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| Constructive criticism: | Criticism that is presented in a way that can help you learn and grow |
| Defensiveness: | Putting up an emotional guard against negative opinion. |
| Divorce: | The legal dissolution of a marriage. |
| Feedback | A listener’s response that tells a sender that the message is understood. |
| Leisure: | Time free from every-day job responsibilities during which a person can pursue personal interests and hobbies. |
| Life Roles: | The various parts of one’s life, such as citizen, parent, spouse, worker, etc. |
| Life Stages: | Changes that occur as we move through life experiences. |
| Lifestyle: | The way a person lives his or her life, including geographic location, type of home, method of transportation, and social situations. |
| Marriage: | The legal unions of a man and woman as husband and wife. |
| Mentor: | A trusted advisor. |
| Negative: | Not constructive or helpful. |
| Occupational Changes: | Changes in job status. |
| Parenthood: | The state or relationship of being a parent. |
| Reduction in force: | The employment of fewer people. |
| Sandwich Generation: | Group of people who are caring for both their parents and their children. |
| Self-concept: | How people view their own skills, interests, and competence level. |
| Stress: | a state of mental tension and worry caused by problems in your life, work, etc. |
| Work Values: | Ideas and beliefs concerning career/work that are important to a person and govern his/her perception of job/occupation/career. |
| Work: | Activity directed toward a goal that produces something of value; to exert oneself physically or mentally. |
