Lesson 1: Developing the Whole Person Flashcards
emphasizing the complete aspects of a person or his totality
whole person
in order to understand what it means to perceive a person as a whole organism, we will discuss philosophical theories such as
dualism and holism
one of the modern philosophers of our time, influenced much of mankind’s thinking with his theory of duality or understanding the nature of things in a simple, dual mode
rene descartes
creator of duality
rene descartes
understanding the nature of things in a simple, dual mode
duality
people perceive things as
dual in character
the various aspects of holistic development of persons
physiological, cognitive, psychological, social, spiritual
the physical attributes including the five physical senses
physiological
the intellectual functions of the mind: thinking, recognizing, reasoning, analyzing, projecting, synthesizing, recalling, and assessing
cognitive
how thinking, feeling, and behaving interact and happen in a person
psychological
the manner by which an individual interacts with other individuals or groups of individuals
social
the attribute of a person’s consciousness, and beliefs, including the values and virtues that guide and put meaning into a person’s life
spiritual
understanding a person holistically means that
one aspect cannot be seen in isolation from the whole person
psychologists often refer to basic human drives as those that are
biologically related such as hunger and thirst
is the various emotional experiences such as emotions, moods, and affective traits
affect
examples of affect
emotions, moods, and affective traits
who identified the six basic emotions
paul ekmen from the university of california
six basic emotions that humans experience according to Paul Ekmen from the university of california
happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise, disgust
who identified the four basic emotions
study by the institute of neuroscience and psychology at the university of glasgow (in the journal Current Biology)
what are the four basic emotions according to the institute of neuroscience and psychology at the university of glasgow
happy, sad, afraid, and surprised
emotion is taken from
the latin verb, movare
taken from the latin verb, movare, which means to move or be upset or agitated
emotion
a descriptive term referring to variations in level of arousal, affective state or mood, expressive movements, and attitudes
emotion (smith, 1973)
person’s physical responses in a state of strong emotion
faster heartbeat, profuse sweating, dilation of pupils, high blood pressure, muscular tremors, affecting nervous system
filipino of happy
masaya or maligaya
filipino of sad
malungkot or malumbay
filipino of afraid/surprised
natakot, nasindak, nagulat, nabigla
filipino of angry/disgusted
galit, suklam, rindi
distinction between feelings and emotions
feelings arise from the brain as it interprets an emotion
usually caused by physical sensations experienced by the body as a reaction to a certain external stimulus
emotion
a person’s thoughts, feelings, and emotions about another person, object, idea, behavior, or situation
attitudes
a result of a person’s evaluation of an experience with another person, object, idea, behavior, or situation based on his or her values and belief systems
attitude
____ and ____ therefore, affect the attitudes of a person
beliefs and certain values
a manifestation or acting out of the attitudes an individual has
behavior
can attitudes be changed?
yes
what can change attitudes
behavior
at the core of every person lies a ___________ that adheres to the highest ideals of human existence
system of beliefs