Mental & Physical Health Elements Flashcards

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Elements of Health

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Optimistic Outlook
Freedom from pain/illness
Satisfying job
Clean environment
Supportive home life
Ability to relax
Energy to enjoy life
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Health Domains

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Psychological
Physical
Social
Spiritual
Intellectual
Environmental
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Physical fitness

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Flexibility
Muscular strength and endurance
Cardiovascular fitness
Agility
Balance
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Physically fit people:

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Can meet all daily physical needs
Have realistic image of selves
Work to protect selves from future health problems

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Exercise inhibitors

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Discomfort
Self conscious about body
Women don’t want to gain muscle bulk (altho unlikely)
Lack of time or facilities

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Self talk

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Positive self talk leads to success

Self beating up leads to negative reinforcement

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Locus of control

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Internal: indiv. believes she can positively influence own health MORE LIKELY TO MAKE LONG LASTING CHANGE
External: believes that external forces determine health LESS LIKELY TO SEEK HELP, RATE HEALTH MORE POORLY

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Wellness

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The highest state of health. Actively enhancing health, not just maintaining. Psych, social and physical factors

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Depression

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1 in 10 experience major depression in any given year
1 in 3 will seek treatment
Help w/ psychotherapy; meds

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Depression symptoms:

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Sadness/discouragement for long period
Fatigue
Inability to concentrate
Suicidal thoughts
Withdrawal from social activity
No libido
Change in sleeping/eating
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Phobia

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Irrational intense fear of object or situation.
1 in 10 will devel. at some point in life
Meds only effective with behavioral therapy
Increase exposure while demonstrating coping strategies
Hypnosis

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Obsessivecompulsive Disorder

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Anxiety disorder
Plagued by recurring thought cannot escape
Repetitive, rigid behavior
Throughts of violence, contamination, doubt
Hand washing, cleaning, counting, checking locks
Gets in way of functioning
Treatment: meds and behav. therapy

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ADHD

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Hard time controlling motion and sustaining attention.
Not outgrown, adults just as likely to suffer from it
Treatment: Ritalin, stimulants, behav. therapy

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Schizophrenia

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Loses unity of mind and impaired function in almost every mental area
See/hear things
Believe external force is controlling
Delusions about identity
Sever anxiety, obsession about protecting self
Antipsychotic drugs can help, but cause apathy and are $$

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IPT- Interpersonal Therapy

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Does not attempt to treat origins of disorder
Helps indiv improve socially
Depression
Systhymia
Bulimia
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Suicide

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95% of suicidals have mental illness
Depression or alcoholism
Lost hope
Hereditary influence
Low level of seratonin
Easy access to guns
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Mental & Emotional Health

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Self-confidence, goal setting, coping skills, communication skills

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Spirituality contributions

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purpose and meaning, connectedness, service to others, positive self concept

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Positive Youth Development

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Engages youth in school, comm, peers, families
Recognizes strengths & promotes positive outcomes
-providing opportunities,
-fostering positive relationships, and
-furnishing the support needed to build on their leadership strengths