Chapter 1 Flashcards
Quality of life
The degree of overall satisfaction that person gets from life.
Mental health
The state of being comfortable with yourself, others, and your surroundings
Emotional health
How you react to events in your life
The brain is responsible for
The brain is responsible for:
- Controlling body functions
- Initiating motor movement
- Providing the ability for us to think - Choice
IQ
IQ - Intelligence is how quickly you absorb new information and it does not change throughout your life.
EQ
EQ - Emotional intelligence is unique because it is a flexible skill that you can improve with practice. Anyone can develop a high degree of emotional intelligence.
5 basic components of EQ
- Knowing your emotions
- Managing your emotions
- Recognizing emotions in others
- Managing relationships
- Motivating ourselves to achieve goals
EQ FACTORS
1.Heredity
2. Level of support 3. Lifestyle choices 4. Thoughts
• Greatest single factor
• Our moment by moment thoughts impact our
personal EQ
• What you think really does affect who u are
Power in the brain 3 points
Understand!!!!!!!!!
- Our THINKING changes our brain chemistry
- Our LIFESTYLE affects our brain
- Our RESPONSE to life impacts our brain
Thoughts -> ______ -> ______ -> ______
Thoughts
Actions
Habits
Character
What makes moral character
Thoughts and feelings