Personal Development 12 2nd Quarterly Assessment Reviewer PDF

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 12 2nd Quarterly Assessment Reviewer L1: THE CHALLENGES OF MIDDLE AND Is concerned about physical and LATE ADOLESCENCE sexual attractiveness....

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 12 2nd Quarterly Assessment Reviewer L1: THE CHALLENGES OF MIDDLE AND Is concerned about physical and LATE ADOLESCENCE sexual attractiveness. May complain that parents prevent Encouragement him or her from doing things ➔ enhances a feeling of belonging independently. which leads to greater social interest Starts to want both physical and emotional intimacy in relationships. Social Interest ➔ tendency for people to unite Social Development themselves with other human beings Shifts in relationship with parents to accomplish their tasks in from dependency and subordination cooperation with others to one that reflects the adolescent’s ➔ the Junior League mission of increasing maturity and “developing the potential of women responsibilities in the family and the and improving communities through community, the effective action and leadership of Is more and more aware of social trained volunteers” is rooted in the behaviors of friends. idea of social interest Seeks friends that share the same beliefs, values, and interests. Distinguishing Encouragement from Friends become more important. Discouragement Starts to have more intellectual ➔ first step to becoming an interests. encouraging person Explores romantic and sexual ➔ ask yourself; “Whatever I say or do, behaviors with others. will it bring me closer together or May be influenced by peers to try farther apart from this person?” risky behaviors (alcohol, tobacco, sex). CHALLENGES OF LATE ADOLESCENCE Physical Development Mental Development Most girls have completed the Becomes better able to set goals physical changes related to puberty and think in terms of the future. by age 15 Has a better understanding of Boys are still maturing and gaining complex problems and issues strength, muscle mass, and height Starts to develop moral ideals and to and are completing the development select role models. of sexual traits. L2: COPING WITH STRESS IN MIDDLE Emotional Development AND LATE ADOLESCENCE May stress over school and test scores. Stress Is self-involved (may have high ➔ state of mental and emotional strain expectations and low self-concept). or tension resulting from adverse or Seeks privacy and time alone. very demanding circumstances Prepared by: SSLG Treasurer Paul :P | 1  PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 12 2nd Quarterly Assessment Reviewer ➔ a feeling caused by prolonged, 2. Analyze your stress factors and write pent-up emotions them down. Write down your response to stress Stressors 3. Deal with the stressors. Develop ➔ things that make a person stressed techniques to deal with the causes of stress. Positive Emotions 4. Learn to work under pressure or ➔ does not usually cause stress unusual conditions when you can’t reduce the stressors, you need to Negative Emotions manage your stress response. ➔ more often held inside and hidden ➔ can make you suffer quietly and Tips to Relax when Under Stress cause stress 1. Stop for a moment (specially when ➔ positive situation can result in you feel your muscles tightening up) negative emotions (e.g. a wedding; and take a few deep breaths. positive situation but can cause 2. Do a relaxing exercise. Swing your anxiety and tension) hands at your sides and stretch. 3. Take a “power nap” lie down and Emotions associated with Stress totally relax for a few minutes. Anxiety 4. Find time to do things you enjoy. Tension 5. Leave your study area for a while to Pressure take a brisk walk. Misery 6. Find a quiet place to read a Strain magazine or a novel during break or Desperation lunch. Anger 7. If possible, look at some peaceful Panic images such as forests, beaches, Dejection etc. These images can initiate a relaxation purpose. Potential Results of Long-Term 8. Look up. Unmanaged Stress 9. Keep something humorous on hand, 1. Burnout such as a book of jokes. 2. Breakdown 3. Depression L3: MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN MIDDLE AND LATE ADOLESCENCE How to manage stress? Mental Health 1. Understand the causes of stress, try ➔ the way your thoughts, feelings, and to discover your stressors – the behaviors affect your life factors which create the stress in ➔ helps determine how we manage your life. stress, relate to others, and make choices Prepared by: SSLG Treasurer Paul :P | 2  PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 12 2nd Quarterly Assessment Reviewer ➔ Good Mental Health ◆ know themselves well ◆ leads to positive self image ◆ feel more in control and in-turn, satisfying with their lives relationships with other ◆ know their own people strengths and ◆ helps make good decisions weaknesses and deal with life's Body Image challenges at home ➔ how you view your physical ➔ World Health Organization self ◆ mental health is the state of ➔ whether you feel attractive or well-being in which an not individual realises his or her ➔ can be closely linked with own abilities, can cope with self-esteem the normal stresses of life, can work productively and What influences a person's self-esteem? fruitfully, and is able to make 1. Puberty and Development a contribution to the - puberty and wanting to feel community accepted by our friends results in the tendency of Mental health is our ability to respond to comparing oneself with challenges. The fact is life rarely goes the others way we plan. And whenever we are hit by 2. Media Images and Other Outside trials and challenges, mental health is our Influences ability to bounce back and stay on - one might start to compare course. themselves with others in social media, especially Things that tend to shape our Mental models and celebrities Health 3. Families and School 1. Protective Factors - family members might feel a supportive family comfortable criticizing their strong friendships kid’s looks 2. Risk Factors chronic illness Healthy Self-concept + Healthy Mind and low socio-economic status Body = Good Mental Health and Why are Self-esteem and Body Image Well-being important? Self-esteem Well-being ➔ all about how much you feel ➔ state of wellness where every aspect you are worth of a person is in balance ➔ how much you feel other people value you ➔ people with high self-esteem… Prepared by: SSLG Treasurer Paul :P | 3  PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 12 2nd Quarterly Assessment Reviewer Challenges to Mental Health and - a natural human response Well-being when we perceive that we Mental Health Problem are under threat ➔ short term and temporary 3. Schizophrenia change in a person's - symptoms include: thoughts, feelings, or a lack of interest in behavior that upsets one's things well-being feeling disconnected ➔ a mental health concern from your feelings becomes a mental illness difficulty when ongoing signs and concentrating symptoms cause frequent wanting to avoid stress and affect your ability people to function hallucinations delusions — strong Many adolescents are susceptible to beliefs that others mental health concerns that adults. don't share This is primarily due to their disorganized thinking undeveloped brains and continuing and speech changes in their body. 4. Eating Disorders - Anorexia Examples of Mental Illness real fear of weight 1. Depression gain and eat very little - a low mood that lasts for a - Bulimia long time and affects binge eating, then everyday life compensating in - can be life-threatening due to extreme ways (e.g. suicidal feelings forcing to throw up, - When does low mood excessive exercising) become depression? 5. Addictive Behaviors when it interferes with - unhealthy intake of one's life and doesn't recreational drugs and go away after a substances couple of weeks if it comes back over Mental Health Challenges and over again for a 1. ADHD (Attention Deficit few days at a time Hyperactivity Disorder) 2. Anxiety Disorders - makes it hard to focus and sit - worried, tense, or afraid still about things that are about to - makes it hard to finish things happen (the future) and makes thoughts jump around Prepared by: SSLG Treasurer Paul :P | 4  PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 12 2nd Quarterly Assessment Reviewer 2. Autism Spectrum Disorder Choosing your Mood - changes the way the brain ➔ moods are emotional states that last understands the world a bit 3. Bi-polar Disorder ➔ we have the power to decide which - emotions can change very mood is right in a situation quickly over a short period of time Healthy and Unhealthy Emotional 4. PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Intelligence Disorder) 1. Afraid - sometimes if you see or live 2. Angry through something very 3. Ashamed scary, you can keep feeling 4. Confident afraid even after the scary 5. Confused part is over 6. Depressed 7. Embarrassed Five Ways to Well-being 8. Energetic 1. Be active 9. Excited 2. Connect 10. Glad 3. Keep Learning 11. Jealous 4. Give 12. Lonely 5. Take Notice 13. Proud 14. Relaxed L4: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE 15. Stressed Emotional Intelligence L5: PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS ➔ ability to understand, use, and manage our emotions Personal Relationships ➔ very important in one's development ➔ refers to the close connection ➔ helps us build strong relationships, between people make good decisions, and deal with ➔ formed by emotional bonds and difficult situations interactions ➔ emotionally intelligent people know how to recognize their negative Kinds of Personal Relationships emotions and reduce its impacts 1. Family ➔ emotionally intelligent people stay ➔ essential component in any calm, avoid conflicts, and think discussion of relationships, positively but varies greatly from person to person Improving your EQ ➔ According to the Bureau of a. Being aware of your emotions Census b. Understand how others feel and why ◆ “family is two or more c. Managing emotional reactions persons who are related by birth, Prepared by: SSLG Treasurer Paul :P | 5  PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 12 2nd Quarterly Assessment Reviewer marriage, or adoption who live together as one household” L6: SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS IN MIDDLE 2. Friends AND LATE ADOLESCENCE ➔ a close tie between two people that is often built upon Three Main Types of Relationships that mutual experiences, shared Influence an Adolescent interests, proximity, and 1. Parents (Parental Relationship) emotional bonding ➔ a significant increase in ➔ According to Nicholas parent-child conflicts and a Christakis and James Fowler decrease in cohesive familial ◆ the average person bondings when children has about six close undergo puberty ties, although some 2. Peers have more and some ➔ adolescents pull away from have one or none their parents and their peer 3. Partnerships groups become more ➔ close relationships formed important between two people that are ➔ high quality friendships can built upon affection, trust, enhance development intimacy, and romantic love ➔ offers the opportunity to ➔ usually experience this develop social skills relationship with only one 3. Community and Society person at a time ➔ Culture Love ◆ learned and socially ➔ strong affection for another arising shared out of kinship or personalities ◆ affects all aspects of an individual's life Commitment ◆ social responsibilities, ➔ act of binding yourself (intellectually sexual expression, or emotionally) to a course of action and belief-system or message that makes a pledge development are likely to be based on Attraction culture ➔ the act, power, or property of attracting What can one get from being involved in community activities? Responsibility 1. Role Model ➔ the social force that binds you to the 2. Identity & Connection courses of action demanded by that 3. Skills force 4. Self-confidence Prepared by: SSLG Treasurer Paul :P | 6  PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 12 2nd Quarterly Assessment Reviewer separated from the rest of L7: FAMILY STRUCTURES AND the family LEGACIES 9. Foster Family ➔ one or more children are not Family Structures living with their own family of ➔ relates to the various aspects of a origin family 10. Gay or Lesbian Family ➔ referred as rainbow family Genograms ➔ the parents are either gay or ➔ visual representation of a family lesbian ➔ helps us identify patterns or themes 11. Immigrant Family within families ➔ family where they moved from one country to another Kinds of Family Structures and settled in 1. Nuclear Family 12. Migrant Family ➔ conjugal family ➔ family that moves frequently ➔ ideal set of family from one place to another for 2. Extended Family various reasons ➔ multi-generations household ➔ includes grandparents, L8: PERSONS AND CAREER cousins, aunts, uncles, and other relative living in the Career same household ➔ sum of various jobs you may hold 3. Step Families during your lifetime ➔ parents from two different ➔ sum of decisions that direct your families decides to remarry educational, social, economic, and forms a new family unit political, and spiritual endeavors 4. Single Parent Family ➔ single mother or single father CAREER PLAN TO ACHIEVE YOUR 5. Adoptive Family GOAL ➔ family that contains one or Career Goals more adopted children and at ➔ well defined statement explaining least one adoptive parent the profession that an individual 6. Bi-racial or Multi-racial Family intends to pursue ➔ family composed of one or ➔ the milestones you hope to pursue more race as you advance in your chosen 7. Blended Family profession ➔ two or more types of families ➔ Setting Career Goals merging together ◆ an incredibly easy yet critical 8. Conditionally Separated Family process ➔ family in which one or more ◆ set targets members are temporarily Prepared by: SSLG Treasurer Paul :P | 7  PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 12 2nd Quarterly Assessment Reviewer ◆ Short-term Goals something you want to do soon ◆ Long-term Goals something you want to do further in the future requires much longer time and planning Self Assessment ➔ an individual's ability to gather information about his or her interest, skills and abilities, values, and personality type Making Career Plan ➔ includes the short-term and long-term goals for your career ➔ career planning is the self evaluation and planning done by a person to have a strong career path ➔ Steps to make a career plan 1. Assess yourself to know who you are and what you want 2. Explore careers to find a career you want 3. Set goals to reach the career 4. Expand your skills to prepare for your career 5. Find a job that matches your goals 6. Manage your career to help yourself succeed Prepared by: SSLG Treasurer Paul :P | 8