Think About It… Answer these questions: I really like….. I’m confused about….. I’ll know I’m successful when I….. When I need to make a decision, I think about….. I wish some one would help me decide…..

2 Personal Development Life Skills Unit 1 Self Discovery

3 As Teenagers, Many Changes Occur  Physical Changes  Emotional Changes  Intellectual Changes  Moral Changes  Social Changing

4 Physical Changes As a teen, adulthood is on the way As a teen, adulthood is on the way Teens develop physically at different rates Teens develop physically at different rates Who physically develops faster? Males? Females? Who physically develops faster? Males? Females? Hormones (chemicals released in the body) are the catalyst of physical changes Hormones (chemicals released in the body) are the catalyst of physical changes Awkward time Awkward time

5 Emotional Changes Hormones also trigger emotional changes Must learn to adapt to mood changes Emotional ups and downs will diminish as adulthood is reached because hormones become more balanced

6 Intellectual Changes New intellectual skills allow teens to develop realistic plans Reasoning skills improve Attitudes (thoughts and judgments about the world around you) develop The wise teen realizes that knowing more doesn’t mean knowing it all!

7 Moral Changes Teens know the difference between right and wrong--- acting on it is where they have trouble! Teens know the difference between right and wrong--- acting on it is where they have trouble! Develop a set of principles to believe in as adulthood nears Develop a set of principles to believe in as adulthood nears Teens learn pressures that surface and must learn to make their own choices Teens learn pressures that surface and must learn to make their own choices

8 Emerging as an Adult Development during adolescence is complex The person who emerges at the end of this stage of life is very different from the one who entered it All areas of your development are working together to produce the adult version of you Everything you do now to promote your development will help you become the capable adult that you need to be!

9 Personality Development People come in all shapes and sizes and with different personalities Your personality is a combination of characteristics that makes you different from every other person

Personality Components Personality components fall into three categories—emotional, social, and intellectual Personality components fall into three categories—emotional, social, and intellectual Emotional---Every person feels the same basic emotions—the difference is how we deal with them Emotional---Every person feels the same basic emotions—the difference is how we deal with them Social---People are different in how they relate to others Social---People are different in how they relate to others Intellectual---Influenced by the mind and how it works Intellectual---Influenced by the mind and how it works You must get to know a person to see how all of these components work together You must get to know a person to see how all of these components work together 10

11 Self-Concept How you define what you are is your self-concept How you define what you are is your self-concept When you know who you are—you know how to act When you know who you are—you know how to act Teens must learn to deal with hearing negative messages Teens must learn to deal with hearing negative messages

12 Self-Esteem Your self-esteem is how you feel about yourself Your self-esteem is how you feel about yourself Your successes, your thoughts about strengths and weaknesses, and the way people react to you affect you self-esteem Your successes, your thoughts about strengths and weaknesses, and the way people react to you affect you self-esteem Self-esteem affects your behavior Self-esteem affects your behavior

13 Scenario Charlie’s father wants him to play football. Charlie, however, would rather log onto the Internet than practice a forward pass. Every time his father catches him at the computer, Charlie feels uncomfortable and has a sense of failure. Charlie’s father wants him to play football. Charlie, however, would rather log onto the Internet than practice a forward pass. Every time his father catches him at the computer, Charlie feels uncomfortable and has a sense of failure. What could Charlie do you raise his self- esteem? What could Charlie do you raise his self- esteem? Who is more responsible for Charlie’s feelings? Who is more responsible for Charlie’s feelings? How could communicating help? How could communicating help?

14 Boosting Self-Esteem  Learn to accept praise  Focus on your strengths  Accept yourself as you are  Learn from what you do  Use your strengths to help others  Takes responsibility for your own life

15 Realizing Your Potential The deepest personal defeat suffered by human beings is constituted by the difference between what one was capable of becoming and what one has in fact become! (Ashley Montagu) You have potential---the capability of becoming something more than you are right now Easy to get side tracked—some think…I’ll start later, I have plenty of time for that, etc. How close you come to reaching your potential is up to you. Things don’t have to get in the way if you don’t let them When you work toward your potential, you aim for personal development

16 Assignment 1. Write the five areas of change as headings on a sheet of paper. Under each heading, list two specific changes in that category. Describe a benefit and challenge that might result from each change. 2. Using the construction paper given to you, cover the folder with things that portray your personality. Depict your skills, your interests, your emotions, and your attitudes. Include what and how you think and how you get along with others. You may use any media you wish---photographs, drawings, text, or a combination of all of these things.