Chapter 2

Question 1

Psychological health

Answer 1

The sum of how we think, feel, relate, and exist in our day-to-day lives.
Includes mental, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions

Question 2

5 levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Answer 2

Self actualization
Esteem needs
Social needs
Security needs
Survival needs

Question 3

Self-actualization

Answer 3

Top level of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Creativity, spirituality, fulfillment of potential

Question 4

Esteem needs

Answer 4

Self-respect, respect for others, accomplishment

Question 5

Social needs

Answer 5

Belonging, affection, acceptance

Question 6

Security needs

Answer 6

Shelter, safety, protection

Question 7

Survival needs

Answer 7

Food, water, sleep, exercise, sexual expression

Question 8

Mental health

Answer 8

The “thinking” or “rational” dimension of our health.

Question 9

Intellectual health

Answer 9

A subset of mental health in which a person has the ability to learn and use information effectively and strive for continued growth

Question 10

Emotional health

Answer 10

The feeling, or subjective, side of psychological health

Question 11

Emotions

Answer 11

Intensified feelings or complex patterns of feelings that we experience on a regular basis, including love, hate, frustration, anxiety, and joy

Question 12

Emotions are described as the interplay of what four components

Answer 12

Physiological arousal, feelings, cognitive (thought process), and behavioral reactions

Question 13

Emotional intelligence

Answer 13

The ability to identify, use, understand, and manage one’s own emotions in positive and constructive ways

Question 14

Social health

Answer 14

Aspect of psychological health that includes interactions with others, ability to use social supports, and ability to adapt to various situations

Question 15

Social bonds

Answer 15

The level of closeness and attachment that we develop with individuals

Question 16

Self efficacy

Answer 16

A persons belief about whether he or she can successfully engage in and execute a specific behavior

Question 17

Self-esteem

Answer 17

One’s realistic sense of self-respect or self-worth.

Question 18

Learned helplessness

Answer 18

Pattern of responding to situations by giving up because of repeated failure in the past

Question 19

Victimology

Answer 19

Blaming ones problems on other people and circumstances

Question 20

Learned optimism

Answer 20

Teaching oneself to think positively

Question 21

Defense mechanisms

Answer 21

Strategies we unconsciously use to distort our present reality to help avoid anxiety

Question 22

Personality

Answer 22

The unique mix of characteristics that distinguishes you from others

Question 23

The five-factor model (personality theory)

Answer 23

Agreeableness
Openness
Neuroticism
Conscientiousness
Extroversion

Question 24

Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)

Answer 24

The study of the interactions of behavioral, neutral, and endocrine unctions and the functioning of the body’s immune system

Question 25

Subjective well-being

Answer 25

The uplifting feeling or inner peace or an overall “feel good” state, which includes happiness

Question 26

Subjective well being is defined by what three central components

Answer 26

Satisfaction with present life
Relative presence of positive emotions
Relative a sense of negative emotions

Question 27

Five elements of well-being that help humans flourish

Answer 27

Positive emotion
Engagement
Relationships
Meaning
Accomplishment