Perdev Lesson 3 Flashcards
Ask questions and speak up whenever possible to address social issues such as poverty and corruption. Let our leaders know how you think and feel about your society, and learn to suggest solutions in improving our lives.
Being aware, critical, and being involved with social issues.
develop pride in what they do and raise standards of excellence in the quality of their work
Mature work orientation
means to see work as an expression of our love for people who are important to us, ourselves. One can learn new things and grow to become a highly skilled, knowledgeable, and loving person if he or she sees work as a way toward self-improvement and expression of love for others.
Positive attitude toward work
Late adolescence
ages from 17 to 20
Adolescents, having growing bodies and brains, are gifted with so much energy that seems exhaustible, resulting in abuse of one’s body and mind. Lack of sleep and poor eating habits often result in disaster. Long exposure to television and screen gadgets are also unhealthy.
Health and Nutrition
Puberty drives the adolescent to experience surges of sexual desires, which often lead them to experimentation and exploration. An adolescent is also prone to exploring pornography, which usually starts out of curiosity. A research in USA shows that people who are heavily exposed to pornography tend to imitate what they watch and relive these in their lives. Others from unhealthy attitudes toward the opposite sex or toward the sexual partner, losing respect and love when performing sexual acts with them, thinking and feeling that the act merely a mechanical behavior devoid in intimacy and genuine affection in the same way that these are portrayed in pornography.
Attitudes and behavior toward sexuality and sexual relationships
ability to identify their own skills and knowledge, capabilities, and resources to engage in meaningful activities and not rely too much on others.
Self-reliance
skills to develop responsibility as a preparation for gainful employment ahead.
Developing occupational skills
be able to discern what is the difference between “wants” and “needs”, and be able to learn self- control when handling their finances.
Ability to manage their finance
Adolescents seek independence and autonomy from his parents and family, because of that, there is an urge to seek a replacement of this support system in a form of social groupings such as school friends, memberships in organization, and community. However, there is a possibility that these organizations may be more destructive than constructive. An adolescent should not be lured by organizations that promise “exclusivity” or “superiority”, often touting false courage through strength in their numbers. Healthy and wholesome organizations respect the individuality of each person and would therefore not lure him into doing something that goes against time-honored human values.
Group belongingness
marks the transition between childhood and adulthood. Individuals undergo changes in life. As adolescents develop physically, they also develop cognitively, psychologically, socially and spiritually.
Adolescence
Finding what gives meaning to your life and to all the experiences you are going through.
Develop your spirituality
There are many stories about school children and adolescent students who live in far-flung areas where infrastructure is not available and of those who do not have much choice but to walk when going to school. Some walks for hours, some cross rivers and streams, and other go to up the hills and mountains before they will be able to reach their schools. Stories of students who could not go to school because they do not have money for food and transportations are usually exploited in movies and televisions.
Material Poverty
The role of student is the primary role of adolescent who is still in school. While many adolescents become problematic with their academic studies, what is more important is the attitude that they need to embrace in studying. Academic grades are not the only indicators of learning: discipline, openness, perseverance, diligence, excellence, curiosity, analytical, critical thinking and others.
Academic concerns
It is easier for adolescents to list down their weaknesses and challenges, and the list for this is more often than not, longer than the list of their strengths. Individuals who often develop criticism at home and in school often develop low self-esteem. This is because the underlying message in criticism is “you are not good enough for me”. Children who grow up with criticism often result in losing self- respect. Related to self-esteem is one’s perception of one’s body type. Adolescents at this stage are very self-conscious, and often view themselves “unattractive” lacking the kind of physical look that is often dictated by the advertising and the image business.
Developing or Regaining Self-Esteem
