History of Health Psychology
Mechanisms of Eustress
Theories
Benefits and Application of Eustress
Fun Facts
100
This Greek physician was among the first to link the body and mind, proposing that health results from balance among the four humors.
Who is Hippocrates?
100
This physiological system regulates cortisol release and helps the body recover from acute stress.
What is the HPA axis?
100
This theory looks at the influences of Individual, Interpersonal, Institutional, Community, and Policy/Societal factors.
What is the social ecological model?
100
Regular exercise, a form of eustress, reduces risk for these chronic conditions, including cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, and certain cancers.
What are chronic diseases prevented through exercise?
100
Why were women discouraged from working out on bicycles in the 1800s?
What is bicycle face?
200
This 17th-century philosopher’s mind-body dualism shaped Western medicine’s early focus on the physical over the psychological.
Who is René Descartes?
200
After exercise, this branch of the nervous system takes over to slow the heart rate and promote recovery.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
200
The conditions of a neighborhood, such as its walkability, safety, and availability of green spaces greenspaces
What is the built environment?
200
Eustress from physical activity enhances this physiological process that improves stress recovery and reduces blood pressure reactivity.
What is the cross-stressor adaptation hypothesis?
200
The decade of life that the oldest competing gymnast is in
What is 80s?
300
This 20th-century pioneer introduced the General Adaptation Syndrome, laying the foundation for stress research.
Who is Hans Selye?
300
Controlled production of these reactive molecules during exercise triggers antioxidant defense and cellular adaptation.
What is reactive oxygen species (ROS)?
300
This stage of the transtheoretical model is when an individual is not considering becoming more active.
What is the Precontemplation stage?
300
Moderate, consistent eustress improves immune function, bone density, and even this aspect of reproductive health in overweight women.
What are increased ovulation and pregnancy rates?
300
The world record for the number of one-finger pushups done in 30 seconds
What is 41 pushups?
400
This model, proposed by George Engel in 1977, revolutionized medicine by integrating biological, psychological, and social factors.
What is the biopsychosocial model?
400
This brain-derived protein increases with regular exercise and supports neurogenesis and cognitive resilience.
What is BDNF (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor)?
400
The Self Determination theory looks at three basic psychological needs, which increase regulation and physical activity
What are autonomy, relatedness, and competence?
400
This psychological benefit of eustress-linked exercise involves confidence in one’s ability to manage challenges and achieve goals.
What is self-efficacy
400
The brain ______ in temperature when you work out.
What is increases in temperature?
500
This mid-20th-century psychologist’s transactional model emphasized that stress depends on how an individual appraises a situation.
Who is Richard Lazarus?
500
The term describing the body’s beneficial response to low-to-moderate stress exposure — the “sweet spot” between stagnation and overload.
What is hormesis?
500
Identify this model for physical activity
What is the transtheoretical model?
500
Research shows that regular physical eustress can reduce these two common mental health conditions and enhance quality of life and mood.
What are anxiety and depression?
500
The world record for most consecutive stairs climbed while balancing a person on their head
What is 100 stairs?