Language is not quite uniquely human but human language far surpasses that of any other species. It is the means by which we communicate with each other, and because of that it is central to human ... Read More about Communicating: Listening and Discussing
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Affirming, Adding To, Expanding Upon, and Amplifying
In springtime (does it seem like a long time ago), we explored the development of self-esteem, self-confidence and self-competence, which usually occur in childhood, especially if well-assisted by ... Read More about Affirming, Adding To, Expanding Upon, and Amplifying
Exhibiting Facility
Facility is an element of excellence. The ability to move quickly, and seemingly without effort, is the eyebrow-raising characteristic of the person who excels at an activity. Facility is also an ... Read More about Exhibiting Facility
Rewarding
Though Pavlovian reward and punishment is not a humanistic model for treatment of humans, people do like being rewarded for accomplishments and generally exhibit a favorable response. The concern is ... Read More about Rewarding
Family
Family is among our most enduring and important institutions. It is a product of our evolutionary past, and therefore written on our DNA. ... Read More about Family
Environment
Our environment consists of everything external to the self that affects us in any way: the physical world as well as other living organisms, including people, and all the social, political, economic ... Read More about Environment
Symbolic Thinking; Abstract Reasoning
Artists have a unique ability to paint the world, and to help people see injustice. They do it not with guns, but with pens and guitars and paintbrushes. [Teresa R. Funke, “Bursts of Brilliance for a ... Read More about Symbolic Thinking; Abstract Reasoning
Being Responsible
It is not, what a lawyer tells me I maydo; but what humanity, reason, and justice, tell me I ought to do. [Edmund Burke, “Speech on Conciliation with America” (March 22, 1775). Every person who ... Read More about Being Responsible
Being Serious and Attentive
Johannes Vermeer, The Geographer (1668)The characteristic attitude at this level is attentiveness, as in "Pay attention." A person who characteristically and as a matter of routine pays attention to ... Read More about Being Serious and Attentive