HTH 100 Ch. 2 Flashcards
Resiliency
The ability to adapt to change and stressful events in healthy and flexible ways
Psychological Health
The mental, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of health
Mental Health
The thinking part of psychological health; includes your attitudes, and beliefs
Emotional Health
The feeling part of psychological health; includes your emotional reactions to life
Emotions
Intensified feelings or complex patterns of feelings
Social Health
Aspect of psychological health that includes interactions with others, ability to use social supports, and ability to adapt to various situations
Dysfunctional Families
Families in which there is violence; physical, emotional, or sexual abuse; significant parental discord; or other negative family interactions
Social Support
Network of people and services with whom you share ties and whom you get support
Spiritual Health
Aspect of psychological health that relates to having a sense of meaning and purpose to one’s life, as well as a feeling of connection with others and with nature
Self-Esteem
One’s realistic sense of self-respect and self-worth
Learned Helplessness
Pattern of responding to situations by giving up because of repeated failure in the past
Learned Optimism
Teaching oneself to think positively
Emotional Intelligence (EI)
The ability to anticipate, identify, understand, and manage emotions in positive ways (yours and others’); to communicate effectively with others; and to empathize and avoid/diffuse potential conflicts
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)
The study of the interactions of behavioral, neural, and endocrine functions and the functioning of the body’s immune system
Positive Psychology
The scientific study of human strengths and virtues
Happiness
A collective term for several positive states in which individuals actively embrace the world around them
Neurotransmitters
Chemicals that relay messages between nerve cells of from nerve cells to other body cells
Mental Illnesses
Disorders that disrupt thinking, feeling, moods, and behaviors and that impair daily functioning
Chronic Mood Disorder
Experience of persistent emotional states, such as sadness, despair, hopelessness, or euphoria
Major Depression
Severe depressive disorder with physical effects such as sleep disturbance and exhaustion and mental effects such as the inability to concentrate; also called clinical depression
Attention-Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
A learning disability usually associated with school-aged children, often involving difficulty concentrating, organizing things, listening to instructions, and remembering details
Dyslexia
Language-based learning disorder that can pose problems for reading, writing, and spelling
Dyscalculia
A learning disability involving math
Dysgraphia
A learning disability involving writing; individuals may have difficulty putting letters, numbers, and words on a page into order
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
A neurodevelopmental disorder (an impairment in brain development) where individuals learn and grow intellectually throughout their lives, but struggle to master communication and social behavior skills, impacting school and work performance
Asperger Syndrome
A form of high functioning autism
Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD)
Type of depression that is milder and harder to recognize than major depression; chronic; and often characterized by fatigue, pessimism, or a short temper; Also called dysthymic disorder or dysthymia
Bipolar Disorder
Form of mood disorder characterized by alternating mania and depression; also called manic depressive illness
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Type of depression that occurs in the winter months, when sunlight levels are low
Anxiety Disorders
Mental illness characterized by persistent feelings of threat and worry in coping with everyday problems
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
A constant sense of worry that may cause restlessness, difficulty in concentrating, tension, and other symptoms
Panic Attack
Severe anxiety reaction in which a particular situation, often for unknown reasons, causes terror
Phobia
Deep and persistent fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that results in a compelling desire to avoid the source of the fear
Social Anxiety Disorder
Phobia characterized by fear and avoidance of social situations; also called social phobia
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Form of anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts and repetitive behaviors
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Collection of symptoms that may occur as a delayed response to a traumatic event or series of events
Personality Disorder
Mental disorder characterized by inflexible patterns of thought and beliefs that lead to socially distressing behavior
Schizophrenia
Mental illness with biological origins characterized by irrational behavior, sever, alterations of the senses, and often an inability to function in society
Self-Injury
Intentionally causing injury to one’s own body in an attempt to cope with overwhelming negative emotions; also called self-mutilation, self-harm, or nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI)
Stigma
Negative perception about a group of people or a certain situation or condition
