Chapter 2

Question 1

An individual’s mental wellbeing

Answer 1

psychological health

Question 2

The order of psychological needs that must be met to move on to focusing on the next

Answer 2

Maslow hierarchy of needs

Question 3

What are the tiers of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Answer 3

physiological needs, safety, being loved, maintaining self-esteem, self-actualization

Question 4

Fulfilling a goal of meeting their human potential

Answer 4

self-actualization

Question 5

What are the qualities of a self-actualized person?

Answer 5

realistic, accepting, autonomous, authentic, capable of intimacy, and creative

Question 6

When a person knows what they want and if it is attainable

Answer 6

realistic

Question 7

Having a positive self-concept and realistic self-esteem

Answer 7

acceptance

Question 8

finding guidance from within and basing decisions on their own rules and values

Answer 8

inner-directed

Question 9

people who act in accordance to other people’s opinions

Answer 9

other-directed

Question 10

people who are not afraid to be themselves

Answer 10

authentic

Question 11

people who can share their feelings and thoughts without fear of rejection

Answer 11

intimacy

Question 12

a field of psychology that focuses on an individual’s strengths and positive traits

Answer 12

positive psychology

Question 13

What are the three dimensions of happiness?

Answer 13

pleasant life, good life, and meaningful life

Question 14

What does it mean to be normal?

Answer 14

to be close to the population average

Question 15

Why is it beneficial to have anxiety?

Answer 15

can help with solving a problem before it becomes too big

Question 16

A stage theory that proposes we develop according to resolving tasks

Answer 16

Erikson’s Stages of Development

Question 17

Why is it important to find a sense of self?

Answer 17

understand our place among our peers

Question 18

Who do our early identities model after?

Answer 18

our parents and peers

Question 19

What is one of the problems with Erikson’s stage theories

Answer 19

does not mention how our identity can shift over time

Question 20

The time where we do not have much self-esteem because we don’t know ourselves?

Answer 20

identity crisis

Question 21

Criteria for judging what is good and bad

Answer 21

values

Question 22

What are the dimensions of spiritual wellness?

Answer 22

social support, healthy habits, positive attitudes, and moments of relaxation

Question 23

children developed sense of being loved and being able to give love

Answer 23

positive self-concept

Question 24

a self-concept that a person develops on their own

Answer 24

integration of self-concept

Question 25

When the integration of the self is free from contradictions

Answer 25

stability of self-concept

Question 26

What is the best way to improve self-esteem?

Answer 26

notice patterns of thinking, avoid focusing on the negative and develop realistic self-talk

Question 27

exaggerated fear of something realistically feared

Answer 27

simple specific phobia

Question 28

Fear of humiliation or embarrassment while being observed by others

Answer 28

social phobia

Question 29

Sudden surges in anxiety, not triggered by anything specific

Answer 29

panic disorders

Question 30

increased anxiety over life concerns

Answer 30

generalized anxiety disorder

Question 31

A behaviour that is compulsive to the point that is causes distress

Answer 31

behavioural addiction

Question 32

Intrusive or unwanted thoughts that are reoccurrant and an action unrelated to the thought is required to stop it.

Answer 32

obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 33

Having an extreme reaction to being presented with an object that reminds one of the event

Answer 33

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 34

Symptoms consistant with PTSD but within 1 to 30 days of the traumatic event

Answer 34

post-traumatic stress syndrome

Question 35

Feelings of intense sadness and hopelessness that is often accompanied by thoughts of death or suicide

Answer 35

depression

Question 36

Who has higher rates of suicide?

Answer 36

Males

Question 37

A treatment of depression that gives electrical stimulation to the brain

Answer 37

electroconvulsive therapy

Question 38

when people's depression worsens due to a lack of UV light

Answer 38

seasonal affective disorder

Question 39

A disorder characterized by disorganized thinking or delusions

Answer 39

schizophrenia

Question 40

Drugs developed to clam and stabilized parts of the brain from begin too overactive

Answer 40

mood stabilizers

Question 41

Drugs that reduce disorganized thinking in agitated clients

Answer 41

antipsychotics

Question 42

Drugs that clam brain by acting on GABA

Answer 42

anxiolytics and hypnotics

Question 43

drugs for ADHD that act on the nervous system

Answer 43

stimulants