DEFINITION OF MAN

> It is an individual human.

> A man belonging to a particular category
(as by birth, residence, membership, or
occupation).
> A bipedal primate mammal (Homo
sapiens) that is anatomically related to the
great apes but distinguished especially by
notable development of the brain with a
resultant capacity for articulate speech and
abstract reasoning, is usually considered to
form a variable number of freely
interbreeding races, and is the sole living
representative of the hominid family.
 Human Person
> has been a subject of
Health Care, Research and
Education
> They have unique inherent
characteristics that HCP's
needs to understand fully in
order to help and satisfy
their needs and gain
cooperation
Who are our patients?
• Sick and well
• Different age and gender
• Cultural background
• Socioeconomic background
The Human Person
Is an individual existing
separately &
independently from others
because of capability in
knowing and loving in an
intellectual way and able to
decide for himself the
purpose as end of his
action.
MAN AS A BIOLOGICAL BEING
CONCEPTS:

Man is a living organism who from birth

is destined to die.
The environment influenced man’s
behavior as an individual.
In life, cellular behavior is the simplest
functional unit.
Man’s interaction as a biological being
1. Subordinate system
• Man’s feeling of well-being each day depends on the condition
on various organ system.
• As man enlarges his interaction with his environment, his
behavioral responses become more complex and variable.
2. Superordinate system
• provides man with necessary framework of relationship which
links him to the family, the community and the society.
• Together with the other members of his family, he copes with
elements in his environment and his behavior is greatly
influenced by his relationships.
 APPROACHES IN THE STUDY OF
MAN
1. ATOMISTIC APPROACH
Proposed By: Byrne and Thompson
Views man as an organism composed of different
organs, systems, with each system composed of
organs and each organs is composed of tissue and
cells
• They are properly organized, thus making them
logically fit together to function effectively
2. Holistic Approach
Views man as a whole organism with interrelated and
interdependent parts functioning to produce behavior unacceptable
or acceptable to him or society.
Man as a whole is more than the sum of his parts
Five dimensions of Man
 1. PHYSICAL BEING
Man’s characteristics
Refers to the state of the body: as genetic
its compositions, development, endowment, sex and
physical attributes
functions and maintenance.

According to doctors: it is the most essential element of the person’s

over all health.
Internal and External body parts are working in proper manner and
proper functioning
 2. SOCIAL BEING
The ability to relate to and connect with
others and to adapt to different social
institutions, accept and understand diverse
Failure to be a
cultural norms. part of the society
SOCIALIZATION: process of social learning by can lead to
which a person acquires knowledge, attitudes ISOLATION which
can lead to
and skills appropriate to sex, social norms and DEPRESSION
culture which lowers
First agent of socialization is in individuals
resistance to
the FAMILY ILLNESS
The degree of support the individual feels
from society will help him deal with stress of
life as they arise.
 3.SPIRITUAL
BEING Three
important
An inner peace, contentment, of who you are
elements
and your current situation
to achieve
Recognition and ability to put into practice spiritual
moral or religious principles or beliefs. dimension
MAN as a spiritual being believes in FAITH
the power beyond himself and in HOPE
transcending one’s limitations in order CHARITY
to become a better person
Spirituality
- a personal concept, generally understood in
terms of an individual’s attitudes and beliefs
related to transcendence (God) or to the non
material forces of life and of nature
Religious practice or religiosity relates to a
person’s beliefs and behaviors

Spiritual care –
any act that
nourishes the
soul or spirit
 4. Man as a Thinking or intellectual
being

Capable of Intelligence: is simply the capacity to lean

perception, from experiences and adapt successfully to
cognition and one’s environment
communication Affected by: HEREDITY AND ENVIRONMENT

As an intellectual being man is capable

of LOGICAL THINKING AND
REASONING
 5. PSYCHOLOGICAL
BEING

Capable of feeling, rationality and all

conscious and unconscious mental state.

His rational side makes him merciful, kind

and compassionate
• These dimensions of
man are like links of
chain in that all
dimensions are
interrelated and
interconnected. These
means what ever
happens to one
dimension will affect
the other dimensions.