Midterm Review Flashcards

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What is Health

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Health is a state of complete social, mental, and physical weel-being and not just the absence of disease.

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What is Wellness

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Wellness are the action that lead us to health

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What is Albertas strategic approach to wellness?

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The approach is that looking at health as a state that we all want to achieve and to do this we need to practice wellness (7 Types)

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What are the 7 types of wellness?

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Social, physical, emotional, occupational, intellectual, environmental, and spiritual.

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What is social wellness?

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Positive relationships with family, friends, and community members

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What is an example of practicing social wellness?

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Making time for social gatherings

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What is physical wellness?

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Taking care of your body and making informed choices/decisions

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What is emotional wellness?

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Positive feelings about yourself, sharing your feelings with others, and being optimistic

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What is an example of practicing occupational wellness?

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Organizing your daily time

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What is an example of practicing intellectual wellness?

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Trying out a new hobby

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What is an example of practicing environmental wellness?

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Going outdoors for sport

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What is an example of practicing spiritual wellness?

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Self-Refection

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What is an example of practicing
physical wellness?

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Physical activity

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What is an example of practicing emotional wellness?

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Attending counseling

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What is occupational wellness?

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Satisfaction with job, working in a healthy environment, ability to balance work and family life.

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What is intellectual wellness?

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Engaging in stimulating activities, expanding knowledge and abilities

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What is environmental wellness?

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Living in and supporting a safe and clean environment

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What is spiritual wellness?

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living a meaningful and purposeful life

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What is physical health?

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Things that we can objectively measure that have to do with ones body

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What is mental health?

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We cannot objectively measure mental health. Varies from person to person. Overlaps a lot with social health.

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What is social health?

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We cannot objectively measure social health. Varies from person to person. Overlaps a lot with mental health.

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Does your blood pressure have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Physical

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Does your weight an example have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Physical

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Does your glucose tolerance have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Physical

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Does your temperature have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Physical

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Does your organ function have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Physical

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Do your fitness markers have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Physical

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Do your relationships in life have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Social

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Does your quality of relationship have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Social

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Does your availability of support have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Social

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Does your trust have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Social

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Do your values, beliefs and systems that matter to you have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Social

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Do your resources have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Social

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Does your sense of belonging have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Social

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Does your mood have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Mental

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Does your ability to manage stress have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Mental

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Do your stress levels have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Mental

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Does anxiety and depression have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Mental

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Do your disorders have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Mental

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Does your ability to overcome situations have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Mental

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Does your sense of self have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Mental

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Do eating disorders have to do with your physical, social, or mental health?

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Mental (but arguably physical)

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What is the General Adaption Syndrome?

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It is the three steps that your body goes through when dealing with stress. Alarm, Resistance, and then exhaustion.

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What is the Alarm stage of stress?

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The immediate, temporary state your body goes into triggering “fight or flight”, puts all your bodies energy into dealing with the shock of a stressor

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What is the Resistance stage of stress?

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When your body tries to adapt to “new” homeostasis IF your stress persists.

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What is the Exhaustion stage of stress?

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When your body can no longer do its normal functions due to the stress. Where we start to see serious physical complications.

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What does it mean to reach your allostatic load?

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Point of complete exhaustion

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What is your allostatic load level?

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Manageable stress level, can be changed overtime with things with can control as well as things out of our control

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Factors out of our control that affect our manageable stress level?

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Genetics, environments, resources, past experiences

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50
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What do we mean when we say “stress bucket?”

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The stress bucket is an analogy for explaining what the allostatic load is and how stress works in our bodies

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What are wellness practices?

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Actions that help us manage stress.

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What is your immediate response to stress?

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Adrenaline, Alarm, Fight or Flight

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53
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What is cognitive behavioral therapy? (CBT)

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Common therapy used for stress management. Reconstructing our thinking, associated with reduced cardiovascular disease

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What is Mindfulness?

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A common therapy used for stress. Means to be more aware of your situations and surroundings and trying to slow down whlist focusing on “letting go”

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What is locus of control or self-efficiency?

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Your control over a situation and how confident or competent you are to control something

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What are some examples of how to practice your locus of control or self-efficiency?

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Sit and meditate, go for a walk, go to the gym (and forget things that are stressful in life)

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_____ percent of what happens in our life is what happened to us, and _____ percent is how we respond to it. (Dr. Mike Evans)

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10 percent happens, 90 percent is response

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In the stress bucket analogy, what is the bucket?

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Just how we are made up when it comes to stress (genetics)

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In the stress bucket analogy, what is the manageable stress level?

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A level of stress we can handle, exceeding this would force us to enter into out allostatic load

60
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In the stress bucket analogy, what are the holes?

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Wellness behaviors

61
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What is biopsychosocial health?

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The overlap between all three health concepts. (physical, mental, and social)

62
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What is the meaning of “perfect health” ? (WHO)

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The total balance of all three health components. (physical, social, and mental)

63
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What does it mean when we say health and wellness have a reciprocal relationship?

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Complex, they overlap, contribute to each other, subjective

64
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What is “lifestyle”?

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Wellness/actions

65
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What does it mean to be not healthy but well?

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Not in a healthy state, but performing wellness actions

66
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What is an example of “Jason plays for the U of A football team and is very physically active through his training, but because of the training his grades have been slipping and this has really caused him to stress and poorly impact his mental health. “

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Being not healthy but practicing wellness

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What does it mean to be healthy and well?

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Your state and actions align and are both good

68
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What does it mean to be healthy but not well?

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In a state of good health but not using actions to maintain it

69
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What is this an example of? “John has been skipping classes lately and missing out on social events, this also has made him feel lonely and as a result just very low.”

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Not healthy and not well.

70
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What is this an example of “Tyson just got a new puppy and this has made him feel so happy, he
also is engaging in more activity as he goes on daily walks and socializes with other dog
walkers that have become good friends.” ?

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Being healthy and well

71
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What is this an example of? “Laura has no cavities or tooth aches so because of this she decides there is no need to go a see a dentist. “

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Being healthy but not practicing wellness.

72
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What does it mean not to be healthy or well?

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You are not in a good state and not trying to get to one through the usage of wellness actions

73
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What is stress?

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The physical state of our bodies in response to demands

74
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What is the stressor?

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Event causing stress

75
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What is the stress response?

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Physical or emotional change as result of a stressor

76
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What is the Endocrine system?

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Activates to release hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol

77
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What does it mean when we say “tend to befriend” ?

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Respond to stress by creating support systems which is facilitated by oxytocin and estrogen

78
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What is good/positive stress called?

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Eustress

79
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What is bad/negative stress called?

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Distress

80
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What is tangible stress?

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When we can explain it, see it, identify it, and/or name it

81
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What is intangible stress?

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When we cant see it, don’t know exactly why, and/or have mixed emotions about it

82
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What is the physiological response?

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Physical response to stress

83
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What is the automatic nervous system?

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When we are not sure what to do.

84
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What is the parasympathetic nervous system?

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The system in control normally, when we are relaxed. Controls digestion, energy sources, and growing

85
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What is the sympathetic division?

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It is the division ACTIVATED, kicks into gear when parasympathetic needs the help. Triggers adrenaline and cortisol.

86
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What is the somatic nervous system?

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When your body knows what to do. Nervous system kicks in

87
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What is a voluntary behavior?

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Behaviors you can control

88
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What is homeostasis?

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The state of balance and dealing properly with stress

89
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What is your hypothalamus?

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Control center in the brain

90
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Who can use stress as a advantage typically?

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Mothers- Enough stress to multitask
Athletes- Enough stress to have a high performance (however athletes can suffer with mental health as well, gymnast lady)

91
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What are the factors associated with “thriving” under stress?

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Perceived control, social support, openness to change, exercise.

92
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What is Dr. Mike Evans “single most important thing” ?

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Change your mindset

93
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Those with greater locus of control or self-efficacy over a situation have ________ _________ and less likelihood to hit _______________.

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have reduced stress and less likely to hit exhaustion.

94
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What age is the most vulnerable social media population?

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12-15 years old

95
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______ years of age will have lived there entire lives with social media.

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<16 years of age

96
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Early usage of social media is associated with what?

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Anxiety, depression, and poor body image

97
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What fuels stigma?

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Idealistic bodies, healthy foods, diet plans, exercise

98
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Why is social media an addiction?

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“Reward” feeling from likes. Affects sleep patterns, mood, interactions and relationships, and self-esteem and self worth.

99
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FOMO

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fear. of. missing. out. (lol)

100
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Clear pros of social media

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Stay up to date with friends and family, network (find jobs), promote world causes, emotional support, vital connections even in remote areas, creativity and self-expression outlet, learn about important information (news app).

101
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Clear cons of social media

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Creates appearance of necessary milestones, ideal appearance promotion, risk of addiction and FOMO, isolation (less motivated to build social connections), self-absorption, cyberbullying risk

102
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What is scoping?

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Going into literature, finding all studies and summarize it

103
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How does the mental health commission of Canada tell us to protect mental health with social media usage?

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Take stock of feelings, understand what is happening in your brain, avoid comparison, set usage boundaries, be strict about curation, start over/step away

104
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_______ ________ allow us to identify structural barriers.

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Social determinants

105
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What are social determinants?

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Conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life

106
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What are some structural barriers associated with social determinates that create inequities? (for opportunities to get health and wellness support)

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Race, gender, socioeconomic status

107
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Health is everyone right and we need wellness for this but what is the reality?

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Not everyone has equal access to wellness!

108
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What are structural barriers?

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Obstacles that affect a group or maintain disparities for a group creating a difference in who has advantages and disadvantages

109
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What are the 5 types of factors/categories of social determinants?

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1.Education access and quality (level and access)

  1. Health Care and quality (how easy it is to get to a doctor, delayed healthcare),

3.Neighborhood and Built Environment (how safe is your physical living space)

  1. Social and Community context (people you surround yourself with and identify with)
  2. Economic Stability (how much money do you have?)
110
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What is an example of a Education Access and Quality social determinate situation?

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Level and access- young person who has ability to be a superstar athlete but cannot afford to go to a university that will give them that type of support that lack of access now shapes the rest of their life. Or think about someone that is very capable but just cant do well on tests in school therefor not getting into university, that type of level effects what kind of job they can get

111
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What is an example of a Health care and Quality social determinate situation?

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How easy it is to get to a doctor if you need one- people in rural communities cannot go to as many specialists that means you could receive delayed health care

112
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What is an example of a Neighborhood and Built Community social determinate situation?

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Physical living space- people growing up in low income housing may find it unsafe to go out alone, this could mean a child spends less time at the playground therefor directly effecting their level of fun in life affecting health and wellness

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What is an example of a Social and Community Context social determinate situation?

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People around you, and identity (race gender, etc.)- racism in a mainly one race dominant school

114
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What is an example of a Economic stability social determinate situation?

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How much money you have to fall back on- parents having different wealth classes, not everyone can afford to join a sports team

115
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What is equality?

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Sameness. Easier to do.

116
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What is equity?

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Individualized help for fair and equal outcomes. Harder to do.

117
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What is the next step up after achieving equity in a society?

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Social justice

118
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What does social justice mean?

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The total elimination of social barriers

119
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What are the two key additional barriers that minority populations face?

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  1. Implicit Power relations
  2. Health-related Stigma
120
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What does implied mean?

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We haven’t explicitly said something but it is known or there.

121
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What is implicit power?

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We haven’t actually put someone in power but it feels that way

122
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What are some examples of implicit power relationships?

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Patient, provider (most commonly seen) and student, professor

123
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Implicit power leads to behaviors like….

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Mistrust, reduced sharing, and miscommunication (hiding things, believing group actions are just like individuals actions)

124
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Implicit power can come from many factors, list some of them.

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  1. Bring back the social determinants of health and issues of equity
  2. historically indigenous healthcare practices were disregarded- colonialism
  3. Many cultural practices for health and wellness may be different when compared to Western medicine
  4. Cultural views on specific procedures may be different
125
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What is stigma?

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When you associate something negative to something or someone that makes you have a negative assumption

126
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What is health-related stigma?

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Social stereotypes and misconceptions associated with physical, mental, or social health that lead to a negative assumption made about the person who has the condition

127
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Health-related stigma is mainly associated with diseases we believe “____ _______ _______ _____ _______” or deviates from our ideas of normal.

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  • “the person causes upon themselves”
128
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What are some very common conditions that we stigmatize?

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HPV, addictions, mental illnesses, obesity, infertility/abortions, HIV, STI’s, disabilities(including not visible), young pregnancies, COVID-19

129
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Where do we commonly find pervasive social narratives?

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Media portrayals, news, systematic barriers, socialization norms, education norms

130
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How can we categorize three types of places health related stigma comes from?

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Intrapersonal stigma, Interpersonal stigma, and structural stigma

131
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What is intrapersonal stigma?

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Whan a person internalizes public views about stigma and DIRECTS IT TO THEMSELVES (hears public views about yourself and believes it)

132
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What is interpersonal stigma?

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When members around you in your community, personal networks, and those who you interact with detect stigma (close connections)

133
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What is structural stigma?

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At a larger institutional level, general social ideas, laws, regulations, social messages and norms that amplify stigma (race is big here)

134
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Health- related _____, Implicit _______, and Structural ______ are all tied together

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  • Health-related stigma
    -Implicit power
    -Structural barriers
135
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What is intersectionality?

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Multiple aspects of a persons identity can combine to create their reality

136
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What are 5 individual factors that can all intersect in intersectionality?

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Gender, race, sexual orientation, YOUR HEALTH

137
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What is double-edged stigma?

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More then one identity that is stigmatized about you. (black, and a woman)

138
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The more intersectionality you have, the more layers of stigma leads to what?

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Greater inequalities and inequities

139
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Who has social determinants of health?

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ALL OF US

140
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What is good mental health?

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Thriving or flourishing with or without a mental illness

141
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What is bad mental health?

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Struggling with or without a mental illness

142
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What is “coping”

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A synonym for wellness

143
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What is resilience defined by the American Psychology Association?

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Process and outcome of successfully adapting to difficult of challenging situations (can built it in different situations)

144
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What are the three factors that produce patterns of resilience?

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Intrapersonal factors(temperament, knowledge, cog abilities, management of mood/thought, etc.) , quality of past experience(e.g. positively overcoming challenges with your family as a child will build your ability to independently face challenges) , environmental factors(school, safety, accessibility)

145
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What does adrenaline do?

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Increases blood flow, so increasing oxygen and breathing (hyperventilation)

146
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What does cortisol do?

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Help release nutrients stored in body (takes storages resources to support you)