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What is health, according to the old WHO definition?

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A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being?

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Physical health is often defined as the _ of illness.

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Absence

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What two other things can be part of physical health?

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Wellness, vitality

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We argue now that well-being is a _ over _.

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spectrum, categories

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What are the 5 parts of wellness?ZPMSS

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Zest,
potential,
meaning
social responsibility,
skills for adapting to challenges

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Wellness is an alternative approach to _, which allows for people with chronic illnesses.

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Health

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What is vitality?

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A positive feeling of aliveness and energy

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How can you enhance vitality?

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Activities that help with self-determination needs

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What are the three self-determination needs? (CAR)

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Competence, autonomy, relatedness

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Vitality is a factor in _ due to its association with _.

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Longevity, autonomy

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What are the three measures of vitality? BSF

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Biological markers (good health), subjective experiences (being happy and feeling good), functional abilities (having appropriate help, being able to do what you need to)

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What is exercises relationship with well-being?

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Regular exercises helps health and psychological well-being

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Vigorous physical activity leads to a stronger relationship between _ and _ health.

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Exercise, positive health

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Overtraining has a _ impact on wellbeing. Why?

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Negative
Injury, pain

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What increases motivation for exercise?

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Positive attitude

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What is health psychology?

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A field of psychology dedicated to understanding and applying psychological principles to improving the health of individuals.

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What does the biological part of health psychology include?

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Gender, disability, physical health, neurochemistry, stress reactivity, genetic vulnerability

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What does the psychological part of health psychology include?

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Behaviour, personality, attitudes and beliefs, learning and memory, coping and social skills, self-esteem and emotions

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What does the social part of health psychology include?

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Education, social support, peer relationships, family background, socioeconomic status

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Health psychology takes a _ approach.

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Biopsychosocial

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What is psychoneuroimmunology?

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Sub realm of health psychology, stress and its impact on the immune system

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What are the three parts of psychoneuroimmunology?

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Psychological processes, functioning of the nervous system, the body’s immune system

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Psychoneuroimmunology argues that psychological issues are not only in the _.

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Head

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T-cells or S-IgA antibodies are related to _ factors and _ functioning.

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Psychological, immune

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What are the types of cells that are related with immune functioning?
T-cells or S-IgA antibodies
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When you have a psycho-emotional intervention, _ cells or _ antibodies go up and the immune system functions better.
T-cells or S-IgA antibodies
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_ people live longer.
Positive
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Positive emotions influence the _ nervous system. Which system does it get going? What type of health does this help with?
Autonomic Parasympathetic Immune
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Positive emotions promote...
Positive health
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What is heart rate variability?
A measure of the variability in between the time of each heartbeat
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HRV measures self-_ strength.
Self-regulatory
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High HRV leads to a higher ability to regulate...
Thoughts, emotions and behaviours
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The HRV and self-regulatory abilities are a _.
Correlation
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How do people with high HRV react emotionally and socially?
More positive emotions More socially connected
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How can HRV be increased?
Physical exercise, yoga, meditation
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What is coherence?
Brain and body function in sync. Optimal performance.
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What can you do to get more coherence?
Meditate
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What causes incoherence?
Frustration, negative emotions
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When we are incoherent, what is out of sync?
Our parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system
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What is coherence physiologically?
immune, hormonal and nervous systems in energetic coordination.
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Name emotions and feelings that create coherence.
Courage, honour, dignity Confidence Appreciation, gratitude Kindness Care, love Compassion Tolerance, patience Enthusiasm and joy
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Loneliness can have a negative effect on _ functioning and _ well-being.
Immune, psychological
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What are the four things social support helps with medically? MMBE
Compliance with medical treatments Reduce levels of medication Adoption of health-promoting behaviours Positive emotions
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What is the direct effects hypothesis?
Social support directly impacts us via guidance, positive emotions and empathy
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What is the buffering hypothesis?
The presence of social support helps shield from negative impact of stress.
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What are the four types of social support?
Emotional support (shows concern) Tangible or instrumental (materials) Informational (Advice) Companionship (sense of belonging)
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What are the three types of friendships? + define.
Utility (business) Pleasure (similar interests) Virtue (commitment to one another)
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Children need to have _.
Friends
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Having a close friend leads to better _ overall.
Health
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_ only need to be married to be benefit in health from marriage, while _ need a good quality marriage to benefit.
Men Women
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Perceptions of love can lead to lowered risk of _ disease, u_, h_ and _ abuse.
Heart Ulcers Hypertension Alcohol
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Nature evokes _ and a sense of deeper _.
Pleasure Meaning
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Forest bathing allows the mind to be _ and _. It also allows for lower...
Clearer and sharper Stress and blood pressure
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Nature can create _ experiences.
Transcendant
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People can cognitively improve _ and _.
Attention and recovery
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How is touch associated with positive health?
Increases caring, compassion, empathy, release of oxytocin
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Touch can help reduce _ and be supportive in treatment of _ disorders.
Pain Psychological
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_ reduces fatigue in lukemia patients.
Touch
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ST can also have positive benefits.
Self-touch
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Compassion influences _ system responses in both...
Immune Us and others
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What was the Mother Theresa Film study? What made it work even better?
PPs showed increase immune system functioning after watching a film about her helping. If they felt loved.
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High volunteering is associated with increased _.
Longevity
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Helping others is more associated with _.
Well-being
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Altruism is a way to get people away from their...
Own concerns
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Altruism increases social _ and promotes _ emotions.
Bonds Positive
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Humour has been related to...
Personal adjustment and well-being
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A good sense of humour helps people recover quicker from...
Illness
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Humour can enhance _ system functioning.
Immune
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What are laugh clubs?
Groups to laugh as hard as possible for 15-20 minutes`
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The act of _ is healing in itself.
laughing
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The act of writing down thoughts about your traumatic event is...
beneficial
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Sharing _ emotions when writing about trauma is better than just sharing _ emotions.
Negative Positive
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What are Pennebakers 6 recommendations when writing to deal with stressors? CAS EPS
What concerns you Write alone Dont worry about spelling Write about event + feelings Writing private Let yourself feel sad
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How can you move towards post-traumatic growth rather than PTSD?
Opening up, emotional story-telling and benefit finding
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What is the cognitive mediation approach?
The meaning we bring to the situation
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Cognitive styles are very important for positive _.
Coping
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Positive cognitive style is a _ _ trait.
Top down
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What is the stress process?
Stressful events-> appraisal-> emotional, physiological, behavioural response
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What is optimism?
Generalized expectancy that good things will happen in the future
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Optimism is related to _ health outcomes.
Positive
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Optimism leads to a _ quality of life.
Higher
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Percieved _ of control is associated with negative affectivity.
Lack
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High self-_ leads to more control over health.
Efficacy
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What is hardiness? (3) CCC
Combination of: sense of control, perceive stress as challenge not crisis, commitment to various areas of life.
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_ processes help create a sense with hardiness.
Cognitive
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High hardiness is associated with self-_ processes.
Enhancement, positive self concept and internal control
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What is zestful old age?
Surviving into late adulthood with physical and mental well-being.
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What are the three broad dimensions of peak aging (Eric Erikson) and definitions? IWP
Insight: heightened reality, discernment Wisdom: emotional maturity, sound judgement, able reasoning Playfulness: vital quality of elder living
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Positive health is associated with _, which comes from more positive and less negative emotions that boost _.
Longevity Immunity
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What has the greatest effect on longevity?
Social relationships
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_ need positive relationships for well-being, positive health and longevity.
Women
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People with more positive views about _ recover from illness better.
Aging
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Playfulness is important for adult _.
Well-being
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What does the Adult Playfulness Scale measure (5)? SECFS
Spontaneous (spont vs. disciplined; impulsive vs diligent) Expressive (open vs reserved) Creative (imaginative vs unimaginative) Fun (bright vs. dull; excitable vs. serene) Silly (childlike vs. mature; whimsical vs. practical)
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What are the 5 Adult Playfulness Scales?
Spontaneous Expressive Creative Fun Silly
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Playful adults have lower _, better _ styles, and like _ _ more.
Stress, coping, physical activity
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What are the blue zones?
Where people live to 100+
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What are the 9 characteristics of longevity? APS EFA FSS
Physically active Purpose Downshifting/decrease stress No overeat and small meal evening afternoon Fruit/Veg>Meat Moderate alcohol Faith-based community Families first+social connection Supportive social circle and friends
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What is positive coping?
Diminishing the physical, emotional, and psychological burden that is linked to stressful life events and daily hassles
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Great coping builds _ that help inhibit or buffer future stress.
Ressources
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Are daily hassles or large stressors worse?
Daily hassles built up
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What are Selye's 3 steps of the General Adaptation Syndrome?
Alarm, resistance, exhaustion
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Describe the three stages of Selye's model.
Alarm: fight or flight Resistance: Still vigilant Exhaustion: Resources run out, vulnerable to disease
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Describe the physiological reactivity model.
Event-> Appraisal-> positive or negative emotion Negative-> stress-> sympathetic activation (immune down and cardiovascular wear and tear)-> more susceptible to illness
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What does the physiological reactivity model describe?
Sustained physiological activation from stress can affect body systems and increase illness
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What are the two approaches to positive coping?
External environment focus or psychological factor focus
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What are the four subtypes of positive coping?
Emotion focused Emotional avoidance Problem-focused Seek social support
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What did Stanton say about emotion-focused coping?
It is approach-oriented coping, active movement toward a stressful encounter
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What are Stanton's 2 related processes of emotion-focused coping?
Emotional processing Emotional expression
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Emotion-focused coping is _ oriented.
Approach
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What are the 4 examples of effective approach oriented emotion-focused coping?
Cancer Parental illness Infertility Chronic pain
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Can emotional avoidance be appropriate coping?
For a short amount of time so it is not so taxing
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What is the emotional balancing act?
Using emotional avoidance only for so long and so much
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Lack of balance in emotional avoidance leads to poor _ _.
Decision-making
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To win the emotional balancing act, we need to...
Diversify our coping skills repertoire

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