Personal Development Introduction Flashcards

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What is PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT?

A

process of improving and understanding oneself

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What are examples of self-improvement?

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enhancing employment skills, increasing consciousness, building wealth

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How has self-help and personal development helped BUSINESS MANAGERS?

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they obtain more qualified and motivated personnel, encouraged more people to go into the business themselves

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4
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What is a common misconception about personal development?

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not a way of solving problems, but growing

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5
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The more you learn about yourself…

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the better life you’ll be able to create

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6
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One of the tips for beginners is…

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there is a reason for everything

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7
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Any problem that you keep…

A

gives you some hidden benefit

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Why is KNOWLEDGE important?

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required for setting goals, defining an action plan, risk assessment

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Why are SKILLS important?

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they determine whether real actions are performed in accordance with the plan

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10
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When do HABITS form?

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when the same ability is used many times in the same situation

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How do habits work?

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automatically and subconsciously

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12
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What set of experiments popularized CLASSICAL CONDITIONING?

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Ivan Pavlov’s experiments

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13
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What are all the EFFICIENCY-INCREASING SKILLS?

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determination, confidence, persistence, stress-management, problem-solving skills, creativity, generating ideas

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14
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What is DETERMINATION?

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focusing on goals without distractions

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15
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What can be developed through self-discipline exercises?

A

determination and persistence

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What is SELF-CONFIDENCE?

A

self-awareness of actions and their consequences

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How does self-confidence manifest itself?

A

through speech, appearance, dressing, physical condition

18
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What is PERSISTENCE?

A

ability to keep moving forward regardless of obstacles

19
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What does persistence reduce?

A

cost of overcoming obstacles

20
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Where does STRESS come from?

A

uncertainty in an unknown situation, lack of info creates risk of negative consequences

21
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What increases efficiency in an actively changing environment?

A

stress-management

22
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Why are PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS important?

A

they help cope with problems encountered with a lack of experience

23
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How do problem-solving skills increase efficiency?

A

by adopting new ways of achieving goals

24
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How does CREATIVITY help us improve?

A

allows cultivation of unique ideas, increases speed

25
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How does GENERATING IDEAS help us develop as a person?

A

helps achieve goals with new, original, and unconventional ideas

26
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What is an IDEA?

A

a mental image of an object formed by the human mind

27
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What are the 5 aspects of personal development?

A

1) physical
2) spiritual
3) mental/cognitive
4) social
5) emotional

28
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What is a SELF-CONCEPT?

A

a mental picture of who you are as a person

29
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What are the 3 types of self-concepts?

A

actual self, self-knowledge, ideal self

30
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What is the ACTUAL SELF?

A

self-image

31
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What is SELF-KNOWLEDGE?

A

from social interactions

32
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What is your IDEAL SELF?

A

who we want to be