Mod 4 (Sec 4) Flashcards
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Different categories of recreation
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- Exercise
- Nature
- Cultural and Heritage activities
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Exercise and Endorphins
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- exercise releases “feel-good” chemicals called endorphins that are beneficial to one’s overall well-being
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Cost of Physical Inactivity
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- physical activity has become an increasing health problem
- 4th leading cause of mortality
- the inactivity is felt in the health care sector and in economy, caused by people unable to work
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Positive Emotion
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- physical activity has been shown to enhance positive emotions such as pleasure, vigour, and energy
- decreases anxiety, tension, tiredness, anger
- cardiovascular activity releases endorphins promoting happiness, improves conc., boosts immune system
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Physical excercise is an important way of coping with stress, and enhancing well-being (factors)
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- Positive emotion
- Unity of body and mind
- Heightened self esteem
- Leisure
- Problem-focused coping
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Unity of Body and Mind
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- improved well-being from active leisure, such as physical activity, compared to passive forms of leisure, such as watching tv
- people who behave in physical exercise are more likely to engage in other health behaviours such as healthy eating, improved sleep
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Heightened Self Esteem
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- after engaging in exercise often a sense of accomplishment that may bring fulfillment, self-effectiveness, and self-esteem afterwards
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Leisure
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- physical activity is viewed as leisure activity for many people
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Problem-Focused Learning
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- contributes to effective coping by enhancing better problem-focused coping derived from positive emotion, such as seeking info to tackle problems rather than emotion-focused coping such as blaming, venting, denying, or avoiding
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Nature and Well-being
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- strong evidence that shows being in touch w/ nature and spending time outdoors is beneficial for both physical and mental health
- access to green space can also help alleviate a range of both mental and physical health problems
- reducing chronic stress, reduction in obesity, improved conc.
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Wildlife Trust Research Findings
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- researchers found that if ind. increase their contact w/ env. rich in wildlife, there were four main results:
- Physical Health
- Stress
- Emotional Regulation
- Social Life
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- Physical Health
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- improvements to health from physical exercise
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- Stress
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- reductions in stress and anxiety
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- Emotional Regulation
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- increased positive mood and self-esteem
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- Social Life
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- better and healthier social life
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How to get nature everyday (Indoors)
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- keeping plants
- having photographs of nature
- using landscape as screen saver
- having morning coffee by the window
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How to get nature everyday (Outdoors)
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- taking laptop outside to do work
- allowing 5 mins to walk around park
- going outside on coffee breal
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Connecting w/ Nature: Self Reflection
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- can combine exercise and nature
E.x. sociable walking - continued use of green space for physical activity is strongly linked to quality of landscape (beauty, diversity)
- health walks and the green gym are examples of green space increasing levels of physical activity
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Cultural Activities and Well-being
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- culture refers to the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people
- encompasses language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music , art
- participating in cultural activities can be good for well-being
- engaging in purposeful and meaningful activities such as creative pursuits can work like a neural antidepressant by improving mood
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The Flow State
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- when so engaged in a creative task that sense of time disappears, temporarily forget “internal chaos”
- being in flow states is effective at reducing worry and rumination and inc. well-being
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GLAM
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Galleries, Libraries, Arts, Museums
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Benefits to living GLAM lifestyle
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- Longevity
- Resiliency
- Community Connectedness
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Longevity
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- the arts and heritage sectors can help keep us well, aid our recovery, and support longer lives better lived
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Resiliency
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- arts and heritage sectors can help meet major challenges facing health and social care including ageing, long-term conditions, loneliness and mental health
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Community Connectedness
- arts and heritage sectors offer range of non-clinical programs
- well-being programs helping communities w/ preventative lifestyles and others are early intervention support for mental difficulties
- these programs can help reduce pressure on and save money in the health service and social care
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Success of Prescribe Culture
- allows ind. to take more holistic approach to health and well-being and encourages ownership and self-management of health
- helps people feel connected to world around them
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The Three R's
- Reading
- Writing
- Resetting
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Why read and write?
- activities majority of people enjoy to help reset the mind and relax the body
- writing about an emotional topic lowers people's cortisol levels, leading to better sleep and improvement in mood
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What happens in times of stress?
- reading and writing are one of the first things to go
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Cultural Heritage
- implies a shared bond, belonging to a community
- represents history and our identity; bond to past, present and future
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The Heritage Alliance
- UK organization representing museums, historic sites
- social benefits of heritage range from increased social cohesion and a greater sense of identity to improved well-being and better learning and skills outcome
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Why is there a need for more mental health resources?
- inc. of students suffering from anxiety, depression and are exceeding the existing resources
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Prescribe Culture
- well-being and mental health initiative run by University of Edinburgh museums services
- heritage based and non-clinical and pro-actively engaging w/ concept of social prescribing
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Social Prescribing
- an approach for connecting people w/ non-medical resources to help w/ health problems they are experiencing
