Test 2 Q4 Flashcards
What are the five strengths domains identified by the author?
1) Physical
2) Spiritual
3) Psychological
4) Emotional
5) Intellectual
In each of the strength domains, we are to first recognize where we are ________
Gifted
Next we are to develop an ________ where we develop and maintain our strengths
Attitude
Finally we develop our _______ through _________ so we can use them in a life of _________
Gifts, practice, service
The author identified that one of the most difficult aspects of our humanity is what?
To discover our own uniqueness and accept it
The primary reason discovering our uniqueness is difficult is due to the bombardment of ___________ that comes through advertising/media
Conformity
useful or valuable quality or thing that is an advantage or resource
Asset
disposition or feeling a person adopts or has with regard to a person or thing
Attitude
to deteriorate, dwindle, fail in strength, vigor, character, power, value, etc
Decline
combination or plans, organization, details, features, and structure or an entity
Design
an area or range of personal distinctness characterized by specific qualities
Domain
sensations experienced when one is stirred internally from non-physical sources
Feelings
a special ability or capacity, natural endowment, talent
Gift
of or relating to holism (a theory that the universe and especially living nature is correctly seen in terms of interacting wholes)
Holistic
condition of being only ordinary or of moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate
Mediocrity
capacity to respond to or be susceptible to sensory stimuli
Sensibility
excellence in performing in an area in which a person has training, competence, expertise, and experienced
Skill
qualities or features that bring power, force, vigor, or sustenance
Strengths
achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted
Success
to endure, live through, get by, or merely subsist
Survive
the interaction of elements in such a way that when they combine, they produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the contributions made by the individual elements
Synergistic
a special natural ability or aptitude that produces a capacity for achievement or success
Talent
to flourish, grow or develop vigorously. Achieve something desired, planned or attempted
Thrive
state of being the only one or the sole example; single; solitary type; having no like or equal
Uniqueness
quality or feature that is inadequate or defective
Weakness
the power of control that the mind has over choosing one’s own actions
Will
Perspective of strengths focuses upon improving areas of giftedness in our lives
Asset-based
Perspective of strengths focuses upon improving areas of weakness in our lives
Liabilities-based
Which perspective of strengths leads to mediocrity and why?
Liabilities because we never use our given abilities to become strong
Perspective of strengths focuses upon an individual’s multiple areas of intelligence
Holistic-based
The holistic-based perspective of strengths was promoted by ____________, a Harvard psychologist
Howard Gardner
List the seven areas of intelligence identified by Howard Gardner.
1) Linguistic
2) Logical-Mathematical
3) Musical
4) Body-Kinesthetic
5) Spatial-Visual
6) Interpersonal
7) Intrapersonal
What are the three critical actions that the author identifies are necessary to develop our gifts and talents into strengths?
1) Adopt a positive attitude about all five strengths domains
2) Learn about the gifts and talents we have
3) Practice the skills associated with a gift and talent
Who gave praise to God because they were “fearfully and wonderfully made”?
David
What scriptural account is given to illustrate God’s expectations of how we use our strengths?
The parable of the talents
Entirely physical
Brute
predominating attitudes, values, and behavior that characterize the functioning of a group of people
Culture
difficult to detect, grasp by the mind, analyze, define, or describe
Elusive
features or actions pertaining to the body
Physical
the capacity of our lives that gives our body distinct features and enables us to perform actions with our body
Physical strengths
possibility formed by the capability of being or becoming
Potential
structured system of human organization for large-scale community living at the national or multi-national level that furnishes continuity, norms, and a sense of identity for its members
Society
qualities or features that bring power, force, vigor, or sustenance
Strengths
Millard warns that physical strengths are commonly, and mistakenly, viewed in the area of __________
Athletics
When this narrow view is taken, people often incorrectly believe that they don’t have any ____________ strengths
Physical
What are the eight broad categories that Millard lists for physical strengths in the text?
1) Brute force
2) Artistry
3) Music
4) Mechanics
5) Craftsmanship
6) Oratory
7) Kinesthetic
8) Physical Appearance
Bloom’s quote / Millard’s warning on putting over emphasis on the physical strengths of an individual reinforces the secular competition model of _____________ over God’s design of developing our souls in order to have _______________
Performance/appearance, meaning and significance
What model is promoted in the media?
Performance/appearance
Understand that in the media there is always a ________ to fill the news of the day (thus giving the false appearance that any one individual can always be a _________)
Winner
Multi-billion dollar campaign to promote who are the ________ vs. the message from your family, school, church, etc. that you are to live for the benefit of __________
Winners, others
Goleman warns that following the secular cultures sales pitch can lead to _____________
Manic depression
Millard warns that following the secular cultures sales pitch increases a sense of _________ and ____________
Inferiority, self-doubt
When we make decisions based on where we fit in the ____________ model, we are focused upon receiving __________ from others
Competitive, approval
The person from scripture that the text uses as an example of physical strength in the area of craftsmanship
Bazalel
The person from scripture that the text uses as an example of physical strength in the area of beauty
Esther
The person from scripture that the text uses as an example of physical strength in the area of musical ability
David
that part of the consciousness that involves feeling and the capacity to detect and respond to sensory stimuli
Emotion
the capacity in our lives that enables us to correctly experience and use feelings and sensibility
Emotional strengths
the totality of surrounding things, conditions, or influences
Environment
non-rational, internal sensation not connected with sight, hearing taste, smell, or what is classically correlated to touch
Feeling
responsiveness or susceptibility to sensory stimuli
Sensibility
qualities or features that bring power, force, vigor, or sustenance
Strengths
What are the names of the two professors listed in our textbook as proposing the concept of emotional intelligence?
1) John Mayer, University of New Hampshire
2) Peter Salovey, Yale University
What is the name of the author of the best-selling book entitled Emotional Intelligence?
Daniel Goleman
List the 8 Characteristics given from the book used in class that describes the abilities people with high emotional intelligence possess.
1) Motivate oneself
2) Persist in the face of frustrations
3) Control impulse
4) Delay gratification
5) Regulate one’s mood
6) Keeping distress from swamping your ability to think
7) To empathize
8) To hope
Studies have shown that having high EI (Emotional Intelligence) is a better indicator of future success that having a high ________
IQ
According to our textbook, the basis for emotional intelligence is made up of what four skills or strengths?
1) Identifying and Expressing emotions
2) Use or Generate emotions
3) Understand Emotions
4) Manage Emotions
Right” is defined by what you have ________ in
Faith
this is the opportunity to impact the _________ by choosing not to follow the secular call of ________________ , but rather the call from God to _________
Culture, competitive performance/appearance, serve in love
The identification of the mood requires a _________ of understanding that your ________ to explain what “mood you’re in” is limited by your _________ to express yourself
Humility, ability, ability
The two things that may limit your ability to express yourself
1) Vocabulary (reading, studying, etc)
2) Exposure to moods (through media, family, etc)
Our mood is best exemplified in how we deal with __________
Authority
Our emotional response to dealing what _________ vs what the __________ dictates provides the opportunity for us to understand our emotion and manage it
We want, authority
When you are able to discern between different types of emotion, you show the skill of how to
Identify and express emotions
When you are able to analyze the possible causes of emotions and predict what kind of emotions people will have in different situations, you show the skill of how to
Understand emotions
When you have the ability to regulate your emotions in yourself and other people, you show the skill of how to
Manage emotions
When you have the ability to know which emotions or moods are best for any given situation, you show the skill of how to
Use or generate emotions
When you have the ability to recognize the level of intensity of the emotion present, you show the skill of how to
Identify and express emotions
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 this time in our lives, 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
The devil uses our _____ in order to tempt our _______ to believe that we are our own _____
1) ego
2) sinful nature
3) authority
The devil uses the same three tactics he used in tempting Jesus. These three tactics are: ___, ____, ____
1) mocking
2) appeal to pride
3) 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 the vertical model are:
1) performance
2) 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 are not
The curriculum concludes that this pursuit leads to ____ and ___
1) frustration
2) self-doubt
The Biblical model we are called to when rst experiencing the power of our ____ is to _________
1) ego
2) submit to God’s authority
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?
1) God’s love for us
2) his unique gifts he’s given us
When following this model, what are the two reasons we remain humble?
1) Our inherent sinful nature
2) Christ died for us
What will illustrate which of the above paths we have chosen?
our actions
Knowing what is the correct / moral action to take and choosing not to follow it.
disobedient
Promoting others to choose actions that are immoral / incorrect.
obstinate
Higher nature in human beings that enables them to reason critically and make moral judgments.
will
The science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
psychology
A continuous, systematic series of actions taking place in a definite manner directed to some end.
process
The act of or need for making up one’s mind.
decision
An area or range or personal distinctness characterized by specific qualities.
domain
Important or useful knowledge or facts obtained in some manner as input from some source.
information
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!”
The intake of information is a process called?
perceiving
The two manners in which individuals prefer to intake information are:
1) sensing
2) institutional
Once you gather information, you ____ the information in order to come to conclusions.
evaluate
The two psychological activities in which individuals operate in are:
1) judging
2) perceiving
Individuals having the greatest energy by interacting with the external world of people, experiences, and activities are known as:
extroverts
Individuals having the greatest energy by interacting with the internal world of ideas, memories, and emotions are known as:
Introverts
In combining these psychological preferences is one way better than another?
no
Students with a _ preference favor social interaction in classes and studying
feeling
If you are an individual who does not know how to express feelings, then you likely have a hard time
Identify and express emotions
If you are an individual who does not know how feelings influence thinking, then you likely have a hard time
Use or generate emotions
If you are an individual who gets more and more frustrated about the whole quiz each time you miss one of these multiple choice questions, then you likely have a hard time
Manage emotions
If you are an individual who is confused why your casual comments upset people, then you likely have a hard time
Understand emotions
If you are an individual who can’t ever seem to motivate others, then you likely have a hard time
Use or generate emotions