Chapter 1-3

Question 1

Leading Cause of death in U.S.

Answer 1

Heart disease

Question 2

Dimensions of wellness

Answer 2

Physical, emotional, intellectual, interpersonal, cultural, spiritual, environmental, financial, occupational

Question 3

Physical wellness

Answer 3

Eating well, exercise, practicing safer sex, gettin regular check ups, avoid injuries

Question 4

Emotional wellness

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Trust, self-esteem, self-acceptance, self-confidence, ability to understand and accept one’s feelings, ability to share feelings with others

Question 5

Intellectual wellness

Answer 5

Openness to new ideas, ability to think critically, motivation to master new skills, sense of humor, creativity, curiosity, life-long learning

Question 6

Interpersonal wellness

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Communication skills, ability to establish and maintain satisfying relationships.

Question 7

Cultural wellness

Answer 7

Creating relationship with those who are different from you, valuing your cultural identity, avoiding stereotyping based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.

Question 8

Spiritual wellness

Answer 8

Capacity for love, compassion, forgiveness, joy and full-fillment, caring for others, sense of meaning and purpose.

Question 9

Environmental wellness

Answer 9

Having abundant, clean natural resources, recycling, reducing pollution and waste.

Question 10

Financial wellness

Answer 10

Having a basic understanding how money works, avoiding debt, saving for the future and for emergencies.

Question 11

Occupational wellness

Answer 11

Enjoying what you do, feeling valued by a manager, satisfying relationships with co-workers.

Question 12

Income & Education

Answer 12

Groups with high poverty rates and less education have the worst health status.

Question 13

Teens at risk for suicide

Answer 13

It’s the 2nd leading cause of death for young people ages 15-24 and the 10th leading cause for people of all ages.

Question 14

Signs of suicide

Answer 14

Mentions of dying, jumping, shooting oneself or other types of self-harm. Change in personality, sad, withdrawal, and anxiety. Person decides to attempt suicide, increase in reckless behavior.

Question 15

Behavior change

Answer 15

Moving in the direction of wellness means cultivating healthy behaviors and working to overcome unhealthy ones.

Question 16

Target behavior

Answer 16

Changing any behavior can be demanding, start small by choosing one that you want to change, this is called a target, and working in til’ you succeed.

Question 17

Locus of control

Answer 17

Refers to the extent to which a person believes he or she has control over the events in his/her life.

Question 18

Internal locus of control

Answer 18

Are the people who believe they’re in control of their lives.

Question 19

External locus of control

Answer 19

Believe factors beyond their control determine the course of their lives.

Question 20

College students and stress

Answer 20

Academic stress, interpersonal stress, time pressures, financial concerns, worries about anything but especially about the future.

Question 21

Examples of stressors

Answer 21

Major life changes, daily hassles, college stressors, job-related stressors, social networks….

Question 22

Autonomic nervous system

Answer 22

He part of the nervous system that controls certain basic Boyd processes; consists of the sympathetic and parasympathetic decisions. Controls heart rate, breathing, blood pressure…

Question 23

Endocrine system

Answer 23

The system glands, tissues, and cells that secrete hormones into the bloodstream to influence metabolism and other body processes.

Question 24

The stress response characteristics

Answer 24

Consists of the nervous system, and then the autonomic nervous system (involuntary responses such as digestion of food), parasympathetic division and sympathetic division.

Question 25

Homeostasis

Answer 25

A state of stability and consistency in an individual’s physiological functioning.

Question 26

Managing stress

Answer 26

Shore up your support system, improve your communication skills, develop healthy lifestyle, learn to identify your stressors.

Question 27

Parasympathetic division

Answer 27

Is in control when you’re relaxed. Digestion of foods, storing energy, and promoting growth

Question 28

Sympathetic division

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Activated when your body is stimulated such as when in danger or severe pain.

Question 29

Progressive relaxation

Answer 29

The tension of musicales and relaxation exercise.

Question 30

Negative self-talk

Answer 30

Example: minimizing your response to certain situations instead of having a positive look on situations.

Question 31

OCD Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Answer 31

An anxiety disorder characterized by uncontrollable. Recurring thoughts and the performing of senseless rituals.

Question 32

Phobias

Answer 32

Specific phobia and social phobia

Question 33

Specific phobia

Answer 33

Fear of something definite like lighting or a particular type of animal or place

Question 34

Social phobia

Answer 34

Fear of humiliation or embarrassment such as speaking in public

Question 35

PTSD post traumatic stress disorder

Answer 35

An anxiety disorder characterized by driving traumatic events brought dreams, flashbacks, and hallucinations.

Question 36

PTSD symptoms

Answer 36

Produce a send of terror or helpless, physical violence or one-self or loved ones, experiencing trauma in dreams, avoids anything related to trauma, sleep disturbances, anxiety and depression, symptoms must last at-least a month for the diagnose to be made.

Question 37

Depression characteristics

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Feeling hopeless, poor appetite, weight loss, insomnia, decreased energy, feels worthless, trouble concentrating, thoughts of death or suicide.

Question 38

Depression treatment options

Answer 38

Drug therapy, psychotherapy, anti-depressants, hospitalization, progressive relaxation

Question 39

Mania

Answer 39

A bipolar disorder; a mood disorder characterized by excessive elation, irritability, talkativeness, inflated self esteem, expensiveness.

Question 40

Bipolar disorder

Answer 40

A mental illness characterized by alternating periods of depression and mania . Maniac episodes