Self-Development and Academic Life Skills Lecture Notes

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering self-development domains, GRIT, SMART goals, the IDEAL model, Erikson's stages of development, and Marcia's identity statuses.

Self-Awareness

Understanding your emotions, thoughts, values, beliefs, strengths, weaknesses, behaviors, and the effects of your behavior on others.

Self-Acceptance

Acknowledging and embracing who you are, including your strengths, weaknesses, flaws, and past experiences.

Self-Regulation

The ability to manage your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors, particularly during stress, pressure, or conflict.

Emotional Control

A key component of self-regulation that involves managing emotional reactions.

Impulse Control

Avoiding immediate actions that may have negative consequences.

Delayed Gratification

Giving up a short-term reward for a more important long-term goal.

Concentration and Grit

Maintaining focus while developing perseverance toward long-term goals.

Critical Thinking

Involves the process of Analyze, Evaluate, and Interpret to verify information and solve problems.

Self-Advocacy

The ability to speak up for yourself and what is important to you in academic or social situations.

SMART Goals

A goal-setting framework that stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound.

Growth (G in GRIT)

The principle that failure is an opportunity for learning and improvement.

Resilience (R in GRIT)

The ability to face adversity and recover.

Integrity (I in GRIT)

Doing what is right even when no one is watching.

Tenacity (T in GRIT)

Never giving up.

Eustress

A positive form of stress that acts as the body's response to pressure.

Distress

A negative form of stress resulting from physical, emotional, or mental pressure.

Information Literacy

Finding, evaluating, and using information effectively.

Digital Literacy

The effective use of digital technology.

Digital Empathy

Recognizing, understanding, and sharing the emotions of others through digital platforms.

Digital Footprint

A record of online activity including social media posts, comments, likes, searches, and shared content.

IDEAL Model

A problem-solving strategy consisting of Identify the problem, Define options, Evaluate choices, Act on the decision, and Learn from results.

Identity Diffusion

An identity status characterized by low exploration and low commitment; the person has neither explored nor decided.

Foreclosure

An identity status involving low exploration but high commitment, often following expectations of others without researching options.

Moratorium

An identity status involving high exploration but low commitment; the person is actively researching options but hasn't decided.

Identity Achievement

An identity status characterized by high exploration and high commitment after assessing strengths and interests.

Trust vs. Mistrust

Erikson's stage 1 (Infancy) centered on the question: Can I trust the world?

Identity vs. Role Confusion

Erikson's stage 5 (Adolescence) focused on the question: Who am I?

Physiological Development

Focuses on the growth and maintenance of physical health and functioning through exercise and healthy routines.