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Chapter 1
Personal Development
Your Personality
Section 1-1
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Objectives
• Explain how heredity and environment affect personality development.
• Formulate ways to enhance your personality.
• Compare and contrast self-concept and self-esteem.
• Identify suggestions for improving self-esteem.
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How Personality Develops
• Personality is the combination of traits that make you a unique person
• Traits are qualities that make you different from everyone else
• Heredity refers to the passing of traits to a new generation
• You receive inherited traits from your parents
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Environment
• Environment includes everything and everyone around you
• Acquired traits develop as a result of your environment
• Your family is important in shaping your personality
• Friends and classmates affect your acquired traits
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Changing Your Personality
• Your personality has taken form in early childhood
• You can change or improve some personality traits with effort– be more friendly– be less aggressive © auremar/Shutterstock.com
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Your Self-Concept
• Self-concept is the mental image you have of yourself
• Self-esteem is how you feel about yourself
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Improving Your Self-Esteem
• Build your self-confidence to help you deal with events in a positive way
• Develop healthy self-esteem by looking at your positive qualities
• Try not to compare yourself with others• Learn to give and accept compliments
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Developing New Interests
• Improve your self-esteem by getting involved in groups and activities
• Learn new skills• Pursue hobbies that interest you• Keep an open mind and try new
activities
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Developing a Positive Attitude
• Attitudes are feelings and opinions about someone or something
• Optimists have positive attitudes• Pessimists have negative attitudes• A smile reflects healthy self-esteem
and a positive attitude
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Section 1-1 Review• List two factors in your environment
that influence personality.(List two:) family, friends, school
• Define the term self-esteem.How you feel about yourself.
Growing and Changing
Section 1-2
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Objectives
• Describe physical, intellectual, emotional, and social changes that occur during adolescence.
• Give examples of ways to handle negative emotions.
• Relate how the physical, intellectual, emotional, and social changes that take place during adolescence help you achieve certain developmental tasks.
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Growth and Development
• There are three major stages in life– childhood– adolescence– adulthood
• You are in the adolescent stage• Many developmental tasks are
achieved during adolescence
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Growth and Development
• Four major types of changes occur during growth and development– physical changes– intellectual changes– emotional changes– social changes
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Physical Changes
• You may experience growth spurts during adolescence
• Puberty is when your body matures sexually
• Hormones in your body influence growth and development
• Individuals grow and develop at different rates
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Intellectual Changes
• About 80 percent of adult intellect is formed by age eight
• Reasoning abilities increase during adolescence
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Emotional Changes
• Emotions are feelings you have about people and your surroundings
• Emotions may become more intense during adolescence
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Negative Emotions
• Failing to control negative emotions, such as anger, jealousy, and fear, can affect your relationships with others
• Sharing negative feelings with a friend can be helpful
• Physical activity may change a negative mood
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Positive Emotions
• Happiness and love are examples of positive emotions
• Positive emotions make you feel good• You should learn to express strong
positive emotions in an appropriate way
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Social Changes
• Developing social skills is an important part of adolescence
• Learning how to act in various roles is a part of social development
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Section 1-2 Review• Define adolescence.
The stage of life between childhood and adulthood.
• List two examples of roles you currently fill.(List two:) sister, brother, cousin,
student, friend, team member.
Becoming Independent
Section 1-3
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Objectives
• Explain how to achieve independence.
• Identify ways to show responsibility at home and at school.
• Demonstrate how to be a responsible citizen in your local and global communities.
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Achieving Independence
• Those who have achieved independence are responsible for their own actions
• People start becoming independent during adolescence
• Responsibilities are duties or jobs that you must carry through
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Accepting Responsibility
• Accepting responsibilities shows that you are becoming independent
• You can show responsibility by– doing what you say you will
do– getting an after school or
summer job– managing your money
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Being Responsible for Yourself
• Part of growing up is accepting responsibility for yourself and making decisions– accept results for your actions– choose skills to develop– consider how your actions affect others
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Responsibilities at Home
• As a member of a family, you have responsibilities that may include– helping with housework– preparing meals– taking care of a younger brother or
sister• Handling responsibilities well shows
that you are ready for more independence
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Responsibilities at School
• You have many responsibilities at school– arrive on time – complete your work on time– bring needed supplies– follow school rules
• Learning is your most important responsibility
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Responsibilities in the Community
• You have many responsibilities to the community as a citizen
• You can display good citizenship by– obeying laws– showing respect for authority figures– showing respect for other people and
their property– using community property carefully
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Volunteering
• One way to show good citizenship is to volunteer by donating your money, materials, or time to help others
• Many places offer volunteer opportunities– hospitals– community centers– retirement homes © mangostock/Shutterstock.com
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Section 1-3 Review• Duties or jobs that you must carry
through are called _____. responsibilities
• List two examples that demonstrate accepting responsibility.(List two:) being responsible for your
home, school, community, and yourself