Life Span Development II: School age and Adolescence 3 (2+1)
Lesson 19 : Emotional Maturity and adjustment during Adolescence
Emotional health and maturity in adolescence
Emotional health: An emotionally healthy person accepts his right to be human. He can
Expresses normal anger/fear without feeling guilty about it.
Discriminate to show emotions appropriately.
Control his emotions (emotions don’t control him).
Experience inner freedom derived from confidence and utilizes emotions properly.
Discriminate between positive and negative aspects of emotions.
Recognize that mild fear, worry and anxiety may be stimulants to right actions.
Avoid excessive tension that paralyzes action.
Emotional maturity is characterized by readaptation of solutions to meet changing demands and establishment of relationship between self and environment. It permits a manner of self-actualization taking into account of social welfare and external realties. Emotions appear in patterns varying with situations.
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