Chapter 8
A person’s actions and responses to internal feelings or external situations.
Behavior
Examining one’s own thoughts, feelings, motives, and experiences.
Introspection
Recognizing one’s own feelings, beliefs, values, strengths, limitations, and effects on others.
Self-awareness
Understanding one’s own feelings, behaviors, and difficulties, including recognizing how they relate to current problems.
Insight
Dedication to following through on a responsibility, relationship, or goal.
Commitment
Negative labeling, stereotypes, or social disapproval associated with a characteristic or condition, which can lead to exclusion or discrimination.
Stigma
Supporting and protecting a person’s rights, needs, and choices and helping them obtain appropriate care and services.
Advocacy
A situation in which stress overwhelms a person’s usual coping abilities and disrupts their emotional balance or functioning.
Crisis
Recognizing a person’s worth and acknowledging their feelings and experiences without judgment; it does not require approving every behavior.
Acceptance
An adult who generally maintains a realistic view of self and others, manages emotions, adapts to stress, forms relationships, and functions meaningfully in daily life.
Mentally healthy adult
Care that considers the whole person, including physical, emotional, mental, social, spiritual, and environmental needs.
Holistic health care
Being accountable for one’s actions and fulfilling duties or obligations.
Responsibility
Showing concern, respect, and compassion through actions that support another person’s well-being.
Caring
A basic belief or rule that guides decisions and actions.
Principle
Being dependable and maintaining a reliable approach to expectations, boundaries, and actions.
Consistency
Thoughts and behaviors used to manage stress, difficult emotions, or challenging situations; they may be helpful or harmful.
Coping mechanisms
To support growth and well-being through care, encouragement, protection, and attention.
Nurture
Understanding another person’s feelings and perspective and communicating that understanding while recognizing that their experience is separate from your own.
Empathy
Not achieving an intended goal or desired result; an outcome that can provide information for learning and improvement.
Failure