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Module 3: Promoting and Preserving Your Psychological Health Flashcards

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define psychological health

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  • how we think, feel, relate, and exist in our daily life
  • includes mental, emotional, social, and spiritual
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what is the order of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

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  • survival
  • security
  • social
  • esteem
  • self-actualization
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define mental health

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thinking or rational dimension of our health

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define emotional health

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feeling or subjective side of psychological health

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what components interplay to create emotions

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  • physiological arousal
  • feelings
  • cognitive processes
  • behavioral reactions
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define social health

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  • interactions with others
  • ability to use social resources and social support when needed
  • ability to adapt to a variety of social situations
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what is one of the best predicters of health and happiness in adults

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family support

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define social support

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  • people and services who we interact and share social connections with
  • tangible or intangible support
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define spiritual health

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  • sense of purpose and meaning in life
  • sense of belonging to something greater than the physical dimensions of existence
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define self-efficacy

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belief on whether you can successfully engage in and execute a specific behavior

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define self-esteem

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  • realistic sense of self-respect or self-worth
  • internal but influenced by relationships with others
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define learned helplessness

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  • continually experiencing failure
  • give up and fail to take action to help yourself
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define learned optimism

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  • teach ourselves to be optimistic
  • changing self-talk, examining reactions, blocking negative thoughts
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define emotional intelligence

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ability to identify, use, understand, and manage our own emotions as well as those of others

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what does emotional intelligence consist of

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  • self-awareness
  • self-regulation/self-management
  • internal motivation
  • empathy
  • social skills
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what are the traits in the 5 factor model of personality

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  • agreeableness
  • openness
  • neuroticism
  • conscientiousness
  • extroversion
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define psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)

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study of interactions of behavioral, neural, and endocrine functions and the functioning of the body’s immune system

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what does PERMA stand for and what does it do

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  • describes the 5 elements of wellbeing
  • P: positive emotions
  • E: engagement
  • R: relationships
  • M: meaning
  • A: achievement
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what percent of adult americans have one or more mental disorders

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22.5%

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20
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what is the leading cause of disability in the US

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mental disorders

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21
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most common mental health issues among college students

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  • anxiety
  • depression
  • relationship problems
22
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define chronic mood disorders

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  • affect how you feel
  • major depression, persistency depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorder
  • affect 7.4% of americans
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define major depression

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  • most common mood disorder
  • sadness and despair
  • interferes with work, sleep, appetite, relationships, and enjoyment of life
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define persistent depressive disorder

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  • aka dysthymic disorder
  • less severe depression
  • appear to function well but still lack energy
25
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define seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

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  • during fall and winter when there is less sunlight exposure
  • disruption of body’s natural circadian rhythm and changes in melatonin levels
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define bipolar disorder

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  • severe mood swings; mania to depression
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what causes mood disorders

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  • interaction of environmental, psychological, biological, and genetic factors
  • neurotransmitter/chemical imbalance
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define anxiety disorders

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  • persistent feelings of threat and worry
  • generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorders, phobic disorders
  • largest mental health problem in US
  • over 14% of US
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define generalized anxiety disorder

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  • interferes with daily life
  • restlessness, easily fatigued, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, sleep disturbances
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define panic disorder

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  • occurrence of panic attacks
  • acute feeling of anxiety causing intense physical reaction lasting about 30 minutes
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define phobic disorders

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  • persistent and irrational fear of specific object, activity, or situation
  • social phobia
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what causes anxiety disorders

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  • biology
  • environment
  • social and cultural roles
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define obsessive compulsive disorder

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  • compelled to perform rituals, fear of contamination, concern about order, persistent intrusive thoughts
  • aware of irrational behavior but can’t stop
34
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how many people with OCD receive treatment

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one third

35
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define post traumatic stress disorder

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  • experienced or witnessed traumatic event
  • 14% of veterans
  • unexpected death, serious injury of someone close, sexual assault, war, natural disasters
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define personality disorders

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  • distinctive sets of traits, behaviors, and patterns that are rigid and different from cultural or social expectations
  • difficulty in perceiving and relating to situations and other people
  • feel their behavior is normal
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define paranoid personality disorder

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  • suspicion and mistrust of others, jealousy, secretiveness
  • delusions of being persecuted by everyone
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define narcissistic personality disorder

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  • exaggerated sense of self-importance and self-absorption
  • overly needy and demanding
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define antisocial personality disorder

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  • manipulation and taking advantage of others, often in criminal manner
  • disregard for safety of others and lack of remorse
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define borderline personality disorder

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  • sever emotional instability, mood swings, impulsiveness, and poor self-image
  • high suicide rates and risky behaviors
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define schizophrenia

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  • alterations of the senses
  • inability to sort and process incoming stimuli and make appropriate responses
  • altered sense of self
  • radical changes in emotions, movements, and behaviors
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what is the cause of schizophrenia

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  • biological disease of the brain
  • brain damage occurring early in life
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suicide risk factors

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  • family history
  • previous attempts
  • drug and alcohol use
  • depression
  • financial difficulties
  • serious illness in self or loved one
  • loss of loved one
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actions to prevent someone from attempting suicide

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  • monitor warning signals
  • take threats seriously
  • let the person know how much you care
  • ask directly
  • take action
  • help the person think about alternatives to suicide
  • tell the persons spouse, partner, parents, siblings, or counselor
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define stigma

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negative perceptions about groups of people or certain situations or conditions

46
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what does getting evaluated for mental health treatment entail

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  • physical checkup
  • psychiatric history
  • mental status examination
47
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define psychodynamic therapy

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  • focus on psychological roots of emotional suffering
  • self-reflection, self-examination
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define interpersonal therapy

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focus on social roles and relationships

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define cognitive therapy

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  • focus on impact of thoughts and ideas on feelings and behavior
  • correct habitually pessimistic or faulty thinking patterns
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define behavioral therapy

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  • focus on what we do
  • concepts of stimulus, response, and reinforcement to alter behavior patterns
51
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define psychotropic drugs

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  • medicines that alter chemicals in the brain and affect mood and behavior
  • require doctor prescription
52
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psychological health is best described as encompassing

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thinking, feeling, relating, and being

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