Human Development Vocabulary

Question 1

Responsibility

Answer 1

• Dependable, making smart choices.

Question 2

Communication

Answer 2

• Sending and receiving messages about ideas, feelings, and information.
• Spoken, written, sign language, images, bodies.

Question 3

Citizenship

Answer 3

• The way you handle your responsibilities.

- Giving back to the community.

Question 4

Leadership

Answer 4

• The direction or guidance that helps a group accomplish its goals.

Question 5

Teamwork

Answer 5

• When a group works together to reach a goal.

Question 6

Goal

Answer 6

• Something one wants to achieve or accomplish.

Question 7

Decision

Answer 7

• Something that one chooses about after thinking over all possible choices.

Question 8

Mindfulness

Answer 8

• To be fully present, aware of where we are and what we are doing and not overwhelmed by what’s going on around us.
• To be centered.

Question 9

Heredity

Answer 9

• The passing on of traits, or characteristics and qualities from parents to their children.

Question 10

Environment

Answer 10

• People, places, and things that make you a unique individual.

Question 11

Role Model

Answer 11

• People who help you see what is expected of you in certain situations.

Question 12

Culture

Answer 12

• Ways of thinking, acting, dressing, or thinking shared by a group.

Question 13

Personality

Answer 13

• The way you look, communicate, and act.

Question 14

Self Concept

Answer 14

• The mental picture of yourself.

Question 15

Self Esteem

Answer 15

• The ability to respect and love yourself.

Question 16

Constructive Criticism

Answer 16

• Someone’s evaluation of you that helps you grow and improve.