DTWP

• Holistic development


  The process of actualization and learning that combines an individual's mental, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual growth
• Aspects of holistic development

  • Physical
  • Cognitive
  • Psychological
  • Social
  • Spiritual
• Physical development


  • Changes preparing you to become physically capable of biological reproduction
• Cognitive development


  • Brain continues to develop, you begin to think from concrete to abstract terms, able to conceptualize theoretical ideas and problems are now being evaluated logically and scientifically
• Psychological development


  • Changes in your emotions, feelings, mood and manner of thinking, process of self-evaluation, assess yourself, evaluate yourself, leads to long-range goal setting, emotional and social independence, and maturity
• Social development


  • You begin to rely more on your friends or peer groups for social interaction and support, changes in how you communicate with your family
• Spiritual development


  • You begin to have interest in spiritual concerns, questions concerning existence of God, essence of spirituality, faith, religion, and your relationship with God
• Thoughts


  Ideas or arrangements of ideas as a result of thinking or the act of producing thoughts
• Feelings


  Emotions, a state of consciousness such as sentiments or desires
• Behavior


  The range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals, organisms or any entities in conjunction with their environment
• Thoughts, feelings and behaviors are interconnected and interrelated
• Negative feelings and behaviors are often generated by negative thoughts
• Adolescents are normally self-conscious and sensitive individuals
• Assessing one's thoughts, feelings and behaviors

  Gives the opportunity to appraise the truth or validity of one's beliefs, appropriateness of one's feelings, and the decency of one's actions and behavior
• We always have a choice in how we look at things and respond to situations
• Negative thoughts, counterproductive feelings and self-destructive behaviors should not enslave us
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy


  A therapeutic intervention where an individual can change their thoughts, which leads to a change in their feelings and behavior
• The key is in the positive interpretation of things