FINAL Flashcards
self care
healthy deliberate activity intended to nourish your mental, emotional or physical well-being
coping
activities or behaviors we have learned or do naturally that we use in moments of stress to help manage
self care practices
not everyone has the same self care practice, what may work for one may not work for another
what to understand about self care
not a cure for mental illness, but can help one understand what causes or triggers as well as coping techniques that can help
self care ex
set goals and priorities, practice gratitude, focus on positivity
self compassion
opening ones heart to oneself and except what one is feeling
mindfulness v. meditation
mindfulness doesn’t require the use of meditation, it especially doesn’t need meditation to reach mindfulness
is mindfulness only a Buddhist practice?
no it ranges between everyone, not only buddhist
mindfulness
a ancient concept found in a wide range of spiritual and religious traditions
five mindfulness practices
- making the experience a challenge rather then a chore
- emphasis on the importance of individual effort and motivation
- immediate lifestyle change
- educational rather then therapeutic orientation
- medically heterogeneous environment, intervention of individuals with differing medical conditions
motivation
a need or desire that energizes behavior and directs it towards a goal
drive
aroused/tense state related to a physical need
need
something such as hunger or thirst
drive reduction theory
idea that humans are motivated to reduce these drives, such as eating to reduce the feeling of hunger
goal of drive reduction theory
homeostasis (steady internal stage)
homeostasis
steady internal stage
yerkes-dodson law
performance is the best under conditions of moderate arousal rather then high or low arousal (associated with optimal arousal theory)
maslows hierarchy of needs/motivation
humans strive to ensure basic needs are satisfied and then find motivation to pursue goals that are higher on the hierarchy
self regulation
monitoring of ones behavior through the use of self monitoring, self evaluation, and self reinforcement
james lange theory of emotion
bodily changes come first and form the basis of emotional experience
theory of reasoned action
effective change requires specific intentions, positive attitude, belief that ones social group looks upon the new behavior favorably
health promotion
behavioral social science that draws from biological, environmental, psychological and physical science to promote health and prevent diseases
theory of planned behavior
includes perception of control over the outcome
difference between theory of planned behavior and reasoned action
planned behavior doesn’t include the positivity, support from other and want for change, it just is one thinking that they have complete control
theory that describes individuals giving up bad habits and adopting new ones
reasoned action
stages of change model steps
- pre-contemplation
- contemplation
- preparation/determination
- action/will power
- maintenance
- relapse
criticisms of stages of change model
stage may vary depending on specific domain of health change, refers to more attitudes then behaviors
positive psychology
focuses on how people can increases their own happiness
view of positive psychology
as a movement, and as a sub-discipline
evolutionary view of positive psychology
our brains are primitive, brain has levels: primitive brain (controls survives urges, fear center), emotional brain (source of emotion, craves community interaction), cognitive brain (center of higher thought, drives reason and logic)
negative bias
we are physiologically geared towards negative, negative stimuli is perceived and processed faster then positive stimuli
hedonic adaptation
conditioned by capitalist drives for chasing happiness through material possessions and short term pleasures (doomed to prolonged depression)
eudaemonia
good spirit or happiness
what percent of happiness is determined by intentional activities
40%
ex of effort leading to happiness
- behavioral activity: exercising regularly, trying to be kind to others
- cognitive activity: reframing situations in more positive light, pausing to count ones blessings
- volitional activity: striving for important personal goals
upward spiral
above a certain ratio/tipping point
downward spiral
below a certain ratio/tipping point
ration/tipping point
losada line
