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Curriculum Learning Points

PART I:
Attitude

• Attitude affects everything else in life.
• Even the most negative self-attitudes can be conquered by recognizing and capitalizing on inner strengths.
• Change is inevitable and difficult, but possible.
• Reactions to stress vary as much as skills used to cope with the stressors.
• Availability of resources can be influenced by attitude.

PART I:  Attitude

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A.  Attitude:  A State of Mind

1.  Half-empty or half-full?

2.  Where did that come from?

B.  Self-Attitude

1.  Shaped and molded
     Activity 1:  Warts and All

2.  The (wo)man in the mirror
     Activity 2:  Ups and Downs

C.  Change

1.  Ouch! That hurts!
     Activity 3:  Tales From the Crib . . . and More

2.  This takes work!

3.  Alas! and Alack!
     Activity 4:  Our Eeyore Times

4.  You’re in control!
     Activity 5:  Accentuating the Positive

D.  Humor

1.  Chuckle, giggle, roar!

2.  Unburying our “humor-ous”
     Activity 6:  There’s Humor in Here Somewhere

E.  Self-Talk

1.  What did I say?
     Activity 7:  Surreptitious Subliminals

2.  Think positive
     Activity 8:  The Little Engine That Could™

F.  Individual Strengths

1.  Where’s the elephant?
     Activity 9:  New Beginnings

2.  A daily workout 
     Activity 10:  Building “I”-Ceps

G.  Stress

1.  Different reactions
     Activities 11 & 12:  This Makes Me Crazy!
     Activity 13:  You Can Tell I’m Stressed When . . .

2.  Making circumstances
     Activity 14:  Aaah!
     Activity 15:  Stairway to Relaxation

H.  Resources

1.  It’s people power!

2.  We’re in this together
     Activity 16:  Our Town

3.  The inside scoop

I.  References

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