14 Psych

Question 1

Psychology

Answer 1

The study of the mind and behaviors

Question 2

Quantitative Research

Answer 2

Focuses on variable that can be directly measured and assessed

Question 3

Qualitative Research

Answer 3

Focuses on people in terms of how situations and experiences are perceived and how people interact and utilizes interviews and observations where the results are grouped together by themes that have emerged

Question 4

Empathy

Answer 4

The ability to identify with another persons feelings, attitudes, or thoughts

Question 5

Precontemplation

Answer 5

When an individual is not thinking of changing and has no intention to change

Question 6

Contemplation

Answer 6

When a person is thinking about implementing change but has not yet taken any steps to get started - an individual may take action within the next 6 months

Question 7

Preparation

Answer 7

When a person intends to change but has not yet taken action

Question 8

Maintenance

Answer 8

When a person has successfully implemented a behavioral change for more than 6 months

Question 9

Relapse

Answer 9

When a person has stopped doing the positive behavior and has returned to a previous negative behavior

Question 10

Self Esteem

Answer 10

How an individual views themself with regard to their worthiness and abilities

Question 11

Self-Efficacy

Answer 11

The confidence that a person has that he or she can successfully engage in the behaviors required for certain outcomes

Question 12

Body Reality

Answer 12

Based on a persons measurable attributes such as height, weight, body-fat percentage, and waist circumference

Question 13

Body Ideal

Answer 13

Refers to what a person believes or wishes their own body looked like

Question 14

Body Image

Answer 14

How someone perceives his or her body to look, which may not be how the person actually looks.

Question 15

Confidence

Answer 15

A feeling about or a belief in ones abilities or attributes

Question 16

Vicarious Experiences

Answer 16

When something is experienced through another persons actions or behaviors

Question 17

Obesity

Answer 17

A high degree of excess body fat, a BMI greater than 30

Question 18

Anti-Fat Bias

Answer 18

Placing a negative judgement on overweight and obese individuals

Question 19

Sedentary Behavior

Answer 19

Any behaviors, such as sitting or lying down, that require little energy expenditure

Question 20

Social Support

Answer 20

All the ways that someone is supported by others, including emotional support, providing information, or assistance

Question 21

Emotional Support

Answer 21

Providing encouragement, accountability, or empathy to another person

Question 22

Informational Support

Answer 22

Providing facts and educating others

Question 23

Social Networks

Answer 23

Social structure made up of various interactions or relationships between groups of people

Question 24

Willpower

Answer 24

The ability to control impulses

Question 25

Disordered Eating

Answer 25

Patterns of abnormal eating behaviors that do not meet the criteria for diagnosis of an eating disorder

Question 26

Distress

Answer 26

The experience of negative feelings, such as anxiety, sorry, or pain

Question 27

Depression

Answer 27

A mood disorder characterized by a persistent feeling of sadness and/or loss of interest in everyday life

Question 28

Anorexia Nervosa

Answer 28

Eating disorder characterized by extremely low BMI

Question 29

Bulimia Nervosa

Answer 29

Eating Disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by inappropriate compensatory behaviors, including purging, use of laxatives or diuretics, fasting, or excessive exercise to avoid weight gain

Question 30

Binge-Eating Disorder

Answer 30

Eating disorder characterized by frequent consumption of an unusually large amount of food along with a feeling of loss of control and/or the inability to stop eating

Question 31

Mindless Eating

Answer 31

Eating without attention to or awareness of the food being consumed

Question 32

Mindful Eating

Answer 32

Paying attention to the food being eaten, acknowledging hunger and satiety signals, and adjusting food intake accordingly