LESSON 1 9.

Establishment of regard for one’s safety via

Latin “adolescere” avoidance or participation in risky behaviors
Stanley Hall - coined term adolescence 10. Consideration of career and future goals
Suggested ways for better self-awareness (BKMS) Late Adolescence things expected to accomplish often
1. Be as impartial as you can be in evaluating referred to as emerging adulthood
yourself 1. Finishing studies
2. Keep a journal 2. Entry to workforce
3. Make a self review 3. Finding a significant role in society or niche in
4. Set your personal goals world
Childhood to Puberty 4. Entering responsible romantic relationship
1. Early adolescence - 11 to 14 5. Preparing to build one’s own family
2. Middle - 15 to 17 6. Preparing to become responsible parent
3. Late Adolescence - 18 to 21 Armistead Maupin - popularized the term “significant
other”
LESSON 2 - DEVELOPING THE WHOLE PERSON Harry Stack Sullivan - first known to use
Aspects of Holistic Development (PCPSS) - process of Significant other - refer to all people who are sufficient
self actualization importance in a person’s life to affect his/her emotions,
1. Physiological Development behavior or sense of self
2. Cognitive Development Considered Significant Others
3. Psychological Development 1. Parents
4. Social Development 2. Siblings
5. Spiritual Development 3. Teachers
Thoughts - ideas or arrangement of ideas that result from 4. Community leaders
thinking, the act of producing thoughts 5. Friends or peer
Feelings - resulting from emotions, sentiments or desires Affirmation - statement that should be repeated to one’s
Behavior - range of actions and mannerisms. Can be seen self. Declaration or courageous statements. These were first
and observed used to help alcoholics and drug users
Cognitive Triangle - psychological model encompassing the Emil Coue - popularized the self-affirmations.
interrelationships of thoughts, actions and feelings.. Explains
how they affect each other LESSON 5 - COPING WITH STRESS IN MIDDLE AND
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)- aims to assist LATE ADOLESCENCE
individuals understanding the connection of thoughts and Stress - medical term for a wide range of strong external
feelings and in realizing how these two impact behavior stimuli, both physiological and psychological which can
Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck (CBT) cause physiological response called general adaptation
syndrome.
LESSON 3 - DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES IN MIDDLE AND Distress - which one can no longer respond to the
LATE ADOLESCENCE challenges in life
Eight Developmental Tasks Stressors (8) (SAP/PA/FH/SPP/L/F/RR/F)
1. To achieve and more mature relations with 1. School/Academic Pressure (SAP)
peers of both sexes 2. Physical Appearance (PA)
2. To adopt socially approved masculine or 3. Family/Home (FH)
feminine adult roles 4. Social/Peer Pressure (SPP)
3. To accept your physical self and to use your 5. Loss (L)
body effectively 6. Frustrations (F)
4. To achieve emotional independence 7. Romantic relationships (RR)
5. To develop your personal attitude toward 8. Future (F)
marriage and family living Effects of Stress (4)
6. To select and prepare for an occupation 1. Physical
7. To acquire a set of standards as a guide to 2. Emotional
behavior 3. Cognitive
8. To accept and adapt socially responsible 4. Behavioral
behavior Adrenaline - hormone that is secreted by adrenal medulla
in response to stress and increased heart rate
LESSON 4 - THE CHALLENGES OF MIDDLE AND LATE Corticosterone - a hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex
ADOLESCENCE Fidgeting - moving restlessly
Middle Adolescence things expected to accomplish Pacing - walking in a small step because anxious or
1. Creation of a stable identity impatient
2. Emotional Maturity Nail biting - negative behavior patterns, anxiety
3. Establishment of some form or autonomy from Stress Response
parents or family 1. Fight or Flight Response
4. Establishment of a healthy romantic • 1920 Walter Cannon
relationship
5. Establishment of a better relationship with
• Acute stress response
2. General Adaptation Syndrome
parents/family
6. Control of impulsive emotions and • Hans Selye
establishment of good behavior a. Alarm phase
7. Improvement of decision making skills • Adrenaline
8. Improvement of personal ethical and value • Noradrenaline
system
• Cortisol
 b. Resistance stage • Hopelessness
• Releases corticosteroids • Worthlessness
• Increases blood sugar level • Wanting to hurt oneself
c. Exhaustion stage
• Changes in eating/sleeping habits
• Body weakens and lose its capacity to 2. Anxiety Disorders
fight or lessen the harmful effect to the
stressor
• Phobias
3. Relaxation Response • Post Traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Dr. Herbert Benson • Panic Disorder
• Counterpart of Fight or flight response • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Meditation 3. Psychotic Disorders - Interruption in thinking,
perception and behavior.
Coping - conscious effort to solve personal and
Severe:
interpersonal problems
Coping with Stress (7) • Schizophrenia
1. Thinking Positively (TP) • Delusional Disorder
2. Doing Physical Activities (DPA) 4. Eating Disorders
3. Engaging in Activities that are Relaxing (EAR) • Anorexia - avoidance of food
4. Acquiring Social Support (ASS)
5. Getting Ample Rest and Sleep (GARS) • Bulimia - forced vomiting
6. Being Realistic (BR) 5. Developmental Disorders
7. Learning the Art of Resilience (LAR) • Autism
LESSON 6 - POWERS OF THE MIND • Attention deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Left and Right Brain Theory (ADHD)
Roger Sperry and Robert Ornstein - developed the brain
lateralization theory
• Learning Disorder
6. Behavioral Disorders - defects in anticipated
Left Brained People - logical, very organized and detail
behaviors of individuals, especially in adolescents.
oriented. More auditory learners than visual aids. Less
mistakes. • Oppositional Disorder
Right Brained People - visual references, intuitive, • Conduct Disorder
disorganized, lack of time management, emotional, swayed
by feelings and seem to view things and events through
feelings
Mind Map - organizing thoughts and ideas in the mind
through a diagram
Type of Mind Mapping Techniques
1. Handwritten
2. Computerized or Digital
Tony Buzan popularized mind map
How to make a Mind Map
1. Decide on what type of mind map you will
create
2. Think of the main idea for your mind map
3. Add branches to the main idea
4. Supplement with keywords
5. Incorporate colors into branches
6. Attach images
LESSON 7 - MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-
BEING IN MIDDLE AND LATE ADOLESCENCE
Mental Health - level of psychological well-being, or an
absence of a mental disorder
Psychological Well-being - commonly linked to happiness
Carol Ryff - defines the psychological well being
Six Dimensions of Psychological Well-Being
1. Self acceptance
2. Personal growth
3. Purpose in life
4. Environmental mastery
5. Autonomy
6. Positive relations with others
Mental Health Disorders (3)
1. Biological factors
2. Life experiences
3. Family history
Common Mental Health Disorders Among Adolescents
(6)
1. Depression
• Excessive moodiness
• Weeping