Perdev Unit 2 lesson 1

General Jan C. Smuts, a statesman from South Africa,

defined holism in 1926. He first made use of the term in his book Holism and Evolution.

holism

is the tendency in nature to form wholes which are greater than the sum of the parts through creative evolution.

Psychological, Physiological, Social and emotional, Cognitive, Spiritual

The Five Areas of Personal Development

Physiological Development

This includes the five senses and other physical characteristics including the changes in the body and the development of skills related to mobility or movement.

Cognition. The American Psychological Association described cognition as the processes of knowing which includes remembering, attending, and reasoning.

cognitive processes

include the higher mental processes like memory, language, perception, problem-solving, and abstract thinking

cognitive component of an individual

refers to the mental processes or the intellectual functioning of the mind. The ability to think, recall, recognize, analyze, reason, synthesize, evaluate, and assess

The intellectual skills and abilities of a person

are shown through the attitudes, values, beliefs, and thoughts.

Attitude

This is one of the aspects that is influenced by mental skills. a relatively enduring organization of beliefs, feelings, and behavioral tendencies towards socially significant objects, groups, events, or symbols.

Cognitive, attentive, behavioral

The elements of attitude

Cognitive

This is made up of knowledge and specific beliefs.

Affective

This is made up of emotional responses.

Behavioral

This is the manner in which an attitude influences the observable action or behaviour.

Social and Emotional Development

This is described as our inherent or innate capability and needs to reach out and form relationships with other people.

Social development

also studies the similarities and differences in social groups

social roles, group think

Factors that are being studied in social development

Emotions

are responses that create biochemical reactions in the body. These reactions change the physical state. The main purpose is to help in the survival of the species by producing fast reactions to rewards, threats, and everything in the environment.

happy, sad, fearful or surprised, and disgusted or angry.

The four basic emotions

Feelings

are the mental reactions and association to emotions. They are subjective because they are influenced by personal beliefs, experiences, and memories. this attributes or labels a meaning to emotions.

Spiritual development

is characterized by the discovery and experience of the inner guide that steers the values and beliefs of a person.

Values

They are the judgment that people make about issues, people, or things. They are subjective because their formation is shaped by their upbringing and life experiences.

Virtue

It is the quality that echoes or reflects the values.

Spirituality in the Philippines

is seen as an element that guides behavior.

Spirituality in western countries

is seen as a change from being self-centered into an outward goal that gives benefit to others

spiritual activity

something that aims to produce harmony among conflicting desires

psychological development

focuses on how the elements of attitude acts in accordance or opposition of another. Is also the growth and development of a person’s cognitive, emotional, and social skills