Psychosocial Health Flashcards
Intellectual Health
- thinking or rational part of psychosocial health
- Healthy in this area means you enjoy life, the environment and people in it
- Creative, like to learn, try new things and take risks
- Cope well in personal and professional situations of stress
- Take responsibility for their actions or lack of actions
Emotional health
feeling or subjective side
Emotional reactions to life
Health in this area means not letting your feelings overpower you
Social Health
- Interactions with Others
- Health in this area means create network of friends and family with whom they can give and receive informal support
Spiritual Health
The more you ponder the meaning of your experiences in life the greater your chances of achieving spiritual health
Strategies for developing spiritual side
- Volunteer
- Take time to reflect
- Get involved in service learning
Psychosocially healthy people have managed to develop these dimensions of
intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual self to optimal levels
Factors Influencing Psychosocial Health
- External Influences
- Internal influences
Depression
- Most common emotional disorder in Canada
- Endogenous (biochemical origin)
- Exogeneous ( external events
Suicide
-Viewed as an extreme form of violence; anger rage and hopelessness turned inward
-What things can contribute to this? >Poor coping skills >Lack of social support >Lack of self esteem. >Inability to see one’s way out of a bad or negative situation
Suicide is considered a
process, not an event, with most contemplating their fate over a relatively long period of time
How we react to stress can become
habits that lead us to health enhancing personal growth or to debilitation in the form of problems
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
Pattern of physiological and psychological response to stress recognized by Hans Selye.
3 stages
3 stages of GAS
1) Alarm Phase
2) Resistance Phase
3) Exhaustion Phase
What is the first step for stress management
Identify stressors
