Mental, Emotional health and emotions and stress Flashcards
Personality
A combination of your feelings, likes, dislikes, attitudes, abilities, and habits.
Self-concept
The way you view yourself overall.
Self-esteem
How you feel about yourself.
Confidence
Belief in your ability to do what you set out to do.
Resilience
The ability to recover from problems or loss.
Emotions
Feelings such as love, joy, or fear.
Mood Swings
Frequent changes in emotional state.
Anxiety
a state of uneasiness, usually associated with a future uncertainty.
Defense Mechanisms
Strategies that people use to deal with strong emotions.
Stress
The body’s response to real or imagined dangers or other life events.
Stressor
Anything that causes stress.
Fight or flight
The body’s way of responding to threats.
Adrenaline
A hormone that increases the level of sugar in the blood, giving your body extra energy.
Grief
The sorrow caused by loss of a loved one.
Coping strategies
Ways of dealing with the sense of loss people feel when someone close to them dies.
