What is — A firm foundation anchored in observed phenomenon and valid logic

• Inquiry, Evidence, and Argument — Curiosity, observed phenomena, and logically valid conclusions drawn from the evidence are the powerful tools we use to understand what is.
• Distortions — Altered or inaccurate perceptions of reality.
• The theory of knowledge — Deciding what to believe.

Self — Your physical and mental being with all its human and unique characteristics

• Human Nature — The intrinsic similarities shared by all humans.
• Our Emotional Brain — We defend before we comprehend.
• Personality Traits — Intrinsic differences that remain stable throughout most of our life.
• Conditioned Responses — Learned behavior below cognition.
• Motivation — Stimulating movement.
• What you can change and what you cannot — The path to inner peace.
• Dignity — The quality of worth and honor intrinsic to every person.
• Human Rights — The  inalienable and just claims of all members of the human family.
• Honor — Absence of shame
• Responsibility — Having a duty or obligation to act.
  • Impulse Control — Choosing to sustain your values and goals rather than to act on a sudden desire.
  • Autonomy—Acting on your own unfettered choice
• Stature — The ability to help others
  • Strengths — Your personal virtues and assets.
  • Humiliation — A loss of stature or image.
  • Self-image — Your perception of your actual stature.
  • Self-esteem — Your appraisal of your actual stature.
• Needs — A physiological or psychological condition that must be satisfied to remain healthy.
• Values — A principle considered worthwhile or valuable. A standard of judgment or appraisal.
• Beliefs — A statement, assertion, or theory you accept as true.
• Goals — A desired end state or outcome. Choosing a direction.
• Guidance — The complex system that constantly guides us through life.
  • Appraisal — Explaining events; defining the problem.
  • Coping — Responding to loss; defining the solution.
  • Stress — Resisting loss; implementing the solution.
• Courage — Value-based action despite temptation.
• Congruence — Alignment and agreement.
• Authentic Self — Anyone with aligned and congruent self-image, stature, and public image.
• Authentic Choices — Genuine, enduring value.
• Limbic Attracters — High usage paths and organizing structures in our memories.

Relationships — The history of interactions between two or more people

• Architecture for Human Interaction — A four-layer structured model for the roots of human behavior
  • Human Nature — The intrinsic similarities shared by all humans.
  • Personality Traits — Intrinsic differences that remain stable throughout most of our life.
  • Learned Responses — Learned Behavior Below Cognition
  • Cognitive Choices — Beliefs, values, choices, intent, goals, motivation.
• Trust — Relying on another.
• Reciprocity — Mutual Exchange
• Symmetrical — Balanced; based on equality and peers.
  • Reciprocal altruism
  • Dialogue — Thinking together; conversation among two or more peers.
• Asymmetrical — Unbalanced; based on inequality and power.
• Authentic Expression — Gaining common understanding.
• Conflict — Contradictory goals.
• Empathy — A deep appreciation for another's situation and point of view.
• Respect — Acknowledging the dignity of another.
• Apology — A sincere acknowledgement of responsibility, wrongdoing, and regret.
• Forgiveness — Choosing to overcome your desire for revenge
• Blame — Assigning responsibility for a loss.
• Shunning — Severing a relationship; mandated unilateral disassociation
• Primal Messaging — signaling our emotional brain in a very simple yet profound and powerful way

Power — An asymmetrical dyadic relationship

• Dominance — The ability to harm another.
  • Violence — Causing harm to another.
  • Trespass — infringing on the privacy, time, space, or attention of another
  • Revenge — A premeditated and destructive retaliation in response to anger.
  • Dominance Contest — A test or challenge to the present ordering of the dominance hierarchy
    • Submission — Yielding or acquiescing to power.
    • Rebellion — Challenging established power; a dominance contest. Declining to submit.
    • Passive Aggression — Seeking revenge by refusing to act. Hostile inaction.
• stature — The ability to help others
• Influence — Shifting attention and altering beliefs
• Tone of Communication — styles of spoken communication used to convey the power stance of the relationship
• Tyranny — unrestrained exercise of power; abuse of authority.
• Oppression — The sustained humiliation of a group of people.
• Whistleblowing — Communication intended to expose a wrongdoing by those in power

Organization — a group of people and their relationships

• Relatives — A group of people who are genetically closely related; kin.
• Family — Parents and their children.
• Tribe — A group of people united by common ancestry, a community of customs and traditions, or recognition of the same leaders.
• Team — A group of people who choose to be united by common goals.
• Committee — A group of people who are assigned a common goal.
• Community — A group of people where each member has a significant relationship with every other member.
• Bureaucracy — An organization structure based on dependency relationships.
• State governments — A political structure based on sovereignty.
• World — All of us including the environment that surrounds and sustains us.