What is Mental Health?
This is the area within the field of psychology that focuses on positive emotions, character strengths, and conditions that create happiness.
What is Positive Psychology? (pg. 33)
Give a textbook example of a neurodevelopmental disorder
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? (pg. 42)
Fill in the Blank: ______ are events or agents in the environment that cause stress.
What are stressors? (pg. 49)
Name the 3 stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) in order.
What are Alarm, Resistance, and Exhaustion? (pg. 52)
True or False: Exposure to racism and homophobia can cause distrust, frustration, resentment, negative emotions, and a sense of helplessness and hopelessness.
What is true? (pg. 58)
Per the textbook, these are the 4 unhealthy ways to manage stress.
What are use of tobacco, use/abuse of alcohol, use/abuse of other drugs, and use of food? (pg. 59)
This is a combination of thoughts, feelings and behaviors, and increased self-awareness that can provide the basis for self-confidence.
What is character? (pg. 33)
This is an anxiety disorder characterized by ritual behaviors in response to persistent distressing thoughts.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? (pg. 44)
This is also known as the stress response.
What is the fight-or-flight response? (pg. 51)
True or False: Chronic stress can affect the immune system, cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal system, and mental health.
What is true? (pg. 53)
This is an adverse work-related stress reaction with physical, psychological, and behavioral components.
What is burnout? (pg. 56)
This is the textbook definition of affirmations.
What are “positive thoughts that you can write down or say to yourself to balance negative thoughts”? (pg. 62)
This person developed the concept of self-actualization.
Who is Abraham Maslow? (pg. 35)
True or False: Addiction is not classified as a mental disorder.
What is false? (pg. 44)
True or False: Eustress is considered bad or negative stress.
What is false? (pg. 51)
This is an ongoing accumulation of irritation and anger
What is hostility? (pg. 54)
Per the textbook, these are the 2 main sources of stress.
What are live events and daily hassles? (pg. 54, 55)
True or False: There is one single stress-management technique that is helpful and comfortable for everyone.
What is false? (pg. 59)
True or False: Per the textbook, emotional intelligence means you have an understanding of emotional experience, self-awareness, and sensitivity to others.
What is true? (pg. 37)
Fill in the Blank: __________ and _________ are indicators that the brain and body have adapted to a substance.
What are tolerance and withdrawal? (pg. 44)
This is the state of stability and balance in which functions are maintained within a normal range
What is homeostasis? (pg. 52)
This is the full textbook definition of "hardiness."
What is an "effective style of coping with stress, characterized by a tendency to view life events as challenges rather than threats, a commitment to meaningful activities, and a sense of being in control"? (pg. 54)
This is what PTSD stands for.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder? (pg. 57)
Name 2 relaxation techniques as listed in the textbook.
What are deep breathing, progressive relaxation, visualization, mindfulness-based meditation, yoga, t’ai chi, biofeedback, or affirmations? (pgs. 61-62)
This is the textbook definition of resilience.
What is the ability to bounce back from adversity? (pg. 35)
Name the 2 types of treatments for mental disorders per the textbook.
What are psychotherapy and medication? (pg. 47)
Fill in the Blank: _______ stress is long-term, low-level stress in which the stress response continues without resolutions.
What is chronic? (pg. 52)
True or False: Hostility is related to coronary heart disease.
What is true? (pg. 54)
This was developed by researchers Holmes and Rahe as a ranking of life events that require an individual to adjust and adapt to change.
What is the Holmes-Rahe Social Readjustment Scale? (pg. 54)
Fill in the Blank: ________ is probably the most popular and most effective stress buster available.
What is exercise? (pg. 60)
True or False: Altruistic is selfish concern for the welfare of others.
What is False? (pg. 33)
True or False: Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students.
What is true? (pg. 46)
True or False: Acute stress and chronic stress are the same thing.
What is false? (pg. 52)
This is the name of Selye’s classic model describing the physiological changes associated with the stress response.
What is General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)? (pg. 52)
True or False: Per the textbook, college stress is NOT considered a daily hassle.
What is false? (pg. 55)
Name one stress-reduction strategy as listed in the textbook.
What are time management, social support, and a healthy lifestyle? (pgs. 59-60)