DEFINITION OF TERMS

CHAPTER 1
1. Poverty is about not having enough money to meet basic needs including food, clothing
and shelter.
2. Inflation is a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
3. Unemployment is the state of being unemployed.
4. Compelled means being force or oblige (someone) to do something.
5. Labor means work, especially hard physical work.
6. OFW (Overseas Filipino workers) is a person from the Philippines who is living and
working in another country, typically on a temporary basis.
7. Drastically - in a way that is likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect.
8. Pandemic - a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease over a whole country or the
world at a particular time.
9. PSA (Philippine Statistics Authority) – is the central statistical authority of the Philippine
government that collects, compiles, analyzes and publishes statistical information on
economic, social, demographic, political affairs and general affairs of the people of
the Philippines and enforces the civil registration functions in the country.
10. Heave - lift or haul (a heavy thing) with great effort.
11. Behavior- the way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially toward others.
12. Attitude-a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one
that is reflected in a person's behavior.
13. Performance - the action or process of carrying out or accomplishing an action, task, or
function.
14. Academic Performance-is the extent to which a student, teacher, or institution has
attained their short or long-term educational goals and is measured either by continuous
assessment or cumulative grade point average 
15. Emotional Distress- refers to mental suffering as an emotional response to an experience
that arises from the effect or memory of a particular event, occurrence, pattern of events
or condition.
16. Psychological Distress- refers to non-specific symptoms of stress, anxiety and
depression. 
17. Phenomenon-a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose
cause or explanation is in question.
18. National tragedy-a sudden national violent upheaval, especially in a political or social
context.
19. Remittance- a sum of money sent, especially by mail, in payment for goods or services or
as a gift.
20. Invest-devote (one's time, effort, or energy) to a particular undertaking with the
expectation of a worthwhile result.
21. Cope up-to deal with and attempt to overcome problems and difficulties.
22. Extent-the area covered by something.
23. Closeness-the quality of affection or intimacy in a relationship.
 24. Relation-the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected; a
thing's effect on or relevance to another.
25. Significance-the quality of being worthy of attention; importance.
26. Sought-attempt to find
27. Understanding-the ability to understand something; comprehension
28. Misery-a state or feeling of great distress or discomfort of mind or body.
29. Voice out-To speak one's mind openly and freely
30. Aware-having knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.
31. Take into regard-take into account
CHAPTER 2
1. Heroes- a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or
noble qualities.
2. Wielding-have and be able to use
3. Economic slump-A period of drastic economic decline, characterized by decreasing
aggregate output, falling prices, and rising unemployment.
4. Brink-a point at which something, typically something unwelcome, is about to happen;
the verge.
5. Peaks-the point of highest activity, quality, or achievement
6. Trough-a point of low activity, achievement, or satisfaction
7. Self-esteem-confidence in one's own worth or abilities; self-respect.
8. Variables-an element, feature, or factor that is liable to vary or change.
9. Correlate-have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends
on another.
10. Longitudal study- longitudinal study is a research design that involves repeated
observations of the same variables over short or long periods of time. It is often a type of
observational study, although it can also be structured as longitudinal randomized
experiment
11. Pressure-the use of persuasion, influence, or intimidation to make someone do something.
12. Irritability-the quality or state of being irritable.
13. Predictor-a person or thing that predicts that something will happen in the future or will
be a consequence of something.
14. Self-efficacy-self-efficacy is an individual's belief in their capacity to act in the ways
necessary to reach specific goals.
15. Vital-absolutely necessary or important; essential
16. Set-up-make the arrangements necessary for something.
17. Blue-collared job-are those that involve a greater degree of physically-taxing or manual
labor.
18. View-the ability to see something or to be seen from a particular place.
19. Parental absence-defined as the parent and child not living in the same household
20. Emanated-give out or emit 
21. Disruptive-causing or tending to cause disruption.
 22. Academic achievement-academic outcomes that indicate the extent to which a student
has achieved their learning goals. 
23. Life satisfaction- is a measure of a person's well-being, assessed in terms of mood,
relationship satisfaction, achieved goals, self-concepts, and self-perceived ability to cope
with life. Life satisfaction involves a favorable attitude towards one's life—rather than an
assessment of current feelings.
24. Ascribed-attribute something to
25. Foundation stage-when and where children are inspired and encouraged to develop an
interest in learning for life within a happy, creative and secure space.
26. Readiness stage-It means a child has a willing attitude and confidence in the process of
learning: a healthy state of mind
27. Intellectual-relating to the intellect.
28. Cognitive-relating to cognition.
29. Perceive-become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.
30. Notion-a conception of or belief about something.
31. Portray-describe (someone or something) in a particular way.
32. Adverse-preventing success or development; harmful; unfavorable.
33. Presume-suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability.
CHAPTER 3
1. Research Instrument-a tool used to collect, measure, and analyze data related to your
research interests.
2. Effective-successful in producing a desired or intended result.
3. Constructed-form (an idea or theory) by bringing together various conceptual elements,
typically over a period of time.
4. Assessment-the evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of someone or
something.
5. Quantitatively organized-applies statistics, optimization models, information models,
computer simulations, and other quantitative techniques to the management process.
6. Analyze - examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of (something,
especially information), typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation.
7. Statistical Approach-It is a method for removing bias from evaluating data by employing
numerical analysis.
8. Succeeding-coming after something in time; subsequent.
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