PER DEV MIDTERM

• ADOLESCENCE

  • period of change for young people
• PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

  • changes in the size, appearance, functions and  physical capacities of an individual.
• COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

  • different intellectual abilities and thought processes
• SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • regulation and management of emotions and feelings, interpersonal skills and different aspects of behavior.
• SEQUENTIAL

  • happens in a fixed sequence.
• INDIVIDUALIZED

  • puts emphasis to one’s development being influenced by his/her genes and environment
• GRADUAL

  • idea of development, like the development of a tree, does not happen instantly
• HOLISTIC

  • person must be looked at as a whole person – physically, cognitively and socioemotionally, to be able to understand one’s development
• STORM AND STRESS

  • adolescent goes through depressed moods due to peer relations or failed “romantic” relationships, as he is now more aware and sensitive to changes happening to himself and others.
• IDENTITY VS. IDENTITY CONFUSION

  • Erik Erikson is known for his Psychosocial Stages
  • adolescent attempts to answer the question “Who am I?” and “What is my place in society?”
• DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS

  • expected responsibilities to be fulfilled by an adolescent to be able to prepare you for adulthood
• INTERPERSONAL DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS

  • Adolescence can be tough. There can be times that you would have hard times going through demands thrown by lengthy wave of changes
  • Establish mature relationships with peers of both sexes.
  • Recreate their relationships with their parents.
  • Build and embrace socially acceptable behavior and become socially responsible.
  • Be knowledgeable about family life and home management matters.
• PEER

  • equal of a person - someone of same rank, or status or background as individual
• ROLE OF PEERS IN ADOLESCENCE:

  • Peers provide emotional support.
  • Peers help develop skills.
  • Peers help mold behaviors and beliefs.
• LEADERSHIP SKILLS

  • you learn how to compromise, negotiate, solve conflicts, be creative and also become flexible in adapting different situations
• SOCIAL COMPARISON THEORY

  • Leon Festinger’s believes that humans have innate tendency to evaluate themselves in various aspects of their lives
• Upward – comparing self to someone better.
• Downward – comparing self to someone worse
• Gratitude is key (G IS K)

  • Learn to appreciate the positive things in your life.
• Be inspired (B E)

  • let differences that exist between you and others become an instrument for your own goals
• Compete with yourself (C with Y)

  • be aware of how to improve the self and what steps can be made to achieve what you want.
• RESPONSIBILITY

  • key characteristics that separate an adult from a child would be being responsible.
• LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY

  • obligations that upheld by laws made by man.
• MORAL RESPONSIBILITY

  • man’s obligations to do the right thing because to ignore it would be wrong
• Knowledge

  • information and skills obtained from experience or education
• Freedom

  • state of being able to act or speak without force or necessity
• Involvement or Causality

  • degree of participation in a situation; usually showing a cause effect relationship brought by one’s actions
• SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  • to build and embrace socially acceptable behavior and become socially responsible.
  • obligations that are shared by a society.
• PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

  • being able to acknowledge and accept one’s own decisions and actions, as well as consequences and impact these make on others
• INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD

  • Learning physical skills
  • Developing fundamental skills
• EARLY ADULTHOOD

  •  Taking on civic responsibility
• MIDDLE CHILDHOOD

  • Acquiring a set of values
  • Achieving emotional independence
• MIDDLE ADULTHOOD

  • Developing adult leisure- time activities
  • Achieving adult civic and social responsibility
• ADOLESCENCE

  • Accepting one’s physique
  • Desiring and achieving socially responsible behavior
• LATER MATURITY

  • Establishing an explicit affiliation with one’s age group