Life and Career Skills Reviewer

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering the core triad of life skills and their real-world applications in personal and social domains.

Self-Awareness

The ability to recognize your own emotions, triggers, and cognitive patterns in real-time and to monitor your internal landscape objectively.

Self-Acceptance

Embracing your authentic self, including flaws, without harsh judgment to create a psychologically safe baseline for genuine growth.

Self-Regulation

The ability to pause, manage disruptive emotions, and choose a constructive response rather than succumbing to immediate impulses.

The Core Triad

The collective term for the three foundational life skill concepts: Self-Awareness, Self-Acceptance, and Self-Regulation.

Observing Without Judgment

A core principle of self-awareness that involves neutral observation of oneself rather than self-criticism.

Social Self-Awareness

The practice of noticing your physical and emotional cues during social interactions, such as recognizing when your social battery depletes.

Social Self-Acceptance

Communicating your needs without shame and accepting your limits instead of feeling guilty for actions like declining invitations.

10-second pause

A deliberate self-regulation strategy used during interpersonal conflict to breathe deeply and lower the heart rate before responding.