Glencoe Health Chapter 7 - Family Relationships

The ability to imagine and understand how someone else feels is called empathy

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Mental processes that protect individuals from strong or stressful emotions and situations are called development assets.

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Defense Mechanisms

Holding back or restraining is called suppression.

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Nonhostile comments that point out problems and encourage improvement are called constructive criticism.

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A ranked list of those needs essential to human growth and development, presented in ascending order, starting with basic need for reaching your highest potential is called a hierarchy of needs.

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The ability to accept yourself and others, adapt to and manage emotions, and deal with the demands and challenges you meet in life in called your mental/emotional health.

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A complex set of characteristics that makes you unique is called your personality.

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The intentional use of unfriendly or offensive behavior is called hostility.

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Observing and learning from the behaviors of those around you is called modeling.

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Signals that tell your mind and body how to react are called emotions.

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