CH 3 PERSONALITY

Personality: How people see you..*Think, behave, feel, act.

Self-Image: A picture you have of who you are.Psychology: Study of Behavior and Mind

Describe your personality...

Life’s Stages

Erik Erikson’s 8 stages of life: Based on age groups Learned things about themselves Positive development

Positive Path vs. Negative Path

Teen years: Demanding, Feel emotions in extremes

STAGE AGE WHAT IS LEARNED1 Infancy 0-1 Trust2 Toddler 1-2 Independence3 Preschool 3-5 Initiative4 School Age 6-12 Industriousness5 Adolescence 13-20 Identity6 Young Adult 21-40 Intimacy7 Adult 41-60 Generativity

8 Old Adult 61 & up Ego Integrity

Abraham Maslow- based on life’s accomplishments

Hierarchy: Ladder of Human Needs that people of all ages experienced.HUNGER- most basic need of allMust fulfill each step before moving up the ladder to the next one.

Self-Actualization: 1-2 %Realize full potentialBecome all you can be

Esteem: (feel good, have confidence)

Love: (feel secure)

Safety: (feel physically safe)

Physiological Needs: (basic needs for survival)- food, shelter, clothing

GENDER AND PERSONALITYRapid growth during teens- PhysicalAdolescence/Puberty: Period of sexual maturationGender: Male or FemaleGirls: Begin around age 10-11Boys: Begin around age 12-13Gender Roles: Assigned by society -Actions, jobs, etc.Gender Identity: male and female roles that a person accepts and lives by

Femininity: Female traitsMasculinity: Male traitsStereotype: Fixed picture of how something is

thought to beSexual harassment: Unwanted sexual

attention

SELF-ESTEEMSelf-Esteem: The value a person attaches to

himself or herselfPeople with high self-esteem:

Don’t think they are perfectAccept who they areCherish positives

People with low self-esteem:Cannot admit to imperfectionsDeny faultsClaim to be perfect

Positive Self Talk: making positive statements about yourself

Body Image: the way a person thinks they look.

Positive or NegativeSelf-Acceptance:

appreciate your own uniquenesssee yourself worthwhile & valuablebelieve in yourself

PEER GROUPSGroups of friends similar in age, stage of life, interests, and backroundsBridge the gap of independenceDress alike, do things togetherValue of a peer group:

Lessen natural fearsHelp teens through tough timesSense of uniqueness

Negative peer groups involve “Peer Pressure”

DEVIANT GROUPSGang: Makes up own rules & values

Express aggression against othersEnforce rules within, dress alike,

symbolsCult: Intense admiration for person

Money making groupPretend to be healing center, religious

group…Clique: Reject newcomers and judge their members harshly