Motivation and Learning Strategies for College Success : A Self-management Approach

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Subject Index

A

Abbreviations, 223–224

Academic problems, 287–288

strategies for solving, 294–296

Academic self-management, 1, see also

Self-management

Achievement

causes of low, 8–9

Active listening, 181–183

practice, 185

Acronyms, 41–43

Analogies, 42–43

Annotation, 198

Anxiety

assessing, 112–113

characteristics of, 71

and relaxation, 128–130

in school, 134–135

and self-talk, 12, 117, 121–123

test, 71–73

and transcendental

mediation, 129

Attention

and concentration, 167–170

and distracters, 169–170

factors influencing, 169–170

in information processing

system, 32–33

and motivation, 81

procedures for improving,

170–172

self-observation of, 168–169

Attributions, 69–71

Automatic thoughts, 121

B

Behavior change

problems with, 77–82

methods of, 20–24

Beliefs,

and emotions, 117–119

challenging, 158–159

procrastination, 162–163

Bits and pieces approach, 157

Boredom, 115–116

C

Charts, 289–291

Checklists, 293

Chunking, 34

Classroom environment, 60–62

Communication,

effective use of, 180–181

Concentration (see Attention)

Course demands, 27–28

D

Depression, 112

Diagrams, 206

Diaphragmatic breathing, 129–130

Distracters, 11–12, 167, 171–173

Distributive practice, 40

E

Elaboration strategies, 41–43

Emotions, 112–123

self-obervation of, 113

Encoding, 32

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