Define self-compassion, identify its components, and explain why it is important

What will be an ideal response?

Answer: Self-compassion is being kind to yourself and treating yourself with the same compassion with which you treat others. It has three specific components: self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness. It involves bouncing back from mistakes, appreciating that we are all human, and having an awareness of our thoughts and feelings so we can do better next time. People high in self-compassion are able to experience negative events and setbacks in life without becoming reactive, defensive, and depressed. They learn from their mistakes instead.

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Frame of reference is

a. another name for one's self-image. b. one's image of others. c. a mental perspective used for evaluating events. d. a determinist perspective that is involved in shaping one's personality.

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According to which dream theory does the cortex of the brain combine random brain activity into stories and visual images that form your dreams?

a. psychodynamic dream theory b. Gestalt theory of dreaming c. activation-synthesis hypothesis d. neurocognitive theory

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