Mental Health and Well-being Flashcards

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term used to describe the physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are appraised as either threatening or challenging

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stress

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this kind of stress produces unpleasant and undesirable stressors, appearing as threats that overwhelm, confuse, agitate, and cause anxiety

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distress

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this pressure mobilizes us into actions when we are positively engaged with a problem; the optimal amount of stress that people need to promote their own health and well-being

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eustress

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determine the kind of stress based on the examples – organizing a party, being appointed as an officer, job promotion

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eustress

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examples of this stress include calamities, death of a loved one, and losing car keys

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distress

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what are the 4A’s of coping with stress?

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  • Change the situation:
    1. Avoid the stressor
    2. Alter the stressor
  • Change your reaction:
    3. Adapt to the stressor
    4. Accept the stressor
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how do we avoid unnecessary stress?

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  • Learn how to say “no” – know your limits and stick to them.
  • Avoid people who stress you out.
  • Take control of your environment.
  • Avoid hot-button topics
  • Pare down your to-do list.
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this way of coping with stress is characterized by the following:

  • Do not try to control uncontrollable
  • Look for the upside.
  • Share your feelings.
  • Learn to forgive.
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4: Accept the things you can’t change or Accept the stressor

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How should we adapt to the stressor?

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  • Reframe problems.
  • Look at the big picture.
  • Adjust your standards.
  • Focus on the positive.
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In altering the situation, we need to express our feelings instead of bottling them up, and be more assertive. what are two other ways to alter a situation?

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  • Be willing to compromise

- Manage your time better

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it is the tendency to think over and over about the causes, factors, and consequences of a negative emotional experience

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rumination

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if the scenario is negative, what will be the response/explanation of an optimist vs a pessimist?

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optimist: external, variable, specific
pessimist: internal, stable, global

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if the situation is positive, what are the responses of an optimist vs pessimist?

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optimist: internal, stable, global
pessimist: external, variable, specific

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enumerate the ABCDE’s of staying optimistic

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Adversity, Belief, Consequences, Disputation, Energization

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this refers to what you do/how you act/behave and how you feel

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consequences

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effort to argue with yourself and dispute your beliefs, such as redirecting your attention. this interrupts the habitual thought pattern regarding the adversity and your belief about it

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disputation

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the situation or event which triggers your pessimism, and could be almost anything – frown of a friend, a rejection letter, did not receive a call or text, etc.

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adversity

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outcome or effect of directing one’s thoughts and attention

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energization

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how you interpret the adversity. be sure to separate thoughts from your feelings as feelings are under consequences. examples include telling yourself that you will not succeed and you are incompetent.

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belief

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who developed the PERMA Model?

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Dr. Martin Seligman

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what does the acronym PERMA stand for?

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P - Positive Emotions
E - Engagement
R - Relationships
M - Meaning
A - Accomplishments
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it is the ability to be optimistic and to view from a positive perspective the present, past, and future. it is most connected to happiness, and also allows a person to distinguish pleasure versus enjoyment.

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positive emotions

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differentiate pleasure from enjoyment.

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pleasure is satisfying bodily needs for survival (thirst, hunger, sleep); whereas enjoyment is an intellectual stimulation and creativity (completing a puzzle, etc)

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this plays a role in having reason and a sense of purpose and meaning in life to attain happiness and fulfillment. it states that the meaning in our life is beyond the pursuit of pleasure and material wealth.

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meaning

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building positive relationships is important to spread love and joy, since we are social beings that thrive on connection, love, intimacy, and a strong emotional and social interaction with others. Dr. Printein said that pain centers in the brain get activated when a person is at risk of being isolated.

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relationships

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who wrote Man’s Search for Meaning?

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Viktor Frankl

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it is an inner pull to find meaning in life

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will to meaning

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human nature is motivated by the search for one’s purpose in life

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logotherapy

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having realistic yet challenging goals and ambitions in life can give us a sense of accomplishment.

  • having realistic or SMART goals
  • to-do checklist
  • time management
  • mentoring others
  • having accomplishments in life is important to push ourselves to thrive and flourish
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accomplishments

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this pertains to activities, which vary and differ from person to person, that need our full engagement. we need to do something in our lives that absorbs us entirely ‘at the moment’ or allow us to experience flow

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engagement

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it stretches our intelligence, skills, and emotional capabilities

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flow/ engagement

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who formulated the Flow Theory?

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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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how does it feel to be in flow?

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  1. completely involved in what we are doing - focused, concentrated
  2. a sense of ecstasy - of being outside everyday reality
  3. great inner clarity - knowing what needs to be done, how well we are doing
  4. knowing that the activity is doable - that our skills are adequate to the task
  5. a sense of serenity - no worries about oneself, and a feeling of growing beyond boundaries of the ego
  6. intrinsic motivation - whatever produces flow becomes becomes its own reward