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The Creative Self                       & NSU's Campus

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2.23.21

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The Coping Self                              & NSU's Campus

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The Coping Self                              & NSU's Campus

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2.8.21

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The Essential Self                     & Hispanic Heritage Month

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The Essential Self                     & Hispanic Heritage Month

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11.02.20

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11.2  Essential Self Hispanic Heritage Month

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The Social Self                            & Hispanic Heritage Month

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10.26.20

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10.26  Social Self Hispanic Heritage Month

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The Physical Self                       & Hispanic Heritage Month

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10.19.20

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10.19 Physical Self Hispanic Heritage Month

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The Creative Self                         & Hispanic Heritage Month

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10.12.20

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10.12 Creative Self Hispanic Heritage Month

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The Essential Self                       & Back to School

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9.21.20

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The Social Self                             & Back to School

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9.14.20

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The Coping Self                             & Hispanic Heritage Month

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9.28.20

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9.28 Coping Self Hispanic Heritage Month

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The Creative Self                           & Back to School

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8.24.20

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The Physical Self                        & Back to School

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8.31.20

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The Creative Self                        & Advocacy Burnout

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7.20.20

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The Physical Self                       & Advocacy Burnout

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The Physical Self                       & Advocacy Burnout

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7.27.20

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The Social Self                            & Advocacy Burnout

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8.3.20

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The Essential Self                      & Advocacy Burnout

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8.10.20

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The Coping Self                          & Back to School

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8.17.20

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The coping self combines elements that regulate our response to life events. It provides means for transcending negative effects back to homeostasis, or even to transcend into a positive affective state! Some of the key concepts that make up "Coping Self" are activities and practices that foster (a) Stress Management, (b) Self-Worth, © Realistic Beliefs, and (d) Leisure Time.

Stress Management: It's so easy to see failures as disappointments and setbacks. However, this point is saying that it is important and healthy for our wellbeing to see stressful events as growing opportunities. This also incorporates fostering on-going self-monitoring and assessment of coping resources, the ability to organize and manage time, energy, setting limits, and need for structure.

Self-Worth: This encompasses accepting who and what one is, positive qualities along with imperfections; Acceptance of one's physical appearance; Affirming the value of one's existence; Valuing oneself as a unique individual.

Realistic Beliefs: Understanding that perfection or being loved by everyone are impossible goals, and having the courage to be imperfect; The ability to perceive reality accurately, not as one might want or desire it to be; Separating that which is logical and rational from that which is distorted, irrational, or wishful thinking; Controlling the "shoulds," "oughts," dos, and "don't" which tend to rule one's life; avoiding unrealistic expectations or wishful thinking.

Leisure Time: This is your satisfaction: your leisurely activities and time. It is important to have positive feelings associated with your down time. If not, this can foster and harbor negative feelings and stress. It is important to have at least one activity in which "I lose myself and time stands still". Work life balance is key. It's so easy to feel guilty or become a work-a-holic because guilt may make us feel like we didn't earn the time. Well, in order to actually be more productive, engaging in an intentional leisure activity will help foster your coping self and creative a healthier balance between work and your leisure time.

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The coping self combines elements that regulate our response to life events. It provides means for transcending negative effects back to homeostasis, or even to transcend into a positive affective state! Some of the key concepts that make up "Coping Self" are activities and practices that foster (a) Stress Management, (b) Self-Worth, © Realistic Beliefs, and (d) Leisure Time.

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The creative self is the combination of attributes that each of us forms to make a unique place among others in our social interactions and to positively interpret our world. Key elements include (a) Thinking, (b) Emotions, © Control, (d) Work, (e) Positive Humor.

Thinking - Being mentally active, open-minded; having the ability to be creative and experimental; having a sense of curiosity, a need to know and to learn; the ability to think both divergently and convergently when problem solving; the capacity to change one's thinking in order to manage stress; the ability to apply problem solving strategies in resolving social conflicts.

Emotions - Being aware of, or in touch with one's feelings; being able to express one's feelings appropriately; being able to enjoy positive emotions as well as being able to cope with negative emotions; having a sense of energy; avoiding chronic negative emotional states.

Control - Beliefs about your competence, confidence, and mastery (i.e., I can"); belief that you can usually achieve the goals you set out for yourself; being able to exercise individual choice through imagination, knowledge, and skill; having a sense of planfulness in life; being able to be direct in expressing one's needs (assertive).

Work - Being satisfied with one's work; having adequate financial security; feeling that one's skills are used appropriately; feeling that one can manage one's workload; feeling a sense of job security; feeling appreciated in the work one does; having satisfactory relationships with others on the job; being satisfied with activities in work and play which one chooses to perform; having a playful attitude toward life tasks; the ability to cope with stress in the workplace.

Positive Humor - Being able to laugh at one's own mistakes and the unexpected things that happen; the ability to laugh appropriately at others; having the capacity to see the contradictions and predicaments of life in an objective manner such that one can gain new perspectives; enjoying the idiosyncrasies and inconsistencies of life; the ability to use humor to accomplish even serious tasks.

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The creative self is the combination of attributes that each of us forms to make a unique place among others in our social interactions and to positively interpret our world. Key elements include (a) Thinking, (b) Emotions, © Control, (d) Work, (e) Positive Humor.

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The physical self is the biological and physiological processes that comprise the physical aspects of our development and functioning. Key elements include exercise and nutrition.

Exercise - Engaging in sufficient physical activity to keep in good physical condition; maintaining flexibility in the major muscles and joints of the body through work, recreation, or stretching exercises; regular exercise and not overdoing it are important guidelines.

Nutrition - Eating a nutritionally balanced diet, three meals a day including breakfast, consuming fats, cholesterol, sweets, and salt sparingly; maintaining a normal weight (i.e., within 15% of the ideal) and avoiding overeating.

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The physical self is the biological and physiological processes that comprise the physical aspects of our development and functioning. Key elements include exercise and nutrition. Exercise - Engaging in sufficient physical activity to keep in good physical condition; maintaining flexibility in the major muscles and joints of the body through work, recreation, or stretching exercises; regular exercise and not overdoing it are important guidelines.

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The Social Self is the social support through connections with others in our friendships and intimate relationships, including family ties. Key elements include friendship and love.

Friendship - Social relationships that involve a connection with others individually or in community, but which do not have a marital, sexual, or familial commitment; having friends in whom one can trust and who can provide emotional, material, or informational support when needed; not being lonely; being comfortable in social situations; having a capacity to trust others; having empathy for others; feeling understood by others; having relationships in which non-judgmental caring is experienced; being comfortable with one's social skills for interacting with others; being involved in one or more community groups.

Love - The ability to be intimate, trusting, and self-disclosing with another person; the ability to give as well as express affection with significant others; the ability to accept others without conditions, to convey non-possessive caring which respects the uniqueness of another; having at least one relationship that is secure, lasting, and for which there is a mutual commitment; having concern for the nurturance and growth of others; experiencing physical and emotional satisfaction with one's sexual life; having a family or family-like support system characterized by shared spiritual values, the ability to solve conflict in a mutually respectful way, the ability to solve problems together, commitment to one another, healthy communication styles, shared time together, the ability to cope with stress, and mutual appreciation.

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Key concepts include spirituality, gender identity, culture identity, and self-care.

Spirituality - Personal beliefs and behaviors that are practiced as part of the recognition that we are more than the material aspects of mind and body. Dimensions include belief in a higher power; hope and optimism, worship, prayer, and/or meditation; purpose in life, love (compassion for others); moral values; and transcendence, or a sense of oneness with the universe.

Gender Identity - Satisfaction with one's gender; feeling supported in one's gender.

Cultural Identity - Satisfaction with one's cultural identity; feeling supported in one's cultural identity; transcendence of one's cultural identity (i.e., cultural assimilation).

Self-Care - Taking responsibility for one's wellness through self-care and safety habits that are preventive in nature; such habits include obtaining timely medical care, wearing a seat belt; limiting the use of prescribed drugs and avoiding the use of illegal drugs; avoiding the use of tobacco; abstaining from or very moderately using alcohol; getting adequate sleep; minimizing the harmful effects of pollution in your environment.

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Key concepts include spirituality, gender identity, culture identity, and self-care. Spirituality - Personal beliefs and behaviors that are practiced as part of the recognition that we are more than the material aspects of mind and body.

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The Physical Self                       & Black Lives Matter

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6.22.20

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The Physical Self                       & Love Languages

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5.18.20

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The Essential Self                     & Black Lives Matter

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7.6.20

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The Social Self                           & Black Lives Matter

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6.29.20

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The Coping Self                          & Advocacy Burnout

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7.13.20

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The Creative Self                        & Black Lives Matter

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6.15.20

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5.11.20

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The Social Self.                    & Love Languages

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5.25.20

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4.13.20

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The Coping Self                             & Black Lives Matter

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6.8.20

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The Essential Self                      & Love Languages

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6.1.20

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4.6.20

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The Coping Self                          & Love Languages

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5.04.20

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