Question

Match terms with sentences. The building blocks of development that help people become responsible, caring adults The ability to imagine and understand how someone else feels Nonhostile comments that point out problems and encourage improvement Observing and learning from the behaviors of those around you A chemical secreted by your glands that regulates the activities of different body cells Signals that tell your mind and body how to react Making excuses to explain a situation or behavior rather than directly taking responsibility for it Unconscious lack of acknowledgement of something that is obvious to others Reverting to behaviors more characteristic of an earlier stage of development rather than dealing with conflict in a mature manner Making up for weaknesses and mistakes through gift-giving, hard work, or extreme efforts Conscious, intentional pushing of unpleasantness from one’s mind Involuntary pushing of unpleasant feelings out of conscious thought Attributing your own feelings or faults to another person or group Seeing someone else as perfect, ideal, or more worthy than everyone else A. development assets B. projection C. constructive criticism D. regression E. suppression F. denial G. compensation

Answer 1

There are some terms that you have left out but these are the correct terms and their definitions:

Developmental assets - The building blocks of development that help people become responsible, caring adults

Empathy - The ability to imagine and understand how someone else feels

Constructive criticism - Non hostile comments that point out problems and encourage improvement

Modeling - Observing and learning from the behaviors of those around you

Hormones - A chemical secreted by your glands that regulates the activities of different body cells

Emotions - Signals that tell your mind and body how to react

Rationalization - Making excuses to explain a situation or behavior rather than directly taking responsibility for it

Denial - Unconscious lack of acknowledgement of something that is obvious to others

Regression - Reverting to behaviors more characteristic of an earlier stage of development rather than dealing with conflict in a mature manner

Compensation - Making up for weaknesses and mistakes through gift-giving, hard work, or extreme efforts

Suppression - Conscious, intentional pushing of unpleasantness from one’s mind

Repression - Involuntary pushing of unpleasant feelings out of conscious thought

Projection - Attributing your own feelings or faults to another person or group

Idealization - Seeing someone else as perfect, ideal, or more worthy than everyone else