This document discusses the nature of guidance and compares it to other related terms. It provides the following key points: Guidance is a continuous, lifelong process that helps individuals develop their capacities and adjust through personal assistance from trained persons. It focuses on the personal needs of individuals and is client-centered. While education has a wider, social focus for a specific time period, guidance is part of education and focuses on lifelong personal development. Guidance differs from teaching in that it is informal, does not require training or qualifications, can occur anywhere, and covers all aspects of an individual, while teaching is formal, requires training, occurs in institutions, and focuses mainly on cognitive development. Guidance also differs