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Chapter 5
Shifting to Positive Thinking
Term | Definition |
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Happiness | positive emotion linked to well-being and contentment with life |
Mind-set | person's thought pattern, attitude, and mood |
Growth Mind-set | belief that a person's most basic abilities and feelings can be changed through hard work and dedication |
Fixed Mind-set | belief that a person's most basic abilities and feelings are permanent and cannot be changed |
Purpose | stable and generalized intention to accomplish something that is both meaningful to the self and consequential for the world beyond the self |
Optimistic | expecting good outcomes for actions and feeling or showing hope for the future |
Pessimistic | expecting only bad outcomes for actions and feeling unhopeful for the future |
Rumination | act of thinking deeply or obsessively about negative feelings or situations |
Attitude | pattern of viewing and reacting to events in a certain way |
Mindfulness | state of concentrated, judgment-free awareness of what is happening in the present moment |
Gratitude | appreciation for what one has |
Outlook | way of thinking or feeling about a situation |
Self-talk | one's thoughts about one's self throughout the day |
Self-respect | pride and confidence in one's self |
Dignity | recognition that all people have the right to be valued and respected for who they are |
Diversity | people's differences in many areas such as race, ethnicity, sex, gender, or spiritual beliefs |
Empathy | ability to understand and share the feelings of another person |
Cognitive Empathy | ability to see the world from another person's perspective |
Emotional Empathy | ability to experience the emotions another person is feeling |
Resilience | ability to recover from traumatic and stressful events |
Self-compassion | attitude of kindness and understanding toward one's self, even when experiencing setbacks and disappointments |