Chapter 3 Perdev 4TH Quarter

I Am Whole and
Steady--
Wholeness and
Balance in Life
CHAPTER 3
Are thoughts, feelings and body
interrelated?
Thoughts, feelings and
behaviors are connected.
MAN AS A WHOLE BEING
WHAT IS WHOLENESS?
-WHOLENESS, is an integral sense of
integration/connection.
Which are connected, in harmony/balance?
-the different aspects of the individual.
What are the different aspects of individual?
-mental, emotional, physical, social and spiritual
aspects.
-Wholeness is a lifelong journey.
-”We are all pilgrims on a journey toward
wholeness and fullness of life. It is an ideal
human goal given its good implications to
the total functioning of the individual, as
well as meaning to life.”-Emeth and
Greenhut (1991)
CARL JUNG (1875-1961)
One of the few classical thinkers and
-
psychologists during his time who seriously

put forward the concept of wholeness in
theory and practice.
- for him, MAN IS ESSENTIALLY A WHOLE
BEING.
-He suggested 3 ways to becoming whole.
3 ways to becoming whole
1. Man’s striving toward self-

realization.
2. Awareness of one’s potentials.
3. recognition of personal uniqueness.
GESTALT THEORY OF
WHOLENESS
-Man is a whole being and functioning unit.
what this means?
-It means that how our body works affects our wholeness.
example: psychological distress or mental problems are
caused by split self.
What is split-self?
-the different individual aspects are not in balance or in
harmony.
ASPECTS OF HOLISTIC
DEVELOPMENT:
DEVELOPING THE
WHOLE PERSON
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
-PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT points to the body and its functioning.
-attention to your body is important as it is your key instrument in working out your plans.
 HOW TO KEEP YOUR PHYSICAL ASPECT HEALTHY?
1. Watch what you eat.
A.) It is important to eat nutritious foods.
-Nutritious food gives you energy and good health.
-The kind of food you eat does not only affect your health, it also affects your mood, mental well
being and energy.
Example: chocolates and coffee are energy boosters.
Sweets can make you hyper. But much intake of sweets or coffee can induce migraines.
 Major nutrients we need: (by Throop and Castellucci)
-protein, for growth, maintenance and repair of tissues. (ex. Fish, meat, eggs, dairy products, tofu)
-carbohydrates for energy and dietary fibers for digestion. (ex. Cereal, rice, bread, fruits and
vegetables)
-vitamins and minerals, for life and growth (ex. Calcium for strong bones, vitamin D for absorption
of calcium, Sodium for fluid balance, Vitamin B complex for nerves, Vitamin E for healthy skin)
-water to help transport the nutrients throughout the body and remove waste products. It also
helps regulate body temperature.
-fats (preferably unsaturated, like Omega-3 as they are healthier to store energy, provide
insulation and dissolve certain vitamins.
B.) KEEPING GOOD EATING HABITS

-a nutritionist, once said: “Eat
breakfast like a king, lunch like a
prince, and dinner like a pauper.”
2. KEEP YOURSELF FIT AND STRONG
-Exercise.
-When you regularly exercise, you burn more calories and you
maintain a healthy weight.
-If you are overweight, you are prone to health problems like
hypertension, diabetes, or cardiovascular diseases.
-Being underweight, makes you at risk for developing problems like
osteoporosis.
3. AVOID ABUSE OF YOUR BODY
A.) Get good sleep at night.
- As our body works hard, it also needs time to rest.
-Sleep gives the body the much needed opportunity to
recover energy spent on your activities.
-lack of sleep may result in fatigue, irritability, or
inefficiency in performance.
B.) Avoid smoking or drinking alcohol.
-if engaging with them becomes a habit or addiction, you put your health at
risk.
-much intake of alcohol can dull yiur sensation, affect your judgment and
bodily coordination. Fatal effects may include accidents.
-long term smoking may result in lung problems, cancer or heart and
respiratory diseases.
-may shorten your life expectancy.

C.) avoid drug abuse
-non-prescriptive drugs (marijuana, cocaine and
methamphetamine) are various drugs that create
different effect.
-It affects physiological functioning that harms the
body, alters behavior, and changes mood that is
damaging to relationship, school performance, and
quality of works.
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
-COGNITIVE refers to patterns of thinking which include reasoning, ability to learn,
remembering, and solving problems.
-as a learner hoping to have good career someday, the development of your
cognitive skills is important.
What are the 3 important cognitive skills you need to develop:
1. remembering
2. critical thinking
3. problem solving
REMEMBERING
REMEMBERING is a function of the brain that depend on
short-term or long-term memory. If you cannot
remember learning becomes impossible.
3 ways to improve your memory: (by Throop and
Castellucci)
1. REPETITION
2. ORGANIZATION
3. MNEMONICS
3 ways to improve your memory
1. REPETITION
-Going over a material repeatedly
improves your memory.
- As the old saying goes ,”practice makes
perfect”.
-If you keep repeating something, it
increases your chances of remembering it.
2. ORGANIZATION
-Organizing things or ideas in your head helps.
-Think of a way to connect things with something special
or important that will help you to easily retrieve the
information from your memory. (Ex. Classify things
according to their common features.)
-making a list or notes is a time-tested strategy to help
you remember.
3. MNEMONICS
-Is a device that aids your memory.
Acronyms and rhymed words are kinds
of mnemonics that work.
CRITICAL THINKING
CRITICAL THINKING-comes from the word kritikos (meaning, discerning judgment)
and criterion (meaning, standards).
-Critical thinking implies the discerning judgment based on standards. It requires

ability to reason out (logical thinking), infer, analyze, interpret, and explain.
-You will need to discern between facts and opinions.
FACT- is something that is true and can be proven.
OPINION- is based on your values and assumptions that may not be necessarily
be true for others.
-TO THINK CRITICALLY, YOU HAVE TO AVOID PERSONAL BIASES THAT CLOUD
YOUR MIND.
PROBLEM-SOLVING
PROBLEM-SOLVING, depend much

on your critical thinking ability.
A 5-STEP CRITICAL THINKING GENERAL
PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS
IDEAS
I=Identify the problem and set priorities. (step 1)
D=Determine relevant information and deepen
understanding. (step 2)
E= Enumerate options and anticipate consequences. (step
3)
A= Assess the situation and make a preliminary decision.
(step 4)

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I Am Whole and

psychologists during his time who seriously

1. Man’s striving toward self-

1. Watch what you eat.

A.) It is important to eat nutritious foods.

-Nutritious food gives you energy and good health.

Example: chocolates and coffee are energy boosters.

B.) KEEPING GOOD EATING HABITS

B.) Avoid smoking or drinking alcohol.

-may shorten your life expectancy.

-Critical thinking implies the discerning judgment based on standards. It requires

-You will need to discern between facts and opinions.

FACT- is something that is true and can be proven.

PROBLEM-SOLVING, depend much

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