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PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
1st Quarter: Module 2
Developing the Whole Person

Roxan B. Montibon
Module Writer

Department of Education: Republic of the Philippines

 TO THE LEARNERS

Congratulations you have completed the Module I while uncovering the

strengths and weaknesses that you possess. You are now ready to move on
with the Module 2.

Module 2 focuses on the persons’ holistic development, and it’s different

aspects like the physiological, cognitive, psychological, spiritual and social
development. Furthermore, it will also provide ideas about the connections and
relationships of these aspect to what the person’s thoughts, feelings, and
actions or behaviors.

Through this module, you will be able to gain insight on the importance
of developing the different aspect of an individual to achieve his/her personal
development.

Activities and related performances in this module can be answered

based on the knowledge that you gain related to the lesson and thru your
personal insights and knowledge. Using the web and other learning materials
as your reference are very much welcome.

Goodluck in developing the best version of yourself!

THE AUTHOR

EXPECTATIONS
LESSON 2: Developing the Whole Person

At the end of the module, you will be able to obtain understandings and
conceptions of how to develop into a whole person.

Furthermore, this module will also;

❖ evaluate his/her own opinions, emotions, and behaviors

❖ express his/her personal thoughts, emotions, and behaviors

in real-life situation

❖ provide realizations for student to analyze his/her efforts on

developing himself/herself.
 PRE-TEST

Directions: Read each question, encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. What do you called the process of self-actualization and learning that

combines an individual's mental, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual
growth?
a. Holistic development c. Physical development
b. Human development d. Self-development

2. Which of the following term refers to the physical attributes of a person

including the five physical senses?

a. Cognitive b. Physiological c. Psychological d. Social

3. What do you called how an individual interacts with other individuals or

groups of individuals?

b. Cognitive b. Physiological c. Psychological d. Social

4. What aspect of development pertains in improving the intellectual functions

of the mind?

a. Spiritual b. Social c. Psychological d. Cognitive

_______ 5. What do you called the aspect of a person that refers on how he/she
thinks, feels, and behaves or interact with others?

b. Spiritual b. Social c. Psychological d. Physiological

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LOOKING BACK

Directions: Choose the best word that described the following statement.

Self-Esteem Self-concept Self-Actualization

Self-Image Ideal Self Actual self

____________1. The concept that refers to the process by which an individual

reaches his or her full potential.

______________ 2. Refers to our personal

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our thoughts and feelings about ourselves physically, personally, and socially.

______________ 3. The value we place upon ourselves.

______________ 4. This is the way we see ourselves

______________ 5. The self we would like to be.

 BRIEF INTRODUCTION

What makes a person whole? How do we measure the wholeness of an

individual? Is it possible to be a whole person? You could say that you are too
young to think about becoming a whole person, but let me remind you that you
are now a young adult and this is the right time to prepare your path in
becoming the best version of yourself.

Psychological
Physiological
Development
Development

Spiritual
Development

Cognitive
Social
Development
Development

Holistic Development

Holistic development - is a process of self-actualization and learning that

combines an individual's mental/cognitive, physical/physiological, social,
emotional/psychological, and spiritual growth. Development of these aspects
are vital for the person to achieve his/her success in life, and this has been the
primary goal of our country’s educational system.

5 Aspect of Holistic
2 Development

1. Physiological Development – development to any physical attributes

including the five physical senses, examples are painting, cutting of vegetables,
making a clay model, typing on a computer keyboard, medical surgery, driving,
writing, etc.

2. Cognitive Development - the intellectual functions of the mind: thinking,

recognizing, reasoning, analyzing, projecting, synthesizing, recalling, and
assessing. Some of the examples are analyzing reasons behind events and
situations, understanding the causes behind an event or situation, and
examining concepts, ideas, problems, and issues, etc.

3. Psychological Development – refers to the development of how thinking,

feeling, and behaving interact and happen in a person. It includes abilities to
understand others; what others are communicating; and building
relationships.

4. Social Development - how an individual interacts with other individuals or

groups of individuals. It involves enhancement in the abilities to interact and
communicate with others, working in a team, coordination, and cooperation
with others, etc.
5. Spiritual Development - the attribute of a person’s consciousness and
beliefs, including the values and virtues. The desired for pious and religious
enhancement.

ACTIVITIES

Activity 1.1: Read the following situation, identify the aspect of holistic
development it described. Write Physiological, Psychological, Cognitive,
Social or Spiritual in the blank.

_________________ 1. Ever since a young boy, Henry has been looking-up to his
big bother, sometimes people are having a hard time in recognizing him or his
brother because he loves dressing up and donning up like his big brother.

_________________ 2. Liza enjoys experimenting different crafts and arts, she

continuously looks for something to do, yesterday she started taking up driving
lesson.

_________________ 3. Ken began watching documentaries and clips about

responsible used of social media, he’s planning to make his own vlog that will
present his personal views and opinions about it.

_________________ 4. Sandra created a Facebook group with her friends inviting

students from neighboring school to make an outreach program for families
affected by the Covid19.

_________________ 5. Leo formed a cell group with his classmates, they usually
hang out after school to discuss Christian life.

Activity 1.2. Read the selection carefully, answer the related questions and

activities that follows. 3

How Do My Thoughts Impact My Life?

So many times, we are sitting on the back end of a decision wondering

how we got there. Sometimes it is a benign choice like eating that cheeseburger
when you swore you would eat better. To understand how our thoughts, affect
our lives we must first understand the interconnection between the various
aspects of ourselves. These aspects are compartmentalized into:
1. Thoughts - are comprised of information that our brain takes in and sends
to our mind. Our mind acts as the gatekeeper of the computed information. It
determines which information is relevant and thus what will become our
mental focus.

Let’s take the cheeseburger example. Maybe the thought was simply, “I
am hungry”, or maybe the thought is “I have had such a hard day, I deserve a
treat”

2. Feelings - are the emotional response to thoughts and behaviors. They are
indicators of our connection to a situation. They stem from our experiences
and our perspectives…aka thoughts. This is where things can get tricky, we
can take a simple thought “I am hungry” and add our own emotional response
to it, often we can combine emotions from other things happening that day
onto thoughts that have nothing to do with it. “I am hungry “can have the
stress of the day tacked on, or anger from a fight, or sadness from bad news.

3. Behaviors - are the actions generated from our thoughts and feelings. The
way we behave in response to something is because our thoughts persuade us
it is the best decision to make at that time. If you are hungry, feeling sad and
stressed, you may decide a cheeseburger is the best idea to cover both the
thought and the feeling.

As you can see, although the three categorical aspects are

distinguishable from each other they are highly interconnected. So, when we
are contemplating the impact of our thoughts, we can see that they strongly
affect the entirety of our lives. They provoke our emotions, as well as, our
behavioral responses. Our views and perceptions alter how we will feel and
thus how we will respond to a situation. Just as every journey is made of many
single steps each individual response makes up the life we build.
Nicholas, R. (2017, June 26). How Do My Thoughts Impact My Life? Retrieved June 24, 2020, from
https://www.chariscounselingcenter.com/blog/how-do-my-thoughts-impact-my-life/

True or False: Draw if the statement is true and if it is false.

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_______ 1. Feelings stem from our experiences and perspectives.
_______ 2. Our thoughts are always positive.
_______ 3. Feelings, thoughts, and behaviors are one and the same.
_______ 4. Behaviors are the easiest to determine because it is observable.
_______ 5. Feelings, thoughts, and behaviors are necessary to work
harmoniously to achieve your goal.
Activity 1.3. Team-Bahay: For this activity you need to interview at least
three members of your family. Fill out the table below based on the answers
they provided.

Family Family
Member #1 Member #2
Guide Questions:

1. What are the reactions of your family towards the activity? _________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
2. In your own opinion, what are the reasons behind their reaction/s?

______________________________________________________________________________

3. In what column or question they had difficulties in answering? Why?

______________________________________________________________________________

4. What have you discovered about your family through this activity?

______________________________________________________________________________

5. Do you think the Pandemic, or the present situation affects the thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors of your family? Why or why not?

______________________________________________________________________________

Rubrics for the interview activity:

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 REMEMBER

Listed below are the words that you need to ponder:

Behaviors - are the actions generated from our thoughts and feelings

Cognitive Development - the intellectual functions of the mind

Feelings - are the emotional response to thoughts and behaviors.

Holistic development - is a process of self-actualization and learning that

combines an individual's cognitive, physiological, social, psychological, and
spiritual growth.

Physiological Development – development to any physical attributes

including the five physical senses

Psychological Development – refers to the development of how thinking,

feeling, and behaving interact and happen in a person.

Social Development - how an individual interacts with other individuals or

groups of individuals.

Spiritual Development - the attribute of a person’s consciousness and beliefs,

including the values and virtues.

Thoughts - are comprised of information that our brain takes in and sends to
our mind.

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 CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Create a slogan or poster of your personal thoughts and views about the
importance of holistic development.

Rubrics for Slogan or Poster Making.

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Relevance ……………………………………………………. 20 pts.

Originality …………………………………………………… 10 pts.

Creativity ……………………………………………………...10pts.

Visual Impact ……………………………………………….. 10 pts

Total Score: ………………………………. 50 pts.

POST TEST
Directions: Read each question, encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. What do you call the aspect of a person that refers on how he/she thinks,
feels, and behaves or interact with others?
a. Spiritual b. Social c. Psychological d. Physiological

2. What aspect of development pertains in improving the intellectual functions

of the mind?

a. Spiritual b. Social c. Psychological d. Cognitive

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3. What do you called the process of self-actualization and learning that
combines an individual's mental, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual
growth?

a. Holistic development c. Physical development

b. Human development d. Self-development

4. Which of the following term refers to the physical attributes of a person

including the five physical senses?

a. Cognitive b. Physiological c. Psychological d. Social

5. What do you called how an individual interacts with other individuals or

groups of individuals?

a. Cognitive b. Physiological c. Psychological d. Social

REFLECTION
Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviors: Think of any situation in the past that
makes you disappointed and unhappy. Complete the chart below.