Chapter 1-3 Flashcards
Leading Cause of death in U.S.
Heart disease
Dimensions of wellness
Physical, emotional, intellectual, interpersonal, cultural, spiritual, environmental, financial, occupational
Physical wellness
Eating well, exercise, practicing safer sex, gettin regular check ups, avoid injuries
Emotional wellness
Trust, self-esteem, self-acceptance, self-confidence, ability to understand and accept one’s feelings, ability to share feelings with others
Intellectual wellness
Openness to new ideas, ability to think critically, motivation to master new skills, sense of humor, creativity, curiosity, life-long learning
Interpersonal wellness
Communication skills, ability to establish and maintain satisfying relationships.
Cultural wellness
Creating relationship with those who are different from you, valuing your cultural identity, avoiding stereotyping based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
Spiritual wellness
Capacity for love, compassion, forgiveness, joy and full-fillment, caring for others, sense of meaning and purpose.
Environmental wellness
Having abundant, clean natural resources, recycling, reducing pollution and waste.
Financial wellness
Having a basic understanding how money works, avoiding debt, saving for the future and for emergencies.
Occupational wellness
Enjoying what you do, feeling valued by a manager, satisfying relationships with co-workers.
Income & Education
Groups with high poverty rates and less education have the worst health status.
Teens at risk for suicide
It’s the 2nd leading cause of death for young people ages 15-24 and the 10th leading cause for people of all ages.
Signs of suicide
Mentions of dying, jumping, shooting oneself or other types of self-harm. Change in personality, sad, withdrawal, and anxiety. Person decides to attempt suicide, increase in reckless behavior.
Behavior change
Moving in the direction of wellness means cultivating healthy behaviors and working to overcome unhealthy ones.
Target behavior
Changing any behavior can be demanding, start small by choosing one that you want to change, this is called a target, and working in til’ you succeed.
Locus of control
Refers to the extent to which a person believes he or she has control over the events in his/her life.
Internal locus of control
Are the people who believe they’re in control of their lives.
External locus of control
Believe factors beyond their control determine the course of their lives.
College students and stress
Academic stress, interpersonal stress, time pressures, financial concerns, worries about anything but especially about the future.
Examples of stressors
Major life changes, daily hassles, college stressors, job-related stressors, social networks….
Autonomic nervous system
He part of the nervous system that controls certain basic Boyd processes; consists of the sympathetic and parasympathetic decisions. Controls heart rate, breathing, blood pressure…
Endocrine system
The system glands, tissues, and cells that secrete hormones into the bloodstream to influence metabolism and other body processes.
The stress response characteristics
Consists of the nervous system, and then the autonomic nervous system (involuntary responses such as digestion of food), parasympathetic division and sympathetic division.
