BEP 305 Lecture 17: Personal Development
9 Mar 2017
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What"s involved in personal development: two primary sets of processes, temperament and personality development (traits and patterns of behavior myers. Influences or factors what is happening beneath the surface (for the sake of this course) I don"t know my mom just always did it this way. : environmental conditions and contexts, nurture, everything that is not inherited, how people treat us; the things that we see around us, maturational changes in the brain. All of which gradually shape children"s personalities and their sense of self. Predispositions to respond in particular ways to environmental stimuli and events: genetic origins + environmental influences; present almost from birth (earliest clues to one"s personality, activity level, adaptability, persistence, adventurousness, shyness, fearfulness, irritability, distractibility, http://youtube. com/watch?v=dtqeshvsume. Our unique ways of feeling, thinking, and behaving. Emily-paige montgomery epmontgomery@crimson. ua. edu: genetic/biological in origin (possibly due to neural wiring , temperament. Influenced by environmental factors, including: school (peers, teachers, family/parents, life experiences.
