Wellness Ch.5, 6, & 9

Intellectual wellness

--A dimension of wellness defined as one's creativity and engagement with stimulating mental activities --Critical thinking: involves questioning established ideas, creating new ideas, and using information to solve problems

Optimism

--Studies find that optimism is associated with better health, performance, longevity, and social success. --In some situations, optimistic thinking can be associated with an underestimation of risks

Positive psychology (Dr. Martin Seligman 2002)

Scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive founded on the belief that people want to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, to cultivate what is best within themselves, and to enhance their experiences of love work and play Positive psychology is different than positive thinking... not always positive, but realistic thinking which leads to being accurate

6 core dimensions of happiness

Self-acceptance: owning all your qualities, continually in the process of realizing your potential Positive relationships with other people: develop trust, admiration, respect affection and regard for others, having social support from others Autonomy: not easily influenced to follow the opinions of the group, take ownership for ones choice and their behavior Environmental mastery: choosing realistic goals and accomplishing them, turn obstacles into opportunities. Purpose in Life: a sense of meaning about the past, present and future Personal growth: continually growing and expanding... lives, values, and relationships are not stagnant

Life congruence

this is when we live our lives coincide with the faith we hold for our lives

Intrinsic motivation

--Servanthood is expressed in a variety of ways as we serve each other differently based on the differing intrinsic motivations placed within us. --Proclaiming is the inward motivation to publicly speak out from internal convictions concerning what is perceived as right and wrong. --Giving is the inward motivation to financially invest in and support other worthwhile projects and to wisely use and invest money to provide for such support. --Helping is the inward motivation to detect legitimate needs others have and to find practical ways to provide these needs. --Researching is the inward motivation to carefully research truth and to clearly present what we discover to others in such a way that it will be easy to learn --Exhorting is the inward motivation to encourage others through counsel and to outline practical steps of actions others should take to overcome problems. --Managing is the inward motivation to organize and coordinate the activities and efforts of others and to set goals for them to meet in these activities and efforts. --Comforting is the inward motivation to identify with the emotions of others and to provide comfort to those who are in emotional distress

Working memory

A concept that implies that humans do not like to think but rather when faced with anew situation draw on past memory to decide how to act. Using this concept saves us time instead of problem solving new solutions... but can alsobe dangerous.

What is the APR on a credit card?

Annual Percentage Rate, an interest rate if you carry over a balance

Name a couple of responsible tips when using your checking account.

Avoid overdrawing from your account, check your account's activity often, pay attention to your bank statements

Name a couple responsible tips when owning and using credit cards.

Choose and use them mindfully, pay your bill on time, and pay as much as you can to avoid or minimize interest charges

Spiritual wellness to a college student

Developing your own beliefs and ideas Questioning, challenging, and reaffirming the values and beliefs up to this point

What are some benefits of having good credit?

Great credit score = bigger loans

What is a credit score?

Is a system creditors use to help determine whether to give you credit

Mindfulness

Mindfulness is the examination of how one person focuses attention on the internal world of another (attunement) and that the brain may grow in ways that promote balanced self-regulation and a process, called neural integration, enables flexibility and understanding. Mindfulness can also be defined as moment-to-moment awareness.

Spiritual wellness

Morals, ethics, values, and beliefs that help guide someone throughout their life The search for meaning and purpose in life Enhances the connection between your body, mind and spirit

How can you save for the future/retirement?

Retirement funds Company match

Three S's of creativity

Sensitivity - spotting problems, deficiencies, and incongruities. People that are problem finders as well as problem solvers. Synergy - "two heads are greater than one." This occurs when two or more elements are associated in a new way and the result is greater than the sum of the parts Serendipity - taking advantage of unexpected discoveries. Find new meaning and opportunity in events.

What are some common mistakes college students make with money? How can you avoid them?

Spend money that they don't have, use credit cards for everything, late payments, etc, high interest rates

What are some possible benefits to charitable giving?

Tax credit Usually means you know where your money is and how much you can afford to give

What is FACTA? How does it apply to you?

The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Acts FACTA gives people the right to free copy of your credit report and to obtain your credit score from each of the 3 major credit bureaus every year

Howard Gardner's definition of intelligence

The human ability to solve problems or to design or compose something valued in at least one culture which broadens the scope of human potential

Learning style

This is your preferred way of learning and is also connected to personality type

Gratitude

This means that you are thankful for and appreciative of what you have and whereyou are on your path right now.

How do you get good credit? How do you get bad credit?

Use card cards mindfully and pay your bill on time, pay as much as you can to avoid or minimize interest charges Too many credit cards, late payments

Critical thinking fallacies

Patterns of incorrect reasoning. Appeal to Pity - Emotion replacing logic Appeal to Common Practice - "Everyone else is doing it" argument Scare tactics - using fear as a way of interfering or blocking rational thinking Appeal to Vanity - getting agreement by paying compliments Appeal to Tradition - "We have always done it that way" argument Jumping to conclusions - making hasty generalizations... that all members of a group are the same Appeal to loyalty - we feel loyal to our friends, family, school, community, team, etc...and could make decisions that are in the best interest of that group

Name a couple ways you could get your identity stolen.

Stealing records while on the job, conning other employees, bribing another employee or hacking into records Stealing information via email, telephone, mail, from your wallet or purse or by rummaging through your trash

Perceptual adaptation

The decreased responsiveness to sights, sounds, odors and the like as people continueto experience them. The idea is that we respond less and less to any given environmental event as the event persists Example: The response you have to large and loud fireworks changes as you become used to them

Character

The value that appears far more in our actions than in our statements What we hold about ourselves that is observable in moral and ethical actions taken in our lives consistent with the faith we developed. Your character strengths define you and can be developed and refined over your lifetime

Forgiveness

This is a decision to let go of the desire for revenge and ill-will toward the person who wrong you. It may also include feelings of goodwill toward the other person. Forgiveness is also a natural resolution of the grief process, which is the necessary acknowledgement of pain and loss.

Patience

This is the display of tolerance while awaiting an outcome; you are presented withthe lesson of patience the moment you try to create a change within yourself

Multiple intelligences

This is the human ability to solve problems or to design or compose something valued in at least one culture Connected to your abilities, interests and values Howard Gardener identified 9 different intelligences: ----------1. Musical, ----------2. Interpersonal, ----------3.Mathematical, ----------4. Spatial, ----------5. Bodily-Kinesthetic, ----------6. Linguistic, ----------7. Intrapersonal, ----------8.Naturalist, ----------9. Existential

Tolerance

This is the outward extension of acceptance; it is when you learn to embrace allparts of others and allow them to be and express themselves fully as the unique humans thatthey are.