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Health Ch. 5
mental and emotional health
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mental and Emotional Health | the ability to handle the stresses and changes of everyday life in a reasonable way. |
| personality | a combination of your feelings, likes,dislikes, attitudes,abilities and habits |
| empathy | identifying with and sharing another person's feelings |
| resilience | the ability to recover from problems or loss |
| self concept | the way you view yourself overall |
| self-esteem | how you feel about yourself |
| optimistic | having a positive attitude about the future |
| confidence | belief in your ability to do what you set out to do |
| emotions | feelings such as love,joy, or fear |
| mood swings | frequent changes in emotional state |
| stress | the body's response to real or imagined dangers or other life events |
| positive stress | stress that can help you reach your goals |
| distress (negative stress) | stress that prevents you from doing what you need to do, or causes you discomfort |
| stressors | source of stress |
| fight or flight response | the body's way of responding to threats |
| adrenaline | a hormone that increases the level of sugar in the blood, giving your body extra energy |
| fatique | tiredness |
| resources | places to get info, support and advice |
| referral | a suggestion to seek help or info from another person or place |
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