Midterm Review: Chapter 1 Flashcards
Adolescence
Begins with puberty through age 20; the journey of your life
Complete the sentence:
Each person is called into being to…
Live in union and love with God forever
Identity
What you have become at any point as a result of choosing what to do with what you have been given
The serenity prayer
God, grant me Serenity to accept those things that I cannot change, Courage to change the things that I can, and wisdom to know the difference
What are your gifts and givens?
Pour certain talents and opportunities as well as certain struggles limitations because of your background
List the changes most 9th graders are going through:
Physical Emotional Spiritual Intellectual Social
List the 3 crucial tasks of adolescence:
- Develop a capacity for friendship
- Healthy sexual identity
- More mature parent/child relationship
What helps us discover God’s longing for us?
Human longing for happiness
What are societies answers to answer our human longings?
Popularity Consumerism Individualism Immediate gratification Sexual permissiveness Over reliance in technology
If we can just fit in and win everyone else’s approval, the big ache in us will be healed
Popularity as the answer to life’s longings
The attitude that acquiring unlimited material possessions is the key to fulfillment
Consumerism
“Look out for yourself”
Individualism
We want and expect our needs to be met right now
Immediate gratification
The belief that loneliness and longing will go away if we just find sexual satisfaction
Sexual permissiveness
The belief that technology will take care of our every need
Over-reliance on technonogy
