Chapter 9 Psych - Study Guide Flashcards
Define the psychological strengths domain.
The capacity of your life that enables you to exercise your will in deciding upon courses of action.
What is the purpose of studying our psychological strengths?
to have a clearer understanding of how we are uniquely made
Our psychological strengths often impact the way we _______ the other four strengths domains in our lives.
exercise
Up until _______ we make our “decisions” based upon our outlook as a child.
puberty
After puberty, we become adults. The _______ of our adulthood is dependent upon the decisions we make.
maturity
At the start of our adulthood we begin to experience our own _______.
ego
What are the three possible psychological perspectives humans can experience?
Self-centered (driven by ego)
Loss of innocence (driven by fear of being hurt)
God-centered (submitting to God’s authority)
The devil uses our _______ in order to tempt our ________ to believe that we are our own _______.
ego; sinful nature; authority
The devil uses the same three tactics he used in tempting Jesus. These three tactics are: ______, ______, and ______.
mocking, appeal to pride, flattery
When we follow the devil’s temptation, we are basing the value of our lives on the vertical model of _______/_______.
competition/comparison
The two primary measures in this model are: _______ and _______.
performance and appearance
What phrase describes the feelings of success (going up on the model) and failure (going down on the model)? ________
Manic Depression
Our curriculum states the culture of our modern society often follows this model by _______ certain preferences over others.
valuing
Our curriculum identifies that the consequence of pursuing this model, often results in someone trying to be ______ ______ ______.
something they’re not
The curriculum concludes that this pursuit leads to _______ and _______.
frustration; self-doubt
The Biblical model we are called to when first experiencing the power of our ______ is to _____________.
ego; submit to God’s authority
When following the Biblical Model, what is the way to “renew our mind”?
To stop following the patterns of the world (self- centeredness & competition)
What will we be able to do when we “renew our mind”?
Test and approve God’s good, pleasing, perfect will
What was the illustration given in class to describe how to receive and filter information when following the Biblical model?
To filter the information we have coming into us through the Word of God
When we do this, what we are able to recognize and resist?
The schemes of the devil
When we follow this Biblical model, we are illustrating the horizontal model of
co-operation
When following this model, what are the two reasons we have confidence in ourselves?
God’s love for us and His unique gifts
He’s given us
When following this model, what are the two reasons we remain humble?
Our inherent sinful nature / Christ died for us
What will illustrate which of the above paths we have chosen?
Our actions
What does Proverbs 26:18-19 state?
Like a madman shooting rebrands or deadly arrows, is a man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
Provide an example of how you “exercise your will” or “ego”.
T
The intake of information, is a process called _______
perceiving
The two manners in which individuals prefer to intake information are:
Sensing
Intuition
Once you gather information, you ______ the information in order to come to conclusions.
evaluate
The two manners in which individuals prefer to come to conclusions are:
Thinking
Feeling
The two psychological activities in which individuals operate in are:
Judging
Perceiving
Individuals having the greatest energy by interacting with the external world of people, experiences, and activities are known as:
Extrovert
Individuals having the greatest energy by interacting with the internal world of ideas, memories, and emotions are known as:
Introvert
In combining these psychological preferences is one way better than another?
No
Choose one:
a. Individuals exclusively use one preference or another.
b. Individuals use both preferences with one being more dominant.
b.
Psychological strength students show while learning:
Students with a ______ preference favor social interaction in classes and studying.
feeling
Psychological strength students show while learning:
Students with a ______ preference favor gathering a lot of facts and details.
sensing
Psychological strength students show while learning:
Students with a ______ preference favor classes and studies that come to clear conclusions.
judging
Psychological strength students show while learning:
Students with a ______ preference favor classes that give plenty of opportunity for them to talk and discuss the ideas.
extraversion
Psychological strength students show while learning:
Students with a ______ preference favor classes that give plenty of opportunity for reflection and deep thought.
introversion
Psychological strength students show while learning:
Students with a ______ preference favor constantly exploring new ideas related to what they are studying.
perceiving
Psychological strength students show while learning:
Students with a ______ preference favor looking at bigger concepts and ideas.
intuition
Psychological strength students show while learning:
Students with a ______ preference critically analyze anything they are studying.
thinking
Psychological strength students show while making decisions:
Students with a _______ preference have a tendency to take action before decisions are clearly thought through.
extraversion
Psychological strength students show while making decisions:
Students with a ______ preference have a tendency to make decisions quickly on a premonition or hunch.
intuition
Psychological strength students show while making decisions:
Students with a ______ preference have a tendency to believe that making the decision is the most important part of the
decision-making process.
judging
Psychological strength students show while making decisions:
Students with a ______ preference have a tendency to postpone decisions until they have more facts or information.
sensing
Psychological strength students show while making decisions:
Students with a ______ preference have a tendency to make decisions through the internal thought process.
introversion
Psychological strength students show while making decisions:
Students with a ______ preference have a tendency to make decisions based on rational arguments that ignore valuable
emotional information.
thinking
Psychological strength students show while making decisions:
Students with a ______ preference have a tendency to avoid decisions for fear of bringing pain to another person.
feeling
Psychological strength students show while making decisions:
Students with a ______ preference have a tendency to postpone or change decisions whenever any new information comes
to light.
perceiving
This story from scripture was used in the chapter to illustrate how a group of people can be viewing the same situation at the same
time, but process the data differently.
The twelve spies sent out by Moses to scout out the Promised Land
Who were the two individuals who viewed the situation differently than everyone else?
Joshua and Caleb
What was the debate about between the two individuals and the other ten?
Joshua and Caleb: The greatness of the land was evidence of God’s provision
The other ten: The Strength of the others made taking the land hopeless
How does the story illustrate utilizing (or not utilizing) psychological strengths?
optimism vs. pessimism (attitude)
