LIFE SKILLS APECT
Self-awareness
includes recognition of ‘self’, our character, our strengths and
weaknesses, desires and dislikes. Developing self-awareness can help us to recognize
when we are stressed or feel under pressure. It is often a prerequisite to effective
communication and interpersonal relations, as well as for developing empathy with
others
\Empathy
- To have a successful relationship with our loved ones and society at large,
we need to understand and care about other peoples’ needs, desires and feelings.
Empathy is the ability to imagine what life is like for another person. Without
empathy, our communication with others will amount to one-way traffic. Worst, we will
be acting and behaving according to our self-interest and are bound to run into
problems. No man is an island, no woman either! We grow up in relationships with
many people – parents, brothers and sisters, cousins, uncles and aunts, classmates,
friends and neighbours
Creative thinking
is a novel way of seeing or doing things that is characteristic of
four components – fluency (generating new ideas), flexibility (shifting perspective
easily), originality (conceiving of something new), and elaboration (building on
other ideas).
Decision making
helps us to deal constructively with decisions about our lives. This
can have consequences for health. It can teach people how to actively make decisions
about their actions in relation to healthy assessment of different options and, what
effects these different decisions are likely to have.
Problem solving
helps us to deal constructively with problems in our lives.
Significant problems that are left unresolved can cause mental stress and give rise to
accompanying physical strain.
Interpersonal relationship
skills help us to relate in positive ways with the people
we interact with. This may mean being able to make and keep friendly relationships,
which can be of great importance to our mental and social well-being. It may mean
keeping, good relations with family members, which are an important source of social
support. It may also mean being able to end relationships constructively.
Effective communication
means that we are able to express ourselves, both
verbally and non-verbally, in ways that are appropriate to our cultures and situations.
This means being able to express opinions and desires, and also needs and fears. And
it may mean being able to ask for advice and help in a time of need.
Coping with stress
means recognizing the sources of stress in our lives, recognizing
how this affects us, and acting in ways that help us control our levels of stress, by
changing our environment or lifestyle and learning how to relax.
Coping with emotions
means involving recognizing emotions within us and
others, being aware of how emotions influence behaviour and being able to respond to
emotions appropriately. Intense emotions like anger or sadness can have negative
effects on our health if we do not respond appropriately.
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