1. adolescence
puberty
hormone
personality
heredity
self-esteem
potential
priority
resource
goal
enhance
insight

2. Section 1.1 Growing and Changing
I can identify intellectual, physical, and emotional changes that take place during adolescence.
I can set short-term goals.
I can list mature behaviors.

3. Understand Changes in Your Life
During adolescence, there are more changes than during any other time in your life.
adolescence
The stage of growth between
childhood and adulthood.

4. Understand Changes in Your Life
Hormones cause physical changes in your body during puberty.
hormone
A chemical substance in the body that helps stimulate body changes and the development of the reproductive system.
puberty
The set of changes that result in a physically mature body that is able to reproduce.

5. Understand Changes in Your Life
Social and Emotional
Rapidly changing emotions are due to…..hormones!
Exercise
Eat right
Make friends
Volunteer

6. Understand Changes in Your Life
Intellectual
You are learning to solve complex problems and make mature decisions
Discuss the types of decisions you are faced with that others made for you when you were younger.

7. Understand Changes in Your Life
Moral
Understanding the difference between right and wrong.

8. Appreciate Who You Are
Discover your own personality, heritage, environment, self-concept, and confidence.
personality
The combination of feelings, traits, attitudes, and habits that you show others.
environment
Everything around you, including people, places, things, and events.

9. Appreciate Who You Are
Who you are is shaped by your heredity and your environment.
heredity
The characteristics passed from
parents to children also influence your personality.

10. Appreciate Who You Are
Your self-concept is the picture you have of yourself.
To boost your confidence, talk positively to yourself, focus on your strengths, seek support, and address your weaknesses.

11. Discover Your Potential
Every past success helps you understand what you are capable of achieving.

12. Discover Your Potential
Maximize your potential by setting priorities, considering your interests, developing supportive friendships, and being health-smart.
potential
The possibility of becoming more
than they are right now.
priorities
Something that is important to
You.

13. Discover Your Potential
Make the most of your resources.
Material
Community
Natural
Human
resource
Anything you use to help
accomplish something.

14. The Importance of Goals
Setting positive and realistic goals is essential to reaching your potential.
Goals can be fixed or flexible and short-term or long-term.
goal
Something you plan to do, be, or obtain.

15. Set Goals
Be specific. Give yourself a clear target that you can achieve and be proud of.
Look at the big picture. Consider others…the people and activities in your life.

16. Be realistic. Draw the line between dreams and reality.
Check your resources…. needed resources and available resources.

17. Expect potential problems
Expect potential problems. Plan positive creative ways to deal with them.
Stay active with your goal. Do something everyday to achieve your goal.

18. Move Toward Maturity
Maturity means reaching full development physically, emotionally, socially, intellectually, and morally.
People do not mature at the same rate.
Signs of maturity:
Independent
In charge of your emotions
Dependability
Willingness to work hard

19. Chapter Summary Section 1.1 Growth and Changing
Adolescence is a time of many changes that affect the way you think and feel about yourself.
Your experiences in life shape your self-concept and self-esteem.
Your heredity and environment help create your personality.
Your potential and resources can help you achieve your dreams.
Goals help you focus on what you want and the steps needed to reach your dream.
People grow and mature at different rates over a lifetime.

20. obligation
work simplification
stress
designate
immerse

21. Section 1.2 The Balancing Act
I can carefully plan how to use my time and energy.
I can identify stress in my life.
I can manage my stress by ________.

22. Balancing Your Life
Achieving a balanced life requires making wise use of your time, energy and possessions…..and monitoring stress
An unbalanced life can result in negative feelings, fatigue, disturbed sleep patterns, and difficulty concentrating.
A management plan is useful in achieving balance in your life and involves identifying what is important, prioritizing, and planning.

23. Maintain Balance-TIME
Manage your time by finishing your obligations before doing anything else.
obligation
Something you must do, such as a
homework assignment, household chores, or after-school activity.

24. Maintain Balance--TIME
Take time to focus on learning and schoolwork.
Create a to-do list, and prioritize the items on this list before scheduling these tasks in a planner.

25. Maintain Balance--TIME
Be sure to schedule time for your family, friends, and activities.

26. Maintain Balance--ENERGY
Eat well, get enough sleep, exercise will keep your energy up.
Learn to manage your energy by simplifying your work, analyzing each job, and organizing your workspace.
Work simplification:
The quickest and easiest way to do something.

27. Maintain Balance--POSSESSIONS
Organize you space saves time and energy.
Reduce clutter.

28. Maintain Balance--STRESS
Stress can be caused by disorganization, school, family, sports, an illness or situation out of your control.
To manage your stress, identify the cause, take the appropriate action, or change your perspective. Find a healthy distraction and get support, if necessary.
stress
Mental, emotional, or physical
strain.

29. Chapter Summary Section 1.2 The Balancing Act
Balance involves making wise use of your time and energy.
By making the most of your time, you can accomplish most tasks yet maintain a balanced life. Work simplification is a very important part of energy management.
People who manage their belongings effectively have more time and energy to concentrate on other activities. Stress varies with each situation.
Some stress goes away after an event ends.
Other stress is continuous and must be managed.

30. THE END

31. Understand Changes in Your Life
Adolescence brings about great emotional, social, and intellectual changes.
As a teen, you start to make more decisions that deal with issues of right and wrong behavior.
Discuss the types of decisions you are faced with that others made for you when you were younger.

32. Section 1.1 Growing and Changing
Section 1.2 The Balancing Act

33. Do you remember the vocabulary terms from this chapter
Do you remember the vocabulary terms from this chapter? Use the following slides to check your knowledge of the definitions.
The slides in this section include both English and Spanish terms and definitions.

34. adolescence adolescencia
The stage of growth between childhood and adulthood.
La etapa del crecimiento entre la infancia y la edad adulta.

35. puberty pubertad
The set of changes that result in a physically mature body that is able to reproduce.
El conjunto de cambios que resultan
en un cuerpo físicamente maduro que tiene
capacidad de reproducción.

36. hormone hormona
A chemical substance in the body that helps stimulate body changes and the development of the reproductive system.
Una sustancia química en el cuerpo que ayuda a estimular los cambios del cuerpo y el desarrollo del sistema reproductivo.

37. personality personalidad
The combination of feelings, traits, attitudes, and habits that you show
others.
La combinación de
sentimientos, rasgos, actitudes y hábitos que le
muestras a los demás.

38. heredity herencia
The characteristics passed from parents to children also influence your personality.
Las características que pasan de los padres a los hijos, también influencian tu personalidad.

39. environment ambiente
Everything around you, including people, places, things, and events.
Todo lo que nos rodea, incluyendo la gente, lugares, cosas y eventos.

40. self-esteem autoestima
The confidence you feel about yourself.
La confianza que siente en ti mismo.

41. potential potencial
The possibility of becoming more than they are right now.
La posibilidad de que algo se vuelva más de lo es ahora.

42. priority prioridad Something that is important to you.
Algo que es importante para ti.

43. resource recurso Anything you use to help accomplish something.
Cualquier cosa que usas para lograr algo.

44. goal meta Something you plan to do, be, or obtain.
Algo que planeas hacer u obtener.

45. obligation obligación
Something you must do, such as a homework assignment, household chores, or after-school activity.
Algo que debes hacer como una tarea, quehaceres del hogar o actividades extracurriculares.

46. work simplification simplificación del trabajo
The easiest and quickest
way to do a job well.
La manera más fácil y rápida de realizar bien un trabajo.

47. stress estrés Mental, emotional, or physical strain.
Agotamiento mental, emocional o físico.

48. enhance realzar
Improve.
Mejorar.

49. insight perspicacia
The power to understand the inner nature of things.
El poder de entender la naturaleza de las cosas.

50. designate designar
Select.
Seleccionar.

51. immerse sumergir Plunge into something completely.
Entregarse completamente a algo.

52. Learning About Yourself
End of
Chapter 1
Learning About Yourself