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TEST 1
CHAPTERS 1-8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| SENSATION | THE PROCESS OF RECIEVING STIMULI FROM SURROUNDING LIGHT WAVES AND SOUND WAVES |
| PERCEPTION | THE PROCESS OF UNDERSTANDING THE SENSATION(S) WE RECIEVE |
| SELECTIVE ATTENTION | FOCUS ON ONLY A PARTIAL ASPECT OF ALL THAT WE ARE CAPABLE OF EXPERIENCING |
| POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | STUDY OF POSITIVE EMOTIONS AND HOW TO DEVELP THEM MORE FULLY STUDY OF CHARACTER OR POSITIVE TRAITS STUDY OF POSITIVE INSTITUTIONS WHICH FACILITATE CHARACTER BUILDING |
| FUNCTIONAL FIXEDNESS | LOCKED INTO THINKING ABOUT USING OBJECTS ONLY IN THE MOST CONVENTIONAL OR FAMILIAR WAY |
| NEUROPLACICITY RESEARCH | THE CAPACTIY OF THE BRAIN TO CHANGE ITS INTERNAL STRUCTRURE BY REORGANIZING NEURAL PATHWAYS BASED ON NEW EXPERIENCES |
| DERTERMINISM | CAUSE & EFFECT OF RELATIONSHIPS |
| FREE WILL | HUMANS IGNORE DERTMINING FACTORS AND FREELY CHOOSE HOW TO ACT |
| INTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL | THE PERSON FEELS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUTCOMES IN THEIR LIFE |
| EXTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL | THE PERSON FEELS THEY ARE A VICTIM, AND HAVE NO CONTROL OR RESPONSIBILITY |
| SELF TALK | THE RUNNING COMMENTARY IN YOUR HEAD THROUGHOUT THE DAY |
| ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE | NOTICING, APPRECIATING, AND BEING THANKFUL FOR THE POEPLE, EVENTS AND EVEN THE SAMLL BENEFITS OF YOUR LIFE |
| NOT RELATED TO HAPPINESS | WEALTH, PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVNESS, IQ |
| STRONG RELATION TO HAPPINESS | GENETICS, YOUR BELIF IN YOURSELF |
| POSITIVE EMOTIONS | LET US KNOW WHEN THE COAST IS CLEAR TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES GEARED FOR THE FUTURE |
| HEDONIC TREADMILL | GENETICS & ADAPTATION MAKE YOUR HAPINESS |
| EUDAMONIA | BEING TURE TO YOURSELF, IDENTIFY YOUR OWN STRENGTHS & VIRTUES |
| SELF ESTEEM | THE RELATIONSHIP YOU HAVE WITH YOURSELF AND THE DEGREE TO WHICH YOU VIEW YOURSELF IN A POSITIVE LIGHT |
| FRAME OF REFERENCE | WHAT ORGANIZES OUR WORLD, PERCEPTION, EXPERIENCES AND HOW WE MAKE SENSE OUT OF IT |
| REFRAMING | CHANGING THE WAY YOU THINK, THE PROCESS OF ACTIVLY CHANGING PERSPECTIVES |
| PROACTIVITY | THE FREEDOM OF CHOICE - DECISION MADE BY CHOICE |
| REACTIVITY | DECISION OR ACTION MADE BASED ON HABIT |
| SELF EFFICACY | A PERCEPTION OF PERCEIVED OF COMPETENCE, YOUR SUCCESS REATE |
| OPTIMISM | FOCUSING ON WHAT IS RIGHT |
| PESSIMISTS | FOCUS ON THE NEGATIVE |
| SELF CONCEPT | YOUR PARADIGM ABOUT YOURSELF AND IS REFLECTED IN HOW YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF |
| SELF ESTEEM CONTRIBUTES TO EFEECTIVENESS | HAPPIER PEOPLE WITH HIGH SELF ESTEEM ARE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN LOW SELF ESTEEM |
| PATHOLOGICAL CRITIC | THE NEGATIVE INNER VOICE THAT JUDGES YOU |
| AUTHORITATIAN PARENTING | PARENTING FOLLOWING THE RULES |
| PERMISSIVE-INDIFFERENT PARENTING | UNINVOLVED IN THE CHILDS LIFE |
| PERMISSIVE-INDULGENT PARENTING | VERY ACTIVE IN THE CHILDS LIFE AND VERY LOVING BUT FAIL TO SET LIMITS |
| AUTHORITIVE PARENTING | WARM AND NURTURING WHILE AT THE SAME TIME SETTING MEANINGFUL LIMITS AND CONTROLS FOR THE CHILD |
| DO GOOD FEEL GOOD EFFECT | PEOPLE WHO FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES ARE MORE HELPFUL |
| MISTAKE | ANY BEHAVIOR, WHICH YOU DO OR FAIL TO DO WHICH LATER, AS YOUR REFLECT ABOUT IT, YOU WISH YOU HAD NOT DONE OR DONE DIFFERENTLY |
| STRESS | ANYTHING THAT REQUIRES AN ADAPTIVE RESPONSE ON THE PART OF THE ORGANISM |
| EUSTRESS | POSITIVE STRESS |
| DISTRESS | NEGATIVE STRESS |
| FIGHT OR FLIGHT | SURVIVAL MECHANISM PRESENT IN HUMANS AND MOST ANIMALS WHICH PREPARES US TO DEAL WITH PHYSICAL DANGER |
| FIGHT OR FLIGHT SIGNS | RACING THOUGHTS, TREMORS, POUNDING HEART, DRY MOUTH, NUMBNESS, STOMACH TIGHTENS |
| HOMEOSTASIS | BALANCE AFTER FLIGHT OR FIGHT |
| IMMEDIATE STRESS RESPONSE | BRAIN DULLS, LUNGS TAKE IN MORE OXYGEN, LIVER STORES SUGAR FOR ENERGY, MUSCLES TENSE, HAIR BECOME ERECT |
| DELAYED STRESS RESPONSE | IMMUNE SYSTEM DIMINISHED, LIVER STORES FAT, BRAIN MEMORY IS SLOWED |
| CHRONIC STRESS RESPONSE | BRAIN IS DAMAGED, IMMUNE SYSTEM STOPS FIGHTING, INTENSTINES LEAVE MUCOUS LINING |
| PLACEBO EFFECT | TRICKING YOURSELF BACK INTO HEALTH |
| CORTISOL | THE PRIMARY HORMONE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRESS RESPONSE |
| WELLNESS | THE STATE OF BEING AND FEELING WELL, OVERALL |
| ACTIVE RELAXATION | BECOMING AWARE OF YOUR BODY AND MIND TO REDUCE YOUR LEVEL OF AROUSAL |
| PASSIVE RELAXATION | INACTIVITY PHYSICALLY NOT MENTALLY |
| STRESS HARDINESS | COMMITMENT, CHALLENGE, CONTROL |
| CONTROL | HAVING CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE, RATHER THAN IT OF YOU |
| COMMITMENT | BELIEVING THAT WHAT YOU DO IS OF VALUE AND IMPORTANCE |
| CHALLEGE | SEEING OPPORTUNITY IN CRISIS |
| EXERCISE BENNEFIT | RELEASE OF PENT UP MUSCULAR TENSION, ALLOWING YOUR BODY TO RETURN TO EQUILIBRIUM |
| MISSION STATEMENT | YOUR PERSONAL CONSTITUTION FOR THE BASIS OF LIFE AND MAJOR LIFE DECISIONS |
| VISUALIZATION | METHOD OF DELIBERATLEY USING IMAGERY, VISUAL AND OTHERWISE TO ALTER YOUR FEELINGS, YOUR BEHAVIOR AND EVEN YOUR PHYSIOLOGY |
| COLLECTIVE UNCONCIOUS | A STOREHOUSE OF EXPERIENCE TO WHICH ALL OF US ARE CONNECTED |
| SYNCHRONICITY | MEANINGFUL COINCIDENCES; EVENTS IN OUR LIVES ARE CONNECTED IN A WAY THAT IS BEYOND OUR MATERIAL MEASURING DEVICES |
| TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY | THE OVERLAP BETWEEN REALMS OF PSYCHOLOGY AND SPIRITUALITY |
| Carl Rogers theory | Inferiority complex |
| Inferiority complex | Individuals having chronic low self Esteem |
| Seligmans theory | Signature strengths |
| Signature strengths | Traits and behaviors you can develop by exercising proactive choice |
| Signature strengths | Wisdom, courage, love and humanity, justice, temperance, spirituality |
| Yerkes Dodson law | Many tasks are done with moderate levels of arousal |
| Representational system | Auditory, visual, kinetic, gustatory, olfactory |
| Effectiveness | Requires organization and creativity |
| Coveys time management system | Organize your schedule around priorities |
| Quadrant 1 | Urgent and important |
| Quadrant 2 | Non urgent but important |
| Quadrant 3 | Urgent and not important |
| Quadrant 4 | Non urgent not important |
| Procrastination maintained by | Self control |
| Cause of procrastination | Low frustration tollerance |
| Premack principal | Any activity you find joy in can be used as an award |
| SQ3R | Survey, read, recite, question, review |
| Retroactive interference | New interferes with old |
| Proactive | Old inhibits retention of new |
| TYPE OF STRESSOR | WORK HINDRANCE, WORK CHALLENGE, NON WORK HINDRANCE, NON WORK CHALLENGE |
| TRUST | THE WILLINGNESS TO BE VULNERABLE TO AN AUTHORITY |
| JUSTICE | THE PERCIEVED FAIRNESS OF AN AUTHORITIES DECISION MAKING |
| ETHICS | THE DEGREE TO WHICH BEHAVIORS ARE OF MORAL NORMS |
| DETERMINE WORK EFFORT | EXPECTANCY, INSTRUMENTALITY, VALENCE |
| 3 SOURCES THAT TRUST CAN BE ROOTED | DISPOSITION, COGNITION, AFFECT |
| DIMENSIONS USED TO DESCRIVE TRUST IN AN AUTHORITY | DISTRIBUTIVE, PROCEDURAL, INTERPERSONAL |
| MAKE GOALS STRONG PREDICTORS OF WORK EFFORT | SPECIFIC & DIFFICULT |
| LEARNING | CHANGE IN SKILL LEVEL RESULTING FROM EXPERIENCE |
| TYPES OF KNOWLEDGE EMPLOYEES GAIN FROM LEARNING | EXPLICIT, TACIT |
| EXPLICIT KNOWLEDGE | LEARN FROM TEXT BOOK |
| TACIT KNOWLEDGE | LERN FROM EXPERIENCE |
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