Chapter 1: Health, Mood Disorders, Stress, and Grief Flashcards

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What are the 5 levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs?

A
  1. Basic Physical Needs
  2. Safety Needs
  3. Social Needs
  4. Esteem Needs
  5. Self-Actualization
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What is a risk factor?

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Anything that may impair health

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Which of these is not a risk factor?
Genetics
Weight
Diet
Clothing
A

Clothing

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Defense Mechanisms:

What is compensation?

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Doing well in one area to make up for doing poorly in another

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What are the 5 facets of health?

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Physical, Mental, Emotional, Social, and Spiritual

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Defense Mechanisms:

What is rationalization?

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Giving false reasons or making excuses for your behavior or feelings

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Defense Mechanisms:

What is denial?

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Not recognizing a particular feeling or problem

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Defense Mechanisms:

What is reaction-formation?

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Not saying how you really feel; saying something contrary

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Defense Mechanisms:

What is projection?

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Putting your faults and problems onto another person; blaming others

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Defense Mechanisms:

What is regression?

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Acting in childish, immature ways

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Defense Mechanisms:

What is repression?

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Removing an unpleasant idea or memory from your mind

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12
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Is daydreaming a defense mechanism?

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Yes

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13
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Suzie checks things repeatedly and has routines that she feels she must follow. What mood disorder does she suffer from?

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OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)

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14
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What are treatment options for those with OCD?

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Counseling and medications

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Suzie has anxiety, shortness of breath, dizziness an increased heart rate, and feelings of losing control. What mood disorder is she suffering from?

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Panic Disorder

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Suzie has hallucinations, talks to herself, and has confused and disorganized thoughts. What mood disorder is she suffering from?

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Schizophrenia

17
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Suzie has extreme happiness for a few days and then depression afterwards. What mood disorder is she suffering from?

A

Bipolar Disorder

18
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Can mood disorders be cured?

A

No, but the individual can recover.

19
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What is an external factor?

A

Demand on our minds or bodies

20
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What is a physical response?

A

Demands placed on us - seen through stress

21
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What is a stressor?

A

Anything that triggers a reation

22
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What is a stress response?

A

What the body does to react to stress

23
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What is body strain?

A

The wear and tear on our bodies and minds during stress

24
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Explain the Fight or Flight Body Response.

A

Nerve changes occur in hypothalamus
Nerves produce hormones that stimulate pituitary gland
Pituitary gland releases hormones that stimulate adrenal glands in kidneys
Adrenal glands produce adrenaline (or epinephrine)
Adrenaline causes heart to speed up, lungs breathe faster and deeper, muscles tense and prepare to work, and other functions like digesting food decrease

25
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What are the effects of too much adrenaline?

A

Damage to organs
Outer layer of adrenal gland can produce too much cortisol, which reduces the ability of white blood cells to fight infection

26
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What is the General Adaption Syndrome (GAS)?

A

The entire cycle of an individual that undergoes the fight or flight response.

27
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Which phase of the General Adaption Syndrome involves sympathetic division of nervous system starting to operate and the fight or flight response?

A

The Alarm Phase

28
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Which phase of the General Adaption Syndrome involves the body resisting dramatic changes and the parasympathetic division of nervous system restores body to normal?

A

The Resistance Phase

29
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Which phase of the General adaption Syndrome involves a lowered immune response and extreme tiredness?

A

The Exhaustion Phase

30
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What are the 5 stages of grief?

A

Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance

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Grief:

What is denial?

A

Denial loss has occured, refusing to discuss situation

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Grief:

What is Anger?

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Stops denying loss, expresses bitternesss, rage, and outrage

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Grief:

What is Bargaining?

A

Loss is accepted, individual wants more time

34
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Grief:

What is Depression?

A

Overwhelming sadness at realization of loss

35
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Grief:

What is Acceptance?

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Understands and comes to terms with loss