Lesson 2: Developing the Whole Person Flashcards
Mind and Body Dualism
Theory of Duality
Rene Descartes
Holism - the tendency in nature to form wholes which are greater than the sum of its parts through creative evolution.
General Jan C. Smuts
Gestalt - 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.
Christian von Ehrehfels, and later on
supported by psychologists Max Wertheimer, Kurt Koffka, and Wolfgang Kohler
Various Aspects of Holistic Development
Physiological
Psychological
Cognitive
Spiritual
Social
Hunger and Thirst
Basic Human Drives
Emotional Experiences
Affect
Basic Drives and Affect
Feist and Rosenberg, 2012
Six Basic Emotions (Paul Ekman; University of California)
Happiness, Sadness, Fear, Anger, Surprise, Disgust
Four Basic Emotions (Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology; University of Glasgow)
Happy, Sad, Afraid or Surprised, Angry and Disgusted
Movare (latin verb of emotion)
to move
It is defined by Smith (1973) as a
descriptive term referring to variations in level of
arousal, affective, state or mood, expressive
movements, and attitudes.
Sanchez, Abad, and Jao, 2012
Feeling
arises the brain as it interprets an emotion,
which usually caused by physical sensations
experienced by the body as a reaction to a
certain external stimulus.
Dr. Antonio R. Damasio, 2005
A person’s thoughts, feelings, and emotions about
another person, object, idea, behavior, or situation.
Attitudes
A manifestation or acting out of the
attitudes an individual has.
Behavior
Ideals that create meaning and purpose in a person’s life.
Values
