Across
- 4. spiral of positivity, the effect that positive emotions have in building on one another and expanding in a movement towards success
- 5. the ability to adapt when faced with difficulty, adversity, threats, or serious stress
- 9. approach, an approach to problem solving that assumes a person struggles with a problem because of a weakness or because they lack something, like a skill or awarness
- 11. the small, daily events that create positive feelings; a term used by Barbara Fredrickson
- 13. an attitude based on a belief that outcomes will be positive; an important positive emotion
- 14. approach, an approach to problem solving that focuses on a person's personal resources - their unique abilities, talents, and qualities
- 15. brain growth, brain growth that occurs as a result of experiences; most rapid in a person's first 25 years, but continues throughout lifespan
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- 1. the expression of one's thankfulness or appreciation; an important positive emotion
- 2. brain growth, brain growth that occurs early in life and at around the same time in all humans e.g., learning to walk
- 3. the ability of the brain ti change throughout life by forming new neural connections in response to new situations
- 6. emotions, emotions such as joy gratitude, serenity, that can influence a persons ability to learn and grow
- 7. theory, the theory developed by Barbara Fredrickson, that positive emotions broaden the sense of possibility and promote exploration and discovery, which in turn build personal resources
- 8. mindset, the belief that a person can improve and excel at most things, with effort and support
- 10. mindset, the belief that a person has strengths and weaknesses that cannot be changed; the idea that a person is good at some things but not others
- 12. thinking, an attitude that focuses on optimism, happiness, and success