IDIS 199 MODULE 4 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Common factors students must balance with studying - Correct Answers -- Employment
- Exercise
- Socializing
- Hobbies
- Rest
- Volunteering
- Commuting
- Caring for a dependent or family member
Studying time commitment - Correct Answers -30-35 hours/week
Over-studying implications - Correct Answers -- Negative impact on relationships with
family, friends, and partners
- Interferes with the ability to fulfill other non-study related obligations/interests
- Increases the likelihood of unhealthy behaviours (smoking, excessive drug use,
unhealthy eating, feelings of loneliness, anxiety, depression, self-harm)
Negative effects of DAF - Correct Answers -- Thinking problems - restlessness,
confusion, forgetfulness
- Behaviour - impulsive, reckless
- Executive functioning - reduced ability to plan and make good decisions
- Emotions - short-temperedness, feelings of unpleasantness
- Worrying + overthinking
- Input deficits - failure to notice social cues
Attention restoration theory - Correct Answers -- Suggests you restore your attention
(think better) when you spend time in nature
- Can be expanded to any restorative environments away from worries and stress
(nature, creative tasks, physical activity, sensory tasks)
Exercise and endorphins - Correct Answers -- Exercise releases endorphins (feel-good
chemicals) that are beneficial to well-being
- Exercise is an important way of reducing stress, enhancing well-being, and improving
cognitive performance
, Benefits of a healthy study-life balance - Correct Answers -- Health - reduces worry and
stress
- Efficiency - improves efficiency of work during allotted study hours
- Engagement - supports greater interest in classes and relationships
- Focus and concentration - facilitates attention on the task at hand
- Academic success - improves learning efficiency and productivity (better grades)
Wheel of Life - Correct Answers -- Academic
- Finances
- Health
- Family and friends
- Relationships
- Personal growth
- Recreation/hobbies
- Physical environment
Connectedness - Correct Answers -- A personal sense of belonging
- Important to well-being
Types of connections - Correct Answers -- Other people - family, friends, colleagues
- The natural world - things existing in nature (gardening, hiking)
- Meaningful values - activities that reflect family/personal/faith values
- Meaningful work - work, hobbies, volunteering
- Culture and heritage
- Connections can be physical, mental, or emotional
Social connectedness - Correct Answers -- Personal sense of belonging to a group,
family, or community
- Feeling of being understood and connected to others
Benefits of social connectedness - Correct Answers -- Improved quality of life
- Boosts mental health (happiness, reduced stress, improved self-worth, confidence)
- Boosts physical health (increased life expectancy)
- Decreased risk of suicide
- Building more inclusive learning communities (gain compassion for self and others)
Loneliness - Correct Answers -- Unpleasant feeling when your social needs are not
being met
- Stems from a lack of or reduced feeling of social connectedness
Negative effects of loneliness - Correct Answers -- Increased cortisol (stress hormone)
- Increased sleep disturbances
- Reduced physical activity
- Increased risk of heart disease
- Weakened immune system
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Common factors students must balance with studying - Correct Answers -- Employment
- Exercise
- Socializing
- Hobbies
- Rest
- Volunteering
- Commuting
- Caring for a dependent or family member
Studying time commitment - Correct Answers -30-35 hours/week
Over-studying implications - Correct Answers -- Negative impact on relationships with
family, friends, and partners
- Interferes with the ability to fulfill other non-study related obligations/interests
- Increases the likelihood of unhealthy behaviours (smoking, excessive drug use,
unhealthy eating, feelings of loneliness, anxiety, depression, self-harm)
Negative effects of DAF - Correct Answers -- Thinking problems - restlessness,
confusion, forgetfulness
- Behaviour - impulsive, reckless
- Executive functioning - reduced ability to plan and make good decisions
- Emotions - short-temperedness, feelings of unpleasantness
- Worrying + overthinking
- Input deficits - failure to notice social cues
Attention restoration theory - Correct Answers -- Suggests you restore your attention
(think better) when you spend time in nature
- Can be expanded to any restorative environments away from worries and stress
(nature, creative tasks, physical activity, sensory tasks)
Exercise and endorphins - Correct Answers -- Exercise releases endorphins (feel-good
chemicals) that are beneficial to well-being
- Exercise is an important way of reducing stress, enhancing well-being, and improving
cognitive performance
, Benefits of a healthy study-life balance - Correct Answers -- Health - reduces worry and
stress
- Efficiency - improves efficiency of work during allotted study hours
- Engagement - supports greater interest in classes and relationships
- Focus and concentration - facilitates attention on the task at hand
- Academic success - improves learning efficiency and productivity (better grades)
Wheel of Life - Correct Answers -- Academic
- Finances
- Health
- Family and friends
- Relationships
- Personal growth
- Recreation/hobbies
- Physical environment
Connectedness - Correct Answers -- A personal sense of belonging
- Important to well-being
Types of connections - Correct Answers -- Other people - family, friends, colleagues
- The natural world - things existing in nature (gardening, hiking)
- Meaningful values - activities that reflect family/personal/faith values
- Meaningful work - work, hobbies, volunteering
- Culture and heritage
- Connections can be physical, mental, or emotional
Social connectedness - Correct Answers -- Personal sense of belonging to a group,
family, or community
- Feeling of being understood and connected to others
Benefits of social connectedness - Correct Answers -- Improved quality of life
- Boosts mental health (happiness, reduced stress, improved self-worth, confidence)
- Boosts physical health (increased life expectancy)
- Decreased risk of suicide
- Building more inclusive learning communities (gain compassion for self and others)
Loneliness - Correct Answers -- Unpleasant feeling when your social needs are not
being met
- Stems from a lack of or reduced feeling of social connectedness
Negative effects of loneliness - Correct Answers -- Increased cortisol (stress hormone)
- Increased sleep disturbances
- Reduced physical activity
- Increased risk of heart disease
- Weakened immune system
