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
Enumerate at least 5 CHALLENGES DURING ADOLESCENCE
- Attitudes and behavior toward sexuality and sexual relationships.
- Academic concerns
- Group belongingness
- Health and Nutrition
- Developing or Regaining Self-Esteem
- Roles
- Material Poverty
- Parents Working Abroad
- Career Choice
- Relationships
- Values and Beliefs
Early childhood
ages around 10 to 13
Adolescent is still developing his cognitive skills that he can use in thinking of abstract concepts and critical questions. An adolescent is more likely to answer family or relationships if asked about universal human value. For them when talked about belief, it is only related to religions though it is incorrect. Beliefs may pertain to human needs.
Values and Beliefs
to be fully responsible for their own decisions and actions by owning them, becoming aware of the repercussions or results of the decision they make and be mature enough to “own” these results, and refrain from putting blame on others for the results of their decisions and actions
Personal responsibility
becoming aware of your health and the food you eat, and engaging in sports and other physical activities beneficial to your well-being. Learn to relax.
Embracing a healthy lifestyle
Understand that news is reported for a reason, usually to serve the purpose of someone or some organization. Understand that some advertising employed to sell consumer products work on either fear or desires.
Learning how media and advertising are trying to influence your thinking and feelings.
they should be able to see what is beyond themselves, take into consideration the community around them, and see their role in improving and developing these communities, serving as change agents
Social responsibility
learn to understand, accept, and appreciate oneself, as a unique person. Avoiding comparisons between you and other people is also a healthy way to develop self-esteem
Developing self-esteem
A social phenomenon experienced by many Filipino families today linked to poverty are parents who leave their families to work abroad to support the needs of their families. Studies are showing the social costs of this labor migration that leaves young, vulnerable children behind.
Parents Working Abroad
All human beings have roles to play in their lives. Roles are part of one’s identity such as being daughter or son to your parents, sister or brother to your siblings, or being students in your school. It is expected that these roles are related to the tasks expected of them by others. When there is disparity between one’s self-identity and the roles one play, they confusion arises. For example: You are the top 1 in your class and your top priority is your studies, however, you are expected by your parents to take care of your younger siblings since you are the eldest.
Roles
Adolescence can be a time of both?
disorientation and discovery
Adolescents find it difficult to assert their individuality or uniqueness because they are afraid others will not approve or like them, or will not allow them to become a member of a group. By developing one’s self- esteem, the need for approval from others becomes less.
Being true to yourself and avoiding the tendency to please others
means learning to say “NO” to what one thinks is going against his/her belief and values system even if this would mean rejection by the group.
Being courageous in standing up and being different from your friends
The adolescent who is creating identity for himself is faced with an urgent need to identify what course to take in college and establish a career path for the future. While schools are conducting programs related to career guidance, there are many resources found in the internet to make them be more proactive. Another problem that adolescents encounter in choosing a career is too much involvement of parents that leads them to choose the course path they do not have interest in.
Career Choice
Middle adolescence
ages from 14 to 16
An adolescent who is still in in the process of acquiring maturity may often find maintain relationship challenging. At home, the adolescent who does not see the real purpose of why her parents are restricting her will react negatively to such restrictions. Among friends, rumors can easily destroy friendly relationships. Envy due to the compassion is also a major cause of breakdown in relationships. Adolescents who are still determining their self-identities oftentimes become critical of others who do not conform to what they like or believe in. Adolescents are still developing their skills in understanding their emotions. When emotions are involved, it is too difficult for them to become objective, thus, breakups are frequent to them because of immaturity. However, breakups can lead to positive emotional maturity.
Relationships
The ____________ can raise questions of independence and identity; as adolescents cultivate their sense of self, they may face difficult choices about academics, friendship, sexuality, gender identity, drugs, and alcohol
transitional period
