FINAL

Question 1

self care

Answer 1

healthy deliberate activity intended to nourish your mental, emotional or physical well-being

Question 2

coping

Answer 2

activities or behaviors we have learned or do naturally that we use in moments of stress to help manage

Question 3

self care practices

Answer 3

not everyone has the same self care practice, what may work for one may not work for another

Question 4

what to understand about self care

Answer 4

not a cure for mental illness, but can help one understand what causes or triggers as well as coping techniques that can help

Question 5

self care ex

Answer 5

set goals and priorities, practice gratitude, focus on positivity

Question 6

self compassion

Answer 6

opening ones heart to oneself and except what one is feeling

Question 7

mindfulness v. meditation

Answer 7

mindfulness doesn’t require the use of meditation, it especially doesn’t need meditation to reach mindfulness

Question 8

is mindfulness only a Buddhist practice?

Answer 8

no it ranges between everyone, not only buddhist

Question 9

mindfulness

Answer 9

a ancient concept found in a wide range of spiritual and religious traditions

Question 10

five mindfulness practices

Answer 10

1. making the experience a challenge rather then a chore
2. emphasis on the importance of individual effort and motivation
3. immediate lifestyle change
4. educational rather then therapeutic orientation
5. medically heterogeneous environment, intervention of individuals with differing medical conditions

Question 11

motivation

Answer 11

a need or desire that energizes behavior and directs it towards a goal

Question 12

drive

Answer 12

aroused/tense state related to a physical need

Question 13

need

Answer 13

something such as hunger or thirst

Question 14

drive reduction theory

Answer 14

idea that humans are motivated to reduce these drives, such as eating to reduce the feeling of hunger

Question 15

goal of drive reduction theory

Answer 15

homeostasis (steady internal stage)

Question 16

homeostasis

Answer 16

steady internal stage

Question 17

yerkes-dodson law

Answer 17

performance is the best under conditions of moderate arousal rather then high or low arousal (associated with optimal arousal theory)

Question 18

maslows hierarchy of needs/motivation

Answer 18

humans strive to ensure basic needs are satisfied and then find motivation to pursue goals that are higher on the hierarchy

Question 19

self regulation

Answer 19

monitoring of ones behavior through the use of self monitoring, self evaluation, and self reinforcement

Question 20

james lange theory of emotion

Answer 20

bodily changes come first and form the basis of emotional experience

Question 21

theory of reasoned action

Answer 21

effective change requires specific intentions, positive attitude, belief that ones social group looks upon the new behavior favorably

Question 22

health promotion

Answer 22

behavioral social science that draws from biological, environmental, psychological and physical science to promote health and prevent diseases

Question 23

theory of planned behavior

Answer 23

includes perception of control over the outcome

Question 24

difference between theory of planned behavior and reasoned action

Answer 24

planned behavior doesn’t include the positivity, support from other and want for change, it just is one thinking that they have complete control

Question 25

theory that describes individuals giving up bad habits and adopting new ones

Answer 25

reasoned action

Question 26

stages of change model steps

Answer 26

1. pre-contemplation
2. contemplation
3. preparation/determination
4. action/will power
5. maintenance
6. relapse

Question 27

criticisms of stages of change model

Answer 27

stage may vary depending on specific domain of health change, refers to more attitudes then behaviors

Question 28

positive psychology

Answer 28

focuses on how people can increases their own happiness

Question 29

view of positive psychology

Answer 29

as a movement, and as a sub-discipline

Question 30

evolutionary view of positive psychology

Answer 30

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)

Question 31

negative bias

Answer 31

we are physiologically geared towards negative, negative stimuli is perceived and processed faster then positive stimuli

Question 32

hedonic adaptation

Answer 32

conditioned by capitalist drives for chasing happiness through material possessions and short term pleasures (doomed to prolonged depression)

Question 33

eudaemonia

Answer 33

good spirit or happiness

Question 34

what percent of happiness is determined by intentional activities

Answer 34

40%

Question 35

ex of effort leading to happiness

Answer 35

• 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

Question 36

upward spiral

Answer 36

above a certain ratio/tipping point

Question 37

downward spiral

Answer 37

below a certain ratio/tipping point

Question 38

ration/tipping point

Answer 38

losada line