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• Nuclear family


  Mother, father and offspring/s
• Single parent family


  Mother/father and offspring/s
• Extended family


  Basic nuclear family with aunties, uncles and etc.
• Childless family


  Mother and father only
• Family structures


  • Nuclear family
  • Single parent family
  • Extended family
  • Childless family
• Authoritarian parenting style


  Parents express little affection and warmth to their children. They are strict disciplinarians who are punitive and rigid with their rules.
• Authoritative parenting style


  Firm and warm. They set limits for their children. They explain the reason to their children which help clarify the rules with them. They actively listen to their children, allow questions from them and entertain ideas from them. Healthy discussions are important for them, however they will still take responsibility. They set clear goals and encourage their children to be independent.
• Permissive parenting style


  Warm. However, they set no clear rules for their children. When they reach adolescence, they realize that there are no clear boundaries and there will be no consequences for their actions. As a result, adolescents may have problems with their future relationships.
• Uninvolved / Neglectful parenting style


  Expresses little interest in their children. They do not put demands on their children and they only see themselves as mere providers. They are emotionally detached, minimizing their interaction time and at some point, are guilty of neglect.
• Parenting styles


  • Authoritarian
  • Authoritative
  • Permissive
  • Uninvolved / Neglectful
• Ways of improving family relationships

  1. Communicate

  2. Learn to appreciate

  3. Share activities

  4. Be committed

  5. Show support to each other

  6. Accept each member as he or she is
• Job


  Short term success, can't wait to get off work
• Career


  Long term success, need more time
• Calling


  Inspires and motivates for what it is. The work done is the reward itself.
• Categories of external influences on career choice

  • Family expectations and needs
  • Life circumstances
  • Spiritual and religious factors
  • Social service motivation
• According to John Holland, choosing a career can be affected by where they can be around others who are like them. His Theory of Career Choice is based on the notion that most people belong to one of the six personality types.
• Your goal should be SMART: S- specific, M- measurable, A- achievable, R- relevant, T- time-bound
• Holland's Theory of Career Choice


  • Based on the notion that most people belong to one of the six personality types
• Categories of external influences on career choice

  • Family expectations and needs
  • Life circumstances
  • Spiritual and religious factors
  • Social service motivation
• Family expectations and needs

  Family can influence the development of one's values, interests and skills, and provide financial, emotional or social support that may help an individual choose their career
• Life circumstances


  Situations, events and conditions that affect an individual or society as a whole can either provide an advantage or disadvantage when it comes to one's career path
• Spiritual and religious factors


  Certain spiritual or religious orientations may be incorporated in a person's career planning
• Social service motivation


  The use of one's work or career in helping to make the world a better place, such as coming up with products that help improve people's conditions
• Steps in career planning

  1. Set personal goals

  2. Set smaller goals

  3. Stay on course

  4. Achieve goals
• Emotional Sharing


  Involves the communication of our thoughts and feelings that surround an emotional event
• Research shows that people communicate with others after almost any emotional event, whether it is positive or negative experience
• Intensity


  How strong one feels emotions, ranging from close to zero to very intense
• Types of emotions


  • Positive emotions (pleasant emotions that provide good feeling)
  • Negative emotions (unpleasant and cause feeling of discomfort)
• In Charles Darwin's "The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals", we learn that one must experience emotions whether they are positive or negative because they serve a purpose
• Darwin argued that emotions developed to help humans solve problems
• Emotional Intelligence (EI)


  A set of skills for processing emotional information and using this information to guide one's thinking and actions
• Goleman's definition of EI

  Understanding one's own feelings, empathy for the feelings of others and the regulation of emotion in a way that enhances living
• Goleman's competencies of EI

  • PERSONAL SKILLS
  • SOCIAL/INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
• Self-Awareness


  • Skill of being aware of emotions as they occur and evolve, helps determine what is appropriate and inappropriate emotion for a certain circumstance
  • Emotional Awareness - ability to recognize one's own emotions and their effects
  • Accurate Self-Assessment - having a good understanding of one's own strengths, weaknesses and limitations
  • Self-Confidence - having a strong sense of self-worth
• Self-Regulation or Self-Management


  • Ability to manage one's emotions appropriately and proportionately
  • Self-Control
  • Trustworthiness
  • Conscientiousness
  • Adaptability
  • Innovation
• Self-Motivation


  The force that drives one to do things
• Empathy


  • Ability to communicate and lead by understanding thoughts, views and feelings of other people
• Social Skills


  • Skills needed to effectively handle and influence other people's emotions, including building bonds, communication skills, conflict management skills and change management skills
• Attraction


  Anything that draws two or more people together, making them want to be together and possibly to form a lasting relationship
• Factors leading to liking, loving and forming relationships

  • Proximity
  • Mere Exposure
  • Similarity
  • Physical Attractiveness