Quarter 1- Module 2:

DEVELOPING the WHOLE PERSON

I. Content Standard:
 The learners demonstrate an understanding of the various
aspect of holistic development: physiological, cognitive,
psychological, spiritual, and social development.

II. Performance Standard:

 The learners shall be able to illustrate the connection between
thoughts, feelings, and behavior in a person’s holistic
development.

III. Duration: Week 2

IV. Competency:
 Evaluate his/her own thoughts, feelings, and behavior
 Show the connection between thoughts, feelings and
behaviors in actual life situation.

V. Objectives: at the end of this module you will be able to

1. Discuss the relationship among physiological, cognitive,
psychological, spiritual, and social aspect of development.
2. show the connections between thoughts, feelings and behavior in
actual life situation.

VI. Discussion:
VII. Activity:
VIII. References: (see attachment)

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 “Education cannot be effective unless it helps a child open
up himself to life.”
- Maria Montessori

Discussion:
In this module, the learners will demonstrate an understanding of the various aspects of holistic
development: physiological, cognitive, psychological, spiritual, and social. The learners shall be
able to illustrate the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behavior of a person
holistically…
Personality refers to the long-standing traits and patterns that propel individuals to consistently
think, feel, and behave in specific ways. Our personality is what makes us unique individuals.
Each person has an idiosyncratic pattern of enduring, long-term characteristics, and a manner
in which he or she interacts with other individuals and the world around them.
Knowing that no two individuals are the same, there are many things to consider when we talk
about personality development. We may look the same and may have had similar experiences
in life, but we are all unique in our ways. Many factors have gone into the development of a
particular type of personality. From childhood to adulthood, we go through different processes,
experiences, and situations that contribute to the formation of our personality.
Motivation: It is an old Cherokee Indian story that is enlightening and helpful.

THE STORY OF THE TWO WOLVES

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside
people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all." "It is a terrible fight
and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance,
self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego." He continued, "The
other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy,
generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you - and inside
every other person, too." The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his
grandfather, "Which wolf will win?" The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed".
Human development is the pattern of movement or change that begins at conception
and continues through the life span. Development includes growth and decline. This means that
development can be positive or negative (Santrock, 2002). Source: Child and Adolescent Development
(Looking at Learner’s at Different Life Stages). There are many types of development that people go
through. As children learn problem-solving skills, their cognitive, (or thinking) developments
grow. When people age, they often develop wisdom, which means they are better able to
handle stress, a process that is part of emotional development.

Activity 1.1: Directions: Write the word True if the statement is correct, otherwise write False.
Copy and write it in your big notebook.

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 1. ________Our emotion can often overwhelm our rational thinking.
2. ________Our intuitions and habits do not determine the large majority of our lives, which we
spend on autopilot mode.
3. ________If we do not know how our minds work, we can be intentional about influencing our
thinking and feeling patterns.
4. ________The more productive and positive the outcome of behaviors are observed, the more
the behavior is highly repeated and eventually rewarded.
5. _______You can use the intentional system to change your automatic thinking, feelings, and
behavioral patterns. In this way, you will become a better agent in terms of taking charge of
your life and reaching your goals.
6. _______Our personal development is only limited to the physical and intellectual aspects.
7. _______The autopilot system corresponds to our emotions and intuitions. Its cognitive
processes take place mainly in the amygdala and other parts of the brain that developed early
in our evolution.
8. _______People’s responses do not change as they encounter new situations.
9. _______There is no interconnection between our thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
10. _______Our perception to stress, especially brought by the pandemic times, can be directed
to productive use only if we make the necessary effort to change.

What is Holistic Development

It is a process of self-actualization and learning that combines an individual’s mental, physical,

social, emotional and spiritual growth. The term can be used to describe forms of alternative
education that are based on the more humanistic and democratic outlooks.

Is also refers to the “holistic” development of a person’s actions and behavior as compared to
just acquisition of specific content knowledge”.

If you own a business and want the best employees possible, one’s you are really dedicated to
their work, the best way to do that might be to take on what’s known as the whole-person
approach. This method is getting more and more attention among training and development
professionals, and for good reason.

The whole-person approach is a holistic method that accounts for an individual’s life and their
vision of self, and offers up the resources that person needs to make that vision real.
Developing the “whole person” requires an investment in professional, personal and skill-
related areas in a way that supports mental, emotional, spiritual and physical well-being.

ASSESS ASPECTS OF YOUR DEVELOPMENT

Descriptions of the different aspects of themselves as follows:
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 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.

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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. Sensual Self: Write how you feel as a sensual person. What sense do you use most – sight,
hearing, speaking, smelling, touching? How do you feel about the different ways you take in
information - through the eyes, ears, mouth, nose and skin? In what ways do you let information
in and out of your body?
The following section discusses how to develops one’s personality and to make it well balanced.
Five Areas of Personal Development

Area Development
Physiological development Refers to the physical changes in the body as well as the
senses and changes in skills related to movement.
Emotional development It has something to do with the feelings that you experience.
Social development It is about our innate capacity to relate with others, to connect,
and to feel the sense of belongingness.
Cognitive development Refers to a person’s intellectual abilities as shown in his/her
thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and values.
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.

As discussed in the previous module, Personality refers to how individual uniquely thinks
feel and behave in different situation. As we look back below are some questions to ponder.
Activity 1.2: Directions: Copy and write the answer of the following questions in your big
notebook.

1. How do you know your personality?

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
________________________

2. Why is it important to know yourself better? What are the things you want to develop and
improve within yourself?
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
________________________

3. Is there importance in understanding and studying yourself, especially when you feel
helpless and quarantine in your own home? Cite some reasons.
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
________________________

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 4. How do you feel for those who early give up in life such as news about suicide, the
feeling of hopelessness, and other sad news? If you are in their position, what will you
do? Explain your answer.
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
________________________

5. What is the best way to describe the self? State your belief and philosophy.
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
________________________

PHYSIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
Physical health is defined as the condition of your body, taking into consideration
everything from the absence of disease to fitness level.
Physical health is critical for overall well-being and can be affected by:
 Lifestyle: diet, level of physical activity, and behavior (eating unhealthy foods);
 Human biology: a person’s genetics and physiology may make it easier or harder to
achieve good physical health;
 Environment: our surroundings and exposure to factors such as sunlight or toxic
substances; and
 Healthcare service: good healthcare can help prevent illness, as well as to detect and
treat illness.
It is important to take care of your body. Live healthy, eat healthy foods, get enough sleep,
exercise regularly, and avoid drugs and alcohol. Manage stress and go for regular medical
check-ups. Practice good hygiene.
Self-check. Ask yourself regarding your Physiological Development.
1. How healthy is your physical body?
2. Does it get enough rest and sleep?
3. Is it given nutritional food and sufficient water to help the physiological system do its
functions more optimally?
4. What aches and pains does your body suffer?
5. When was your last medical check-up?
6. What are the common illnesses in your family?
7. If you look into generations before, what sickness plagued your ancestors?
8. In the pandemic crisis, do you consider yourself safe from such viruses and
diseases?

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EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Emotional health is an important part of overall health. Emotionally healthy people are in
control of their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. They can cope with life’s challenges.
Emotions are responses that generate biochemical reactions in our bodies, changing the
physical state.
There are many ways to improve or maintain good emotional health.

 Be aware of your emotions and reactions. Notice what in your life makes you sad,
frustrated, or angry. Try to address or change those things.
 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.
 Manage stress. Try to change situations, causing you stress. Learn relaxation methods
to cope with stress.
 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.
 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.
 Connect with others. We are social creatures. We need positive connections with other
people.

Self-check. Ask yourself regarding your Emotional Development:

Your own experiences when you are_____________

-happy -sad -afraid

-surprised -angry -disgusted

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Social Development refers to how people develop 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.
As a person develop and perceive its individuality within a community, he/she also gains skills to
communicate with other people and process his/her actions. 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?

Social development can impact many other forms of development a person experience. Healthy
social development allows us to form positive relationships with family, friends, teachers, and
other people.
Healthy social development can help you:

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  Develop Communication Skills. An ability to interact with others allows for more
opportunities to practice communications skills
 Build self-esteem. When a person is unable to make friends, it can be frustrating or even
painful. A good circle of friends reinforces a person’s comfort level with her individuality.
 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.
 Resolve conflicts. Stronger self-esteem and better language skills can ultimately lead to
a better ability to resolve differences with peers.
 Establish a positive attitude. A positive attitude ultimately leads to better relationships
with others and higher levels of self-confidence.

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?

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

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. Brain development is part of cognitive
development. This aspect of the self is enhanced when one attends school to study and learn or
engages in other mental endeavors.
Mental abilities are developed by engaging in intellectual pursuits such as studies, work,
and figuring out how best to deal with challenges—thinking, planning, organizing, evaluating,
and maximizing cognitive abilities. The more we study, the more we learn; while the more we
learn, the more we can study better.
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?

SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
Spiritual development is defined as discovering oneself beyond the ego known as the
soul, spirit, or the “inner essence” that is often disregarded or taken for granted (Llaneza-
Ramos, 2017). It is when one experiences a glimpse of the “inner guide” of one’s beliefs and
values as one discovers the meaning of life. It also allows people to connect with a Higher
Power that is called by many names like "God, Buddha, Allah.” “We are Christians, we are
committed to the poor, we value people, we are partners, and are responsive.” As we grow
spiritually, our attitude toward life also changes for the better in many ways. Most of our
problems stem from our perceptions and expectations of ourselves and of the world. One will
realize that this solves half the problems of our life. Spiritual growth and development help us to

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imbibe humility. Spirituality and inner peace are a way of life. It helps us to develop great
strength and courage. Spiritual growth and development help to make human being’s better
citizens.

Self-check. Ask yourself regarding your Spiritual Development

Activity 1.3: Self-assessment (Critical thinking, Character)
Directions: Assess yourself based on the following statement. The highest rate is 5 and the
lowest is 1. Copy and write it in your big notebook.

Statement Rate
1 2 3 4 5
1. I have healthy physical body
2. I get enough rest and sleep
3. My body is feed with the nutritious
food and sufficient water to help
the physiological system functions
more optimally.
4. I suffer from body aches and pains
5. During this pandemic crisis, I
consider myself as safe from
viruses and diseases.
6. I am an emotional person
7. I easily get angry

8. I am friendly
9. I have good study habits
10. I am a spiritual person

Thoughts, Feelings, and Behavior

The only things we can control in life are our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. If we can
manage those, we can achieve our goals and gain success in life.

We’re often not aware of the impact our feelings and behaviors have on each other, and
because of this relationship, changing our behaviors can have a very big effect on our
emotions. We can often tackle depression by changing key behavior, and for many young
people this is the most direct way to help them improve their mood.

So where do thoughts fit in? When we talk about thoughts we’re referring to a lot of different
mental activities, including wishes, hopes, plans, predictions, judgements and memories.
Thoughts often include words but sometimes they can include pictures, pictures, speech, or
even smells.

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Most of the time we don’t notice our thoughts- they go on in the background, helping us make
decisions and carry out many tasks automatically. Sometimes, we become aware of our
thoughts – for example when we try to work out a puzzle, or remember a specific event, or do a
specific task, like write a letter to a friend or learn a new language. source:
https://www.futurelearn.com

How to Manage Your Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors

To have this level of control, we need to learn about the science-based patterns behind
our emotions and thoughts and manage them. If we know how our minds work, we can be
intentional about influencing our thinking and feeling patterns. We can evaluate reality more
clearly, make better decisions, and improve our ability to achieve our goals. Thus, we gain
greater agency and the quality of living intentionally. How do our mind work? Intuitively, our
mind feels like a cohesive whole. We perceive ourselves as international and rational thinkers.
However, cognitive science research shows that in reality, the international part of our mind is
similar to a little rider on top of a huge elephant of emotions and intuitions. Roughly speaking,
we have two thinking system. Daniel Kahneman, who won the Noble Prize for his research on
behavioral economics, calls them “System 1” and “System 2”.
Nevertheless, the term “autopilot system” and the “intentional system” describe them
more clearly and intuitively. The autopilot system corresponds to our emotions and intuitions. In
cognitive processes take place mainly in the amygdala and other parts of the brain that
developed early in evolution. This system guides our daily habits, helps us make snap
decisions, and react instantly to dangerous life-and-death situations (such as saber-toothed
tigers) through the freeze, fight or flight stress response. While it helped us survive in the past,
the fight-or-flight response is not an excellent fit for modern life.
We have many small stresses (and big stresses) that are not like-threatening, but the
autopilot system treats them like tigers. This produces an unnecessarily stressful everyday life
experience that undermines our mental and physical well-being. Moreover, while the snap
judgements resulting from intuitions and emotions might feel real because they are fast and
powerful, they sometimes lead us in the wrong, in systematic and predictable ways.
The intentional system reflects our rational thinking and centers around the prefrontal
cortex: the part of the brain that evolved more recently. According to recent research, it
developed as humans started to live within larger social groups. This thinking system helps us
handle more complex mental activities, such as managing individual and group relationships,
logical reasoning, probabilistic thinking, and learning new information and patterns of thinking
and behavior.
While the automatic system requires no conscious effort to function, the international
system takes deliberate effort to turn on, and it is mentally tiring. Fortunately, with enough
motivations and appropriate training, the intentional system can turn on when the autopilot
system is prone to make errors, especially costly ones.

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 Autopilot System Intentional System
 Fast, intuitive, emotional self  Conscious, reasoning, mindful self
 Requires no effort  Takes intentional effort to turn on
 Automatic thinking, feeling, and behavior  Drains mental energy
habits  Used mainly when we learn new
 Mostly make good decisions, 80% of time Information and when we use
 Prone to some predictable and systematic Reason and logic
errors  Can be trained to turn on when it
detects
Autopilot System may be making
error
Source: from the Author, Gleb Tsipursky Ph. D., April 13,2016

EVALUATING ONE’S THOUGHTS, FEELINGS AND BEHAVIOR

Defining Thoughts, Feelings and Behavior

Before we go on through further discussions of the lesson, let us be familiar with the following
terms:

THOUGHTS- According the dictionary.com-the product of mental activity; that which the
capacity or faculty of thinking, reasoning, imagining; a consideration or reflection; meditation,
contemplation, or recollection: one thinks.

FEELINGS- Both emotional experiences and physical sensations- such as hunger or pain-
bring about feelings, according to Psychology Today. Feelings are a conscious experience,
although not every conscious experience, such as seeing or believing.

BEHAVIOR- In psychology, behavior consists of an organism’s external reactions to its

environment. Other aspects of psychology, such as emotions, thoughts, and other internal
mental processes, don’t usually fall under the category of behavior. Behavior may be modified
according to positive or negative reinforcements from the organisms of environment or
according to self-directed intentions.

Thoughts, Feelings, and Behavior: They are All Connected

One of them includes identifying our thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and the relationship
between them. A model of therapy that focuses are these three elements is called Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
One popular kind of counseling is called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). It’s based on the
idea that our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are all connected and influence one another. For
example, if we are feeling sad or depressed, we might have thoughts like we aren’t worth much
of anything, and we might do behaviors like stay in bed all day. On the other hand, if we are
feeling happy or excited, we might have thoughts like the future is bright, and we might do
behaviors like call a friend or go see a movie.
Source: www. joshuanhook.com

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Track Your Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors
Sometimes it can be helpful to keep track of our thoughts, feelings and behaviors, especially if
we are feeling down and want to feel happier. Sometimes when I’m feeling down, I might not
have an explanation for it. That happened to me a couple weeks ago. I was feeling sad, but I
wasn’t sure why.
If we can pause and identify our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, we can learn valuable
information that could help us moving forward. For example, some of the thoughts I
experienced that coincide with being sad was the thought that I was alone most of my friend are
already married and have their own families. That behaviors that went along with my sadness,
such as staying in my apartment, not initiating with my friends, and not picking up the phone
when someone called me.

Example of Tracking
So, if I were to keep track of my thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, I might write down the following:
Time: Saturday night
Thoughts: I am alone. I am out of step with my friends.
Feelings: Sadness
Behaviors: Isolating. Not calling friends. Not picking up of the phone.

As I continue to track my thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, I begin to get more information
about what thoughts and behaviors are associated with each of my feelings. What is going on
when I am feeling Sad? Angry? Scared? Happy? Excited? Tender?

Whole Person Development

Is the concept that individuals are complex being who are heavily influenced by a variety of
internal factors both in and outside of the workplace.

Becoming a whole person involves utilizing our heart, soul, our mind, and our strength. These
elements are meant to operate in an integrated and holistic manner by making them work
together.

Human life is complicated, consisting of many different facets-our work life, home life, social life,
spiritual life, to name a few. Balancing is the key. What we often fail to realize is that each of
these sectors of our lives impacts one another. That is where Whole Person Development
comes in. Whole Person Development is a practice based on the theory that different parts of
our lives are intricately connected. It views success and fulfillment as a product of overall life
balance.

Activity 1.4: Directions: Copy and write it in your big notebook.

Complete the Statement:
Personal Development involves five aspects namely:
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____________________________________________________________________________
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____________________________________________________________________________
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References:

Books

Ramos, Maria Lourdes L., Personal Development- A Journey to Self-Awakening for Senior High
School, Quezon City: C & E Publishing, 2017

Website:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/conciousness-and-the-brain/201202/what-is-thought

https://www.rd.com/true-stories/inspiring/never-to-late-change-your-life/

https://www.simplypsychology.org/bandura.html

https://www.simplypsychology.org/operant-conditioning.html

https://counseling.online.wfu.edu/blog/difference-feelings-emotions/

https://www.joshuanhook.com/thoughts-feelings-and-behaviors-its-all-connected/

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/intropsych/chapter/what-is-personality/

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wmopen-lifespandevelopment/chapter/human-development/

https://www.scanva.org/support-for-parents/parent-resource-center-2/social-developmentinchildren/

http://www.breakthroughpsychologyprogram.com/5-parts-of-personal-development.html

https://www.eupati.eu/glossary/physical-health/

https://www.livestrong.com/article/349702-ways-to-keep-your-body-healthy/
https://counseling.online.wfu.edu/blog/difference-feelings-emotions/

https://www.alleydog.com/glossary/definition.php?term=Social+Development

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