Ch 5 Flashcards
What are the five (5) strengths domains identified by the author:
Physical, Emotional, Intellectual, Psychological, and Spiritual
In each of these areas, first we are to recognize where we are ____, next we are to develop an ____ where we develop and maintain our strengths, and finally we develop our ____ through ____ so that we can use them in a life of ____.
gifted, attitude, gifts, practice, service
The author identified that one of the most difficult aspects of our humanity is to ____ our own uniqueness and ___ it.
discover, accept
The primary reason is due to the bombardment of ____ that comes through advertising/media.
conformity
How does the teaching in the Book of Ecclesiastes reinforce the importance of focusing upon one’s strengths?
In the text the writer laments that all is “meaningless”, and communicates a sense of pointlessness and hopelessness to life. While in the sense of desperation, the writer gains the wisdom of knowing that peace is found when one is able to accept the “gift from God” to enjoy the toil of their day, and a good meal at its end. This reinforces focusing on strengths from the standpoint that when we focus upon using our gifts to meet the needs of the day we find the purpose and significance of our lives. It’s when we wish our day, our lives, our tasks, etc. were different that we find a sense of hopelessness and meaninglessness.
What is the serenity prayer?
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference
Who is the author of the serenity prayer?
Reinhold Neibuhr
useful or valuable quality or thing that is an advantage or resource
Asset
disposition or feeling a person adopts or has with regard to a person or thing.
Attitude
to deteriorate, dwindle, fail in strength, vigor, character, power, value, etc.
Decline
combination or plans, organization, details, features, and structure or an entity.
Design
an area or range of personal distinctness characterized by specific qualities.
Domain
sensations experienced when one is stirred internally from non-physical sources.
Feelings
a special ability or capacity, natural endowment, talent
Gift
of or relating to holism (a theory that the universe and especially living nature is correctly seen in terms of interacting wholes).
Holistic
condition of being only ordinary or of moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate
Mediocrity
capacity to respond to or be susceptible to sensory stimuli.
Sensibility
excellence in performing in an area in which a person has training, competence, expertise, and experience
Skill
qualities or features that bring power, force, vigor, or sustenance.
Strengths
achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted.
Success
to endure, live through, get by, or merely subsist
Survive
the interaction of elements in such a way that when they combine, they produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the contributions made by the individual elements.
Synergetic
a special natural ability or aptitude that produces a capacity for achievement or success
Talent
to flourish, grow or develop vigorously. Achieve something desired, planned or attempted.
Thrive
state of being the only one or the sole example; single; solitary type; having no like or equal.
Uniqueness
quality or feature that is inadequate or defective.
Weakness
the power of control that the mind has over choosing one’s own actions.
Will
Based Perspective of strengths focuses upon improving areas of giftedness in our lives.
Asset based perspective
Based Perspective of strengths focuses upon improving areas of weakness in our lives.
Liabilities based perspective
Which abovementioned perspective leads to mediocrity and why?
Liabilities because we never use our given abilities to become strong
Based Perspective of strengths focuses upon an individual’s multiple areas of intelligence.
Holistic based perspective
This perspective was promoted by ____, a Harvard psychologist.
Howard Gardner
List the seven (7) areas of intelligence identified by the abovementioned professor:
Linguistic, Logical – Mathematical, Musical, Body – Kinesthetic, Spatial – Visual, Interpersonal, and Intrapersonal
What are the three (3) critical actions that the author identifies are necessary to develop our gifts and talents into strengths?
- Adopt a positive attitude about all five strengths domains
- Learn about the gifts and talents we have
- Practice the skills associated with a gift and talent
Who gave praise to God because they were “fearfully and wonderfully made”?
David
What scriptural account is given to illustrate God’s expectations of how we use our strengths?
The parable of the talents
