Transcript Unit 1 presentation

Reaching Your Potential
Unit One
Your Life Path
 From
birth to death the roads you take
 Your path is unique to everyone elses
 You have direct and indirect influences on
people as others have on you.
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An example of each of these influences?
You are Changing
 As
a teenager our society expects you to
achieve many different developmental
tasks.
 These tasks help you become a
successful adult.
 What are some developmental tasks? (23)
Understanding and Accepting
Yourself
 Who
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am I?
Do you know who you are?
Take a minute to write down at least 5 things
about who you are
 Know
who you are, this can take a long
time to really find out who you are.
 Life changes, different influences etc
 DO NOT pretend to be something you are
not.
 Accept yourself
Activity
 Write
down five things about who you are.
 How are these things going to help you in
the future?
 Are they adaptable to change as your life
changes? Or are you open to change?
 What can influence you?
Growing to Maturity
 Knowing
what you are good at and bad at
helps you to strengthen choices and goals
to be prepared for the future.
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If you are not good at drawing probably do not
want to become an artist.
 You
will make better decisions and be
more responsible.
 These are expectations of you as you go
into adulthood.
Developing Mature Relationships
 As
a teen your relationship with your
parents changes.
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Less dependent on them
Respect your parents more as you get older
 Friendships
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change
More mature
Care more for their well-being
Have good friends of both sexes
Learn to work well within a group
Preparing for an Occupation
 Do
not expect to get one job and that be it
for the rest of your life
 Work is a need in order to provide income.
 Time is now to try and think of your skills
and interests and abilities to choose a
career.
 Going on to school after high school will
prepare you for a job you more likely will
be happy with than not.
Preparing for Marriage and Family
Living
 Again,
being who you are, knowing who
you are, talking with friends and family and
learning to make decisions with others will
all prepare you.
 You should be with someone that
understands you, supports you, and
makes you feel better about yourself
Preparing for Change
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Normal part of life
 Is feared, but that is ok
 We are more comfortable with what we know.
 Do not like to get outside our boxes, but is
important to so we grow and understand
differences are open to them and are less
judgmental of others.
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This can be done by gathering information,
developing skills to help us adjust and being prepared
or have a plan (just remember to be able to adjust
plans if needed).
Why You are the Way You Are
 What
has shaped you into the person you
are today?
 Heredity-qualities passed on down through
generations, ex: hair color
 Genetic Counseling-tracing it back
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Good for diseases(p.29)
 Medical
research vs. the Right to Privacy
contreversy
Your Influences
 Environment
 Heritage
and society
 School
 Influence
of peers
 Community
 Religion
 Technology
 Media
Punnett Squares
 These
help us look at genes and traits and
who may inherit diseases, eye color, hair
color etc.
 D-dominant, d-recessive, Dd-dominant
 Ex: mom with brown hair (dominant gene)
and dad with red hair(recessive gene)
what would their kids look like for hair
color?
Activity
 Do
the “think it through” activity with a
partner on page 41
 Answer all 4 questions