Personal Development

Pointers to Review

MODULE 6: POWERS OF THE MIND

Mindmapping - a powerful thinking tool and mirrors the way the brain works.

Corpus callosum - part of the brain that bridges the left and right hemispheres.

Frontal lobe - controls intellectual activity and consciousness

Midbrain - responsible for human’s auditory and visual processing

MODULE 7: MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN MIDDLE AND LATE ADOLESCENCE

MODULE 8: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Managing emotions - using self-control to hold a reaction

Understanding emotions - making sense of what you feel

Controlling impulse - knowing how to wait before buying something

MODULE 9: PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Family - two or more persons who are related by birth, marriage or adoption and live together as one
household; first avenue to learn skills.

Friendship - characterized by more mutually satisfying relationships of caring and sharing

Bestfriend - despite distance, find ways to regularly communicate with their friends

Romantic partnerships - close relationships formed between two people that are built upon affection,
trust, intimacy, and romantic love

MODULE 11: FAMILY STRUCTURES AND LEGACIES

Genogram or family tree is a useful tool to gather information about a person's family.

MODULE 12: CAREERS AND PERSONS

Career - combination and sequence of roles played by a person during the course of a lifetime

Be PROACTIVE to reach your target goals in life

Technical skills - capacity to perform specific and operational tasks related to a job

Realistic type of personality - enjoy activities such as mechanics, aircraft control, electrical and
electronic manipulation