Personal Development and Self-Understanding

How you perceive your own behavior, abilities, and characteristics.

The combination of body, thoughts, feelings, and emotions, forming our individuality and identity.

A smaller group influencing a larger group to adopt their viewpoint.

A refusal to accept social influence.

Following instructions, even if they don't align with personal values.

Influencing others through reasoning or emotion.

The behaviors expected of someone in a particular social group.

Leading a group or organization.

Following a request or requirement without necessarily agreeing with it.

Influencing behavior based on admiration for a person or group.

Adopting a belief or behavior as one's own.

Altering behavior or beliefs to match those of others.

A complete change in beliefs and actions to align with a group.

Age 10-14, characterized by physical and emotional changes.

Age 15-17, developing long-term goals and moral thinking.

Age 18-24, marked by cognitive development and emotional stability.

Leadership roles are not solely determined by organizational hierarchy, but also encompass personal characteristics, skills, and connections.

Leaders may obtain power through various means such as position, rewards, expertise, respect, or coercion.

Healthy families offer support, positive communication, involvement in the adolescent's life, clear rules, responsible role models, and quality time.

Schools fostering healthy youth development expect commitment, build a caring climate, set clear rules, and involve positive role models.

Healthy communities support youth by advocating for them, monitoring their well-being and behavior, and modeling positive behavior.

Leaders and followers develop a relationship where mutual interests are served.

Families that support their children create a positive environment.

Youth development involves families, schools, and communities working together to ensure positive outcomes for young people.

Thoughts that can lead to negative feelings and behaviors.

How individuals interact with each other or in groups.

A person's values and virtues that guide their life.

A strong feeling that can cause a range of physical and psychological responses.

A subjective experience that arises from our interpretation of an emotion.

A general emotional state that persists over time.

The way we think about something impacts the way we feel about it.

Our thoughts and feelings shape our behaviors, choices, and eventual outcomes.

Attitudes reflect a person's thoughts, feelings, and emotions about another person, object, idea, behavior, or situation. It's formed through evaluation of experiences.

Behavior is the outward manifestation of an individual's attitudes. It's how they act based on their internal thoughts and feelings.

Human development is the process of growth and change across the lifespan, encompassing physical, cognitive, social, intellectual, and emotional aspects.

Human life goes through various developmental stages characterized by specific physical, cognitive, and social changes.

Erik Erikson developed a theory of psychosocial development that describes eight stages of life, each presenting a unique challenge or crisis to be resolved.

This is the first stage of Erikson's theory, where infants develop trust or mistrust based on their early interactions with caregivers.

This stage of life includes adjusting to health decline, retirement, loss of a spouse, and fulfilling social and civil obligations.

Children develop trust when caregivers provide consistent care, affection, and reliability. Lack of these leads to mistrust.

Adolescence has three stages: Early (rapid pubertal changes), Middle (puberty nearly complete), and Late (adult appearance and roles).

This theory states that development is continuous throughout life, occurring in stages. Each stage has tasks to be resolved for successful progression.

Toddlers (1.5-3 years old) are in the stage of Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt. They need to develop personal control and independence.

Preschoolers (3-5 years old) are in the stage of Initiative vs. Guilt. They assert control and power, seeking purpose.

School-aged children (5-12 years old) are in the stage of Industry vs. Inferiority. They cope with social and academic demands, building competence.

A sense of independent self-reliance.

The ability to take charge and act with purpose.