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Teaching is a rewarding, yet demanding profession, one in which a person needs to be fully prepared. This book focuses on the applied psychological skills, strategies, and resources, which will help to ensure teachers are equipped with personal and professional expertise to survive in the classroom. Readily accessible to a wide audience, including internationally, the book assumes no prior knowledge of psychology. The authors give specific examples taken from a diverse range of professional situations with relevant theoretical underpinnings.
When the Going Gets Tough … ! Mental Resilience
When the Going Gets Tough … ! Mental Resilience
When the going gets tough … ! Mental resilience
Chapter Contents Page
- Introduction 182
- Chapter Objectives 182
- Restructuring Your Mental DNA 183
- Performance Profiling 183
- Interpreting the Performance Profile 185
- Low Scores: A Caveat 187
- Strengths and Challenges: A Caveat 187
- Performance Profiles Over a Period of Time 188
- Performance Profiling: Why So Late in the Book? 188
- Mental Resilience Questionnaire 189
- Interpreting Mental Resilience Information 191
- Practical Techniques to Improve Mental Resilience 192
- Disciplined Positive Thinking 192
- Channelling Thoughts and Feelings 193
- Prioritizing Positive and Negative Self-Talk 193
- An Example ‘Energizing’ Mental Imagery Script 193
- A Final Comment 195
- One-Minute Summary 195
- Short-Term Strategies for the Here and Now 195
- Mentoring Issues 195
- Further Reading 196
Introduction
Mental resilience is about overcoming anxiety and fear in stressful situations. It is about the will to ‘go that extra mile’, ...
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