PERDEV FINALS

• Mindfulness

  is giving your full attention to the present

  moment.
• Mindfulness

  It means being aware of what is going on with

  your feelings, thoughts, and senses
• 4 Ways to Practice Mindfulness

  1. Floating Bubbles
  2. Five Senses
  3. Sunshine Fill Up
  4. Belly Breathing
• Breathe Mindfully


  Use your breath as an anchor to still your mind and bring your focus back to the present moment
• Listen Deeply


  Listen with intention: Let others fully express themselves and focus on understanding how they think and feel
• Cultivate Insight


  See life as it is, allowing each experience to be an opportunity for learning
• Practice Compassion


  Consider the thoughts and feelings of others and let tenderness, kindness and empathy be your guides
• Express Gratitude


  Practice gratitude daily and expand it outward, appreciating everyone and everything you encounter
• Nurture Mutual Respect


  Appreciate our common humanity and value different perspectives as well as your own
• Build Integrity


  Cultivate constructive values and consistently act from respect, honesty and kindness
• Foster Leadership


  Engage fully in life and in community. Share your unique talents
• Personal relationships refer to close connections

  between people, formed by emotional bonds and interactions.
• Family as two or more persons who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption and who live together as one household.
• typical characteristics of a family are:

  1.support

  2.mutual trust

  3.regular interactions

  4.shared beliefs and values

  5.security

  6.a sense of community
• Family - foundation of the nation
• Friendship can be thought of a close relationship between two people that is often built upon experiences, shared experiences, proximity, and emotional bonding.
• Romantic partnerships are close relationships formed between two people that are built upon affection, trust, intimacy, and romantic love.
• 1. They have a solid foundation

  • having strong physical, emotional, social, financial, and purposeful roots
• 2. They can communicate effectively

  • partner needs to be able to express themselves, it’s equally important that they can listen to your needs and concerns.
• 3. They share your values

  • No couple is 100% going to agree on everything all the time, and it would likely be very boring if they did. But having similar beliefs and attitudes towards the key ‘life’ pillars is vital
• 4. They demonstrate respect

  • It’s also important your partner demonstrates respect for your personal boundaries.
• 5. They show empathy

  • the ability to recognize and understand another person’s emotions and needs.
• 6. They recognize and appreciate their imperfections

  • individuals can “see their own flaws with grace and without self-deprecation, shame, blame, or avoidance.’
• 7. They’re open to influence

  • Ghanbari notes. For instance, she says, “have you ever dealt with a partner who knows your needs and wants and refuses to give you what you ask them?”
• 8. They give affection in the way you need

  • We all like to show and receive affection in different ways: some are very touchy-feely, while others demonstrate love through practical actions.
• 9. They listen and are open during arguments

  • If your partner doesn’t actively listen during disagreements and simply waits for their next opportunity to give their two cents
• “Family structure”

  • is a term that describes the members of a household who are linked by marriage or bloodline
• traditional family structure

  • is considered a family support system which involves two married individuals providing care and stability for their biological offspring.
• NUCLEAR FAMILY

  • A family unit consisting of at most a father, mother and dependent children.
  • It is considered the “traditional” family.
• EXTENDED FAMILY

  • A family consisting of parents and children, along with either grandparents, grandchildren, aunts or uncles, cousins etc.
• STEP FAMILIES:

  • Two families brought together due to divorce, separation, and remarriage.
• SINGLE PARENT FAMILY:

  • This can be either a father or a mother who is singly responsible for the raising of a child.
• ADOPTIVE FAMILY:

  • A family where one or more of the children has been adopted.
• BI-RACIAL OR MULTI-RACIAL FAMILY:

  • A family where one or more of the children has been adopted.
  • A family where the parents are members of different racial identity groups
• TRANS-RACIAL ADOPTIVE FAMILY:

  • A family where the adopted child is of a different racial identity group than the parents.
• BLENDED FAMILY:

  • A family that consists of members from two (or more) previous families.
• FOSTER FAMILY

  • A family where one or more of the children is legally a temporary member of the household.
• GAY OR LESBIAN FAMILY

  • A family where one or both of the parents’ sexual orientation is gay or lesbian.
• IMMIGRANT FAMILY

  • A family where the parents have immigrated to another country as adults.
• MIGRANT FAMILY

  • A family that moves regularly to places where they have employment.