Health & Happiness
What are the two types of "Locus of Control?"
Internal & External
In what part of the brain does rational planning take place?
The Frontal Lobe
True or False: Everyone starts and ends puberty at the same time in their lives.
False
_____ adulthood is a peak time for learning and remembering important aspects of our lives.
(Early, Middle, or Late)?
Early
What Psychologist developed the four stages of children's cognitive development?
Jean Piaget
John (he/him) is a football player. During his last game, he scored the game-winning touchdown! When his mom asked John how he felt the night after the game, John said, “I should've had more touchdowns. I could've had 2 or 3, not just 1. I let the team down.” – It’s safe to say that John has a __________ perspective on his performance.
Pessimistic
What is the difference between nature and nurture?
Nature = ?
Nurture = ?
Nature = Genetic makeup
Nurture = Environmental factors influencing one's development
What does MORALITY mean?
Differentiating between what's right or wrong.
Provide an example of how one can maintain strong cognitive abilities throughout their adulthood --
- Computer-based “brain-fitness” programs to help build our mental muscles.
- Memory, visual-tracking, and problem-solving helps us avoid a rapid cognitive decline later in life.
- Often, even video games have been proven helpful → enhancing our attention.
Meditation = connecting with our breath and our thoughts
Mindfulness = becoming _____ of our breath and our thoughts.
Aware
What is the correct term that matches this definition?
When you feel you have no control over a situation, stop trying to change it and give up. This is _______ ________
Learned Helplessness
Name the 4 parenting styles we learned.
Authoritative
Authoritarian
Permissive
Neglectful
Puberty comes with a significant surge in ________, which creates bodily changes and may induce mood swings / intensified moods.
Hormones.
What is known as the age range for early adulthood? Roughly
20s and 30s
Please name 3 of the possibilities we discussed in class that have been proven to improve a person's health and happiness.
Social Support
Meditation
Mindfulness
Religious Involvement
Embracing Cultural Identities
Exercise
Proper Sleep
Perspective (self-control, explanatory styles).
Please provide me with an example of an external locus of control.
An example that shows --> Not taking accountability or ownership (good or bad) for anything.
What is the age range of the pre-operational stage (roughly)?
Roughly age 2 - 6 or 7
Name two of the parts of the brain that make up the limbic system.
Hippocampus, Amygdala, Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Cingulate gyrus
What is terminal decline?
Cognitive decline typically accelerates in the last three or four years of life, especially as death approaches.
During what part of life does one crave social acceptance, although oftentimes they feel socially disconnected?
Adolescence