The idea that no matter what decisions are made the outcome is not going to change?
What is Learned Helplessness
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A mood or attitude associated with the expectation of a desirable, advantageous or pleasurable future.
What is Optimism
correlates with positive mood, perseverance, problem solving, success, good health and a longer life.
200
What are some limits to strengths?
They are important in phasic states, that is they are not applicable in all scenarios, not everyone values them all the time. The more you try to utilize strengths and fail the more it hurts. Fixed vs growth mindsets. Can over utilize strengths.
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Methods to forgive?
Forgetting, can work as long as you re-engage
Reconciliation, can help but is not a prerequisite
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What is a Value and what are some of their functions?
A value is a goal that is deemed worthy or morally desirable. They serve to guide the lives we lead
Help us express ourselves
They are not necessarily what we believe but what we should believe
People and societies differ in their values, groups often share the same values
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The idea that our Thoughts, Behaviors and Emotions impact each other in a reciprocal manner is referred to as what?
What is the Psychological Triad
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How can we improve our thoughts?
What is identifying and squashing ANTs, keep a journal or thought record, question your thoughts, change negative self statements in to questions, question and dispute your thoughts.
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What is involved in strength spotting?
Fine tuning your listening (double listening), Asking questions that would lead to strength spotting, Notice curiosity and enthusiasm, practice practice practice.
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Some benefits of forgiveness?
What are better immune system functioning, lesser chance of cardiac problems, letting go of hurt, anger, resentment and anxiety. Transcendence and more optimism.
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Definition of Accomplishments and some examples.
Interests plus Ability (perseverance)
Being firstborn is moderately correlated
Intellectual flexibility
Personality traits – dominance and extraversion
*Skill
Formal training
The presence of a role-model
*Being at the right place at the right time
*Hard work
*Mentors
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Beck's Cognitive Triad includes what components, then explain their interaction?
What are:
The Self- feelings about yourself
The World- feelings about your environment
The Future- feelings about the future
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what are the differences between pessimistic and optimistic explanatory styles.
Pessimistic
Internal, Stable, Global
Optimistic
External, Unstable, Specific
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Consequences of unforgiveness?
What are lower immune system functioning, higher chance of heart attack, negative emotions.
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What is Schwartz's circumplex of values?
What is a model to find what values coincide.
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Beck's cognitive distortions are?
What are:
All or nothing thinking
over-generalization
mental filter
disqualifying the positive
jumping to conclusions
magnification
emotional reasoning
should statements
labeling and mis-labeling
personalization
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Describe the components of Seligman's ABCDE model.
A- Adversity
B- Belief
C- Consequence
D- Dispute
E- Energization
Ideally we can get to the point where B is skipped and we go straight to D.
500
The REACH acronym stands for what, what is each step and what is involved.
What is
Recall the hurt
Empathize with the offender
Altruistic gift of forgiveness
Commit publicly to forgiveness
Hold on to the forgiveness
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What are the three types of interests?
Leisure- down time, men have more, lower SES have less
Strongly related to life satisfaction, allows for multiple identities
School- marked by emotional and intellectual involvement
easy for young children but wanes in middle school, the more you study your passion the better you meet goals
Career- what you want to do
starts as fantasy but become more realistic, try as many jobs as possible