Chapter 3 & 4 Vocabulary

The ability to accept yourself and others, express and manage emotions, and deal with the demands and challenges you meet in your life.

• Hierarchy of Needs

• Mental/Emotional Health

• Personality

• Defense Mechanisms

To strive to be the best you can be

• Competence

• Personality

• Self-Actualization

• Hormones

The intentional use of unfriendly or offensive behavior

• Hostility

• Integrity

• Resilient

• Character

The distinctive qualities that describe how a person thinks, feels, and behaves

• Character

• Empathy

• Self-Concept

• Integrity

Someone whose success or behavior serves as an example for you.

• Defense Mechanisms

• Role-Model

• Character

• Resilient

A ranked list of those needs essential to human growth and development, presented in ascending order, starting with basic needs and building toward the need to reach your highest potential.

• Hierarchy of needs

• Integrity

• Hormones

• Competence

Non-hostile comments that point out problems and encourage improvement

• Emotions

• Integrity

• Defense Mechanisms

• Constructive Criticism

They have the ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, difficulty, or crisis.

• Defense Mechanisms

• Integrity

• Hormones

• Resilient

How much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself

• Self-Esteem

• Self-Concept

• Personality

• Empathy

Your sense of yourself as a unique individual

• Personality

• Personal Identity

• Competence

• Self-Concept