Unit 2 Fundamental Vocab

Question 1

Mental Health

Answer 1

The strength of one’s ability to:

1. Accept yourself and others
2. Adapt and manage emotions
3. Deal with the demands and challenges that you encounter in life

Question 2

Self-Actualization

Answer 2

Striving to become the best that you can be

Question 3

Constructive Criticism

Answer 3

Non-hostile comments that help point out problems and encourage improvment

Question 4

Hierarchy of Needs

Answer 4

Ranked list of needs essential to human growth and development.
Explains how one can achieve their full potential

Question 5

Emotions

Answer 5

Signals that tell your mind and body how to react

Question 6

Empathy

Answer 6

The ability to imagine and understand how another person feels

Question 7

Sympathy

Answer 7

Feeling sorrow, compassion, or pity for the hardships that another person encounters

Question 8

Stress

Answer 8

The reaction of the body and mind to every day challenges and demands

Question 9

Stressor

Answer 9

Anything that causes stress

Question 10

Psychosomatic response

Answer 10

Physical reaction that results from stress rather than from injury or illness

Question 11

Chronic Stress

Answer 11

Stress associated with long term problems that are beyond a person’s control

Question 12

Anxiety

Answer 12

Condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what MAY happen

Question 13

Fear

Answer 13

Uneasiness + worried feelings due to a present threat

Question 14

Depression

Answer 14

Prolonged feeling of hopelessness, helplessness, and sadness

Question 15

Resiliency

Answer 15

The ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, difficulty and crisis

Question 16

Mental Illness

Answer 16

Illness of the mind that can affect the thoughts, feelings + behavior of a person
Often prevent the individual from leading a happy, productive life

Question 17

Eustress

Answer 17

A positive response that one has to a stressor

“Good Stress”

Question 18

Distress

Answer 18

A negative response that one has to a stressor

“Bad Stress” - Cannot adapt to stress

Question 19

Organic Disorder Cause

Answer 19

A disorder that is caused by a physical illness, or an injury to the brain

Question 20

Functional Disorder Cause

Answer 20

A disorder that is psychologically-tied to:

1. Disturbing events
2. Childhood trauma
3. Severe stress
4. One’s negative environment

Question 21

Bullicide

Answer 21

Suicide due to pressure from those talking about you + interacting with you in a negative way