1. DEVELOPING THE WHOLE PERSON
Prepared by Mary Krystine P. Olido

2. Mind and Body Dualism of Descartes
Duality – understanding the nature of things in a simple, dual mode.
Dual character separation
Examples:
body and spirit
mind and body
Yin and yang
Good-bad
Life-death

3. Holism and Gestalt
Gen. Jan C. Smuts (1926) – wrote Holism and Evolution
Introduced the academic terminology for holism as
“ the tendency in nature to form wholes which are greater than the sum of the parts through creative evolution”

4. Holism and Gestalt
Christian von Ehrehfels – introduced the concept of gestalt
Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition:
“something that is made of many parts and yet is somehow more than or different from the combination of its parts; broadly, the general quality or character of something.”

5. The Various Aspects of Holistic Development of Persons
Physiological – physical attributes, 5 senses
Cognitive – intellectual functions
Psychological – thinking, feeling, behaving
Social – manner of interaction with others
Spiritual – attribute of a person’s consciousness, beliefs, and values

6. Feelings and Emotions
Emotion – from Latin verb, movare, which means to move or be upset or agitated
6 Basic Emotions that Human beings Experience (Paul Ekman):
Happiness Sadness Surprise
Fear Anger Disgust
Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow
Happy Sad
Afraid Surprised

7. Dr. Antonio R. Damasio (2005)
Feelings arise from the brain as it interprets an emotion, which is usually caused by physical sensations experienced by the body as a reaction to certain external stimulus.
Example:
Emotion of being afraid produces a feeling of fear

8. Attitudes and Behavior
Attitudes – a person’s thoughts, feelings, and emotions about another person, object, idea, behavior, or situation.
Result of a person’s evaluation of an experience with another person, object, idea, behavior, or situation based on his/her values and belief systems
Behavior – a manifestation or acting out of the attitudes an individual has

9. Values
A system of beliefs that adheres to the highest ideals of human existence
Create meaning and purpose in a person’s life
Universal human values that transcend culture and race

10. Five Core Values for the Workplace by Robert L. Dilenschneider
Integrity
Accountability
Diligence
Perseverance
Discipline

11. 10 Common Values People Have by Shalom H. Schwartz
Self-direction
Stimulation
Hedonism
Achievement
Power
Security
Conformity
Tradition
Benevolence
Universalism

12. Motivational goals that characterize the 10 values
Openness to change
Self-transcendence
Self-enhancement
conservation

13. Some questions to help clarify your Values:
What things are important to you? Are these things worthy enough for you to risk your future, your relationships, your career, or even your own life?
What are the things that are important to you that when taken away from you, or were not honored by other people, will make you angry or feel hurt?

14. Virtues vs. Values
Virtues – usually adjectives that describe positive and desirable qualities which usually mirror a value it represents
Values – usually nouns
Examples:
Values
Virtues
Peace
Peaceful, calm
Integrity
Reputable, believable, honest, trustworthy
Love
Loving, caring, compassionate, gentle
Respect
Respectful, civil
Balance
Objective, fair, harmonious

15. Source:
Personal Development by Ricardo Rubio Santos