Health Vocab Oct 23

Question 1

Patterns of thoughts and feelings that decrease mental and emotional health

Answer 1

Mental health conditions

Question 2

Mental and emotional state in which negative thoughts interfere with daily function for a short amount of time

Answer 2

Mental distress

Question 3

Who you are, which includes your physical traits, social connections, and internal thoughts and feelings

Answer 3

Identity

Question 4

Ideas or thoughts a person knows to be true, based on real experiences, scientific facts, or what a person has learned from others

Answer 4

Beliefs

Question 5

Set ways a person thinks or feels about someone or something

Answer 5

Attitudes

Question 6

Your mental picture of yourself, which includes how you look, how you act, your skills and abilities, and your weaknesses, also called self-concept.

Answer 6

Self-image

Question 7

How you feel about yourself

Answer 7

Self-esteem

Question 8

Thoughts and feelings about oneself

Answer 8

Self-talk

Question 9

Moods or feelings you experience

Answer 9

Emotions

Question 10

Skill of knowing which emotion you feel and why

Answer 10

Emotional awareness

Question 11

Treating oneself with kindness and understandings, even when experiencing setbacks and disappointments

Answer 11

Self-compassion

Question 12

Skill of understanding, controlling, and expressing your emotions and sensing the emotions of others

Answer 12

Emotional Intelligence

Question 13

Ability to keep a positive outlook and focus on the good aspects in stressful situations

Answer 13

Optimism

Question 14

Ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes, and to understand someone else’s wants, needs, and perspectives

Answer 14

Empathy

Question 15

Ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes, and to understand someone else’s wants, needs, and perspectives

Answer 15

Empathy

Question 16

Emotion that means being thankful or grateful

Answer 16

Gratitude

Question 17

Ability to bounce back from traumatic or stressful events

Answer 17

Resilience

Question 18

Physical, mental, and emotional reactions of your body to the challenges you face

Answer 18

Stress

Question 19

Any factor that causes stress

Answer 19

Stressor

Question 20

Positive stress that encourages growth and motivation

Answer 20

Eustress

Question 21

Stress that causes negative feelings and harmful health effects

Answer 21

distress

Question 22

Extreme stress due to deeply disturbing events such as disasters, sexual assault, or violence

Answer 22

Trauma

Question 23

Stress caused by repeated, long-lasting exposure to severe stressors, such as neglect and abuse, violence, or loss of a loved one.

Answer 23

Toxic Stress

Question 24

Body’s impulse to either fight off or flee from threatening situations

Answer 24

Fight or flight response

Question 25

Reaction in which the body returns to its resting state after a stressful event

Answer 25

Relaxation Response

Question 26

Process of using strategies to reduce the impact of the stress response and handle threatening situations in positive ways

Answer 26

Stress management

Question 27

Practice of taking an active role in protecting your own health, involves eating healthy and getting plenty of sleep and physical activity

Answer 27

Self-care