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,CORE COMPETENCIES
What are the 6 Core Competencies to MRT? - ANSWER 1) Self-Awareness
2) Self-Regulation
3) Optimism
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4) Mental Agility
5) Strengths of Character
6) Connection
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A person who is willing to take calculated, necessary risks, and to capitalize on
opportunity is what type of person? - ANSWER A resilient person
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What is the definition of resilience? - ANSWER The ability to *grow and thrive* in the
face of challenges and *bounce back* from adversity.
What are some examples of myths about resilience? - ANSWER - Never show
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emotion
- Only about the individual
- Must handle everything on your own
- Always act fast
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- Always fully composed
- You have it or you don't
- Resilient people never burn out
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Which core competency is being described?
The ability to identify your thoughts, emotions, behaviors and physiology, particularly
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counterproductive patterns; remaining open and curious. - ANSWER
Self-awareness
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Which core competency is being described?
The ability to regulate impulses, emotions, and behaviors in order to achieve goals;
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expressing emotions appropriately and stopping counterproductive thinking. -
ANSWER Self-regulation
Which core competency is being described?
The ability to hunt for what is good while remaining realistic, maintain hope and
confidence, and fighting the negativity bias; focusing on what is controllable as opposed
to what is not controllable; have faith in self and team. - ANSWER Optimism
Remember it's a *style of thinking*
What are some advantages to being an optimistic thinker as opposed to a pessimistic
thinker? - ANSWER - Happier, less depression
, - Healthier (*live 9 to 10 years longer!)
- Are seen as better leaders
- Have stronger relationships
- Do better in sports and perform better under pressure
- Are more successful in school and work
Which core competency is being described?
The ability to take other perspective and think FAT (flexibly, accurately, and thoroughly)
about situations; the willingness to try new strategies when current ones aren't working.
- ANSWER Mental Agility
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Which core competency is being described?
Knowing your top Character Strengths and how to use them; identifying and cultivating
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the Character Strengths in others. - ANSWER Strengths of Character
Which core competency is being described?
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Creating strong relationships; communicating positively and effectively; developing
empathy and being willing to give help and seek help. - ANSWER Connection
*14 MRT SKILLS* - ANSWER
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Which MRT skill is a process to *deliberately* energize, direct, and sustain behavior to
ensure progress? - ANSWER Goal Setting
Which core competency is built by Goal Setting? - ANSWER Self-regulation
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What type of motivation would you be using if the task at hand is enjoyable? -
ANSWER Intrinsic
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What type of motivation would you be using if you were using rewards/punishments or
guilt/shame as a source or motivation? - ANSWER Instrumental
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What type of motivation would you be using if your source of motivation is valuing the
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behavior or self-identifying with the behavior? - ANSWER Internal
Which type of motivation (Instrumental or Internal) has the greatest benefits? -
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ANSWER Internal;
It decreases anxiety, enhances concentration, increases positive emotion, increases
effort and persistence, provides satisfaction, and fulfills the need for autonomy.
What are the 4 benefits to goal setting? - ANSWER Activate behavior
Direct behavior
Adjust behavior
Sustain behavior