Vocab for Ms.J Smith
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ambivalence | a feeling of being torn between two choices |
| Angst | a feeling of anxiety or apprehension |
| Autonomy | freedom; having control over ones life and destiny |
| Character | the distinctive qualities of an individual |
| Confidence | faith or belief in oneself |
| Demeanor | a person's outward manner |
| Destiny | what a person receives in life as distributed by fate or chance |
| Disposition | the overall mood of a person |
| ego | the inner self |
| environment | the combination of circumstances and surroundings that influence a persons growth and development |
| ethics | a system of values and morals |
| extrovert | one who looks outward to understand who he or she is; an outgoing person |
| fate | a force the determines outcomes and endings regardless of what individuals do |
| heredity | physical and intellectual qualities that are passed down from generation to generation |
| identity crisis | the confusion and conflict that result when a person isn't sure of the meaning and purpose of life |
| introvert | one who looks inward to understand who he or she is; a shy person |
| I.Q. | an abbreviation for Intelligence Quotient, determined through an intelligence test |
| morals | feeling and judgments about right and wrong that guide a person's behavior |
| narcissism | excessive love of oneself |
| optimist | a person who tends to see the good in things |
| personality | the ways of acting, thinking, and feeling that, taken together, make a person unique |
| pessimist | a person who tends to see the bad in things |
| self-absorption | a narrow focus on one's own thoughts, activities, or interests |
| will | strong desires or wishes that direct people to take or avoid certain actions |
| adoption | legal act of adding an unrelated member to a family |
| ancestors | related family members (before grandparents) back through history |
| blended family | combined family units; step family |
| descendants | those who are born after others and are from a common ancestor |
| dysfunctional family | family with abusive or destructive tendencies |
| extended family | family members who usually do not live under the same roof as the nuclear or immediate family such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. |
| family unit | a basic unit of society commonly headed by a couple or single parent |
| foster family | a family that nurtures an unrelated child in need of care |
| genealogy | a record of ancestors that come from a common source |
| generation | the time between the parents' birth and their children birth |
| heritage | traditions or property passed from generation to generation |
| lineage | direct descendants from a common ancestor either through mother's or father's line of kinship |
| matriarchy | a family structure where power and resources are controlled by the mother |
| mentor | trusted counselor or guide |
| nuclear family | another term for "immediate" family which is usually composed of a father, mother,and children |
| patriarchy | a family structure where power and resources are controlled by the father |
| progeny | children or offspring |
| siblings | sister or brother |
| support systems | available assistance for the family, including but not liminted to extended family members, friends, school, church, government assistance,jobs, child care, and health care |
| welfare | assistance for those in need, usually a cash allowance for necessary items |
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