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Personal Development Module 1 Knowing Oneself Module 3 Why Am I Like This Self - separate, self-contained, independent, consistent, uni- Girls puberty tary, and private” (Stevens, 1996). 8 years or as old as 13 years. These physic...

Personal Development Module 1 Knowing Oneself Module 3 Why Am I Like This Self - separate, self-contained, independent, consistent, uni- Girls puberty tary, and private” (Stevens, 1996). 8 years or as old as 13 years. These physical changes during puberty include: Ideal Self - the image or aspirations of what you want to be- development of breast come. changes in body shape and height growth of pubic and body hair Actual Self - your present self that you see on the daily ba- onset of menstruation or monthly period sis Adolescent girls require 10% more nutrients, iron and iodine Social Comparison Theory - people need to compare Adolescent girls should be told to change their pads more of- themselves with others in order to gain insight into their ten as well as to dispose these used pads hygienically. own behavior Boy’s puberty Module 2 Developing the Whole Person start at around 11 or 12 years, but they might Physiological Development - Refers to physical changes in start as young as 9 years or as old as 14 years. These physical the body changes include: o growth of the penis and testes (testicles) Emotional development - It has something to do with the o changes in body shape and height feelings that you experience o erections with ejaculation o growth of body and facial hair Social development - It is about our innate capacity to re- o changes in voice. late with others, to connect, and to feel the sense of belong- ingness Boys will need advice about shaving (how to do it and when to start), looking after their genitals, and about bodily fluids. Cognitive development - person’s intellectual abilities as shown in his/her thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and values. Spiritual development - soul, spirit, or the “inner essence Module 4 MENTAL HEALTH & STRESS Two categories of stress 1. Depression Eustress - Positive Disorder of emotion or mood (sadness, hopelessness, misery, Distress - Negative inability to enjoy) KINDS OF STRESSORS 2. Eating disorder A. Anorexia Nervosa 1. Cataclysmic events are strong stresses that suddenly Persistent pursuit of thinner built through hunger. occur and may simultaneously affect many people B. Bulimia Nervosa (Feldman, 2010). Binge eating and then purges by self-inducing vomiting or using a laxative 2. Personal stressors refer to conditions, events, situa- 3. ANXIETY tions, or anything that causes stress to an individual. A. Separation Anxiety Disorder Excessive anxiety felt by children when their parents 3. Background stressors or daily hassles (Feldman, leave them 2010) are also referred to as displeasures that could be encountered every day, such as standing in the long line B. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) while waiting for the train, stuck in heavy traffic, noise, The condition in which has many worries and fears and pollution of the environment. C. Social Phobia Module 5: The Brain: Parts, Function & worrying about social situations Societal Relationship D. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Frequent, uncontrollable thoughts ("obsessions") that are unreasonable E. Panic Disorder When they feel very scared or have a hard time breathing and their heart is pounding F. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Feeling like they are "re-living" the traumatic experi ence. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS) PARTS OF THE BRAIN processes, interprets and stores incoming sensory infor- mation-information about our 5 senses Hindbrain coordinates functions that are fundamental Spinal cord - bridge between the brain and the parts of the to survival, including respiratory rhythm, motor activi- body below the neck. But the spinal cord is not merely a ty, sleep and wakefulness. bridge. It also produces some behavior on its own, without any help from the brain. These behaviors, called spinal re- Midbrain responsible for eye and eyelid movement. flexes, are automatic, requiring no conscious effort. Forebrain central role in the processing of infor- PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (PNS) mation related to complex cognitive activities, sensory handles the CNS’s input and output and associative functions, and voluntary motor activi- SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM ties skeletal muscles of the body and permits voluntary action AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM Involuntary actions SYMPATHETIC mobilizing the body for action and an output of energy PARASYMPATHETIC Slow things down PARTS OF NEURON 1. The Cell Body - It contains the biochemical machinery for keeping the neuron alive. It is responsible in the transmission of messages to other neurons. 2. The Dendrites - which is used as an antennas, receiving messages from other nerve cells and transmitting them toward the cell body. 3. The Axons - transmits messages away from the cell body to other cells