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Psychology Flashcards

1
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Define Mental Health

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A state of well being in which every individual realises his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community

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Define Well being

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the balance point between an individuals resource pool and challenges face

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What is Hedonic Wellbeing

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Subjective

Emotional aspect if well being, moods joy, pleasure and absence of negative moods

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What is Eudemonic well being

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Psychological
Cognitive well being
purpose in life, mastery, autonomy, self acceptance

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Symptoms of despression

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Prolonged low mood
low self esteem
Anxiety, fear
Suicidal thoughts

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Risk factors for depression

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childhood experiences
life events
illness
physical health problem
genetic disposition
sleep, diet, PA
medication, drugs, alcohol
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Symptoms of Bipolar disorder

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Manic or depressive episodes
euphoric wellbeing, excitement, confidence
Depressive episodes

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Risk factors for Bipolar

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Childhood experiences
life events
illness
physical health problem
genetic disposition
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Symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder

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Cognitive: restlessness, worried scared, on edge, lack of concentration
Somatic: dizziness. tiredness, muscle aches, dry mouth, sickness, headaches

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Risk factors for generalized anxiety disorder

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Phobias
panic disorder
life and stressful event

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Are PA and sedentary behavior modifiable risk factors for mental health and wellbeing

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yes, with the higher the MET the higher the effect

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What is the major case study on the impact of PA on mental health

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MIND - Get Set and Go

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What are the objectives of the Get Set and Go programme

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To engage individuals with MHC in sport and exercise

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How is the Get Set and Go programme delivered

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Local and digital delivery
8 MIND charities spread across the country
Sports coordinator to set up sports
recruit peer navigators

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What was the impact of PA on mental health in the MIND case study?

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Increase in mental health with social support

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Does PA have a impact on neurophysiological function

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Yes, both direct and indirectly

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17
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Which neurotransmitters are influenced by PA?

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Dopamine
Norepinephrine
Serotonin
Acetylcholine

18
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What is the papez circuit?

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A closed neural circuitry that is part of the limbic system

19
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Where does the papez circuit start and end?

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In the hippocampus

20
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Where does part of the papez circuit lie?

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Medial temporal lobe

21
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What is the hippocampus?

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A small organ located within the brain’s medial temporal lobe and forms an important part of the limbic system, the region that regulates emotions.

22
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What is the limbic system responsible for?*

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  • learning and memory

- emotional aspects of behaviour

23
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Where is the limbic system?*

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The main limbic lobe spans frontal, parietal and temporal lobes, on medial surface of the brain

24
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Which part of the brain is most sensitive to PA?

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Hippocampus

25
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How do PA effect the hippocampus?

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Increased blood flow

26
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How does increased blood flow effect the brain?

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Causes an increase or decrease in gene expression

27
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What do the genes in your brain influence? And what does this mean?

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Synaptic function and neuroplasticity meaning the brains ability to recover, develop and learn is increased

28
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How does PA impact mental health?

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through the expression of genes as it modulates mood so influences the structure and function of the hippocampus

29
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What does BNDF stand for and what is it?

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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor

A neural sub type in the hippocampus

30
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What does BDNF do?

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Protects the hippocampus from damage and enhances function

31
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Can BDNF travel in both directions along neurones?

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Yes

32
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What does an increase in BDNF do?

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Less nerual damage is done and increased funtion so reduced risk of mental health and wellbeing issues

33
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What is neurogenesis?

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The process by which new neurons are formed in the brain by neural stem cells differentiating. They become either neurones or glia

34
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Where does neurogenesis occur?

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The hippocampus

35
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What is neurogenesis needed for?

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optimal brain function and repairing damage

36
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What hormone modulates hippocampal neurogenesis?

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B- endorphine

37
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What else and neurogenesis be influenced by?

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Environmental factors

eg lifestyle with low stress

38
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What can inhibit neurogensis?

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Chronic stress

39
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What happens when stress is chronic

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A neurological response occurs eg cortisol

40
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What are progenitor cells?*

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specialised cells that differentiate into specific types of neurons

41
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What are glia cells?*

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non-neuronal cells

42
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What is the difference between progenitor and glia cells?*

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Neurons have axons and dendrites.

glia cannot generate action potentials

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