Health & Critical Thinking
Which organization defines health as a complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being?
World Health Organization (WHO)
Self-help books work best for which severity of issues, according to Wood?
Mild issues
What type of happiness refers to pleasure, comfort, and positive emotions?
Hedonic happiness
According to Singha et al., creativity requires originality and what second feature?
Usefulness/effectiveness
What does the acronym ACE stand for?
Adverse Childhood Experience
What term does Krahn et al. use to describe a health model that changes as a person adapts to life circumstances?
Dynamic health
What term describes claims that sound scientific but are not based on systematic evidence?
Pseudoscience
Which long-term study found that close relationships are the strongest predictor of healthy aging?
The Harvard Study of Adult Development
A child creates an imaginary world and uses pretend characters to manage frustration. Which developmental skill is being strengthened?
Emotional regulation
What pattern describes how health risks increase as the number of ACEs increases?
Dose–response relationship
Which author argues that the WHO definition is still useful because it acts as an aspirational ideal?
Schramme
Who identifies “growth-oriented” and “problem-focused” as the two major categories of self-help books?
Wood
What term describes stable, valuable character traits developed through practice, according to virtue ethics?
Virtues
What is the state of feeling fully absorbed in an activity, losing sense of time, and experiencing deep enjoyment?
Flow
A person experiences intrusive memories, hypervigilance, and avoidance after a traumatic event. What clinical condition might this indicate?
PTSD
According to John Dewey, what is the process of actively and carefully evaluating evidence and consequences before accepting a belief?
Critical Thinking
A TikTok influencer claims that “positive thinking rewires your cells and cures illness,” without providing any scientific evidence. What is this an example of?
Pseudoscientific claim
A person volunteers, works toward long-term goals, and lives according to their values. Which type of happiness are they demonstrating?
Eudaimonic happiness
Which mindset believes abilities can grow with effort and learning?
Growth mindset
In the WHO Ecological Framework, which level focuses on caregivers, family, and close social networks?
Relationship level
A person has a lifelong mobility disability but reports high physical, mental, and social well-being. According to Krahn et al., does this person have “poor health”?
No — disability is not the same as health
What personal characteristic makes someone most likely to benefit from self-help interventions, according to Wood?
High motivation
A person feels happy in the moment but reports their life lacks direction. According to Week 5, what key component of well-being is missing?
Meaning
Which author argues that mindset alone cannot build resilience during COVID-19 without addressing structural and contextual stressors?
Wolcott
What term refers to the process of adapting, bending, and recovering after experiencing adversity?
Resilience