Final Flashcards
Define the components of psychosocial health:
- Mental Health
- Emotional Health
- Social Health
- Spiritual Health
Components of Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs:
The human needs are arranged with the most basic human needs at the bottom of the pyramid and the secondary and higher needs placed in ascending order on the hierarchy.
How can one better manage their moods?
- Make a change
- Be Happy
- Learn to Laugh
- Move a little more often
- Sleep
Define: Mental Illness
“alterations in thinking, mood, or behaviour (or a combination of these) associated with significant distress, dysfunction, and impaired functioning”
Links between mental and physical health:
Individuals with mental illness can develop physical symptoms such as weight loss and blood biochemical imbalances associated with eating disorders.
Define: Stigma
Severe social disapproval
Define and describe: Anxiety Disorders
May involve inordinate fears of certain objects or situations (phobias); episodes of sudden, inexplicable terror (panic attacks); chronic distress (GAD); or persistent, disturbing thoughts and behaviours.
Define and Describe: Attention Disorders and Depressive Disorders
(ADHD) Individuals with ADHD present with a number of symptoms that include hyperactivity, impulsivity, and distractibility.
Depression is the worlds most common mental ailment, it affects the brain, the mind, and the body in complex ways.
Define and Describe: Schizophrenia
One of the most debilitating mental disorders, profoundly impairs an individual’s sense of reality. Symptoms include:
- Hallucinations
- Delusions
- Inability to think in a logical manner
- Talking in rambling or incoherent ways etc.
Factors associated with suicide:
- Mental disorders
- Personality traits
- biologic and genetic vulnerability
- medical illness
- psychological stressors
- School pressures
- social difficulties
- Family problems
- confusion about sexual orientation
- drug and alcohol abuse
Treatment options for mental health:
- Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Cognitive- Behavioural Therapy
- Psychiatric Drug Therapy
- Alternative Mind-Mood Medicine
Define: Drug
any substance that is taken to change the way you feel and function
Define: Drug misuse
the taking of a drug for a purpose or by a person other than for which is was medically intended
Define: Drug abuse
excessive drug use that is inconsistent with accepted medical practice
Define: Physical dependence
occurs when a person develops tolerance to the effects of a drug and needs larger and larger doses to achieve intoxication or desired effect
Define: psychological dependence
the emotional or mental attachment to the use of a drug, and feel a strong craving for a drug because it produces pleasurable feelings or relieves stress and anxiety
Define: Intoxication
changes that occur as a result of substance use
Define: Withdrawal
is the development of symptoms that cause significant psychological and physical distress when an individual reduces or stops drug use
Define: polyabuse
Most users prefer a certain type of drug but also use several others
Define: concurrent disorders
a situation where a person has both mental health and a substance abuse problem
Routes of drug administration:
- Oral ingestion
- inhalation
- Injection
Define: Toxicity
the dosage level at which a drug becomes poisonous to the body, causing either temporary or permanent damage
What is the #1 drug abused by college/university students?
Marijuana
Is there a gap between actual drug use on campus and how prevalent students believe drug use to be?
Yes, a large gap.
What factors influence students use of drugs?
- Perception of risk
- Alcohol use
- Environment
List the drug categories:
- Cannabis
- Depressants
- Opioids and Morphine Derivatives
- Stimulants
- Hallucinogens
- Inhalants
List addiction treatments:
- Pre-rehabilitative care
- Intervention
- Medically assisted detox
- Rapid detox
= Buprenorphine and suboxone - In-patient rehabilitation
- Behaviour modification
- Dual diagnosis
- Religious or spiritual guidance
- Post-rehabilitative care
- Family counselling
- Out-patient rehabilitation
What counts as one drink?
- one standard bottle or can of beer (5% alcohol)
- One glass of table wine (12% alcohol)
- One small glass of fortified wine (20% alcohol)
- One shot of distilled spirits (50% alcohol)
How much alcohol is too much?
Weekly alcohol intake should not exceed 14 standard drinks for males and 9 drinks for females. Daily consumption should not exceed two drinks for males or females
Reasons why students drink:
- Reduce stress
- Enjoy the taste
- Get drunk
- Socialize
- Social pressure
- Lose inhibitions
- Can’t stop
How does nicotine work?
Nicotine stimulates the cerebral cortex, the outer layer of the brain that controls complex behaviour and mental activity, and enhances mood and alertness.
Why do students smoke?
- no parental rules to follow
- fears of weight gain
- inability to manage stress
- Denial of nicotine addiction
- Drinking behaviour
Forms of tobacco:
- Cigars
- Pipes
- Water-pipes (hookahs)
- Smokeless tobacco
- E-cigarettes
Risks of second hand smoke:
- the second hand smoke has twice as much tar and nicotine as the mainstream smoke
- 5 times as much carbon monoxide
- 50 times as much ammonia
- Because the particles in side stream (second hand) smoke are small, the mixture or irritating gases and carcinogenic tar reaches deeper into the lungs
Helpful strategies for someone wanting to quit smoking:
- Aversion therapy
- Exercise
- Nicotine gum, lozenges, and inhalers
- Nicotine patches
What can friendships be a source of?
- basic source of happiness
- a connection to a larger world
- a source of solace in times of trouble
How do men benefit from a friendship with women?
A friendship with a woman offers support and nurturance. They like talking and relating to women, something they don’t do with their male buddies
How do women view their friendships with males?
more lighthearted and casual, with more joking and less fear of hurt feelings. They like gaining insight into what men really think.
What does friendship do?
transcends all boundaries of distance and differences and enhances feelings of warmth, trust, love, and affection between two people. Friendship is both a universal and deeply satisfying experience.
Most important reasons for attraction:
- warmth and kindness
- desirable personality
- something specific about the person
- reciprocal liking
What is romantic attraction characterized by?
a high level of emotional arousal, reciprocal liking, and mutual sexual desire
What are the three components of love according to Sternberg’s Love Triangle?
- Intimacy
- Passion
- Commitment
The various kinds of love are composed of different combinations of the three components
What are the five love languages?
- Words of affirmation
- Quality time
- Giving gifts
- Acts of service
- Physical touch
What are signs of emotional abuse?
- attempting to control various aspects of your life
- frequently humiliating you
- wanting to know where you are (at all times)
- becoming jealous or angry when you spend time with friends
- threatening to harm you
- trying to coerce you
Define: physical monogamy
can be defined as an exclusive physical sexual experience with one’s partner and can include kissing, vaginal intercourse, oral sex, and anal sex
Define: emotional monogamy
sets boundaries around emotional connections and affairs with others outside the primary relationship
Define: social monogamy
the perception of being monogamous by others
Define: serial monogamy
a committed monogamous relationship is entered into until the relationship ends and another monogamous relationship begins
Define: Open relationship
partners agree to sexual involvement with others outside of their primary relationship
Define: Polyamory
acceptance of having intimate relationships with more than one person at a time, with both the knowledge and consent of everyone involved
Define: Cohabitation
Also known as a common-law relationship
- when a couple lives together
Benefits of cohabitation:
- Convenience
- economics
- Not wanting to live alone
- Good way to get to know each other and find out if they are suited to each other
Seven factors used to determine whether people are cohabiting:
- Shelter
- Sexual and personal behaviour
- Services
- Social
- Societal
- Children