Stress
What is "positive stress" called?
Eustress
What is the difference between mental health and mental illness?
Mental Health - your health catagorized by a range of socioeconomic, biological and environmental factors
Mental Illness - A diagnosed mental Illness that can affect physical, mental, and social well-being
A bottle of Whiskey that is 80% alcohol is ____- proof.
160
True/False: Tobacco Use is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States.
True
What is the neurotransmitter in your brain that is in charge of making us feel pleasure?
Dopamine
What is the difference between stress and a stressor?
Bonus (100pts): Give me an example of a tangible and intangible stressor?
Stress - the mental and physical response and adaptation by our bodies to real or perceived threats or challenges
Stressor - any real or perceived physical, social, or psychological event or stimulus that causes our bodies to react or respond
What are 2 categories of Mental Health Disorders?
Mood Disorders (Depression, Biopolar, Seasonal affective disorder)
Anxiety Disorders (Phobias, PTSD, Panic disorders)
Psychotic Disorders (Scizophrenia)
Eating Disorders
80% of Alcohol gets absorbed through the _________, 20% gets absorbed through the _________.
Small intestine, Stomach
What are Carcinogens?
Cancer- causing substances
What is Tolerance?
A phenomenon in which progressively larger doses of a drug or more intense involvement in an experience is needed to obtain the desired effects
What are 3 ways to cope with/manage your stress?
make lists, work out, eat healthier, talk to people, get professional help, breath-work, meditation, imagery, positive self talk
What are 4 warning signs of mental illness?
Eating or sleeping too much or too little
Pulling away from people and usual activities
Having low or no energy
Feeling numb or like nothing matters
Feeling helpless or hopeless
Smoking, drinking, or using drugs more than usual
Feeling unusually confused, forgetful, on edge, angry, upset, worried, or scared
Experiencing severe mood swings
Having persistent thoughts and memories you can’t get out of your head
Hearing voices or believing things that are not true
Thinking of harming yourself or others
A long term effect of Alcohol on the body is Liver disease, also called __________.
Cirrhosis
What are 3 products that contain nicotine?
Cigarettes, Vapes, chewing/smokeless tobacco
What is the difference between drug misuse and Drug Abuse?
Drug Misuse - using a drug for a purpose it was not intended
Drug Abuse - Excessive use of a drug
Name 3 stressors of college students
Getting good grades
Moving away from home
Trying to fit in and make new friends
Missing your family and friends from home
Adjusting to a new schedule
Learning to live with strangers/roommates in housing
What are 4 warning signs of suicide?
Talking about wanting to die or wanting to kill themselves
Talking about feeling empty or hopeless or having no reason to live
Talking about feeling trapped or feeling that there are no solutions
Using alcohol or drugs more often
Talking about being a burden to others
Withdrawing from family and friends
Giving away important possessions
Saying goodbye to friends and family
Putting affairs in order, such as making a will
Changing eating and/or sleeping habits
What are 4 factors that influence the effects of Alcohol on your body?
alcohol concentration in your drink (↑ or ↓ %)
amount of alcohol you consume (1 drink at dinner v. 7 drinks in an hour)
amount of food in your stomach (more food = less surface area in stomach for alc absorption)
your metabolism
your weight
your body mass index
your mood (stress/tension = causes stomach to ↑ digestion/absorption)
What is secondhand smoke and why is it dangerous?
When people breathe in smoke breathed out by people who smoke or from burning tobacco products. There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke. Non-smokers effected can develop severe lunge and respiratory problems.
Name 3 Process Addictions
Gambling, spending/shopping, eating, exercising, working, sexual activity, technology/internet
Come up and draw the GAS (General Adaptation Syndrome) model.
Label the 3 phases, homeostasis line, and nervous system activations.
*Troy is judge*
Describe 5 Defense Mechanisms.
(Avoidance, Regression, Repression, Displacement, Sublimation, Projection)
Avoidance - Any behavior used to escape, distract, or avoid difficult thoughts, feelings, or situations (drugs/alc)
Regression - Reverting back to an immature behavior from an earlier stage of development (Temper tantrums)
Repression - Unknowingly placing an unpleasant memory or thought in the subconscious (PTSD from abuse)
Displacement - Redirecting feelings or actions from the intended source to a safer, substitute target (Taking your anger out on family members)
Sublimation - Replacing socially unacceptable impulses with socially acceptable behavior (Channeling aggressiveness into football)
Projection - Attributing one’s own unacceptable feelings and thoughts to others and not yourself
Name 5 ways to reduce risks of drinking alcohol
DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE!!!
“Dry” campuses
Eat food (Before/during/after)
Count your drinks
Alternate with non-alcoholic drinks
Sip > gulp (straws?)
Pass on the drinking games
Don’t pregame
Don’t mix with any other kind of drug
What are 5 negative effects of using tobacco?
increased risk of cancers, bronchitis, emphysema, heart disease, stroke, heart attack, plaque buildup in arteries, bad breath, high cholesterol, withdrawals
What is the difference between Physiological and Psychological dependence? And which ones do substance addictions cause?
Physio - something that makes your body change (ex: think chemicals, or getting “high”)
Psycho - Dependence of the mind on a substance or behavior. An intense, uncontrollable urge to continue engaging in a particular activity