Final Flashcards
Which of the following are important to remember when expanding your circle of friends (mark all that apply).
Keep your contact with new friends genuine but brief.
Genuinely listen to others.
Avoid arrogance on one hand and self-criticism on the other.
Social media/networking sites alleviate loneliness.
False
According to a Ted Talk viewed in class, the pain and aversiveness of loneliness are….
Part of a biological early warning system alerting us to threats and damage to our social body needed to survive and prosper.
The odds of dying an early death are greater for loneliness than air pollution and obesity combined.
True
Which of the following best articulates the textbook’s message concerning friends and social support?
You need close friends who provide you with positive experiences, socially rewarding roles, and an important ability to cope with difficult situations and events in your life.
Which of the following recommendations were discussed in class and come from a recent BYU study of social media use? (mark all that apply)
Don’t substitute social network (virtual) connection for physical connection
Friendships created prior to becoming social network friends yield the best outcomes
What did the textbook suggest would decrease loneliness by providing companionship and also greatly improve opportunities for physical and social health?
Getting a pet
Which of the following are health benefits of a healthy marriage (mark all that apply).
improved mental and physical health
stronger social support
stronger immune system
elevated happiness
Men suffer most in an unhappy marriage because they take on more of the responsibility for regulating the marriage and do most of the emotional work.
False
Strong marriages have an impact on societal well-being and individual health, …
and have thus become a concern of government and public health.
Strengthening families has such a dramatic effect on society and public health that
It can be considered an effective health care approach.
Experts estimate that interaction in most nuclear families is limited to a few minutes a day, and….
those aren’t necessarily positive.
Which of the following were parenting tips presented during Tuesday’s lecture? (mark all that apply)
Bonding
Boundaries
Monitoring
Nearly three-fourths of all patients feel a physician should do at least one of the following: introduce a discussion about an ill patient’s spiritual needs, refer a patient to a spiritual advisor, or suggest prayer.
True
The greatest health benefits of spirituality are rooted in…
experience
The book and lecture on altruism discussed three general traits of altruistic people. Please select the three traits.
They have a positive view of people in general.
They take personal responsibility for how other people are doing.
They are concerned about others’ welfare.
One of the greatest benefits gained from spirituality is…
it helps us interpret crisis as a growth experience.
The rescuers assumed personal responsibility because…
they would have been unhappy if they had failed to act.
Patch Adams views humor as a painkiller, potentially just as effective as medication.
True
What substance inhibits the neurochemistry of sleep, by disturbing the natural chemical balances in the brain that promote sleep?
Caffeine
Though dozing off while driving is a significant problem, alcohol still causes more accidents.
false
Happy, Funny, Loving, Cooperative, Creative, and Thoughtful are the six characteristics required for what?
Working at the Gesundheit Institute
What percent of Americans are sleep deprived?
50
Dave Vance, a former BYU MPH student, discussed aspects of humor at a BYU TED talk. Select the three points he made about using humor to get our message across.
Makes the boring interesting
Connects the disconnected
Makes the controversial safe
