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Cognitive Behavioural

Psychology for Mental Health


and Wellness
THE FIXED VS GROWTH MINDSET
THE FIXED VS GROWTH MINDSET

THE FIXED MINDSET

• My PERCEPTION & reality are 2 of the same thing.


• I compare my current results with my ideal results.
• My STATE and behaviour are both CONSTANTS.
• I am often self-judgemental and CRITICAL of others.
• I would far rather FEEL BETTER and be happy today than GROW and be a more mature person
CELEBRITIES
tomorrow.
• There is always an excuse or valid reason why I put things off and seldom operate at my very
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• I listen ONLY to have MY VIEWS VALIDATED.
WHAT
• I am easily OFFENDED when things don’t meet my expectations – I must regularly be appeased.
PEOPLE FAMILY
• I would rather PROVE OTHER PEOPLE wrong than have my worldview challenged or expanded.
THINK
• Self-esteem,
OF ME stress, anxiety & worry are RIFE in me.

THE GROWTH MINDSET


FASHION
• I do my best to remain open and FLEXIBLY minded.
• I amTHREATS
OPEN to considering new ideas and
THE concepts.
• I DO NOT KNOW what I don’t know,WEATHER
therefore I will not assume that my perspective is 100%
accurate.
• FACTS and TRUTH are of higher value than opinion.
WHAT’S
TRENDINGis to hear and understand the INTENTIONS BEHIND people’s words &
• The goal of communication
actions.
• I ALLOW MYSELF TIME to considerately reflect upon ideas that I don’t immediately understand.
• I am more devoted to the process of GROWING in maturity and BEING better than just feeling
better. WHAT YOU
• Every problem and tension in my life presents me with an OPPORTUNITY to IMPROVE myself &
BELIEVE
grow.
• I do not pass NEGATIVE JUDGEMENTS on people, processes, products or things until
WHAT I
YOU
YOUR ATTITUDE
• understand them. PIONEER

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PLACES
BUY LIKLE AND
YOU VISIT
DISLIKE

WHAT YOU
READ AND WRITE WHERE YOU
LIVE

WHAT YOU
DO FOR WORK
THE FIXED VS GROWTH MINDSET

How are Ideas from the Developmental School relevant in your life?

1. In what areas of your life has having a fixed mindset been costly to you?

2. In what aspects of your life has having a growth mindset served you hugely?

3. Which of your past relationships have been damaged due to your unwillingness to change?

4. In what ways must you develop your personality so to connect better with others?

5. In what ways has not listening well to people damaged your relationships?

6. In which area of your life could you develop one of your intelligences?
THE FIXED VS GROWTH MINDSET

7. In what areas of your life are you accepting second best because of a fixed mindset?

8. What role does transference play in some of your current day-to-day relationships?

9. If you continue to grow and develop, what level of impact would you like to make in life?

10. If were to STOP growing and just remain the same for the rest of our life, what might Erik Erikson
suggest you will experience in your latter stages of psychosocial development?
THE FIXED VS GROWTH MINDSET

EXTROVERT
SOCIABLE ACTIVE
OUTGOING OPTAMISTIC
TALKATIVE IMPULSIVE
RESPONSIVE CHANGEABLE

EASYGOING EXCITEABLE
LIVELY AGGRESSIVE
CAREFREE CHOICE CHOICE RESTLESS
LEADER TOUCHY

STABLE NEUROTIC
CALM
EVEN-TEMPERED
CHOICE CHOICE
MOODY
ANXIOUS
RELIABLE SOBER
CONTROLLED PESSIMISTIC
PEACEFUL RESERVED
THOUGHTFUL UNSOCIABLE
CAREFUL QUIET

PASSIVE

INTROVERT

1) Which of these traits are costing you more than you want?

2) Which of these traits can you start developing today?

3) What will happen if you remain as you are and DON’T change anything?

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