Ch. 5 Wordlist Flashcards
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 of plans, organization, details, features, and structure of 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
Synergistic
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 in 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 of strengths focuses upon improving areas of weakness in our lives.
Liabilities
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
