HED 221 Flashcards
What type of wellness has the qualities of trust, self-confidence, optimism, satisfying relationships, and self-esteem?
Emotional Wellness
What is the difference in self-acceptance and self-esteem?
Self-acceptance is your personal satisfaction with yourself meanwhile self-esteem relates to the way you think how others perceive you
What refers to the way you interact with others who are different from you in terms of ethnicity, religion, gender, etc?
Cultural Wellness
What is the major difference between life-span and health-span?
Life-span is how long we live and health-span is how long we stay healthy
The Affordable Care Act continues to permit students to stay on their parent’s health insurance plans until age ___
26
The belief in your ability to act and perform a specific task
Self-efficacy
People who believe they are in control of their lives
Internal Locus of Control
Those who believe that factors beyond their control determine the course of their lives
External Locus of Control
What is one of the best ways to boost your confidence and self-efficacy to engage in new, healthier behavior
To visualize yourself successfully engaging in new, healthier behavior.
What is referred to as the internal dialogue you carry on with yourself to increase your confidence in your ability to change?
Self-talk
What model has shown to be an effective approach to lifestyle self-management moving through distinct changes of action as your target behavior is achieved?
Transtheoretical, or “stages of change”
What “stage of change” is a person in when they outwardly modify their behavior and environment?
In the “ACTION” stage, it requires the greatest commitment of time and energy
What type of criteria do experts suggest that your goals meet?
The “SMART” criteria
The general physical and emotional state that the stressor produces is called
Stress
What is a defense reaction that prepares a person for conflict or escape by triggering hormones, cardiovascular, metabolic, and behavioral changes?
Fight, flight, or freeze
A state of stability and consistency in an individual’s physiological functioning
Homeostasis
A particular form of optimism, people view potential stressors as challenges and opportunities for growth and learning, rather than as burdens
Hardiness
A personality trait associated with the ability to face adversity and recover quickly from difficulties
Resilience
The stress resulting from a stressor perceived to be pleasant
Eustress
In which stage of the General Adaption Syndrome, is the body more susceptible to disease or injury because it is geared up to deal with a crisis?
The “Alarm” stage
What factor(s) does a person’s allostatic load depend on?
Many factors such as genetics, life experiences, emotional, and behavioral responses to stressors.
PNI is the study of the interactions among which system(s)?
Among the nervous system, the endocrine system, and the immune system
What type of headache is caused by ineffective stress management skills, poor posture, and immobility?
Tension headache
What type of headache do women suffer twice as much as men?
Migraine headaches
What is the intentional cultivation of attention in a way that is nonjudging and nonstriving?
Mindfulness
What is the highest level of growth in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
Self-actualization
People who can direct themselves, acting independently of their social environment are called
Autonomous
The ability to define positive goals and to identify concrete, measurable ways of achieving them
Positive Psychology
The capacity to identify and manage your own emotions and, where possible, the emotion of others
Emotional Intelligence
The tendency to focus on the negative and expect an unfavorable outcome
Pessimism
The tendency to emphasize the hopeful and expect a favorable outcome
Optimism
To maintain honest communication, what is defined as being able to say no or yes depending on the situation with an expression that is forceful but not hostile?
Assertiveness
What is the most common social anxiety disorder phobia?
The fear of speaking in public
What type of disorder is defined as people who experience sudden unexpected surges in anxiety with symptoms of rapid and strong heartbeat, shortness of breath, loss of physical equilibrium, and a feeling of losing mental control?
Panic disorder
General anxiety disorder (GAD) is a diagnosis given to people whose worries about multiple issues linger more than ___ months
Six
An anxiety disorder characterized by reliving traumatic events through dreams, flashbacks, and hallucinations
Posttraumatic Disorder
What is one of the most common disorders of childhood and adolescence?
ADHD
What are the most common mental disorders in the US?
Major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder
At what age range does schizophrenia commonly start?
Mid 20s early 30s
The suicide rate among men is about ___ times higher than among women
Four
What is the first stages of sleep called?
NREM (Non-rapid eye movement)
The characteristic patterns of electrical brain activity measured by the EEG during the deepest stage of sleep, Stage III
Slow-wave sleep
The pressure to sleep that builds the longer one is awake
Homeostatic sleep
Both high school and college students show a sleep deficit of __-__ hours on school nights
1-3 hours
At what age is sleep especially important because parts of the brain in charge of higher-order thinking, problem-solving, reasoning, and good judgement are still developing?
Adolescence stage
The involuntary, repeated interruption of normal breathing during sleep, caused by blocked airways or faulty brain signaling to muscles that support breathing
Sleep apnea
People who are most at risk for falling asleep driving are those who regularly get less than ___ hours of sleep
Four
What is the peak period of drowsiness-related accidents?
Between 4-6am
About ___% of US adults have some symptoms of insomnia
30%
