Hoorcollege 6
1. Describes a state beyond the absence of disease that is definable & mea-
surable:
- biological
- Functional
- Subjective health: Positive health
2. To describe adaptations to challenges that do not simply return a person to
homeostasis but toward a better quality of life: positive growth: Goal of positive
health
3. 1. Exercise benefits physical and psychological well-being
2. Vagal tone and hert rate variability
3. Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI): What evidence do we have that physical health
is linked to psychological well-being?
4. Is part of a system that communicates between brain and body: Vagus nerve
5. Activity of the vagus nerve involved in social behavior: Polyvagal theory
6. - Indication that vagus nerve functions well
- Linked with self-regulatory abilities
- More positive emotions and feeling of social connectedness
- Can be increased by exercise: High heart rate variability (HRV)
7. - Psychological stress
- Smaller social network size
- Less positive emotional style: What can cause more vulnerability to common
cold?
8. 1. Positive emotionality
2. Social support
3. The power of touch
4. Compassion and health
5. Altruism
6. Humor
7. Music
8. Emotional expression
9. Crying
10. Cognition: Psychological factors which are important to health
9. It's the subjective experience of loneliness that is harmful: Being lonely and
health
10. Altruistic behaviors such as volunteering linked to increased longevity at
rates higher than for physical exercise
Helping other may be more related to well-being than receiving help: Altruism
benefits mental and physical health
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1. Describes a state beyond the absence of disease that is definable & mea-
surable:
- biological
- Functional
- Subjective health: Positive health
2. To describe adaptations to challenges that do not simply return a person to
homeostasis but toward a better quality of life: positive growth: Goal of positive
health
3. 1. Exercise benefits physical and psychological well-being
2. Vagal tone and hert rate variability
3. Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI): What evidence do we have that physical health
is linked to psychological well-being?
4. Is part of a system that communicates between brain and body: Vagus nerve
5. Activity of the vagus nerve involved in social behavior: Polyvagal theory
6. - Indication that vagus nerve functions well
- Linked with self-regulatory abilities
- More positive emotions and feeling of social connectedness
- Can be increased by exercise: High heart rate variability (HRV)
7. - Psychological stress
- Smaller social network size
- Less positive emotional style: What can cause more vulnerability to common
cold?
8. 1. Positive emotionality
2. Social support
3. The power of touch
4. Compassion and health
5. Altruism
6. Humor
7. Music
8. Emotional expression
9. Crying
10. Cognition: Psychological factors which are important to health
9. It's the subjective experience of loneliness that is harmful: Being lonely and
health
10. Altruistic behaviors such as volunteering linked to increased longevity at
rates higher than for physical exercise
Helping other may be more related to well-being than receiving help: Altruism
benefits mental and physical health
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