Developing the Whole Person
Table of Contents
Aspects of Development
Physical Self
- includes the descriptions of your:
- height
- weight
- facial appearance
- quality of skin
- hair
- descriptions of body areas such as:
- neck
- chest
- waist
- legs
Intellectual Self
- how well you reason and solve problems.
- capacity to learn and create.
- general amount of Knowledge.
- specific areas of knowledge
- wisdom you have acquired and insights you have.
Emotional Self
- typical feelings you:
- seldom feel
- try to avoid
- enjoyed the most
Sensual Self
- it is about how you feel as a sensual person.
- how well you use your senses.
Interactional Self
- includes descriptions of your strengths and weaknesses in:
- intimate relationships
- relationships to friends
- family
- co-students
- strangers
Nutritional Self
- it is how nourish you are.
- includes what foods you like and dislike.
Contextual Self
- this includes areas of maintenance of your living environment.
- #TODO: study more about this?
- bruh I dont get what this means.
Spiritual Self
- this includes your feelings about yourself and organized religion.
- spiritual connections to others.
- spiritual development and history.
- thought about your Metaphysical Self.
Metaphysical Self
- refers to the philosophical exploration of the nature of the self or the individual's identity in a broader, more abstract sense.
- includes the nature of consciousness, personal identity, and the relationship between self and reality.
Holistic Development
Definition
- refers to human development that is meant to involve all the aspects of a person.
- process of self-actualization and learning that combines an individual's physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual growth.
Physical Development
- the process of physical growth in which (height, length, mass/weight, etc.) of an individual increases.
- also includes the five physical senses.
Intellectual Development
- deals with thinking and mental process which includes:
- Knowledge
- comprehension
- application
- analysis
- synthesis
- evaluation
Emotional Development
- refers to the children's growing ability to identify and understand their own feelings and feelings of others.
- manage the way they feel.
- shape the way they behave.
- develop empathy for others.
- one of the result of having a well-developed Emotional Self is building and keeping good relationships with friends.
Social Development
- refers to how a child develops friendships and other relationships.
- how a child handles conflict with peers.
- it is the manner by which an individual interacts with other individuals/group of individuals.
Spiritual Development
- process through which a child develops proper attitudes or behaviors based on social and cultural norms, laws and rules.
- it is the attributes of a person's consciousness and beliefs, including values and virtues.