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Chapter 2 Psychology
Review for Exam #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Essence of personal responsibility is responding... | Wisely to life's opportunities and challenges, rather than waiting passively for luck or other people to make the choice for us. |
| Personal responsibility is the foundation of... | Success because without it, our lives are shaped by forces outside of us. |
| Victims are people who... | Do not accept personal responsibility for creating their own results. |
| Creators are people who do... | Accept personal responsibility for creating their own results. |
| Change beliefs and behaviors to create | The best results they can. |
| The key ingredient of personal responsibility... | Is choice. |
| Self-Talk: 1. Inner Critic | Internal voice that judges us as inadequate.. |
| Hope to eliminate our... | Flaws and win the approval of others, thus feeling more worthy. |
| Self-Talk: 2. Inner Defender | Judges others. It's all "their fault" |
| Thoughts and conversations are full of... | Blaming, complaining, accusing, judging, criticizing, and condemning others. |
| Want to protect us from... | Discomfort and anxiety (Place blame on focus beyond our control). |
| Self-Talk: 3. Inner Guide... | Seeks to make the best of any situation. |
| Tells us the impartial truth, allowing us to be more... | Fully aware of the world and people around us. |
| Allows us to take... | Action that will get us back on course. |
| Translating victim statements into the responsible language of creators moves from... | Stagnant judgments to dynamic actions. |
| Our choices reveal what we truly... | Believe and value as opposed to what we say we believe and value. |
| Six Questions: 1. | What's my present situation? Identify your problem or challenge. |
| Six Questions: 2. | How would I like my situation to be? Look to future outcomes. |
| Six Questions: 3. | What are my possible choices? Create a list.. Explore and consider. |
| Six Questions: 4. | What's the likely outcome of each possible choice? Decide the likely turn out.. If you can't predict, stop and father any information. |
| Six Questions: 5. | What choice will I commit to doing? Create your plan.. Decide desired outcome.. Act. |
| Six Questions: 6. | When and how will I evaluate your results? Compare your new situation to how you want to be. |
| "Stickin Thinkin" isn't based on reality; these... | Rational thoughts are the automatic chatter of the inner critic and inner defender. |
| Albert Ellis: | Activating event (A) + Our beliefs (B) = Consequences (C) ... How we respond. |
| How to raise your self-esteem: | Become aware of chatter of inner voices and separate yourself. |
| Four ways to distribute our inner voice: | 1. Offer evidence that your judgments are incorrect 2. Offer a positive explantation of the problem 3. Question the importance of the problem 4. If you find that your judgments are true.. Offer a plan to improve. |