Stress & Health
recognizing and appreciating the positive aspects of life and the kindness of others
Gratitude
This positive psychology concept is shown to increase positive objecitive experiences
Signature Strengths
This mood disorder is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest in activities.
Major Depressive Disorder
This disorder involves symptoms like flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
This type of therapy focuses on changing negative thought patterns to improve mood and behavior.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
This type of stress, characterized by daily hassles and minor irritations, can accumulate and impact health over time.
Chronic Stress
acquiring and using knowledge.
Wisdom
This anxiety disorder involves intense, irrational fear of specific objects or situations.
specific Phobia
This eating disorder is characterized by significantly low body weight, intense fear of gaining weight, and distorted body image.
Anorexia Nervosa
a graded list of anxiety-provoking situations or stimuli, arranged from least to most frightening
fear hierarchy
This concept, developed by Hans Selye, describes the body's three-stage response to stress: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.
General Adaptation Syndrome
Strengths that protect against excess.
temperance
This mood disorder features alternating periods of depression and mania or hypomania.
Biopolar Disorder
This disorder is characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and abnormal behavior.
Schizophrenia
This treatment for severe depression involves passing electrical currents through the brain to trigger a brief seizure.
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
This hormone is released during the stress response and helps regulate blood pressure.
Cortisol
the exercise of will to accomplish goals in the face of opposition.
courage
This disorder is characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts and repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing anxiety.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD
This personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive pattern of disregard for the rights of others.
Antisocial Personality Disorder
These medications work by altering the levels of neurotransmitters such as serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine in the brain
Antipressants
What are the two types of coping?
Problem-Focused & Emotion-Focused
positive psychological change experienced as a result of struggling with highly challenging life circumstances.
Post traumatic growth
when an individual continuously faces a negative, uncontrollable situation and stops trying to change their circumstances
learned helplessness
this disorder involves Submissive and clinging behavior
Dependent personality disorder
Which 2 areas is hypnosis shown to help improve
pain & anxiety