Physical & Emotional
You look in the mirror and notice a pimple or a sudden growth spurt, which makes you feel self-conscious. This is the impact maturation has on your view of your own looks.
Body image.
Choosing to pack an apple and a turkey sandwich for lunch instead of eating chips and candy every day is a personal factor known as this.
Nutrition.
You realize you are feeling grumpy and stressed, so you make the smart decision to practice deep breathing. This decision is called what?
Stress reduction.
Your bones and muscles are growing so fast that you suddenly find yourself clearing your dinner plate and asking for second helpings. This is an increase in your what?
Appetite.
Instead of just playing with whoever is next to you, you start caring deeply about what your classmates think and want to spend all your time with kids your own age.
Peers.
One hour you are laughing with friends, and the next hour you feel irritated or sad for no clear reason. This is an impact on your emotional state, also known as these.
Mood swings OR emotional changes.
The amount of noise, light, or temperature in your bedroom that can either help or ruin your sleep is an example of this type of "outside" factor.
Environmental factor.
Your friends all want to stay up late playing video games online, but you make the decision to log off because you know your body needs 9 hours of this.
Rest/sleep.
Because your body is busy developing, it demands more calcium for bones and iron for blood. These specific requirements are called nutritional what?
Demands OR needs.
Your brain's thinking skills are maturing, which causes you to develop an intense desire to try completely new experiences, like a new hobby or a different style of clothes.
Curiosity.
Waking up with a changing body can make you feel unsure of who you are. Figuring out your strengths and traits during this time is building this type of self-view.
Self-knowledge OR identity
Going to the clinic to get your scheduled shots protects you from diseases. This health-boosting factor is called what?
Immunization.
You want to improve your physical fitness, so you make the active decision to join the school soccer team or ride your bike every afternoon.
Daily physical activity.
You feel wide awake and ready to play basketball at noon, but by 4:00 PM you feel totally sluggish. This shows that your body is experiencing changes in these levels.
Energy.
Your parents trust you to babysit a younger sibling, stay home alone, or manage your own study schedule. This social change means you have an increased expectation of this.
Responsibility.
Feeling overwhelmed by high school prep, body changes, and friendship drama can cause your brain to feel overloaded. This is the impact of handling too much of this.
Stress.
Having a safe park in your neighbourhood or a great gym at your school makes it easier to get your 60 minutes of daily exercise. The park and gym represent this factor.
Environmental factor.
There is a lot of junk food in the house, but you decide to cook a scramble with eggs and spinach because your body needs real fuel. You are making a decision about this.
Nutrition.
Your brain is remodelling itself during puberty, which often causes you to want to stay up later and sleep in longer. Maturation causes changes in these nighttime routines.
Sleep patterns.
Your brain develops the ability to think more deeply about who you are. This causes a shift in the specific words and labels—or this—that you use to describe yourself.
Language.
When a student learns to pause, accept their changing body, and use positive self-talk, they are protecting this overall state of health.
Mental health.
Choosing to completely say "no" when someone offers you a vape or alcohol is a personal choice to avoid this harmful category.
Substance use.
A student decides to talk to a school counsellor because they notice they are feeling lonely and anxious. This is a decision made to support which factor?
Mental health.
After a big growth spurt, you feel completely wiped out and exhausted, even if you didn't exercise. This physical state of deep tiredness is called what?
Fatigue
Your cognitive (thinking) changes allow you to see yourself from an outside perspective, leading to updates in your self-knowledge and this overall mental picture of yourself.