Midterm 2 Flashcards
What is the relationship between health and happiness
Physical ailment can increase mental issues.
Altruism (sponsor)
Correlation between well being, health, happiness and longevity of people who are emotionally kind and compassionate
Happiness in the body
Lower blood pressure, less likely to have coronary heart issues
Happiness strengthens yours….
Immune system
Happiness and stress
Triggers biological changes in blood pressure and hormones
What is stress?
Upsetting in a psychological level and biological changes for blood pressure and hormones
Happiness and pain
Happiness can be painful, “sticks and stones may break my bones”
Happiness + disease/disability - Australia
10,000 participants, happy participants are 1.5% less likely to have long-term health conditions
Happiness makes us live longer….
Longevity is ultimate health indicator, if you’re satisfied with life you live longer.
Early childhood toxic stress
Sustained activation of the body’s stress response has harmful effects on the brain and other systems
Nature vs nurture
You’re born with 40-50% genetic predisposition towards psychological states (anxiety, depression, optimism, happiness)
Money
2010 study says emotional well being rises with income up to a point of 75k. Day to day leap-iMessage did not increase with higher income.
Experiences
Experiences make us happier than possessions. Buying something loses its excitement, experiences are often one time thing and you remember them well.
Grumpy oldies?
As you grow its harder to regulate happiness
Social and emotional competence
Psychotherapy, meditation, faith-based stuff, sports, seeing ya friends
Individual health
Main-stream western medicine
Community health
Health outcomes in a group of individuals with shared characteristics
Public health
Typically includes community health but tends to be broader more global as well as local
What is rural?
Rural Canada is 22% - 38% of canadas population in 1996
Rural distance and density
Communities of less than 10,000 people, population living outside a city basically
Mortality in rural areas
Higher mortality in youth, higher mortality due to injuries and circulatory disease. Men live till 74 instead of 76.8. No changes for women they live till 81.
Illness in rural areas
Rates of cancer and mortality from cancer were lower, respiratory issues were higher, arthritis were higher.
Negative impacts of rurality
Higher risk of mortality (accidents with machinery) and degree has negative impacts on health outcomes
Rural roads
Travel longer distance on shittier roads
