Developing the Whole Person

Personal Development

Learning Objectives:

• Evaluate his/ her thoughts, feelings and behaviors (EsP-PD11/12DWP-Ib-2.2)
• Show the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in actual life situations (P-PD11/12DWP-Ic-2.3)
• Discuss developmental tasks and challenges being experienced during adolescence (EsP-PD11/12DS-Ic-3.1)

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about being a teenager?

Holistic Development

The process of self-actualization and learning that combines an individual’s mental, physical, social, emotional, spiritual growth.

Aspects of Holistic Development

Physiological Development

• Rapid body growth
• Hair growth
• Muscle modification

The changes are preparing you to become physically capable of biological reproduction

Cognitive Development

• The brain continues to develop
• You are beginning to think from concrete to abstract terms and able to conceptualize theoretical ideas
• Problems are now being evaluated logically and scientifically.

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Psychological Development

• Changes in the emotions, feelings, moods and manner of thinking.
• On going establishment of strongly-held beliefs, values, and goals in life.
• During adolescence individuals undergo the process of self-evaluation which leads to long-range goal setting, emotional and social dependence and maturity.

Social Development

You begin to rely more on your friends or peer groups for support than on your family. However, you are more prone to peer pressure.

Spiritual Development

You begin to have interest in spiritual concerns. You start pondering on questions concerning existence, essence of spirituality, religion and God.

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Developmental Period

Early Adolescence

• 10-14 years old
• The changes in hormones happen which contribute to mood swings
• Physical growth and changes are vividly significant.
• Due to various body developments many become curious to what is happening to them which sometimes resulted to anxiety.
• This stage is where they value much of their privacy and their independence.
• Understanding abstract ideas is not that substantial but has eagerness to learn.
• Begins thinking and considering spiritual and moral values

Middle Adolescence

• 15 to 17 years old
• Puberty stage is almost complete.
• Development in physical aspect becomes slower among females but it continues among males.
• Emotionally unstable most of the time which is linked to the social and school environment.
• Most of them are egocentric which means they think more on themselves, for they are more self-conscious on how they look or how they appear to other people.

Middle Adolescence

• Most of them spend more time with their peers rather than with their parents and siblings.
• The period of risk-taking behaviors.
• They find satisfaction in exploring and trying new things.
• Begins to think outside the box and starts to plan for their future.
• Idealistic yet still unable to apply in real life situations
• Become interested and involved in a romantic relationship

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Middle Adolescence

• Arguments between them and their parents do occur every time the latter impose rules
• The peek of peer pressure
• They become conscious of their community and get more concern for the well-being of others.

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Late Adolescence

• 18 to 24 years old
• Considers mental and cognitive growth
• Maturity becomes evident with regard to decision-making
• They become less impulsive, more critical and rational
• They now have a better control with their emotions
• Can now identify their own core values.
• Start to value family relationship, becomes emotionally stable.
• Life-plans are more specific
• Faith in God is stronger.

Emerging Adulthood

This development stage happened between ages 18-25 which occurs after the adolescence period and before young adulthood.

This is more described as a period of identity exploration.

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PAIR ME

Directions:

Rearrange the jumbled letters to form the words related to the lesson today. Then write that word on the space beside the statement that best describe the word.

1. These are changes in the body that occurs to a person as he or she gets older. These usually begin during the puberty stage of a person.

PHYSIOLOGICAL

2. This refers to the interaction of a person with another person in a community.

SOCIAL

3. This talks about a person’s relationship to his God, his faith and his moral norms.

SPIRITUAL

4. This means the person’s ability to think, to make judgment and to give sound reasoning.

PSYCHOLOGICAL

5. This is about the positive and negative feelings towards something and someone.

EMOTIONAL