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20 Cards in this Set
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Resilience |
the way to overcome and bounce back after adversity |
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Happiness |
a personal feeling of contentment in one's life. This varies from person to person. |
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Positive psychology |
the study of optimal functioning |
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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi |
the man who is responsible for the concept of flow |
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Intrinsic goals |
this type of goals are perceived as worthwhile and interesting to the goal-setter |
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Empathy |
an act of trying to understand a person and how they are feeling and/or what they are going through |
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Flow |
getting caught up in an activity where you lose track of time because you are so absorbed in what you are doing |
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Approach goals |
this type of goal is approaching an outcome in a progressive manner |
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Forgiveness |
the act of letting another know you don't hold a transgression against them anymore |
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Dr. Martin Selignman |
the name of the man who sparked a renewed interest in the movement of positive psychology |
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Authentic goals |
this type of goal is real to the individual and is not imposed on them |
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Courage |
a universal strength that enables an individual to face life's difficulties |
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Meditation |
an activity of quieting the mind through relaxation and other methods |
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Wisdom |
a universal strength related to making good choices in the fac of life's difficulties |
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Activity goals |
this type of goal involves a new activity that has never been tried, but the individual has always wanted to try it |
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Mindfulness |
truly paying attention to the moment at hand and relishing every aspect of it |
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Altruism |
doing something for someone without the expectation of anything in return |
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Gratitude |
the act of showing gratefulness |
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Optimism |
an awareness of looking more at the positives in one's life rather than the negative |
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Hope |
a person with this is optimistic, a positive thinker, motivated and goal driven for the future |
