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Choice

Choice. Personal Awareness & Growth Model. FUTURE. Self. PRESENT. PAST. 2013. Time in…. The Spirit of Choice

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  1. Choice

  2. Personal Awareness & Growth Model FUTURE Self PRESENT PAST 2013

  3. Time in… The Spirit of Choice "We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances - to choose one's own way." Viktor Frankl 1905-1997 Man’s Search For Meaning p.86

  4. Responsibility Response-ability • Determinism vs. Choice • Genetic Determinism- biological determinant of behavior • Environmental Determinism – social conditioning as determinant of behavior • Choice as transcendence Covey, pp.67-68

  5. Proactivity Response-ability • People who embrace response-ability do not blame genes, circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. They own it! They begin to make choices based on values rather than conditions. Covey, p.71

  6. Stimulus Response The Space Self awareness, conscience, Imagination, independent will Power to Choose “Between Stimulus and response is a space. In that space, lies your power and freedom to choose your response. In those choices, lie your happiness and growth” Stephen R. Covey Covey, pp.69-70

  7. Choice Theory Assignment • Choice Theory, Chapter one • “We Need a New Psychology” • William Glasser • Group Assignment Questions: • Choice Theory • What does Choice theory attempt to explain in the opening paragraphs? • How much control does Choice theory suggest we have? • What is “external control psychology”? What is its impact on society in general? • What question is Glasser asking us to “continually ask ourselves” as it pertains to relationships? • What point is trying to be made in comparing Technical progress with Human Relational progress? • Why is “best friend relationships” a good example of choice theory? • What set of behaviors does Glasser suggest to “stop” and “choose” in order to “achieve and maintain the relationships we need”? • What key to happiness is offered by Choice theory to combat unhappiness in our lives? • Responsibility • What is Responsibility? • Why is choice and responsibility controversial? Discuss and record group members individual beliefs around this subject. Value : 10% (Submit Hand written or by email)

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