Test #2 Flashcards
What is self esteem?
Your perception of yourself and your feelings of self worth
What are some characteristics of healthy self esteem?
Confident, happy, leader, social, positive
What are some characteristics of poor self esteem?
Follower, insecure, sad, social withdrawal, comparing themselves
What contributes to healthy self esteem?
Compliments, validation, environment, love, achievements
What contributes to poor self esteem
Chronic failure, bullying, abuse, poor parenting, unrealistic expectations, stereotypes, conflict
What can you do to improve your self esteem?
-have positive influences (good social circle)
-do the things you love
-positive self talk
-try new things
What is self concept?
Your idea or image of yourself, “who am I?”
What affects self concept?
-Life experiences
-Heredity and culture
-Stress and coping
-Health status
-Developmental stage
Dimensions of self
(Look at answers page 3)
Easy vs. Difficult decisions / Small vs. Large decisions
Blue vs. Brown sweater, buy a car?
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Draw or read, buy a house?
Rational and irrational decisions
Rational - Think it through and use logic
Irrational - Emotional and not thinking clearly
What causes irrational decision making?
Time, emotion, outside influence/pressure
What is a “whether” decision?
One or the other, this or that, yes/no, either/or
What is a “which” decision?
Choose one or more out of multiple options
What is a contingent decision?
A decision that has been made but will be put on hols until a condition is met
Satisficing
First satisfactory option>best option
Optimizing
Think of all of the solutions and pick the best option
Maximax
Maximize the maximums, “go for broke”
Maximin
Maximize the minimums, consider the negative and choose the least negative option
What is the decision making procedure?
-get the facts
-list all options
-rate the options
-rate the risk of the options
-make a decision
What are the 6 hats colours and meanings
Blue - (start and end) note what has been accomplished, lay it out, manage thinking process
White - logic and thoughts, get all the data
Red - emotions, how will others react to this emotionally?, use gut instinct
Yellow - consider all positives, see all benefits
Black - consider all negatives, see all the risks
Green - creative solutions, not much criticism in this stage
Group decision making models and meanings
Vote - at its simplest: everyone votes, most votes wins
Consensus - everybody agrees
Compromise - everybody agrees after a discussion and some people giving up their original choice/demands
Leadership - one person decides and doesn’t have to explain to the group
Representative - one person decides and explains to the group
What are some strategies for making and setting goals?
-keep operational goals small
-have time constraints
-be realistic
-make each goal a positive statement
-be precise/specific
-performance goals>outcome goals
-write them down
-make each goal a positive statement
Personal goal setting helps with what?
-outline achievements/track progress
-plan for the future
-motivate yourself
-concentrate your efforts
-build self-confidence
Who uses goal setting?
Everyone, parents, students, teachers, athletes, coaches, companies, etc.
SMART goals
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-bound
Urgency and importance
Too much urgency for something that’s not important can have negative outcomes
What are values?
What you consider important in life
What are some examples of values?
Be popular, make money, be a good parent, be confident, have good friends, having fun, being with loved ones
What factors influence values?
Family, friends, past/future, childhood, environment
What is “nature”/”nurture”?
Nature - the idea that we act how we do because of human instinct, and out genes
Nurture - the idea that act how we do because of how we were raised and what we were taught
Nature / nurture examples
Intelligence, skills / humour
What is privilege?
The unearned power and advantages the dominant group experiences
What is oppression?
The use of power to disempower, marginalize, or exert dominance over a certain group
What is intersectionality?
The inconnected nature of of all social categorizations
Examples of types of privilege?
Race, gender, sexuality, wealth, class, nationality
What is health?
The state of social, mental and physical wellbeing. Not simply just the absence of illness.
What is wellness?
The optimal state of health, a positive approach to living
What is the difference between health and wellness?
Health is the goal, wellness is the direct act of achieving it.
Healthy mind platter (remember acronym)
Down time, Focus, Time-in, Play, Physical, Sleep, Connection
What are some mental health determinants for adolescents?
Healthy sleep patterns, regular exercise, developing coping skills, managing emotions
Factors that contribute to stress and poor mental health
Peer pressure, sexual identity, media influence, poverty, exposure to violence, stigma, quality of home life, discrimination
Tips to improve your mental health
-catch problems early
-work out
-control your heart rate
-listen to a podcast while walking/working out
What is stigma?
The negative attitude or discrimination against someone based on a distinguishing characteristic
Examples of stigma
Making villains with mental illnesses, making mental illnesses a halloween costume, harmful stereotypes
Types of stigma
Social / Self-percived
Prejudiced attitudes from others towards the person with mental illness / The internalized stigma from the person with mental illness
Effects of stigma
-people with mental health are less likely to get a house
-people with mental health are less likely to get a job
-more likely to be alienated
-seen as dangerous/irresponsible
Difference between millennials and the previous generation
-IGen
-shaped by social media and smartphones
-how they view the world
-less likely to date
-less likely to get a driver’s license
-how they spend their time
What are the different letters in MBTI
I ntrovert
E xtrovert
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I ntuition
S ensing
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F eeling
T hinking
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J udging
P erceiving
Who made the MBTI test
Carl Jung and Myers-Briggs
What is personality type theory?
Categorize based on tendencies and characteristics (eg: MBTI)
What is personality traits theory?
Categorize based on the differences between individuals based on character traits (eg: The Big Five)
