Chapter 1
Chapter Summary
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Your personality development is dependent on two factors: your
heredity and your environment.
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Growth may be measured in six ways: chronologically, physically,
intellectually, emotionally, socially, and philosophically.
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One of the tasks of adolescence is to become a responsible and
independent adult. As you take on more responsibilities, you may
be given more independence.
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As a citizen, you have both rights and responsibilities. You can
begin fulfi lling your rights and responsibilities as a teen.
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Your personal expectations include that which you hope to
accomplish. Some expectations are measurable and some are not.
These expectations may become your goals.
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Your future will depend on your ability to take responsibility for
your life.
Check Your Knowledge
1. Name two factors that shape personality.
2. List two similarities and two differences heredity causes among
people.
3. Explain the difference between inherited and acquired traits.
4. List two parts of your environment that you share with your peers
and two parts of your environment that are unique.
5. Describe the six types of growth.
6. When do the physical growth patterns of boys and girls begin to
differ?
7. Explain the relationship between responsibility and independence.
8. List two rights and two responsibilities of citizenship.
9. What does it mean to be a part of a global community?
10. Why is it important to set goals?
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