DEVELOPING THE

WHOLE PERSON
PHYSICAL AND
COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT
 Human beings
develop in 5 different
aspects of growth.
The areas are all inter-
connected, so when
one is affected it may Social
influence the others.
Physical Cognitive
Spiritual

Physical development involves both the growth and

Emotional motor (movement) skills of the child.
 Cognitive
Development refers to
how people think,
explore, and figure
things out across the
lifespan Social
Physical Cognitive
Spiritual

Emotional
It is the development of knowledge, skills, problem-solving,
and dispositions, which helps a person to think about and
understand the world around them.
 Physiological Development
Refers to physical changes in the
body as well as the senses and
changes in skills related to
movement.

The tangible aspect

 Physiological Development
Refers to the body’s height, weight, facial
appearance, and quality of skin, hair and
descriptions of body areas such as your neck,
chest, waist, and legs
 Physiological Development
It includes lifestyle: diet, level of physical activity, and
behavior (eating unhealthy foods) or also known as
nutritional aspect
 Physiological Development
It also includes our ability to manage
stress.
 Cognitive Development
- means how people think,
explore, and figure things out.
It is the development of
knowledge, skills, problem-
solving, and dispositions,
which helps a person to think
about and understand the
world around them.
Cognitive Development
- Refers to a person’s intellectual
abilities as shown in his/her thoughts,
attitudes, beliefs and values.
- This is enhanced when one attends
school to study and learn or engages in
other mental endeavors.

It also talks about brain

development.
Self-check. Ask yourself
regarding your Cognitive
Development
1. Have you experienced mistakes in
the choices you made? How do you
deal with these situations?
2. What is your attitude towards your
study habits?
3. Are you doing well in your studies?
 Social development
• It is about our innate capacity to relate with others, to
connect, and to feel the sense of belongingness.
• refers to how people develop their social and emotional
skills across the lifespan with particular attention to
childhood and adolescence.
• HEALTHY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT allows us to form
positive relationships with family, friends, teachers, and
other people in our lives.
 Social development
• Social development most often refers to how a person
develops friendships and other relationships and how a
person handles conflict with peers.
 Why is Social Development Important?
Healthy Social Development helps

Develop Communication Skills

An ability to interact with others and allows for more

opportunities to practice communications skills.
 Why is Social Development Important?
Healthy Social Development helps

Build self-esteem

Self- Esteem refers to your level of confidence towards one’s own

worth or abilities.
 Why is Social Development Important?
Healthy Social Development helps

Strengthen learning skills

Studies show that children who have a hard time getting along
with classmates as early as a preschool are more likely to
experience later academic difficulties.
 Why is Social Development Important?
Healthy Social Development helps

Resolve conflicts

Stronger self-esteem and better language skills can ultimately

lead to a better ability to resolve differences with peers.
 Why is Social Development Important?
Healthy Social Development helps

Establish a Positive Attitude

A positive attitude ultimately leads to better relationships with

others and higher levels of self-confidence.
 Emotional Development
• It has something to do with the feelings that you
experience.

Emotionally healthy people are in control of their

thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. They can cope
with life’s challenges.
 How to improve or maintain good
emotional health?
1. Be aware of your emotions and reactions. Notice
what in your life makes you sad, frustrated, or angry.
2. Think before you act. Emotions can be powerful.
Give yourself time to think, and be calm before you
say or do something you might regret.
3. Manage stress. Try to change situations, causing you
stress. Learn relaxation methods to cope with stress.
 How to improve or maintain
good emotional health?
4. Strive for balance. Find a healthy balance between work
and play and between activity and rest. Make time for
things you enjoy. Focus on positive things in your life.
5. Take care of your physical health. Your physical health
can affect your emotional health. Exercise regularly, eat
healthy meals and get enough sleep. Do not abuse drugs or
alcohol.
6. Connect with others. We are social creatures. We need
positive connections with other people.
 Self-check. Ask yourself regarding
your Emotional Development

1. How is your relationship with your parents?

2. Do you consider yourself as friendly? Why?
3. How do you interact with other people? Are
you outgoing?
4. Do you feel belongingness in your family,
school, peers?
 SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT

- It is discovering oneself beyond the ego known

as the soul, spirit, or the “inner essence” that is
often disregarded or taken for granted.
- It is experiencing a glimpse of the “inner guide”
of one’s beliefs and values in discovering the
meaning of life.
 SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT

- It also allows people to connect with a

Higher Power that is called by many
names like "God, Buddha, Allah.”
- As we grow spiritually, our attitude
toward life also changes for the better
in many ways.
 SPIRITUAL
DEVELOPMENT
- Spiritual growth and development help us to
imbibe humility.
- Spirituality and inner peace is a way of life. It
helps us to develop great strength and courage.
- Spiritual growth and development help to
make human beings better citizens.
 Self-check. Ask yourself regarding
your Spiritual Development

1. How can you tell that you believe in “God”?

2. What are the things you do that manifest your
spiritual development
 Journal Activity
Me, Myself and I
Activity 1.2: Instruction: Create a diagram “About
Myself “ using the Five Areas of Personality
Development. This will be your “Personal
Reflection”. You can create your own style of
diagram. Write your name at the center of the
diagram. Example :
Journal Activity
 Journal Activity
Me, Myself and I
 Journal Activity
Me Across the Life Span
1. Physical Self: Describe yourself. Try not to censor any thoughts
which come to your mind. Include descriptions of your height,
weight, facial appearance, and quality of skin, hair and
descriptions of body areas such as your neck, chest, waist, legs.
2. Intellectual/Cognitive / Mental Self: Include here an
assessment of how well you reason and solve problems, your
capacity to learn and create, your general amount of
knowledge, your specific areas of knowledge, wisdom you have
acquired, and insights you have.
 Journal Activity
Me, Myself and I
3. Emotional Self: Write as many words or phrase about typical
feelings you have, feelings you seldom have, feelings you try to
avoid, feelings you especially enjoy, feelings from your past and
present, and feelings which are associated with each other
4. Interactional/Social Self: Include descriptions of your strengths
and weaknesses in intimate relationships and relationships to
friends, family, classmates and strangers in social settings.
Describe the strengths and weaknesses which your friends and
family have noticed. Describe what kind of son or daughter,
brother or sister you are.
 Journal Activity
Me, Myself and I
5. Spiritual Self or Life Force: Write words or phrases which tell
about how you feel in this area. This could include your feelings
about yourself and organized religion, reactions about your
spiritual connections to others, feelings about your spiritual
development and history, and thought about your metaphysical
self. Think about your inner peace and joy. Think about your
spiritual regimen or routine.
 GROUP ACTIVITY
Situation Consequence Response to the situation
1.When you were younger you tried
smoking at School because of your
peers

2.You failed in your Mathematics

subject because you do not focus
on your studies

3.Your school is far from your home

and you wake up late

4.You always have disagreements

with your boyfriend/girlfriend
because you think you are always
right

5.You received an academic

excellence award last semester