
to understand your thoughts, feelings, and
behavior. 03
2. Evaluate his/ her own thoughts, feelings,
and behaviors. 04
3. Show the connections between thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors in actual life
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situations.
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There are various elements 01

involved in the holistic 02

development of an
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individual.
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HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT
The process of self- 01

actualization and learning

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that combines an
individual’s mental, 03
physical, social,
emotional, and spiritual 04

growth. 05
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Me, Myself and I

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Instruction: Provide your best picture.

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Create your graphic organizer or draw a
circle on a blank sheet of paper and divide
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the circle into 8 segments. Put your picture
in the center. In each segment write some
descriptions of the different aspects of 04

yourself as follow.
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 ASSESS ASPECTS OF YOUR DEVELOPMENT Index

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Note: You can create your own designs as long as it has 8

segment or parts. 05
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1. Physical Self: Describe yourself.

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Try not to censor any thoughts
which come to your mind. Include 02
descriptions of your height, weight,
facial appearance, and quality of 03
skin, hair and descriptions of body
areas such as your neck, chest, 04

waist, legs.
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2. Intellectual/Cognitive/Mental
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Self: Include here an assessment of
how well you reason and solve 02
problems, your capacity to learn
and create, your general amount of 03
knowledge, your specific areas of
knowledge, wisdom you have 04

acquired, and insights you have.

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3. Emotional Self: Write as many

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words or phrase about typical
feelings you have, feelings you 02
seldom have, feelings you try to
avoid, feelings you’re specially 03
enjoy, feelings from your past and
present, and feelings which are 04

associated with each other

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4. Sensual Self: Write how you feel Index

as a sensual person. What sense do

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you use most – sight, hearing,
speaking, smelling, touching? How 02
do you feel about the different
ways you take in information - 03
through the eyes, ears, mouth,
nose, and skin. In what ways do you 04

let information in and out of your

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body?
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5. Interactional/Social Self: Include

descriptions of your strengths and 01
weaknesses in intimate relationships
and relationships to friends, family, 02
classmates and strangers in social
settings. Describe the strengths and 03
weaknesses which your friends and
family have noticed. Describe what kind 04
of son or daughter, brother or sister
you are. 05
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6. Nutritional Self: How do you nourish

yourself? What foods do you like and 01

dislike? What do you like and dislike

about these? 02

7. Contextual Self: Descriptors could be

in the areas of maintenance of your living 03

environment: reaction to light,

temperature, space, weather, colors, 04

sound and seasons and your impact on

the environment. 05
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8. Spiritual Self or Life Force: Write
words or phrases which tell about how
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you feel in this area. This could include
your feelings about yourself and
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organized religion, reactions about your
spiritual connections to others, feelings
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about your spiritual development and
history, and thought about your
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metaphysical self. Think about your inner
peace and joy. Think about your spiritual
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regimen or routine.
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The Various Aspects of Holistic
Development of Persons
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Physiological Cognitive Psychological 02

physical attributes, 5 thinking, feeling,
intellectual functions
senses behaving

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Social Spiritual 04
manner of interaction attribute of a person’s
with others consciousness, beliefs,
and values
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ASPECTS OF THE
SELF
 A deeper look on the different aspects of
self can identify specific areas for self-
regulation, stability and improvement.
An individual is composed of three basic
but very different aspects of the self, they are the
physical, the intellectual, and the emotional
and intuitive aspects. All three aspects of the
self work together in perfect harmony when
attention is paid to all three simultaneously.
 1. Physical
Many individuals put a strong emphasis on the
physical aspect of the self. The body is tangible,
obvious, and we respond to it easily. More time and
money is spent on enhancing the physical component
than either of the other two aspects. This does not
mean, however, that the body is healthy or strong. The
body provides a place to house the spirit (often
experienced as feelings) and the mind (often
experienced as thought).
 2. Intellectual
 It maybe important to some that their
mind be prominent and well educated. The mind is
important, as it is the part of the self that directs the
other two aspects.
 The mind learns what to do and
communicates the information to the body and the
feelings.
 What the mind believes, the body manifests or acts
on, and the emotions feel, or respond with.
 2. Intellectual
 People store both healthy and destructive thoughts
and beliefs and responds to life's circumstances in the
most prominent manner.
 The mind provides access creativity and serenity
which are necessary for such processes as prayer,
forgiveness, acceptance, and passion.
 3. Emotional
The human emotions are the most feared aspect of the
self, as individuals are reluctant and unprepared to manage
them. Managing feelings is like trying to hold water in the
palm of your hand. They are illusive and deceptive. A decision
made under emotional stress and strain usually impacts
emotions negatively. Negative emotions that are not
managed are stored and repressed. Repression is destructive
to a content self since all feelings, not only negative ones are
stored away.
Accessing feelings when they are needed now
And becomes difficult, leaving the individual numb
hopeless.