MODULE 2

Developing the Whole Person

PERsonal DEVelopment

LIZALYNN C. MAMBIAR, LPT

An individual’s physique, body and health are important
areas in assessing the over-all characteristics of an
individual. Most of the time the term puberty and
adolescence were used interchangeably.
physiological change involved in the sexual maturation
of a child brought on by the production of sex hormones
and the development of secondary sex characteristics
developed overtime.
- Merriam – Webster Dictionary
the stage from puberty to adulthood and indicates
the physiological experiences of the child during
this period.
- Merriam – Webster Dictionary
Girls might start seeing physical change as early as 8
years old or as late as 13 years old.
Changes includes: breast development, changes in body
shape and height, growth of pubic and body hair, and
start of menstruation.
Boys physical change may start around as early as 9 years
old or as late as 14 years old.
Physical changes include: growth of penis and testes or
testicles, changes in body shape and height, erections
with ejaculation, growth of body and facial hair, and
changes of voice.
Physical changes for these young adults become
evident at widely varying times.
While the body of these adolescent is developing
rapidly, the brain, thinking skills, and emotional
development are also catching up at their own pace.

At times the outside development does not match the

growth on the inside.
During this stage the brain continues to develop. The
changes in the teenage brain affect both their behavior
and social skills. This time, they begin to develop and
improve self-control.
They exercise skills in planning, problem-solving and
decision-making.

This is the episode in which parents would usually

realize that their babies are no longer babies.
These teenagers’ internal body organ continues to
change both in size and capacity. Lungs performance
improves, limbs grow, and bones increase in thickness
and volume. The chest and shoulders get broader for
boys while the hips and pelvis get wider for girls.
Muscles strength and size increase during this period.
Hand and eye coordination also improve and continues
to develop over time. Both boys and girls may feel more
self-conscious.
Cognitive development is the construction of thought
processes, including remembering, problem solving, and
decision-making, from childhood through adolescence to
adulthood (Rolff, n.d.).
refers to how an individual perceives, thinks, and gains
understanding of his or her world through the interaction
and actual experience.
Areas of Cognitive Development:
• information processing,
• intelligence,
• reasoning,
• language development, and
• memory.

Over the time, the cognitive development of children has been

studied in different ways.
B.1 Intelligence Quotient (IQ)
- First used in the United States by psychologist Lewis Terman in
1916.
- IQ scoring is based on the concept of “mental age,” in which the
score of a child with average intelligence match their age,
- gifted child’s performance is comparable to an older child.
- slow performing learner’s score are similar to a younger child.
B.2 Learning Theories
- John Watson and B.F. Skinner, both behaviorist researchers
reasoned that children are completely manipulable.
- Learning theories focuses on the function of environmental
factors in forming the intelligence of children, especially on a
child's ability to learn by having certain behaviors accepted
and rewarded while others behavior discouraged and
reprimanded.
B.3 Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development

- The French psychologist Jean Piaget developed the theory

that cognitive development occurs in a four (4) distinct stages.
These stages occur in the same order and each build on what
was gained from the previous stage.
B.3 Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development

B.3.1 Stages of Cognitive Development by Piaget

STAGE 1: Sensorimotor stage (infancy)

STAGE 2: Pre-operational stage (toddlerhood and early childhood)
STAGE 3: Concrete operational stage (elementary and early
adolescence)
STAGE 4: Formal operational stage (adolescence and adulthood)
Erik Erikson, a German-born Psychoanalyst, highlighted on
the influence of the society on the development of an
individual.
He stated that every uniqueness is a product of an
individual’s relationship with the significant others as he
goes along accomplishing his everyday tasks.
The relationship of this individual first to his/her family,
then to their relatives, their peers, neighbors, their school
mates, to their co-workers, and to others shows the extent
of his/her social health.
The psychosocial development of a person outspreads
beyond childhood and adolescence. As person continues to
age, they also mature and change based on the how they
resolve issues confronting them.
As the child grows and starts to face the fundamentals of
formal education, more learning becomes unavoidable as he
is exposed to the influence of his peer groups, the teaching of
the church, the things he sees in the government and the
everyday role played by the social media.

Exposure to these institutions has largely impact on the

child’s development to have a unique persona.
An important dispute in making the case for spiritual
development as one of the foundations of human
development process is definitional (Benson,
Roehlkepartain, & Rude, 2003).

Meaning, it is subjective.
Given the complexity of this concept, it would be injustice to
propose that a single, concise definition be enough to
capture the richness, complexity, and multidimensional
nature of this concept.
Spiritual development is the process of growing the
intrinsic human capacity for self-transcendence, in which
the self is embedded in some-thing greater than the self,
including the sacred.
It is the developmental “engine” that propels the search for
connectedness, meaning, purpose, and contribution.

It is shaped both within and outside of religious traditions,

beliefs, and practice.
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What pattern emerged from this record?
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What do you think you should do to make the above pattern turn into positive?
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