Unit 3 Test Flashcards
What are the characteristics of good mental and emotional health?
Sense of belonging, and purpose, positive outlook, self sufficiency, and good self esteem.
What is a hierarchy of needs and what are the levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?
A ranked list of essential human needs
Need to satisfy basic needs of hunger, thirst, sleep and shelter
Need to be secured from danger
Need to love and be loved, need to belong
Need to achieve, need to be recognized
Need for self actualization
How can you show respect?
By addressing people politely
What is a stressor?
Something that causes stress
Can stress be good? Why or why not?
Yes; it can power your drive
What are the stages of the stress response?
Alarm, resistance, and fatigue
What are the stages of the grieving response?
Denial
Emotional Release
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Remorse
Acceptance
Hope
Why don’t people seek help for their mental illness? What is a stigma?
A stigma is a sort of shame that make people shun others and people don’t seek help for their mental illnesses because they are afraid because of the stigma around mental health.
If someone has attempted suicide before, are they more or less likely to attempt suicide in the future?
More
What is being resilient?
Bouncing back
What is self esteem?
How you think and feel about yourself
What is competence?
Being able to do something efficiently and for yourself
What is self actualization?
How you view yourself based on your talents and skills.
What is grieving?
Worrying about something in the future or that you know will happen but don’t want to happen.
What is closure?
Accepting that something happened and being okay with it
What is mourning?
Being very sad about something for a long time
What is a traumatic event?
Something that changes your life in a bad way.
What is the relaxation response?
A state of calm
What is chronic stress?
Stress that you have over a long period of time
What is additive in regards to stress?
It builds up over time if you bottle it up
What is stress management?
How you manage stress
What is empathy?
Being able to feel the same thing someone else is.
What are some psychosomatic responses to stress?
Headaches, ulcers, etc.
What is the first step to handle stress?
Identify that you have the stress
What are the effects of long term stress?
Anxiety or depression
What is anxiety?
It’s a condition when you feel worried about things that could happen
What is depression?
Being sad for perhaps no reason at all
What are the risk factors of suicide?
Depression, mental disorders, substance abuse, and cluster suicides
Suicide is the ___ leading cause of death ages 10-24.
2nd
___ out of 5 teens who attempt suicide give clear warning signs.
4
