Foundations
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T/F: People who have experienced hardships in one area of life are more resilient with hardships in other areas of life.
False
Emotions are our _______ awareness and interpretation of our feelings.
subconscious
Name the theory that states the following:
Evolutionary selection favors humans that cooperate well
The cooperation thesis
Decreased stress and negativity is a benefit of ______
practicing gratitude
"Insight and Why it Matters" lecture on the Healthy Minds app
Insight comes from:
First-hand experience of how your mind actually works
An example of neuroplasticity is....
Learning new language
Learning new routes or locations
Remembering new information
What are the six "Basic Emotions" according to the theory first developed by Paul Ekman?
Happiness, Sadness, Anger, Fear, Disgust, Surprise
The difference between joint and shared intentionality
Joint intentionality occurs just between two people or animals
Shared intentionality occurs with a larger group, like a football team
According to James Clear, identity can be a strong driver of:
behavior change
"The Attention Economy" segment from the Healthy Minds app
Cognitive control is:
the ability to keep your focus on one thing and ignore distractions
The ____ nervous system controls our fight, flight, freeze mode
Sympathetic
Describe the default mode network
It is active when we are not otherwise engaged with a task, and it usually involves thinking that is focused on oneself.
A strong desire to withdraw and avoid situations describes: _______
empathetic distress
"Your sense of simply being here now as one who is seeing, hearing, experiencing."
This sentence describes: __________
minimal self
Healthy Minds app segment "Two Forms of Calm"
Provide an example of a skill we gain from practicing Mindfulness
Relating to your experiences in a new way
Gaining the ability to step back and observe everything without judgment
"Moving with” difficult thoughts, emotions and feelings, instead of fighting them
Émile Durheim, Pierre Bourdieu, Slavoj Žižek all illustrated that culture frames our _______ & ______
actions and values
Describe the salience network
It "flags" things we value or are important to us.
Emotions are involved in salience, i.e., noticing what is important to us.
The dominant habitus gives the illusion that it is the natural and legitimate way to be
This statement describes: ________
symbolic violence
The two aspects of the narrative self
self/personal experience and culture
“Getting out of the River” in the Healthy Minds app
Experiential Fusion is:
When we become fused with our inner experiences
When there is no space between us, our thoughts and our emotions
The three factors that most affect flourishing
resources, culture and privilege
Describe a typical Buddhist approach to mindfulness
To become free of suffering by seeing reality clearly
Wisdom free from attachment and aversion
Describe the paradox of belonging
In order for someone to belong, someone else cannot belong
Name all 3 aspects of Erik Erikson's notion of psycho-social identity
Who you think you are
Who you think others think you are
Who others think you are
“Shift Perspective” segment in the Healthy Minds app
Empathetic concern is ____________
When the attention shifts from the other person back to the self and we ourselves become distressed