Terms to know
This term means widely held beliefs about the characteristics shared by members of a certain gender.
What are stereotypes?
This is done by explaining weaknesses or failures by giving socially acceptable excuses.
What is rationalization?
These are methods people unconsciously use to deal with life situations. ( 2 words)
What are defense mechanisms?
What are 3 of the 4 ways your body may experience changes when responding to stress.
What are:
1. heart rate speeds up
2. blood pressure may rise
3. palms get cold and clammy
4. Stomach may ache or feel upset
How can selecting your friends influence your attitude?
Friends with a positive attitude will encourage you to feel positive about yourself.
This emotion occurs when one feels wronged in some way.
What is anger?
This defense mechanism means transferring an emotion into a physical symptom.
An example would be : if you feel anxious about your first day at a new job, you might develop a headache.
What is conversion?
This defense mechanism occurs when someone places the blame for their failures on others.
What is projection?
Two steps to manage stress.
What are:
1. Admit to yourself feelings such as being excited, afraid, angry, or worried.
2. Try to identify the event that is the source of stressful feelings.
How can using positive self talk help you to have a positive attitude?
Little messages that you send to yourself can help you to have a positive attitude.
This term is a mental position, often described as a feeling.
What is attitude?
This term becomes a defense mechanism when people use their imaginary thoughts as an escape to fill their personal needs.
What is fantasy?
A defense mechanism that occurs when an individual values someone or something far more than it is worth.
What is idealization?
Two main causes of stress.
What are:
1. normative stress.
2. crisis events stress.
How can setting reasonable expectations/ goals help you to have a positive attitude?
When people expect too much from themselves or others, their expectations may be difficult to reach.
Goals that you are able to achieve = more positive attitude.
This term is an overwhelming attitude of sadness, discouragement, and hopelessness.
What is depression?
This defense mechanism happens when a person returns to childish or immature behavior when difficulties or frustrations occur.
What is regression?
This term is an uneasy feeling people experience when they believe something terrible will happen.
What is anxiety?
5 ways to reduce the negative effects of stress.
What are:
1. practice relaxation techniques
2. do something you enjoy.
3. keep a journal of exercise.
4. eat nutritious foods.
5. get plenty of rest.
How can compensation help someone have a more positive attitude?
Is a technique in which you focus on a strength to make up for a weakness in another area.
Focus on your strengths rather than weaknesses.
Is your body’s response to the events of your life.
What is stress?
This defense mechanism occurs when people take out their feelings on someone or something else rather than face the real problem.
What is displacement?
This term describes the overall condition of your attitudes. ( 2 words)
What is mental health?
4 options to help manage a stressful situation.
What are:
1. remove the source
2. remove yourself from stressful situation
3. change your response to the stress.
4. manage the stress by focusing on one part at a time.
6 ways to build a positive attitude.
What are:
1. direct attack
2. compensation
3. set reasonable expectations
4. use positive self talk
5. interpret the facts
6. select your friends