Chapter 3 Vocabulary

2. A physical reaction, which results from stress rather than from any injury or illness
4. Signals that tell your mind and body how to react
6. Mental processes that protect individuals from strong or stressful emotions and situations
8. Someone whose success or behavior serves as an example for you
10. 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 for reaching your highest potential
12. To strive to become the best you can be
13. The ability to imagine and understand how someone else feels
15. The ability to accept yourself and others, express and manage emotions, and deal with the demands and challenges you meet in your life
16. A complex set of characteristics that make you unique
18. The act of becoming aware through the senses
19. Negative stress
20. Anything that causes stress
21. Chemicals produced by your glands that regulate the activities of different body cells

1. Having enough skills to do something
3. Nonhostile comments that point out problems and encourage improvement
5. A firm observance of core ethical values
7. The ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, difficulty, or crisis
9. Your sense of yourself as a unique individual
11. The distinctive qualities that describe how a person thinks, feels, and behaves
14. The intentional use of unfriendly or offensive behavior
17. How much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself