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Per. Dev. Week 2

Holistic development focuses on the mental, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual growth of an individual. The document discusses dualism and holism as philosophical theories for understanding human development, with holism emphasizing viewing the whole person rather than just components. Holistic development aims to foster connections between individuals, communities, and nature for purpose and meaning in life.

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Per. Dev. Week 2

Holistic development focuses on the mental, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual growth of an individual. The document discusses dualism and holism as philosophical theories for understanding human development, with holism emphasizing viewing the whole person rather than just components. Holistic development aims to foster connections between individuals, communities, and nature for purpose and meaning in life.

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Week 2

DEVELOPING THE WHOLE PERSON


HOLISTIC
DEVELOPMENT
• What is HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT?

Holistic development is a process of self-actualization


and learning that combines an individual's mental,
physical, social, emotional and spiritual growth.

Its premise is that an individual finds purpose and


meaning in life through connections to the natural
world, the community and through humanitarian
values.
PHILOSOPHICAL
THEORIES
DUALISM
HOLISM
RENE DESCARTES
DUALISM
our minds and our bodies are
two distinct substances capable of
existing apart
EXAMPLES OF
DUALISM
THE YIN AND THE YANG
GOOD AND BAD
LIFE AND DEATH
HOLISM
GESTALT APPROACH
HUMANISTIC APPROACH
HOLISM
Approach that emphasizes on the
whole system, the whole person,
whole of the behavior, whole
experience rather than the
component parts
GEN. JOHN C. SMUTS
Gestalt Approach
Physiological (Physical)
INCLUDES THE FIVE PHYSICAL SENSES

SENSE OF TOUCH
SENSE OF SIGHT
SENSE OF HEARING
SENSE OF TASTE
SENSE OF SMELL
Cognitive (Mental)
INTELLECTUAL FUNCTIONS OF THE MIND

THINKING
RECOGNIZING
REASONING
ANALYZING
PROJECTING
SYNTHESIZING
RECALLING
ASSESSING
Psychological (Emotional)
• How thinking, feeling, and
behaving interact and happen in
a person
Social
• The manner by which an
individual interacts with other
individuals or groups of individuals
Spiritual
Attribute of a person’s
consciousness and beliefs, including
the values and virtues that guide
and put meaning into a person’s life
EVALUATION
Identify what is being described in the statements
below:
1. It is a process of self-actualization and learning that
combines an individual's mental, physical, social,
emotional and spiritual growth.

2. It states that our minds and our bodies are


two distinct substances capable of existing apart

3. It emphasizes on the whole system, the whole


person, whole of the behavior, whole experience
rather than the component parts.
EVALUATION
4. It is a holism approach that says the whole is greater
than the sum of its parts.

5. It looks at the human behavior not only through the


yes of the observer but also through the eyes of the
person doing the behavior.
EVALUATION
ENUMERATION

1. What are the five aspects of holistic development?

2. What are the five physical senses?

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