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The defensive mindset on a personal level described above can be linked to the concept of a fixed mindset: an attitude that views intelligence and competences as something static and therefore sees personal challenges and mistakes as threats rather than learning opportunities."<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10048539/#:~:text=Mindset%20is%20defined%20as%20an,the%20growth%20mindset%20%5B26%5D. Mindset and Reflection—How to Sustainably Improve Intra- and Interpersonal Competences in Medical Education], Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Mar; 11(6): 859. Published online 2023 Mar 14. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11060859</ref>

The defensive mindset on a personal level described above can be linked to the concept of a fixed mindset: an attitude that views intelligence and competences as something static and therefore sees personal challenges and mistakes as threats rather than learning opportunities."<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10048539/#:~:text=Mindset%20is%20defined%20as%20an,the%20growth%20mindset%20%5B26%5D. Mindset and Reflection—How to Sustainably Improve Intra- and Interpersonal Competences in Medical Education], Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Mar; 11(6): 859. Published online 2023 Mar 14. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11060859</ref>

People who see stressful events as merely challenges that provide an opportunity to [[learn]] and adapt, tend to cope much better than individuals who focus more on the threatening aspects such as the possibility of failure, embarrassment or injury/illness.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/26/dreading-a-dark-winter-lockdown-think-like-a-norwegian Dreading a dark winter lockdown? Think like a Norwegian]</ref>

People who see [[Stress|stressful]] events as merely challenges that provide an opportunity to [[learn]] and adapt, tend to cope much better than individuals who focus more on the threatening aspects such as the possibility of failure, embarrassment or injury/illness.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/26/dreading-a-dark-winter-lockdown-think-like-a-norwegian Dreading a dark winter lockdown? Think like a Norwegian]</ref>

A person's culture, religion, philosophical outlook, worldview, frame of mind, general outlook, and disposition can help determine their mindset.<ref>"[https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/252842?redirectedFrom=mindset& "Mindset, n.]" Oxford English Dictionary Online. Oxford University Press. March 2022. Mindset, n." OED Online. Oxford University Press. March 2022.</ref><ref> [https://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~funkk/Personal/worldview.html "What is a Worldview?"].</ref>

A person's culture, religion, philosophical outlook, worldview, frame of mind, general outlook, and disposition can help determine their mindset.<ref>"[https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/252842?redirectedFrom=mindset& "Mindset, n.]" Oxford English Dictionary Online. Oxford University Press. March 2022. Mindset, n." OED Online. Oxford University Press. March 2022.</ref><ref> [https://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~funkk/Personal/worldview.html "What is a Worldview?"].</ref>