Mindset
This type of mindset focuses on seeing challenges as opportunities and believing in positive outcomes.
What is an optimistic mindset?
To have an unfair preference for or against someone or something, often based on personal opinions or stereotypes rather than facts.
What is bias?
This is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.
What is empathy?
A person who constantly jokes and seeks laughter is primarily driven by this basic need.
What is the need for fun?
These are the mental images, ideas, or words that spontaneously occur in your mind.
What are thoughts?
A person with this mindset might say, "I can't do this" when faced with a difficult task.
What is a negative mindset?
When two people witness the same event but describe it differently, this difference is due to their unique ________.
What is perspective?
When someone is humble and does not brag about their strengths.
What is humility?
When individuals feel unsafe, they prioritize this need above all others.
What is the need for survival?
This is the process of using your mind to consider, reflect, and make sense of information or ideas.
In a growth mindset, failure is seen as this, rather than something to avoid.
What is a learning opportunity?
1. The way you view yourself
2. The way people view you
3. The way you really are
What are the three versions of yourself?
This type of communication skill requires understanding the other person's viewpoint to respond effectively.
What is active listening?
A person who struggles to meet their need for love and belonging is likely to experience this type of emotional state.
What is loneliness?
In the past, we had ______ anxiety, and now we also have _______ anxiety.
1. Survival Anxiety
2. Social Anxiety
A person with a growth mindset is more likely to focus on this rather than comparing themselves to others.
What is personal progress or effort?
This skill allows people to analyze how their own biases influence their understanding of a situation.
What is self-reflection or critical thinking?
Core values are these foundational beliefs or principles that guide how a person makes decisions and behaves.
Moral compass or guiding principles
In relationships, Choice Theory suggests avoiding these strategies, such as nagging or punishing, to change someone’s behavior.
What are external control behaviors?
The type of negative thought where you take any positive experience and make it negative (zooming into the mistakes/flaws/problems.
What is just the bad negative thought?
To shift from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset, this key action is necessary when facing challenges.
What is embracing the challenge?
When a person is materialistic and leads them to cherish the wrong things in life.
What is stuff centered?
Core values help define the difference between actions that are considered acceptable versus those that are this.
What is unethical or immoral?
1. Fun
2. Power
3. Survival
4. Love and Belonging
5. Freedom
What are the five basic needs of Choice Theory?
You tell yourself "Today will be a great day," because...?
What is positive-reinforcement, choosing your perspective, or manifesting?