According to Maslow, which human needs are the most basic?
Physical Needs
Large amount of food in one sitting without purging. (Emotional problems)
Binge Eating
What is another term for your sense of self?
Identity
What influences ones personality?
Heredity and Environment
What is a catastrophe?
An event that threatens lives and destroys property.
A person who doesn’t eat enough food to maintain a healthy body weight
anorexia nervosa
fear caused by a source you cannot identify or a source that doesn’t pose as much threat as you think
Anxiety
an illness that affects the mind and reduces a person’s ability to function, to adjust to change, or to get along with others.
Mental Disorder
What is resilience?
The ability to recover from extreme or prolonged stress
an emotional state in which a person feels extremely sad and hopeless
Depression
What are the three learned emotions?
Guilt, Love, and Shame
The 4 primary emotions.
Happy, Sad, Fear, Anger.
Provide an example of someone being pessimistic.
Any example of someone being negative.
People who survive a life threatening event. Some symptoms are flashbacks, nightmares, and inability to sleep
PTSD
A person that is social and outgoing.
Extrovert
What are some risks of low self-esteem?
judge themselves harshly and worry too much about what others think of them
use drugs, drop out of school, become pregnant, and suffer from eating disorders
Family, friends, and others in your community can provide the love and acceptance needed for your emotional health (Maslow)
Belonging Needs
Describe what happens to self-esteem over a lifetime.
On average, self-esteem drops in early adolescence, increases gradually during adulthood, and decreases again toward the end of life.
What are 3 ways to help build self-esteem?
ask for help, set goals, relationships, focus on the positives, etc.
Why is weight gain associated with stress? Which chemical causes this?
Cortisol is released and causes our body to crave carbs and comfort food.
4 Causes of mental disorders
Heredity, Brain injuries, Early experiences, Recent experiences.
The body’s response to stress occurs in three stages. List them in order.
Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion
Identify 4 general types of stressors
Environment, Catastrophe, Everyday problems, Major life changes.
What are 5 long term effects of chronic stress?
Heart attack, stroke, loss of hair, weight gain, etc.
What are two things that you should do if a friend is thinking about suicide? What is one thing you shouldn't do?
DO: Listen, trust your feelings, listen, involve an adult, etc.
DON'T: Criticize, dare them to do it, offer reasons why not to, leave the person alone.