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Question 1

Define physical activity

BR 216

Answer 1

Physical activity is any movement of the body done through skeletal muscle contraction that causes the energy expenditure to be beyond its baseline

Mn: PA Sk MEEB

Question 2

What is the physical activity vital sign (PAVS) ?

BR 216

Answer 2

A tool created to quickly measure one’s physical activity level.

The equation is (days per week) x (mintues per day) = minutes per week

Question 3

What is Positive Affect ?
BR 319

Answer 3

Positive affect is:

Contentment with the PAST

Happiness in the PRESENT

Hope for the FUTURE

Question 4

What are positive emotions ?

What are they signs of ?

List 5 positive emotions

BR 250

Answer 4

Positive emotions are emotions that broaden a person’s thoughts in the moment and expand one’s personal resources socially, physically, intellectually and artistically.

They are signs of well-being

They include: joy, interest, contentment, pride, and love.

Question 5

Positive Psychology

BR 242

Answer 5

The scientific study of strengths and virtues that enable individuals to thrive. The focus is to produce happiness, not to lessen misery.

Involves developing positive emotions and affect; experiencing contentment with the past, happiness in the present, hope for the future.

Involves focusing on individual virtues and strengths.

NB - this is not a treatment, but it can accompany the treatment of mental illness

Question 6

What is Positive Resonance referring to ?
BR 323

Answer 6

Positive Resonance - refers to positve social interactions.

Question 7

What is reaction time ?

BR 216

Answer 7

The time it takes to react to some stimili

Question 8

In the context of coaching a patient:

1) What are reflections ?
2) Name four types of reflections

BR 52

Answer 8

Reflections are when the coach makes a statement to the client using the same phrases or summary of what the clinet stated.

Simple reflections - parapharse/restatement of what pt said without added opinion or interpretation.

Amplified - maximize OR minimize what patient has said in order to generate disagreement of the exaggerated statement & evoke statements of desired change.

Double-sided - reveal more than one perspective at the same time (eg compare verbalized readiness to change with a contrasting statement of resistance)

Shifted-focus - redirect attention from a statement of resistance to a new area in an attempt to create more space for change talk.

BR 52-53

Question 9

What is a Relapse ?

BR 56

Answer 9

When a person has previously made a positive change but now, for a sustained period, has not been maintaining that change (BR 56) cf ‘lapse’