Category: S
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Social strain
Refers to social interactions within a network of social relationships that are a source of stress because they drain resources or provide assistance in an unhelpful manner.
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Signature strengths
Personality characteristics that represent one’s virtues such as curiosity, integrity, fairness, self-control, spirituality, forgiveness, and humor that are measured by the Values in Action Scale.
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Sexual coercion
A form of pressure for sexual involvement tied to job outcomes.
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Sensory systems
The body’s systems that detect stimuli in its inner and outer environment to enable vision, hearing, and pain, for example.
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Sensory projection system
The circuit from a sense organ moving through the thalamus to its specific region in the neocortex responsible for the experience of sensation.
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Sense of coherence
One’s worldview according to Antonoysky that is comprised of the three integrated factors of comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness.
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Self transcendence
A characteristic of an altered or meditative state in which a person experiences expanded consciousness, more positive thoughts, and a feeling of inner peace associated with feelings of enlightenment.
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Self-regulation
Setting standards and goals and then guiding oneself toward these goals while maintaining one’s internal standards.
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Self-forgiveness
The process of letting go of a desire to punish, retaliate, or act destructively toward oneself due to one’s perceived transgressions.
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Secular meditation
Also called relaxation response meditation; a form of mantra meditation pioneered by Benson.