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Vocab words
Term | Definition |
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heredity | the sum of all traits passed on through genes from parents |
environment | everything that surrounds you |
cultural heritage | learned behaviors, beliefs, and languages that are passed from generation to generation |
ethnic group | a group o f people who share common racial and or cultural characteristics such as national origin, language, religion, and traditions |
personality | the total of all the behavioral qualities and traits that make up an individual |
character | inner traits such as conscience moral strength and social attitudes |
empathy | understanding how others feel even when their own feelings are different |
self-concept | your view of yourself |
self esteem | the sense of worth you attach to yourself |
maturation | changes that occur between childhood snd adulthood |
chronological growth | refers to a persons age |
physical growth | changes in body structure |
puberty | stage of development where an individual becomes capable ofsexual reproduction |
adolescence | the period between puberty and growth ceasing and adulthood reached |
hormones | chemical substances in the body that trigger certain types of physical growth |
emotional growth | development in the range of feelings and the ability to express those feelings |
intellectual growth | developing the ability to reason and form complex thought patterns |
social growth | developing the ability to get along with other people |
peers | people who are you age |
needs | basic items required for living |
wants | things people desire but do not need |
values | beliefs, values, feelings and experiences you consider desirable and important |
standards | accepted levels of achievement |