Mental Health Terms

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Positive feedback that helps others feel appreciated and supported.

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Affirmation

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Deliberately harming or threatening another person who cannot easily defend himself or herself.

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Bullying

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The distinctive qualities that describe how a person thinks, feels, and behaves.

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Character

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Acceptance of a loss.

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Closure

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A treatment method designed to identify and correct distorted thinking patterns that can lead to feelings and behaviors that may be troublesome, self-defeating, or self-destructive.

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Cognitive Therapy

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A problem-solving method in which each participant gives up something to reach a solution that satisfies everyone.

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Compromise

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The process of ending a conflict through cooperation and problem solving.

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Conflict Resolution

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Nonhostile comments that point out problems and encourage improvement.

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Constructive Criticism

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Working together for the good of all.

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Cooperation

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Dealing successfully with difficult changes in your life.

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Coping

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The ability to imagine and understand how someone else feels.

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Empathy

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You play by the rules, take turns, and share. You are open-minded, and you listen to others. You don’t try to take advantage of other people or blame them.

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Fairness

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A common and natural reaction to any loss that brings on strong emotions.

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Grieving

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Making others perform certain tasks in order to join the group.

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Hazing

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A ranked list of those needs essential to human growth and development, presented in ascending order, starting with basic needs and building toward the need for reaching your highest potential.

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Hierarchy of Needs

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A firm observance of core ethical values.

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Integrity

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Bringing in a neutral third party to help others resolve their conflicts peacefully.

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Mediation

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The act of showing sorrow or grief.

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Mourning

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The use of communication and, in many cases, compromise to settle a disagreement.

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Negotiation

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Your sense of yourself as a unique individual.

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Personal Identity

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An unfair opinion or judgment of a particular group of people.

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Prejudice

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The ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, difficulty, or crisis.

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Resilient

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The parts you play in your relationships.

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Role

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Someone whose success or behavior serves as an example for you.

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Role Model

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To strive to become the best you can be.

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Self-Actualization

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How much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself.

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Self-Esteem

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The encouragement or criticism that you give yourself.

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Self-talk

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A variety of reactions that may surface as an individual makes sense of how a loss affects him or her.

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Stages of Grief

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Pushing unpleasant feelings out of your mind on purpose.

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Suppression

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Exaggerated or oversimplified beliefs about people who belong to a certain group.

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Stereotype

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The ability to accept others’ differences.

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Tolerance

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Any event that has a stressful impact sufficient to overwhelm your normal coping strategies.

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Traumatic Event