Perdev(MIDTERMS)notie

Understanding Oneself

The physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual makeup of an individual.

Appreciating Values

Moral codes, norms of conduct, and ethical principles that guide an individual's day-to-day life.

Knowing the Body and Physical Attributes

Focus on the tangible proof of a person's existence, including genetics, age, lifestyle, ailments, or personal enhancements.

Recognizing Dreams and Aspirations

Goals and ambitions in life that a person desires to achieve.

Identifying Likes and Dislikes

Understanding one's preferences and dislikes.

Enhancing the Past

Drawing inspiration from past experiences to continue one's life journey.

Understanding Self-Perceptions and Others' Perceptions

One's own perception of oneself in relation to how others perceive them.

Self-concept

An abstract and general idea about oneself, including personality, values, point of view, and behavior.

Rene Descartes

Father of modern philosophy who proposed that a person's existence depends on their perception.

Sigmund Freud

A well-known psychologist and the father of psychoanalysis theory.

Id

The part of the mind driven by the pleasure principle, seeking to satisfy desires without considering consequences.

Ego

Developed by the age of three, the part of the mind that works according to reality.

Superego

Manifests around the age of five and holds moral judgments.

Self-development

The process of discovering oneself and realizing one's potentials and capabilities.

Socrates famous line

"An unexamined life is not worth living."

Carl Rogers

A humanistic psychologist who introduced the concept of self-concept.

Ideal self

The self that one aspires to be.

Actual self

The self that one actually sees.

Erik Erikson

Psychologist who proposed the theory of psychosocial development, including the stage of adolescence.

Theory of mind

Having high regard for others' perspectives and feeling concern for others.

Adolescence

The period of development that begins at puberty and ends at emerging adulthood.

Thoughts

Behaviors are bodily reactions based on feelings that result in actions.

Puberty

The first well-defined maturation event that marks the beginning of adolescence.

Anorexia Nervosa

Extreme measures to avoid eating and control food intake due to a distorted body image.

Bulimia Nervosa

Overeating followed by compensatory behaviors such as purging or excessive exercise.

Anxiety Disorders

Mental disorders characterized by significant feelings of anxiety and fear.

Mood disorders

Emotional or behavioral symptoms developed in response to identifiable stressors.

Learning abilities

Disorders that affect the way individuals receive, store, organize, retrieve, or use information.

Sexual abuse

Forced sexual acts without consent.

Influence of mass media

Spending significant time viewing and interacting with electronic devices.

Human development

Focuses on growth and changes across the lifespan, including physical, cognitive, social, intellectual, perceptual, personality, and emotional growth.

Pre-Natal

The age when hereditary endowments and sex are fixed, and all body features are developed.

Infancy

Birth to infancy, the foundation age when basic behaviors are organized and ontogenetic maturation skills are developed.

Early childhood

2-6 years old, the pre-gang age focused on exploration, questioning, language acquisition, and elementary reasoning.

Late childhood

6-12 years old, the gang and creativity age where self-help, social, school skills, and play are developed.

Adolescence

Puberty to 18 years old, the age of adjustment to new patterns of life and roles.

Middle age

40 years to retirement, the transition age when adjustments to physical and mental decline are experienced.

Old age

Retirement to death, the age when rapid physical and mental decline are experienced.

Living Mindfully

Practicing mindfulness and constantly refining techniques to achieve creative potential.