Elements of Health
An example for this is exercise.
What is Physical Health?
The thoughtful, logical, and reasoning area of the brain
What is the Prefrontal Cortex?
3 Leading cause of death among teenagers
What is Accidents, Suicides, and Homicides?
"It's all my fault, how could I let this happen?"
What is Dirty Pain?
The body and mind's reaction to everyday challenges, demands, or threats.
What is Stress?
An example of this is being able to make friends.
What is Social Health?
What is 25 (20's)
The brain will adjust in two ways when it is flooded with dopamine.
What is adjust chemically and physically?
What are 2 helpful coping skills a person can use when they have negative thoughts/feelings?
Listen to music, Go on a walk, Meditate, Breath, Talk to someone, etc.
Stress that has a negative impact on physical and mental health
What is Distress?
An example of this is handling stress.
What is Mental Health?
The impulsive, emotional, and reactive area of the brain
What is the Reward Circuit?
A diseased reward circuit will have an imbalanced one of these.
What is hierarchy of survival?
"She doesn't like me, but that's okay, I don't like everyone either."
What is Clean Pain?
Basic needs not being met (example: lack of sleep, poor nutrition, illness or injury)
What is physical stressors?
An example of this is being able to communicate your feelings.
What is Emotional Health?
Hormone released when action is perceived to be rewarding.
What is Dopamine?
Addictions cause feelings of either pleasure or numbness. Both of these feelings allow the addict to do what 2 things with their problems?
What is check out/avoid real life problems and think that addiction is the solution to their problems?
The things a person can do to help change their negative thoughts and feelings.
What is Coping Skills?
Stress that has a positive effect and motivates you to get something done
What is Eustress?
An example of this is being able to stand up for your values.
What is Ethical Health?
Your brain is still developing and will be your greatest tool as an adult. What are 3 ways you can protect/treat your brain now?
- Avoid substances, Avoid Risky Behaviors, Study, Read, Wear a helmet, etc.
What are 3 ways a person can prevent addictions that we discussed in class?
What is
1. Develop healthy coping skills
2. Seek Help
3. Maintain a lifestyle that makes you happy
4. Have thing in your life that you care deeply about
5. Be aware of your family's history with substance abuse
6. Be honest with yourself
7. Wait until you're 21 for legal substances
Give an example of a thought flow model.
Circumstance, Negative Thoughts, Negative Feelings, Helpful Coping Skill, New Thought, New Feelings, Action, Result
Consequences to the decisions you make - procrastinating, not exercising, drug use