Ch 5

Question 1

What are the five (5) strengths domains identified by the author:

Answer 1

Physical, Emotional, Intellectual, Psychological, and Spiritual

Question 2

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 ____.

Answer 2

gifted, attitude, gifts, practice, service

Question 3

The author identified that one of the most difficult aspects of our humanity is to ____ our own uniqueness and ___ it.

Answer 3

discover, accept

Question 4

The primary reason is due to the bombardment of ____ that comes through advertising/media.

Answer 4

conformity

Question 5

How does the teaching in the Book of Ecclesiastes reinforce the importance of focusing upon one’s strengths?

Answer 5

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.

Question 6

What is the serenity prayer?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Who is the author of the serenity prayer?

Answer 7

Reinhold Neibuhr

Question 8

useful or valuable quality or thing that is an advantage or resource

Answer 8

Asset

Question 9

disposition or feeling a person adopts or has with regard to a person or thing.

Answer 9

Attitude

Question 10

to deteriorate, dwindle, fail in strength, vigor, character, power, value, etc.

Answer 10

Decline

Question 11

combination or plans, organization, details, features, and structure or an entity.

Answer 11

Design

Question 12

an area or range of personal distinctness characterized by specific qualities.

Answer 12

Domain

Question 13

sensations experienced when one is stirred internally from non-physical sources.

Answer 13

Feelings

Question 14

a special ability or capacity, natural endowment, talent

Answer 14

Gift

Question 15

of or relating to holism (a theory that the universe and especially living nature is correctly seen in terms of interacting wholes).

Answer 15

Holistic

Question 16

condition of being only ordinary or of moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate

Answer 16

Mediocrity

Question 17

capacity to respond to or be susceptible to sensory stimuli.

Answer 17

Sensibility

Question 18

excellence in performing in an area in which a person has training, competence, expertise, and experience

Answer 18

Skill

Question 19

qualities or features that bring power, force, vigor, or sustenance.

Answer 19

Strengths

Question 20

achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted.

Answer 20

Success

Question 21

to endure, live through, get by, or merely subsist

Answer 21

Survive

Question 22

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.

Answer 22

Synergetic

Question 23

a special natural ability or aptitude that produces a capacity for achievement or success

Answer 23

Talent

Question 24

to flourish, grow or develop vigorously. Achieve something desired, planned or attempted.

Answer 24

Thrive

Question 25

state of being the only one or the sole example; single; solitary type; having no like or equal.

Answer 25

Uniqueness

Question 26

quality or feature that is inadequate or defective.

Answer 26

Weakness

Question 27

the power of control that the mind has over choosing one’s own actions.

Answer 27

Will

Question 28

Based Perspective of strengths focuses upon improving areas of giftedness in our lives.

Answer 28

Asset based perspective

Question 29

Based Perspective of strengths focuses upon improving areas of weakness in our lives.

Answer 29

Liabilities based perspective

Question 30

Which abovementioned perspective leads to mediocrity and why?

Answer 30

Liabilities because we never use our given abilities to become strong

Question 31

Based Perspective of strengths focuses upon an individual’s multiple areas of intelligence.

Answer 31

Holistic based perspective

Question 32

This perspective was promoted by ____, a Harvard psychologist.

Answer 32

Howard Gardner

Question 33

List the seven (7) areas of intelligence identified by the abovementioned professor:

Answer 33

Linguistic, Logical – Mathematical, Musical, Body – Kinesthetic, Spatial – Visual, Interpersonal, and Intrapersonal

Question 34

What are the three (3) critical actions that the author identifies are necessary to develop our gifts and talents into strengths?

Answer 34

1. Adopt a positive attitude about all five strengths domains
2. Learn about the gifts and talents we have
3. Practice the skills associated with a gift and talent

Question 35

Who gave praise to God because they were “fearfully and wonderfully made”?

Answer 35

David

Question 36

What scriptural account is given to illustrate God’s expectations of how we use our strengths?

Answer 36

The parable of the talents