Module 2
Five
Areas of
Personal
Develop
ment
PHYSIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
Physical health is defined as the condition of your body, taking into
consideration everything from the absence of disease to fitness level.
Physical health is critical for overall well-being and can be affected by:
• Lifestyle: diet, level of physical activity, and behavior (eating unhealthy foods);
• Human biology: a person’s genetics and physiology may make it easier or harder
to achieve good physical health;
• Environment: our surroundings and exposure to factors such as sunlight or toxic
substances; and
• Healthcare service: good healthcare can help prevent illness, as well as to detect
and treat illness.
Self-check. Ask yourself regarding
your Physiological Development
•1. How healthy is your physical body?
•2. Does it get enough rest and sleep?
•3. Is it given nutritional food and sufficient
water to help the physiological system do its
functions more optimally?
•Emotional health is an
important part of overall
EMOTIONA
health. Emotionally healthy
L
people are in control of their
DEVELOPM
thoughts, feelings, and
ENT
behaviors. They can cope
with life’s challenges.
There are many ways to improve or maintain good
emotional health.
•• Be aware of your emotions and reactions. Notice
what in your life makes you sad, frustrated, or angry.
Try to address or change those things.
•• Think before you act. Emotions can be powerful.
Give yourself time to think, and be calm before you
say or do something you might regret.
•• Manage stress. Try to change situations, causing
you stress. Learn relaxation methods to cope with
stress.
•• Strive for balance. Find a healthy balance
between work and play and between activity and
rest. Make time for things you enjoy. Focus on
positive things in your life.
•• Take care of your physical health. Your
physical health can affect your emotional health.
Exercise regularly, eat healthy meals and get
enough sleep. Do not abuse drugs or alcohol.
•• Connect with others. We are social creatures.
We need positive connections with other people.
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Social Development refers to how
people develop social and emotional
skills across the lifespan, with particular
attention to childhood and adolescence.
Healthy social development allows us to
form positive relationships with family,
friends, teachers, and other people in
our lives.
Why is social development important?
• Develop Communication Skills. An
ability to interact with others allows for more
opportunities to practice communications
skills
• Build self-esteem. When a person is
unable to make friends, it can be frustrating
or even painful. A good circle of friends
reinforces a person’s comfort level with her
individuality.
• Strengthen learning skills. Studies show
that children who have a hard time getting
along with classmates as early as a
preschool are more likely to experience later
academic difficulties.
• Resolve conflicts. Stronger self-esteem
and better language skills can ultimately lead
to a better ability to resolve differences with
peers.
• Establish a positive attitude. A positive
attitude ultimately leads to better
relationships with others and higher levels of
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Cognitive development means how people
think, explore, and figure things out. It is the
development of knowledge, skills, problem-
solving, and dispositions, which helps a person
to think about and understand the world around
them. Brain development is part of cognitive
development. This aspect of the self is
enhanced when one attends school to study and
learn or engages in other mental endeavors.
Self-check. Ask yourself regarding your Cognitive
Development
1. Have you experienced mistakes in the choices you
made? How do you deal with
these situations?
2. What is your attitude towards your study habits?
3. Are you doing well in your studies?
SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
Spiritual development is defined as discovering
oneself beyond the ego known as the soul,
spirit, or the “inner essence” that is often
disregarded or taken for granted (Llaneza-
Ramos, 2017). It is when one experiences a
glimpse of the “inner guide” of one’s beliefs
and values as one discovers the meaning of
life. It also allows people to connect with a
Higher Power that is called by many names like
"God, Buddha, Allah.”
Self-check. Ask yourself regarding your
Spiritual Development
1. How can you tell that you believe in “God”?
2. What are the things you do that manifest your
spiritual development?
Activity
Create a diagram “About Myself “ using the Five
Areas of Personality Development. This will be your
“Personal Reflection”. You can create your own
style of diagram. Write your name at the center of
the diagram. Example :
Personal Development
Advocacy
Instruction: Create a video clip for advocacy about the importance of developing the whole
of oneself focused on the five areas of personal development. Video must not exceed
1.5minutes.