UNIT 1 DIMENSIONS OF HEALTH Flashcards

Question

Intelligent Risk Taking

Answer 1

 Done for ourselves  Increase our knowledge  Allow for greater exploration and grow

Answer 2

 Done to impress others, peer pressure  Risk tasking is necessary to help improve critical thinking/problem solving  Think of two ways that risk taking is necessary for health care 6

Answer 3

Challenges Control Commitment  See stress/change as challenges rather than burdens  Have sense of personal control rather than feeling things ‘happen’ to them  Have commitment to work, self, families/friends and/or other important values

Answer 4

thoughts & feelings

Answer 5

recognise & accept their wide range of feelings and express them appropriately.

Answer 6

❖ Speaking ❖ Writing ❖ Physically

Answer 7

The perception or mental picture one has of oneself

Answer 8

perceptions, our interpersonal relationships, our choices and the sense of control we have over our lives

Answer 9

 Feel good about themselves  Expect that others will think well of them  Are not afraid of other’s reactions  Tend to evaluate their own performance fairly  Work hardest for people who demand high standards  Are not usually threatened by people in authority  Are able to defend themselves against negative comments

Answer 10

1. Nurture caring relationships 2. Recognize and celebrate our own value 3. Have realistic expectations 4. Involve oneself in constructive risk- taking 5. Maintain physical health & balance

Answer 11

Three phases: 1. Alarm  perceive threat 2. Resistance  Mobilize resources  ”flight or fight” (↑HR & RR, pupils dilate, ↓ blood to skin/GI, ↑blood to muscles/nerves, ↓immune) 3. Recovery  (relaxation) or exhaustion (illness)

Answer 12

 Physical-stiff neck  Cognitive-difficulty remembering  Emotional-sleep problems  Social-distrustful  Spiritual-no real meaning in life

Answer 13

 Maintain balance: eat & sleep well, adequate physical activity, have fun, family/friend time  Manage time: weekly schedule, prepare nutritious meals ahead of time, don’t procrastinate (easier said than done!), know limits  Positive perceptions: work to build positive self- esteem  Practice relaxation: prayer, meditation, walks

Answer 14

* Optimistic, enthusiastic about life, relaxed and confident * Less likely to be judgmental * Communicates own ideas and the wishes of others * Able to listen to others ideas and their wishes * Able to establish boundaries for own personal space and level of participation * Can handle differences of opinion and conflict with others

Answer 15

Interconnectedness Mindfulness Living in harmony Spirituality as part of daily life

Answer 16

✓ Centred on eternal/not trivial matters ✓ Comfortable with solitude, independent, ✓ Child-like, spontaneous ✓ Feel love for humankind, truly democratic ✓ Strong ethics/morals ✓ Accurate perception of reality ✓ Wonderful sense of humour ✓ Deep meaningful interpersonal relationships ✓ Creative, use their talents ✓ Do not see themselves as perfect!

Answer 17

 Seek meaning in life  Pursue truth  Read spiritual material  Pray/meditate  Make rituals a priority  Time for solitude/centring  Celebrate  Activate sense of wonder  Listen to beautiful music  Explore wonders of nature – even in the city  Use all your senses  Notice miracles  Cultivate compassion  Listen, forgive  Help someone in pain  Connect with other human beings and all living things  Look for what makes us the same, not different