Resilience as a positive adaption Flashcards
What does resilience refer to?
when a person shows a positive adaption despite having experienced a significant amount of adversity
What does adversity mean?
refers to negative life experiences that are known to be difficult to adjust to
What are the biological protective factors?
- adequate diet
- adequate sleep
What does it mean to have a adequate diet?
- involves to eating well to fuel your body and eating a variety of food
What are the benefits of having an adequate diet?
- reduces the risk of diseases
- helps with sleep and mood and energy
What does it mean to have adequate sleep?
refers to having good quality and quantity of sleep
- waking up refreshed for the day
What are the effects of inadequate sleep?
- negative thinking and anxiety
= impair affective, cognitive and behavioural functioning
What are some psychological protective factors?
cognitive behavioural strategies
What are cognitive behavioural strategies?
techniques drawn from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
= help correct faulty patterns of thinking and behaviours that contribute to mental health issues
What do cognitive behavioural strategies aim to achieve?
- changing negative thoughts to more positive thoughts
- aims to target cognitive bias
What are some behavioural strategy examples?
- education
- teaching relaxation techniques
- helping to recognise cognitive bias
What is the social protective factor?
social support
What does social support involve?
the assistance and support provided by other people
What do people with mental health do?
not likely to socialise with other people
- likely to distance themselves
What can social support from others do?
having people to talk to = lessen the problem and encourage others to seek treatment
