Health Ch. 7-8

personality

what makes you unique

influences on your personality

heredity and environment

developmental assets

steps to help young people grow up to be healthy, caring and responsible individuals

emotions

signals that tell your mind and body how to react

hormones

chemicals in our body that regulate activities of cells and regulate many body processes

empathy

the ability to imagine and understand how someone else feels

defense mechanisms

mental processes that protect us from strong or stressful emotion or situations

Repression

involuntary pushing of unpleasant thoughts and emotions (subconsciously)

suppression

intentional pushing out unpleasant thoughts and emotions to the back of your mind (consciously)

rationalization

excuses instead of responsibility

regression

reverting back to move immature, younger behaviors

denial

not acknowleding the obvious

compensation

making up for mistakes, etc

projection

putting your feelings onto another

idealization

seeing another as perfect

anxiety

condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen

depression

A prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness

resiliency

ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment difficulty, or crisis

external factors

family, school, peers

internal factors

commitment, values, social skills, positive identity and view of yourself