Chapter 3, Lesson 2

Building a Positive AttitudeBuilding a Positive AttitudeObjectives (pg 114-125)Objectives (pg 114-125)

• Explain attitude and demonstrate how Explain attitude and demonstrate how actions relate to an individual’s attitudeactions relate to an individual’s attitude

• Identify 3 defense mechanismsIdentify 3 defense mechanisms

• Why are integrity and credibility important Why are integrity and credibility important elements of a positive attitude?elements of a positive attitude?

Problems occur…..how will you Problems occur…..how will you handle them?handle them?

Quick WriteQuick Write

List the two problems you’ve faced in the past two years. For each List the two problems you’ve faced in the past two years. For each problem, note whether it was a result of your own decision making problem, note whether it was a result of your own decision making

and behavior or of something that was beyond your control.and behavior or of something that was beyond your control.

How did you handle each kind of problem? How did you handle each kind of problem?

Did you tackle the issue head-on or try to avoid it? Did you tackle the issue head-on or try to avoid it?

What problem-solving strategy worked best for you?What problem-solving strategy worked best for you?

Attitudes Affect ActionsAttitudes Affect Actions

• AttitudeAttitude : thought, : thought, feeling, or belief feeling, or belief

• AttitudesAttitudes are internal are internal

• Behavior: Behavior: action that action that others can see you doingothers can see you doing

• BehaviorsBehaviors are external are external

The attitudes & behaviors of a healthy, The attitudes & behaviors of a healthy, reasonable person are usually in harmonyreasonable person are usually in harmony

Why Do You Need a Why Do You Need a Positive Attitude?Positive Attitude?

• It will make you a more It will make you a more successful family member, successful family member, student, employee, and citizenstudent, employee, and citizen

• People are attracted to positive People are attracted to positive thinkersthinkers

• Positive thinkers make things Positive thinkers make things happenhappen

Defense MechanismsDefense Mechanismsbehaviors people use to deal w/anxiety, behaviors people use to deal w/anxiety,

stress, or pressurestress, or pressure

DISPLACEMENT

REPRESSION

RATIONALIZATION

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PROJECTION

ACTING OUT

DENIAL

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Chapter 3, Lesson 2

Integrity and CredibilityIntegrity and Credibility

• Integrity:Integrity:commitment to a code of values or commitment to a code of values or beliefs=positive attitude & approach to life beliefs=positive attitude & approach to life

CredibilityCredibility

• CredibilityCredibility : quality of character that inspires : quality of character that inspires confidence & trust confidence & trust

MentorMentor

a life coach who guides,a life coach who guides,advises, & advocates foradvises, & advocates foryou. Provides feedbackyou. Provides feedbackthat helps you growthat helps you grow

Role Modelpositive person whom

others base their own attitudes & actions

parents, guardians, grandparents, aunts, unclesparents, guardians, grandparents, aunts, unclesbig brothers or sistersbig brothers or sisters

neighbors, teachers, coaches, counselors, club advisersneighbors, teachers, coaches, counselors, club adviserscommunity leaders, religious leaderscommunity leaders, religious leaders

– FearFear emotion when faced w/something new or unknown emotion when faced w/something new or unknown

– PridePride exaggerated feeling of self-worth exaggerated feeling of self-worth

– IndifferenceIndifference no desire to get better at anything no desire to get better at anything

mental states that block ability to learnmental states that block ability to learn

HumilityHumility

PatiencePatience

• ability to bear difficulty, delay frustration, or ability to bear difficulty, delay frustration, or pain w/o complaint pain w/o complaint

• if you don’t understand something, give it time if you don’t understand something, give it time to sink in to sink in

HumilityHumility & P & Patienceatience

keys to defeating keys to defeating

fear, pride, and indifferencefear, pride, and indifference

RespectRespect

• RespectRespect esteem, regard, & consideration esteem, regard, & consideration that you pay others & you earn from them that you pay others & you earn from them

How to Show Respect for OthersHow to Show Respect for Others

• Don’t spread gossip, rumors, or Don’t spread gossip, rumors, or loose talkloose talk

• Be on timeBe on time

• Don’t interruptDon’t interrupt

• ListenListen

• Give people the benefit of the Give people the benefit of the doubtdoubt

““abundance theory”—there’s enough of abundance theory”—there’s enough of everything to go around—credit, everything to go around—credit, glory, admiration, friendship, smiles, glory, admiration, friendship, smiles, laughter, complimentslaughter, compliments

Don’t take yourself too seriouslyDon’t take yourself too seriously

Be flexibleBe flexible

Stick with what’s important: people, their Stick with what’s important: people, their feelings, and their needsfeelings, and their needs

AppreciationAppreciation

admiration, approval, or gratitude that you admiration, approval, or gratitude that you express & receiveexpress & receive

Task CompletionTask Completion

• Task completionTask completion: : process of doing things process of doing things expected of you in a timely, orderly, expected of you in a timely, orderly, accurate, and honest manner accurate, and honest manner

– Greatest asset: time Greatest asset: time

– A A black holeblack hole is a period of time that eats into is a period of time that eats into your productivity your productivity

• ProcrastinationProcrastination

• DistractionDistraction

Building a Positive AttitudeBuilding a Positive AttitudeObjectives (pg 114-125)Objectives (pg 114-125)

Explain attitude and demonstrate how actions relate to Explain attitude and demonstrate how actions relate to an individual’s attitudean individual’s attitude

attitudeattitude : thought, feeling, or belief : thought, feeling, or belief

Identify 3 defense mechanismsIdentify 3 defense mechanismsDisplacement, Repression, Rationalization, Projection, Acting Out, DenialDisplacement, Repression, Rationalization, Projection, Acting Out, Denial

Why are integrity and credibility important elements of Why are integrity and credibility important elements of a positive attitude?a positive attitude?

Integrity:Integrity:commitment to a code of values or beliefs=positive attitude & approach to life commitment to a code of values or beliefs=positive attitude & approach to life

CredibilityCredibility : quality of character that inspires confidence & trust : quality of character that inspires confidence & trust