Module 1 Flashcards
Progressive series of changes that occur in a predictable pattern as the result of interactions between biological and environmental factors
Development
The development of the organized pattern of behaviors and attitudes that makes a person distinctive
Personality development
Defined as the process in which persons reflect upon themselves, understand who they are, accept what they discover about themselves, and learn (or unlearn) new sets of values, attitudes, behavior, and thinking skills to reach their fullest potentials as human beings
Personal development
The unique self (3)
- Characteristics
- Habits
- Experiences
This refers to unique features or qualities typically describing you as an adolescent including those stated in your developmental stage
Characteristics
This refers to special or unique tendencies, activities, or practices that you find yourself having difficulty to let go or give up because you really like doing them
Habits
This refers to significant experiences that contributed to your unique self and have created an impact sin your life and changed you from where you were to where you are
Experiences
It is the being, which is the source of a person’s consciousness. It is an intangible entity that directs a person’s thoughts and actions. It is the essence of a person: his body, thoughts, feelings and actions, sensations, experiences, beliefs, values, principles, and relationships
Self
Awareness of yourself
Self concept
Self that you aspire to be
Ideal self
The one that you actually see
Actual self
Refers to the unique and relatively enduring set of behaviors, feelings, thoughts, and motives that characterized an individual
Personality
Two key components of personality
- Uniqueness
* Consistency
It is not perfection but is simply refusing to give up. It is more likely to mean most of the time but not all the time
Consistency
Our genetics determine our behavior. Our personality traits and abilities are in this
Nature
