Life Calling Chapter 9-Psychological Strengths Quiz Flashcards
“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances; if there is any reaction, both are transformed”- Who stated this?
Carl Jung
Psychological strengths are those assets in our lives that relate more to our _________
Personalities
How does recognizing our personality preferences enables us to be more effective in?
In how we exercise our wills in making choices and coming to decisions for our lives.
(VOCAB) “the act of or need for making up one’s mind”…?
Decision
(VOCAB) “an area or range of personal distinctness characterized by specific qualities”…?
Domain
(VOCAB) “important or useful knowledge or facts obtained in some manner as input from some source”…?
Information
(VOCAB) “feel more comfortable with, select, give priority to, or hold above other choices or things in estimation”…?
Preference
(VOCAB) “a continuous, systematic series of actions taking place in a definite manner directed to some end”…?
Process
(VOCAB) “the capacity of our lives that enables us to exercise our will in deciding on courses of action”…?
Psychological strengths
(VOCAB) “the science of the mind or of mental states and processes”…?
Psychology
(VOCAB) “qualities or features that bring power, force, vigor, or sustenance”…?
Strengths
(VOCAB) “higher nature in human beings that enables them to reason critically and make moral judgments”…?
Will
What does the general study of psychology examine?
the science that deals with
all mental processes and behavior.
What are psychologists?
behavioral scientists who study our mental processes
and behavior trying to figure out how they work.
What was Carl Jung’s theory of 1971?
That first, we take in information, and second, we
evaluate the information and come to conclusions.
**Know the Psychological Process (Figure 9.2)
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What is perceiving?
how we take in information in the process of deciding on courses of action.
What does Figure 9.3 illustrate?
that we have a preference in how we perceive.
What is the preference of SENSING?
a perceiving preference that relies primarily on the process of observing facts or events through one or more of the five senses.
What is the preference of INTUITION?
a perceiving preference that relies primarily on the less obvious process of observing meanings, relationships, and possibilities in an instinctive manner that operates beyond the normal mechanics of the conscious mind.
**KNOW Figure 9.3 // How Do We Prefer to Take In Information?
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** KNOW Table 9.1 // Sensing-Intuition Contrast?
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Distinct preferences for Sensing…
-See information in specific parts and pieces -Concentrate on information related to the present, enjoying what is there -Prefer working with practical information that solves immediate issues -Like information that is definite and measurable -Start at the beginning, and evaluate information one step at a time -Work hands-on with parts to understand overall design -Enjoy using and refining information that is known and familiar
Distinct preferences for Intuition….
-See information in patterns and relationships -Concentrate on information related to the future, anticipating what might be -Prefer imaginative information that leads to possibilities -Like information related to opportunities for being inventive -Jump in anywhere in looking at information, and may leap over steps -Study overall design to see how parts fit together -Enjoy experimenting with information that is new and different
What are the two preferences when coming to conclusion?
thinking & feeling
What does “thinking” rely on?
on a logical approach.
What does “feeling” rely on?
a relational approach
What is the ‘thinking’ preference?
a preference toward coming to conclusions and making their decisions by relying primarily on an impersonal basis of rational consequences.
What is the ‘feeling’ preference?
a preference toward coming to conclusions and making their decisions by relying primarily on a personal basis of social values.
** KNOW Figure 9.4 // Preferred Basis for Making Decisions
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**KNOW Table 9.2 // Thinking-Feeling Contrast
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What are the 2 imposing factors that affect the two scales in our lives?
- judging/ perceiving
2. extraversion/ introversion
What is “judging”
the process of coming to a conclusion and making a decision.
What is “extraversion”
we gain the greatest energy by interacting with the external world of people, experiences, and activities.
What is “introversion”
we gain more energy by interacting with the internal world of ideas, memories, and emotions when we are taking in
information and making decisions about it.
“This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him.”
Deuteronomy 30:19-20
“Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.”
JOSHUA 24:14-15
What did Joshua do?
not only followed Moses as the leader of Israel, but also followed Moses’ example in challenging the Israelites to make right choices.
What was Joshua frustrated about?
about the increasing trend of some of the Israelites turning away from God and worshiping other gods.
Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.”
NUMBERS 13:30
