Chap. 3 Vocabulary

3. the ability to imagine and understand how someone else feels
9. mental processes that protect individuals from strong or stressful emotions and situations.
11. the ability to accept yourself and others, express and manage emotions, and deal with the demands and challenges you meet in your life.
12. 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.
15. the ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, difficulty, or crisis.
16. a firm observance of core ethical values.
17. a complex set of characteristics that makes you unique.

1. nonhostile comments that point out problems and encourage improvement.
2. the distinctive qualities that describe how a person thinks, feels, and behaves.
4. your sense of yourself as a unique individual.
5. having enough skills to do something.
6. the intentional use of unfriendly or offensive behavior.
7. someone whose success or behavior serves as an example for you.
8. to strive to be the best you can.
10. signals that tell your mind and body how to react.
13. chemicals produced by your glands that regulate the activities of different body cells.
14. how much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself