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chap. 7 health
Answer | Question |
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mental/emotional health | the ability to accept yourself and others, adapt to and manage emotions, and deal with demands and challenges you meet in life |
hierarchy of needs | ranked list of those needs essential to human growth and development, presented in ascending order, starting with basic needs and building toward the need for reaching your highest potential |
self-actualization | the striving to become the best you can be |
personality | a complex set f characteristics that makes you unique |
modeling | observing and learning from behaviors of those around you |
personal identity | your sense of yourself as a unique individual |
developmental assets | the building blocks of development that help people become responsible, caring adults |
constructive criticism | non hostile comments that point our problems and encourage improvement |
emotions | signals that tell your body and mind how to react |
hormone | a chemical secreted by your glands that regulate the activities of different body cells |
empathy | ability to imagine and understand how someone else feels |
hostility | intentional use of unfriendly or offensive behavior |
defense mechanisms | mental processes that protect individuals from strong or stressful emotions and situations |
suppression | holding back or restraining |