Module 3

Question 1

______ health is releasing the past and ______ from mistakes, realistically looking at ______ around you and making good decisions, and having a ______ outlook for the future.

Answer 1

Mental learning situations positive

Question 2

The only things you can control are your ______, the –_______ you admit into your mind and
dwell on, and what ________ you will take.

Answer 2

attitude, thoughts action

Question 3

Some of the ways we can tell people are thinking or have _________ are by measuring brain waves on an ___ and by observing problem-solving, language, or creativity.

Answer 3

consciousness/thoughts, EEG

Question 4

_____reserve is an extra measure of function that gives a person resiliency under ____..

Answer 4

Brain, stress

Question 5

First your brain needs steady _______ levels. It also needs _________, ________, ______, and ________.

Answer 5

blood glucose, omega-3 fatty acids, essential amino acids, vitamins, minerals

Question 6

______ should be avoided, but don’t __________. ______, _____, and __________ keep your brain functioning well. Prevent brain injury by wearing a protective _______ in activities with a risk of head injury and wear a ________ when you travel in a car.

Answer 6

Junk Food, skip a meal, Sleep, water, appropriate exercise, helmet, seat belt

Question 7

Look to God as the beginning or source of _______. Decisions always involve _______. We _______ from the past. Two decision-making mistakes about the future occur when we allow _______ or ______ to make the decision and we _______ doing a good work.

Answer 7

wisdom, risk, learn, fear, worry, delay

Question 8

Some necessities in decision making are taking enough _______, _______, and _______ . One way to make a decision is to _______ of each option you have. _______ are not a problem if _______.

Answer 8

time, thinking deeply enough, not wasting the present moment, list the pros and cons, cons, you can answer yes to the question, “Can I live
with this?”

Question 9

It is impossible to _______ because your brain cannot ________ about more than one thing at a time. _______ has had the unintended consequence of people _______.

Answer 9

multitask , think deeply, Digital information, thinking less

deeply.

Question 10

The length of time a person can keep concentrating on one idea is _______. The thing that breaks attention is _______. A disability of attention is usually referred to_______. These may be confused with _______.

Answer 10

attention span. distraction, by the

initials ADD or ADHD, childish behavior

Question 11

What 3 signs in a child point to possible autism?

Answer 11

(The child with autism) has delays in spoken language, does not make eye contact, and does
not smile.

Question 12

What is decompensation?

Answer 12

excessive emotional release when stress becomes overwhelming. (Often it is anger, sorrow, or sullenness.)

Question 13

Mental illness is a medical condition in which the person loses the _______ to care for himself. It
is not _______

Answer 13

ability , sloppy thinking.

Question 14

Name 3 kinds of depression and give a fact about each.

Answer 14

• Major depression involves seasons of normal thought followed by very low mood.
• Dysthymia is longer-lasting but less intense depression.
• Seasonal affective disorder is depression from less daylight in the winter.

Question 15

What are anxiety disorders? Name 3 kinds of anxiety and give a gat about each.

Answer 15

feelings of terror in situations that most people would not sense as threatening.
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder is unwanted irrational thoughts and the need for repetitive rituals.
• Panic disorder is unexplainable terrified responses to normal situations.
• Post-traumatic stress disorder is the persistent reliving of past trauma with all the attached emotions.

Question 16

Define phobia and give an example.

Answer 16

debilitating fear of things that normally would not produce fear. Agoraphobia (fear of the marketplace) and acrophobia (fear of heights)

Question 17

Define bipolar disorder. Why do people with this illness have trouble staying on their medications?

Answer 17

the repeated cycle of an intense high (mania) followed by a debilitating
low (depression). People with bipolar disorder feel so good during the mania part of the
illness that they don’t want to take their medication.

Question 18

What do people with borderline personality disorder have so few friends?

Answer 18

Their behaviors are irrational and irritating.

Question 19

What do self-harm behaviors express? Is this a normal thought, or does it need treatment?

Answer 19

(Self-harm behaviors express)self-loathing. (This is not normal.) Treatment is necessary.

Question 20

Define schizophrenia, including terms delusion and hallucination.

Answer 20

the breakdown of normal thought, characterized by a delusion (an untrue idea) or a hallucination (seeing things that aren’t there).

Question 21

What 4 signs in an older person point to possible dementia?

Answer 21

loss of memory, attention, language, and problem-solving

Question 22

Why is anosognosia such a problem for individuals with mental illness and their families?

Answer 22

They think they see the world accurately and believe their loved ones are lying to them (a
delusion). This keeps them from treatment and breaks relationships with loved ones.

Question 23

Emotional health is the state of being aware of how you _______ and _______ it appropriately. Emotions are _______that help you evaluate _______. They cannot be trusted to make _______. The Wheel of Emotions places ______ intense emotions in the center
of the diagram.

Answer 23

feel, expressing, sensitivities , experiences, decisions, more

Question 24

It is wrong to _______ with strong emotions. Relief
from strong emotions will come with _______ them instead of _______ ourselves; identifying
them by _______ ; and not making things worse with ________, but _______ the offender.
_______ lets somebody off the hook, and you will find that person to be ______.

Answer 24

manipulate, facing , distracting , name, resentment, forgiving , Forgiveness , yourself (What?)

Question 25

Shock and terror should be _______ , not ignored. Ordinary grief can be expressed but should be _______ in proportion to the size of the loss. Deep grief starts with _______. When the grieving person needs someone to stand beside him, offer your _______, not _______. Deep grief as well as ordinary
grief should be _______. Thinking about something repeatedly without coming to a conclusion is _______

Answer 25

treated, limited ,shock, presence, your words, limited, rumination.

Question 26

Positive emotions can lift everyone’s spirits. Choose to accept the seconds in life and be _______. ______ is the assurance that everything will be okay in the end. It is expressed by _______.

Answer 26

content. Hope.JOY