the ability to understand, use, and manage your own emotions in positive ways to:
emotional intelligence
Growth in understanding personal meaning, purpose, and connection to something bigger.
Spiritual Development
Growth in the ability to interact with others, build relationships, and understand social norms.
Social Development
harmful stress—it overwhelms your ability to cope, leading to anxiety, burnout, or physical and emotional problems.
Distress
Unhealthy relationships with food, body image issues (e.g., anorexia, bulimia).
Eating Disorders
overall sense of personal value, worth, and confidence in your abilities. It reflects how much you like, accept, and believe in yourself, even when facing challenges or criticism.
Self-esteem
the self that you aspire to be
Ideal self
Persistent sadness, loss of interest, fatigue, feelings of worthlessness.
Depression
Knowing your strengths and weaknesses.
Self awareness
Trauma-related symptoms like flashbacks, nightmares, and emotional numbness.
PTSD
Controlling impulsive feelings and behaviors.
self regulation
The ability to recognize, express, and manage emotions in a healthy way.
Emotional Development
Understanding the emotions, needs, and concerns of other people.
Empathy
Being driven to achieve for the sake of achievement.
motivation
refers to your awareness of yourself. It is the construct that negotiates the two selves.
Self-concept
refers to a person's emotional, psychological, and social well-being
Mental health
Extreme mood swings, including emotional highs (mania) and lows (depression).
Bipolar Disorder
Development of mental abilities such as thinking, learning, memory, problem-solving, and language.
Cognitive Development
beneficial stress, it challenges you in a way that motivates, focuses, and energizes you.
Eustress
Growth and changes in the body and brain, including motor skills, health, and biological processes.
Physical Development
Communicating clearly, inspiring and influencing others.