Personality 4.

Development occurs when existing behaviors

 Persona = masks are organized
 Refers to our various characters shown in o Simple behavior develop into complex
everyday life behaviors
5. Biological factors set limits on what behaviors
Personality Development can be developed, but the environment shapes
 Developing personality and behavior the behavior
 Changes may take place 6. Development is not directly related to
Reasons biologically determined stages
 For social acceptance
o To be treated well by society Adolescence
 For self-satisfaction  Transitional period in human development
o To gain a happy disposition from puberty to adulthood
 For self-confidence  Marked by adjustment to physiological
o To have the guts to face anybody changes, search for identity, progress in
cognitive abilities, flight of independence,
 To keep ourselves on the job
o To motivate us to be more dedicated and establishment of meaningful ties with
others
12 Easy Tips  Challenging phase with the crucial task of
planning for the future
 Be confident
 Be yourself  Direct one's energy in developing talents
and skills
 Check your attire
 Work on your body language  One has to start learning to make
commitments to some goals that will
 Be courteous determine what he will do later in life
 Be a little fun
 Be a good listener
 Read more often and develop more interests
 Meet new people
 Have an opinion
 Be positive
 Know yourself
Development
 Progressive series of change
 Occurs in a predictable pattern
 Results of interactions between biological and
environmental factors

Human Development
 Changes that take place in the life of humans
as a result of many factors

Human Behavior
Environment
 Most influential
Learning
 Important factor
Salkind's Basic Assumptions
1. Development is an effect of learning
o Short-term changes
2. There are different types of learning that
contribute to development
o Widens scope and depth of changes
3. There are differences in development due to
individuals' different set of experiences
o Different backgrounds, histories and
past experiences