Unit 2 Fundamental Vocab Flashcards
Mental Health
The strength of one’s ability to:
- Accept yourself and others
- Adapt and manage emotions
- Deal with the demands and challenges that you encounter in life
Self-Actualization
Striving to become the best that you can be
Constructive Criticism
Non-hostile comments that help point out problems and encourage improvment
Hierarchy of Needs
Ranked list of needs essential to human growth and development.
Explains how one can achieve their full potential
Emotions
Signals that tell your mind and body how to react
Empathy
The ability to imagine and understand how another person feels
Sympathy
Feeling sorrow, compassion, or pity for the hardships that another person encounters
Stress
The reaction of the body and mind to every day challenges and demands
Stressor
Anything that causes stress
Psychosomatic response
Physical reaction that results from stress rather than from injury or illness
Chronic Stress
Stress associated with long term problems that are beyond a person’s control
Anxiety
Condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what MAY happen
Fear
Uneasiness + worried feelings due to a present threat
Depression
Prolonged feeling of hopelessness, helplessness, and sadness
Resiliency
The ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, difficulty and crisis
Mental Illness
Illness of the mind that can affect the thoughts, feelings + behavior of a person
Often prevent the individual from leading a happy, productive life
Eustress
A positive response that one has to a stressor
“Good Stress”
Distress
A negative response that one has to a stressor
“Bad Stress” - Cannot adapt to stress
Organic Disorder Cause
A disorder that is caused by a physical illness, or an injury to the brain
Functional Disorder Cause
A disorder that is psychologically-tied to:
- Disturbing events
- Childhood trauma
- Severe stress
- One’s negative environment
Bullicide
Suicide due to pressure from those talking about you + interacting with you in a negative way
