Unit 1- Personal Development
What is an inherited trait?
A trait encoded through DNA passed from parent to offspring during reproduction.
What is the definition of decision-making?
The cognitive process of a course of action based on your personal beliefs.
What is the definition of adulthood?
The state or condition of being fully matured.
What is family bonding and give me an example?
Connecting with family members to improve your relationship.
What are the two ways of verbal communication?
Oral and Written
Give me 3 Learned behaviors in 10 seconds.
-Dancing Skills
-Dress style
-Artistic Skills
What is the second step of the decision-making process?
Gather Information
What is the first stage of adulthood?
early adulthood
What is family boundaries?
Healthy relationship rules between families that contribute to their personal development and growth.
What is the difference between intrapersonal and interpersonal communication?
Intrapersonal has to do with self and interpersonal has to do with conversing between two people.
An American Sociologist who was known for his theory on Social Bonding and Social Control.
Place these in order...
Choose Among Alternatives
Identify Alternatives
Take Action
Gather Information
Gather Information
Choose Among Alternatives
Identify Alternatives
Take Action
When putting a transition plan together, you were taught to ask yourself "where will you live, ______, and where will you continue your education?"
- Curfew
-Chores
-No drugs/alcohol
Explain Syntactic rules?
It is the correct order that words have to be in to make sense.
What are at least 3 of the 5 categories of personal development?
Mental
Social
Spiritual
Emotional
Physical
During the 4th step of the decision-making process (weigh the evidence), you should ask yourself "Is it feasible, acceptable, and _______?"
desirable
Name 3 important "house bills" you must pay when living on your own.
Rent or mortgage
Electric and/or gas bill
Water bill
Give me 2 examples of family monitoring?
Location
Picking and choosing friends
Explains words are arbitrary and symbolic. Give me an example of this.
Denotative-Fun
Connotative-Lit
What were the 4 elements of Travis Hirschi's Social Bonding Theory and what was his theory on each one?
Attachment-
Belief-
Involvement-
Commitment-
How many steps are in the decision-making process and what are the final two steps?
-7
-Take Action
-Review the decision
By law, what is the legal age to be considered an adult in the state of Texas?
18
Poor self-esteem
Deviant behavior
Language has rules
Our reality is shaped by our language
Language is arbitrary and symbolic
Language is abstract
Language organizes and classifies reality