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TC Ch.3 Health Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mental/emotional health | the ability to accept your self and others, express and manage emotions, and deal with the demands and challenges you meet in your life |
| Resilient | the ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, difficulty, or crisis |
| self-esteem | how much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself |
| competence | having enough skills to do something |
| self-actualization | to strive to be the best you can |
| personal identity | your sense of yourself as a unique individual |
| hierarchy of needs | ranked list of essential needs to humans |
| role model | someone who's success or behavior serves as an example for you |
| personality | complex set of characteristics that makes you unique |
| character | the distinctive qualities that describe how a person thinks, feels, and behaves |
| integrity | firm observance of core ethical values |
| constructive criticism | non hostile comments that point out problems and encourage improvement |
| emotions | signals that tell your mind and body how to react |
| hormones | chemicals produced by your glands that regulate the activities of different body cells |
| empathy | the ability to imagine and understand how someone else feels |
| hostility | the intentional use of unfriendly or offensive behavior |
| defense mechanisms | mental processes that protect individuals from strong or stressful emotions and situations |