Personal Development

Question 1

some researchers define this as the challenging stimuli or things that happen to people

Answer 1

STRESS

Question 2

the subjective experience of distress in response to percieved environmental problems (Kring, Davidson, Neale & Johnson)

Answer 2

STRESS

Question 3

characterized by Feelings of tension, Frustration, worry, sadness, and widthdrawal

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STRESS

Question 4

Are mental problems that arise From coping with difficulties by turning against oneself

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INTERNALIZING DISORDERS / DIFFICULTIES

Question 5

Are Frustrations and disappointments acted out in agressive behaviors against others

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EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIORS

Question 6

Is the kind of stress that is helpful in promoting ones growth and development

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EUSTRESS

Question 7

Bad stress that may include negative changes in behavior

Answer 7

DISTRESS

Question 8

Is the way people try to deal with problem including the problem of handling the typically negative emotions stress produces

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COPING

Question 9

The two broad dimensions of Coping

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Problem-Focused Coping & Emotion-focused Coping

Question 10

This means dealing with the actual problem posed by a stressful situation

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Problem-Focused Coping

Question 11

Is a more subjective Coping style as it considers the difficulties challenging the feeling state of the individual, and as such aims to comfort and soothe the stressed person.

Answer 11

Emotion-focused Coping

Question 12

Happens when one would rather ignore the stressors or fantasize being in a different, non-stressful circumstance either of which does not solve the issue or truly being about true relaxation.

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Avoidance Coping

Question 13

The four lobes of the Human Brain are?

Answer 13

Frontal, Temporal, Parietal, and Occipital Lobe

Question 14

the lobe of the brain where the primary motor area is located, controls voluntary movement in a contralateral manner, and is also responsible for higher thought processes and decision-making

Answer 14

Frontal Lobe

Question 15

Contains the primary auditory area

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Temporal Lobe

Question 16

Contains the primary somatosensory area, which processes the sensory signals such as touch, pressure, pain, thermal sense, and kinesthesia

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Parietal Lobe

Question 17

The location of the primary visual area that receives visual signals from the thalamus and processes visual sensations

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Occipital Lobe

Question 18

The brain is divided into two ________, the left and the right.

Answer 18

Hemispheres

Question 19

The two hemispheres of the brain communicate with each other through the ______ _________, which serves as a bridge between the two hemispheres.

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Corpus Callosum

Question 20

This theory, fueled by the split-brain research of Roger Sperry, suggests that learning styles and information processing of the left and right brain are different.

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Brain Dominance Theory

Question 21

Based on the brain dominance theory, individuals whose ____ brain is more dominant prefer analysis and inductive reasoning, and learned in steps.

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Left

Question 22

Based on the brain dominance theory, individuals whose _____ brain is more dominant prefer global thinking and deductive reasoning, and learned better by understanding the broad concept before focusing on details.

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Right

Question 23

Is based on the notion that the entire brain is active during mental (cognitive) processing, and there is interaction among various parts during mental processes such as perception and memory.

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The Whole Brain Theory

Question 24

Is described as a technique where ideas branch from a central image.

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Mind Mapping

Question 25

A visual tool that facilitates learning and memory by using cortical skills such as words, images, number, logic, rhythm, color, and spatial awareness.

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Mind Mapping

Question 26

Is defined (in adolescence) as “the achievement of expected developmental milestones and the establishment of effective coping skills, secure attachments, and positive social relationships” (Friedrich, Mendez & Mihalas, 2010).

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Mental Health

Question 27

To be _______ ________, adolescents need to have a positive quality of life, free of psychopathy or mental illness, and are able to function well at home, school, and in their communities.

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Mentally Healthy