Word: slipping
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Bargaining: seeking an agreement through direct negotiation between yourself and some external force. Here, the irrational belief is that by changing an aspect of your situation, you can change the entire situation. Throughout the bargaining stage, the student presents himself with options. Perhaps If I slip in the bathroom and break my leg University Health Services will write me a note excusing me from class. Or maybe if I e-mail the professor and kill off another relative (miraculously, I had five grandparents die last semester) he’ll pity me. After pacing around my room I have...
DiGiacomo poorly executed a fake handoff to Hartigan before dropping back to pass. But the mere motion towards the running back sent the secondary cheating forward and allowed wide receiver Jarret Schreck to slip behind. DiGiacomo floated the ball to the 5’9 wide receiver 20 yards into his route and the footrace...
...recommended by last year’s Student Mental Health Task Force. The task force, which included doctors, administrators and students, was convened in response to administrators’ concerns that the College’s mental health resources were difficult to navigate and allowed some students to slip through the crack...
...know that on days like today where the elements are in play it’s important to get that second and third effort, to keep your legs driving because people slip off,” Dawson said...
...real test of winner’s confidence is when you lose. That’s the time to avoid panic, resist the temptation to neglect the foundations (skipping sections, avoiding friends) and definitely not get dragged down by defeat. Setbacks offer a choice point: whether to slip into self-defeating behavior, or to instead firm up the cornerstones of confidence—a sense of personal responsibility, respect for others, the desire to do something to make a difference...