The Relationship among Physiological, Cognitive, Psychological, Spiritual, and Social Development to Understand His/Her Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors

This free lecture attempts to discuss the relationship among physiological, cognitive, psychological, spiritual, and social development to understand his/her thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

 

For Tagalog discussion on this topic, you may read: Mga Pagbabago sa Panahon ng Adolescence: Mga Aspeto ng Pag-unlad sa Buong Katauhan

At the outset, the relationship among physiological, cognitive, psychological, spiritual, and social development is that all of these developments are different facets of the holistic development of an individual.

 

Physiological, cognitive, psychological, spiritual, and social development are related to one another as they affect each other.

Filipino textbook author and professor Jensen DG. Mañebog explains the physiological, cognitive, psychological, spiritual, and social development of an adolescent in the following manner:

Socially speaking, adolescents’ desire for independence is apparent especially during the middle adolescence. They strat to rely more on their friends or peer groups for support than on their family.

 

But remember that because peer groups become more important to them than their family, teenagers are more prone to peer pressure as they are expected to adapt to the standards of their friends.

 

It is nonetheless expected that there would be a restoration of good relationships with families as well as a formation of significant relationships with other people and acquaintances by late adolescence,

 

Romantic relationship in early adolescence is short-lived and fleeting; but it becomes relatively longer and more stable in late adolescence.

Spiritually speaking, teenagers start to have interest in spiritual concerns. They begin contemplating on questions concerning existence, essence, spirituality, religion, and God.

 

During adolescence, individuals would like to build a personal relationship with the Creator and some would even be interested in taking on sacred vocation. Adolescents also entertain and try to answer the existential questions such as ‘Who am I?,’ ‘What brought me here?,’ ‘What is the essence of life?,’ and ‘What happens after death?.’

 

Some teenagers start really pursuing answers to questions related to the concepts of life, existence, life meaning, trials, and miseries from the religious, biblical, and spiritual realm.

 

School exercises or trainings must focus not only on physiological, cognitive, psychological, and social development of students but also on the development of students’ spiritual life.

 

Needless to say, spiritual development is as significant as, if not more important than, other facets in a teenager’s development … continue reading.

 

For discussions on physiological, cognitive, and psychological development, read: Discuss the Relationship among Physiological, Cognitive, Psychological, Spiritual, and Social Development

 

 

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Read also: The Colorful Love Affairs of Dr. Jose Rizal by Jensen DG. Mañebog

 

 

 

Also read: The Interesting Tales of the Jose Rizal Family by Jensen DG. Mañebog