health 110 test 2 mental health

Question 1

4 dimensions of mental health

Answer 1

thoughts
behaviours
body reactions
emotions

Question 2

key characteristics of mental health

Question 3

Basic elements shared by psychosocially healthy

people:

Answer 3

They feel good about themselves

Question 4

Why is Resilience Important?

Question 5

What Can I Do to Be More Resilient?

Answer 5

Increase awareness of relationship between thinking & feeling

Question 6

Thinking - Self-Talk / Explanatory Style

Answer 6

About 50,000 thoughts go through your mind every day.

Question 7

Pessimistic Explanatory Style

Answer 7

Belief that blame rests squarely on some personal characteristic of oneself

Question 8

Dimensions of Explanatory Style The 3 P’s Pessimistic Thinking

Answer 8

Personalization

Who is to blame?

Question 9

Optimistic Explanatory Style

Answer 9

Take into account possibility of multiple causes

Question 10

Dimensions of Explanatory Style The 3 P’s Optimistic Thinking

Answer 10

Personalization

Who is to blame?

Question 11

Disputation and Distraction

2 general ways to deal with pessimistic beliefs once you are aware of them:

Answer 11

1. Distract yourself when they occur-think of something else that is neutral or positive. Write them down and set a time to think about them
2. Dispute them-usually more effective in the long run. Evidence?, alternatives?, implications?, is the situation changeable?

Question 12

EXplain the inverted U as it relates to stress

Answer 12

performance vs stress level on a graph

Question 13

Stress

Answer 13

◦ The body’s nonspecific response to any demand

placed on it. (Selye, 1976)

Question 14

stressor

Answer 14

◦ A physical, social, or mental event or condition that causes us to adjust to it.

Question 15

Eustress

Answer 15

-“Good”

Question 16

Distress

Answer 16

–“Bad”

Question 17

physiological stress response

Answer 17

Brain perceives stressor
Instant Autonomic Nervous System Response (Sympathetic branch)
Adrenal glands release cortisol
Adrenal glands release epinephrine (adrenaline)

Question 18

What happens when you get an

adrenaline “rush”?

Answer 18

ncreased heart rate, increased blood pressure

Question 19

General adaptation syndrome

Answer 19

1-alarm
2-resistance
3-exhaustion

Question 20

Why Stress Management?

Answer 20

Prolonged ‘arousal’ to stress responses may contribute to:
◦ CV diseases
◦ Decreased immune function
◦ Poor gastrointestinal function
◦ Decreased reproductive system functioning ◦ Increased risk for T2 diabetes
◦ Decreased ability to focus and concentrate ◦ Memory problems

Question 21

how to deal with stress?

Answer 21

Assess stressors

Question 22

Stress Management

Question 23

Basics steps of Time Management

Answer 23

Step One:
◦ Set specific and definable goals for yourself.
Include both academic and personal goals.

Question 24

Avoiding Time Management Traps

Answer 24

If you find yourself avoiding a task or activity, face it head on and get it over with.