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______ is the expression of appreciation for what one has.
What is Gratitude
Does gratitude reduce stress?
TRUE
What are grateful people less likely to have mental problems with?
DEPRESSION
Establishing a daily practice in which you remind yourself of the gifts, grace, benefits, and good things you enjoy are done by doing what?
Keeping a Gratitude Journal
What goes up and down but doesn’t move?
A staircase 😆
Gratitude is an _______, one that makes a person feel happier.
Emotion
Are depressed people more appreciative of life?
FALSE
Explain one effect of practicing gratitude and give an example?
1) It boost your mental health- writing letters of gratitude
2) It helps you accept change- we can become more flexible and accepting
3) It can relieve stress- creates a more relaxed body state and allows the subsequent benefits of lowered stress to wash over us
Grateful motions include smiling, saying Thank You, and writing letters of gratitude are an example of?
Going Through The Motions
It belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do. What is it?
Your name 🤓
Gratitude is both a _______ feeling and a ________ trait.
Temporary, Dispositional
Gratitude is described as "moral rewards"?
FALSE
"moral barometer"
What are the effects of practicing gratitude?
1) It boost your mental health
2) It helps you accept change
3) It can relieve stress
To be grateful in your current state, it is helpful to remember the hard times that you once experienced.
Remember the bad
What has one head, one foot and four legs?
Your bed 🛌
What are two key components of practicing gratitude?
1) We AFFIRM the good things we've received
2) We ACKNOWLEDGE the role other people play in providing our lives with goodness.
Two ways to practice gratitude are:
1) Start by observing
2) Pick three interactions a day
FALSE
2) Pick ONE interaction a day
Give two examples of what gratefulness reduces.
-feel less pain
-less stress
-suffer insomnia less
-have stronger immune systems
-experience healthier relationships
-and do better academically and professionally.
10 Simple Ways to become grateful:
Where does this example fall under? Name the Topic
-Expressing gratitude can strengthen relationships.
Share your gratitude with others
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window 🪟
Psychologists find that, over time, feeling grateful boosts _________ and _________ both physical and psychological health, even among those already struggling with mental health problems.
Happiness, Fosters
People who practice gratitude report:
- Fewer physical symptoms of illness
-More optimism
-Greater compulsive behavior
-Decreased anxiety and depression, among other health benefits
FALSE
-Greater goal attainment
What are 3 tips to Foster Gratitude?
1) Keep a journal off or in some way note big and little joys of daily life.
2) Write down "three good things"- identify three things that have gone well for you and identify the cause.
3) Write thank-you notes to others.
4) Think about people who have inspired you and what about them was most significant.
5) Engage in "mental subtraction." Imagine what your life would be like if some positive event had not occurred.
What three question should you ask yourself to become more grateful?
1) "What have I received from ____?"
2) "What have I given to _____?"
3) "What troubles and difficulty have I caused?"
What is cut on a table, but is never eaten?
A deck of Cards 🃏