Bringing out the Best in the Self

Question 1

Bringing out the best in the Self:
-four solutions to help the ‘curse of the self’

1) Qu__ the self

Answer 1

quiet

Question 2

Bringing out the best in the Self:
-four solutions to help the ‘curse of the self’

2) Foster eg_-sk__:
- be sk__ of your own in__ of the wo__.

Answer 2

ego-skepticism

skeptical, interpretations, world

Question 3

Bringing out the best in the Self:
-four solutions to help the ‘curse of the self’

3) Reduce eg__ and eg_ de__:
-remember that you’re just trying to de__ a me__ im__ of yo__.
~focus on re__-life co__.
~be more fl__, don’t always di_ your he__ in and refuse to be op__-mi__.

Answer 3

egotism, ego defensiveness

defend, mental image, yourself

real, consequences

flexible, dig, heels, open-minded

Question 4

Bringing out the best in the Self:
-four solutions to help the ‘curse of the self’

3) Reduce eg__ and eg__ de___ continued:
- Have se__-co__: be ki__, un__, and non ju__ to yourself.

~accepting of se__-do__, negative ev__, and ad__ as part of the hu__ co__.

~not the same as se_-pi__.

~still try to im__-just lower de__ and se__-ha__.

Answer 4

egotism, ego defensiveness

self-compassion, kind, understanding, judgmental

self-doubt, evaluations, adversity, human condition

self-pity

improve, defensiveness, self-hatred

Question 5

Petrocchi et al, 2017: Manipulated Se__-Co__

• Ps wrote _ “so__ statements” (advise to a struggling fr__).
• Then asked to describe a time they cr__ themselves and randomly assigned to:

~repeat soothing statements in fr__ of mirror.
~repeat soothing statements wi__ mirror.
~lo__ at themselves in a mirror.

Results: Participants who re__ soothing statements while lo__ at the mirror:
~felt increased “so__” po__ af__
i.e. feeling sa__, se__, co__, and wa__
~felt increased “co__ hu__”

Answer 5

self-compassion

4, soothing, friend

criticized

front
without
look

read, looking
soothing positive affect
safe, secure, content, warm
common humanity

Question 6

Bringing out the best in the Self:
-four solutions to help the ‘curse of the self’

4) Optimize Se__-Co__
- set go__ and ex__, but don’t put so much em__ that you feel fa__ if you don’t me__ them.

Answer 6

self-control

goals, expectations
emphasis, failure
meet