EDL1260 Study Guide - Final Guide: Self-Image, Personality Development

• School: Edith Cowan University
• Department: EDL
• Course: EDL1260
• Professor: Mandie Shean

Document Summary

Capacity to bounce back, resilience can be defined as successful adaptation in spite of childhood adversity. Things children need to be resilient structure, consequences, parent child connections, lots of strong relationships, a powerful identity, a sense of control, a sense of belonging, rights and responsibilities, safety and support. Family involvement, a united collaborative approach, generating ways of compensating for difficulties, accepting and using others support. Signs of a resilient child effective coping skills, connected to family, makes friends easily, sense of humour, sense of purpose, learns from experiences, sets goals, appreciates others. People are basically good and creative, all humans strive self actualise, efforts can be constrained by various factors. A healthy personality requires: genuineness (openness and self disclosure, acceptance (being seen with unconditional positive regard, empathy (being listened to and understood) self actualisation (reaching ones full potential) Achieving self actualisation: open to experience, existential living, trust feelings, creativity, fulfilled life. Influencing factors: childhood experiences: evaluation by others.