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Mental Health 9
Study Guide for freshmen first semester
| Question: | Answer |
|---|---|
| What hormone elevates blood pressure, causes sweating, and pupils to dialate? | adrenaline |
| chemical messengers | neurotransmitters |
| neurotransmitter responsible for mood and memory | serotonin |
| neurotransmitter responsible for calming one down after the 'fight or flight' | serotonin |
| neurotransmitter responsible for feeling pleasure | dopamine |
| driven, motivated, impatient, competative are adjectives for this personality type | Type A |
| What personality type likes small book clubs, movies,and working alone. | Introvert |
| This personality type needs other's approval, enjoys large parties and has many friends | Extrovert |
| Personality type described as laid-back, relaxed, friendly and maybe a little lazy. | Type B |
| What are some actions one can take if they think someone may be suicidal? List three | Listen, not judge, ask questions, tolerate their feelings, get them help |
| What is the type of stress that is motivating and healthy? | Eustress |
| Alarm reaction stage of the stress response | fight or flight |
| Your cup is half empty describes what type of personality? | pessimist |
| Anger Style- bury their anger, blame themselves, conflict avoider | stuffer |
| anger style- this person does not take credit for why they are angry | blamer |
| expresses anger indirectly, gossip and rumors | trianlger |
| passive-aggresive anger style | withdrawer |
| expresses anger through violence | exploder |
| Emotional quotients- persistence and optimism even in the face of setbacks | motivation |
| Emotional quotient- know what you feel and use those emotions to make decisions | self-awareness |
| Emotional quotients- controlling your emotions and having anger that is appropriate. | Management of feelings |
| Emotional quotient- Managing your relationships and interacting smoothly with others | Social skills |
| Emotional quotient-Reading and responding to unspoken feelings | Empathy |
| Present in the feeding and sleeping of animals, patterns including human beings. | Circadian rhythm |
| What does sleep do for our health? | Repairs our Body / Brain Allows memory Retention |
| Neurotransmitters that have a large role in sleep are what? | Serotonin - slows down the stress response so one can relax Norepinephrine - slow down the body to sleep and speeds up when body needs to wake. |
| Two Types of Sleep | NREM: Non-Rapid Eye Movement stages 1-4 REM: Rapid Eye Movement stage 5 |
| What are some signs of sleep deprivation? | slow reaction time lack of concentration (trouble learning) increase sensitivity to pain blurred vision perceptual difficulties depression increase in moodiness anxiety insomnia |
| When it comes to our mental Health, exercise reduces: | anxiety depression negative mood |
| When it comes to our mental Health, exercise improves: | self-esteem cognitive function. low self-esteem social withdrawal |
| Research indicates that health complex carbohydrates and other health nutrients help with the development of what neurotransmitters? | nor-epinephrine serotonin dopamin |