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Physical dimension
Revolves around the physical body of a human being. its process functions, mechanisms and chemistry.
Psychological Dimension
Contains the concept of stress, cognition, behavior, attitude, emotion and personality.
Spiritual dimension
this dimension of that allows us to view ourselves in a spiritual level - as spiritual beings.
Cognition
Encompasses our thoughts in different levels, ranging from ourselves to our environment, from imaginary to perceivable realitty
Behavior
Action form or manifestation of attitude.
Self protection
The sense of confusion and conflict that is stimulated by efforts to understand oneself is accompanied by a need to protect the self.
Unconscious self
Self-understanding involves greater recognition that the self includes unconscious as well as conscious components
Self awareness
How much an emerging adult is aware of his/her psychological make-up, including strengths and weaknesses
Self esteem
also referred to as self worth or self image; global evaluative dimension of the self
Self concept
Domain-specific evaluation of the self
Narcissism
refers to a self-centered and self concerned approach towards others.
Adolescence
it is the transition period between childhood and early adulthood
Early Adolescence
10-13 years
Middle adolescence
14-16 years
Late adolescence
17-20 years
Robert havighurst
made the 11 developmental tasks of adolescents
the adolescent must adjust to the new physical sense of self.
the adolescent must adjust to the new intellectual abilities
the adolescent must adjust to increased cognitive demands at school
the adolescent must develop expanded verbal skills
the adolescent must develop a sense of personal identity
the adolescent must establish adult vocational goals
the adolescent must establish emotional and pyschological independence from his or her parents
the adolescent must develop stable and productive peer relationships
the adolescent must learn to manage his or her sexuality
the adolescent must adopt a personal value system
the adolescent must develop increased impulse control and behavioral maturity
Erik erikson
proponent of the eight stages of psychological development
Identity confusion
withdrawal or isolation from peers or family,
young people try out different roles and behaviors
Identity formation
develop strong sense of self.
through proper reinforcement and parental support
Jean piaget
proponent of four stages of development
Sensorimotor (Birth - 2 years)
understands world through sense and actions
(jean piagets four stages of development)
Preoperational (2 - 7 years)
Understands world through language and mental images
(jean piagets four stages of development)
Concrete operational (7 - 12 years)
Understands world through logical thinking and categories
(jean piagets four stages of development)
Formal operational (12 years - onward)
understands world through hypothetical thinking and scientific reasoning
(jean piagets four stages of development)
Biological challenges
Cognitive challenges
Psychological challenges
Three major challenges?
Physical appearance
Being conscious of one’s physical appearance.
everyone goes through puberty uniquely
Gender identity
Knowing your gender orientation personally.
do not depend on other peoples expectations or demands
Sexual behavior
increased testosterone and estrogen affects the body system
feeling of “into hormones” is natural
early parenthood
Impulsiveness and risk taking behavior.
Increased level of hormones causes thrill-seeking behavior
adrenaline amplifies athleticism and other strenuous activities
Anti social and deliquency
means to inflict harm to other people
impairement on personal, interpersonal and family functioning cause of this kind of behavior
brain
is responsible for mental functioning.
it weighs about 3lbs. is a collection of nerve cells or neurons consisting of about 10 million cells
Frontal lobe
problem solving
creative thinking
personality
Parietal lobe
Visual functions, reading
understanding language
Temporal lobe
memories
Brain stem
basic life functions
Occipital lobe
vision
Cerebellum
balance
coordination
motor learning
Brain dominance theory
states that our behavior is a function of the heightened activity of either left or right brain hemisphere
Whole-brain theory
the whole brain theorists believe that the brain is divided into four quadrants where each quadrant is responsible for particular abilities.
Rational self
(whole brain theory)
analyzes
quantifies
is logical
critical
realistic
likes numbers
knows about money
experimental self
(whole brain theory)
infers
imagines
speculates
takes risks
is impetuous
breaks rules
curious
safekeeping self
(whole brain theory)
takes preventive action
gets things done
is reliable
organizes
is neat
timely
plans
feeling self
(whole brain theory)
sensitive with others
likes to teach
touches a lot
is supportive
is expressive
is emotional
talks a lot
bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
the ability to control body movements and handle objects skillfully
interpersonal intelligence
the ability to relate to and understand other people
intrapersonal intelligence
the ability to understand ourselves, who we are, and what makes us the way that we are
Linguistic intelligence
the ability to use words in both oral and written communication
people with this ability think in words rather than visuals.
Logic - mathematical intelligence
the ability to reason, apply logic, and work with numbers
Musical intelligence
ability to produce and appreciate music
naturalistic intelligence
the ability to recognize and categorize things
they are lovers of nature and see patterns on how nature works.
Visual-spatial intelligence
ability to perceive the visual . they tend to think in pictures and need to create vivid mental images to retain information.
Stress
is the body’s natural response to the demands or challenges of our environment
Cataclysmic Event
(stressor)
intense stressors occur suddenly and typically affect many people simultaneously
Personal stressors
(stressors)
produce a significant reaction that soon tapers off.
Background stressors
(stressors)
Daily hassles or minor irritations that we face time to time again
Academic stress
many teens worry about meeting academic demands and pleasing their teachers, parents, and classmates.
Social stress
Adolescents spend time with their peers and maintaining and building relationships with them can be stressful too
Family conflict
things that impact the family also impact the adolescents
World events
Local and international news regarding safety and peace may also leave teens worrying
traumatic events
events that can impact the teens stress levels, such as the ultimately death of a family member or a friend. accidents or terminal illness, or enduring physical or psycholigical abuse
Significant life changes
Adolescents are also susceptible to stress due to significant life changes
Alarm and mobilization
the initial phase is when individuals become aware of the stressors presence
Resistance
people may use a wide range to cope with the stressor , there might be successful attempts but at the cost of some degree of physical and psychological wellbeing
Exhaustion
a decline in a persons ability to address stressors
Appraisal theory
made by Richard Lazarus
defines coping as a cognitive or behavioral response to stresses aimed at managing stress.
primary aprraisal
is when evaluates the meaning of the situation assesses if it will affect him
(appraisal theory)
Secondary appraisal
involves on how one feels about a situation.
when a person recognizes that there is a threat and decides to resolve it.
(appraisal theory)
Emotion focused coping
whenever people try to manage their emotions. in the face of stress by trying to seek to change the way that they feel about or perceive a problem
(type of coping)
problem focused coping
an individual attempts to modify the stressful problem or the source of stress. leads to a change in behavior or developing a plan of action to deal with stress.
(type of coping)
Avoidant coping
wishful thinking to reduce stress or more direct escape routes are examples . examples are alcohol and drug use and even overeating
(type of coping)
Defense mechanism
these are unconscious strategies that people employ to reduce anxiety by concealing the source from themselves and others.