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Human Relations
Exam 5 - Ch. 10
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
11/19/2007

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risk
Definition
to reach for something you are not entirely sure of but believe is better than what you now have, or is at least necessary to survive
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need
Definition
a condition that exists when we are deprived of something we want or require
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Definition
the arrangement of needs in order of basic importance: physiological, safety, belongingness and love, esteem, and self-actualization
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love and belonging needs
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the need to feel loved, included, and accepted; this need usually assumes importance after the safety and survival needs have been met
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time wasters
Definition
anything preventing you from achieving your objectives most effectively
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chair of life
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an analogy representing four valuable parts of life: our life can either be in balance or out of balance, based on the amount of time we devote to each of these important parts of our life
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basic law of life
Definition
for everything you get in life, you also have to give up something
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monochronic cultures
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cultures in which time is organized sequentially; schedules and deadlines are valued over people
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drive
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an internal tension or force that pushes (motivates) us to satisfy a need
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esteem needs
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the need to feel worthwhile, which is often satisfied by maintaining a healthy self-image, through status, prestige, a good reputation, or titles
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self-actualization needs
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the need for self-fulfillment; the need to become all that one is capable of becoming
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physiological needs
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our most basic and fundamental needs, such as food, water, sleep, clean air to breathe, exercise, and sex; also called our primary or survival needs
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safety and security needs
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the need to protect oneself from danger and to keep safe from harm; on a psychological level, they might relate to finding and keeping a job
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goals
Definition
an aim or purpose - a plan
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success
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the outcome of setting a goal and achieving that goal, whatever that goal may be
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happiness
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a sense that life is good - a state of well-being that outlasts yesterday's moment of elation, today's buoyant mood, or tomorrow's feeling of sadness
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Living in a state of flow
Definition
being totally absorbed in an activity, whether at work or play, with a sense of mastery, and the use of all or most of one's skills
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polychronic cultures
Definition
cultures in which time is organized horizontally; people tend to several things at once and value relationships over schedules
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80-20 principle
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20 percent of what we do yields 80 percent of the results; and conversely 80 percent of what we do yields 20 percent of the results
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