Definition
A person who remains hopeful and looks for the positive side of the situation
Optimist
A person who tends to focus on the negative side of situations
Pessimist
I belong to a community or country
Citizen
Your status as a citizen with rights and responsibilities
Citizenship
Is the combination of traits that makes you the person you are.
Personality
Is the time when the body begins to mature sexually.
Puberty
Chemicals produced in the body, infl uence the way you grow and develop.
Hormones
Rapid periods of growth
Growth Spurt
Are feelings about people and events in your life.
Emotions
Those who are responsible for their own actions.
Independence
The duties or jobs you must carry through.
Responsibilities
The passing of traits from one generation of family to the next.
Heredity
The mental image you have of yourself is called
Self Concept
The assurance you have in yourself and your abilities.
Self-confidence
How you feel about yourself
Self Esteem
Are feelings and opinions about someone or something.
Attitude
Is a pattern of expected behavior.
Role
Help guide the behaviors of others in the community
Authority Figure
The traits you receive from your parents and ancestors
Inherited Traits
Occur as you meet more people and learn how to get along with them.
Social Changes
Traits that develop as a result of your environment
Acquired Traits
Certain skills and behavior patterns, should be achieved as you develop
Developmental Task
Occur as your body grows and matures.
Physical Changes
Take place as you learn more about the world around you.
Intellectual Changes
Affect how you feel about situations and how you express those feelings.
Emotional Changes