IDIS 199 UPDATED 2026 EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SCORED A+
Directed attention fatigue (DAF) - ✔✔A neuropsychological phenomenon indicating
overuse of the brain's inhibitory system necessary for maintaining focused attention -
such as when you are studying
Attention Restoration Theory (ART) - ✔✔You think better (or restore your attention)
when you spend time in or connect with nature.
Endorphins - ✔✔Exercise releases "feel-good" chemicals, called
_____, that are beneficial to one's overall well-being.
Problem-focused coping - ✔✔A way of coping through which people actively seek
information or help to tackle a problem directly or diminish its impact.
Wildlife - ✔✔The animals and plants growing in natural conditions.
Improvements to health through increased physical activity.
Reductions in stress and anxiety.
Increased positive mood and self-esteem.
A better and healthier social life. - ✔✔If individuals increased their contact with
environments rich in wildlife, there are four main results...
Being away, extent, fascination, compatibility - ✔✔Four key properties of ART
Flow state - ✔✔The state you get into when you are so engaged in a creative task that
your sense of time disappears, and you temporarily forget yourself and your "internal
chaos"
Galleries, Libraries, Arts, Museums - ✔✔GLAM
Longevity, meet major challenges, and non-clinical problems - ✔✔What does a GLAM
lifestyle help with?
Reading, writing, and resetting - ✔✔The Three R's
Cultural heritage - ✔✔Implies a shared bond, our belonging to a community
It represents our history and our identity; our bond to the past, to our present, and the
future
Prescribe culture - ✔✔A well-being and mental health initiative run by the University of
Edinburgh Museums Services
, It is heritage-based and non-clinical, and pro-actively engaging with the concept of
social prescribing
Disproportionate reaction, time, impairment, and out of character - ✔✔Four main
indicators that might indication a mental health problem
Resiliency - ✔✔The ability to adjust or recover from a stressor, threat, or adversity
Managing distress - ✔✔Learning how to cope with negative or difficult emotional states
(e.g. feeling upset or angry)
Optimal performance - ✔✔A certain level of pressure or stress that results in ideal
performance
Tipping point - ✔✔When the challenges and cumulative stress exceed the optimal point
and become too great to manage
The point at which someone begins showing signs and symptoms of the strain/burden
of perceived stress
Stress diathesis model - ✔✔A psychological theory that attempts to explain a disorder
or behaviour as an interaction between a genetic predisposition (vulnerability) and a risk
exposure (event, stressor)
Explains a disorder or behaviour through an interaction between genetic predisposition
and a stressful exposure (can be acute, chronic, or cumulative)
Stress - ✔✔A state of emotional strain or unease, and is a normal response to the
demanding situations or pressures experienced in day-to-day life
Triggers several interconnected biological systems
Allostasis - ✔✔The process by which the body adapts to changes in the body, such as
stress
Diathesis - ✔✔The concept of vulnerability
Specifically, a person's predisposition or vulnerability to a medical condition
Brain plasticity - ✔✔Also known as neural plasticity or neuroplasticity, can be defined as
the ability of the nervous system to change its activity in response to intrinsic or extrinsic
stimuli by reorganizing its structure, functions, or connections
Steeling effect - ✔✔Refers to evidence of more resistance to later stress having
successfully coped with a stress or challenge
HPA axis - ✔✔The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, an important part of the
biological stress response system.
ANSWERS SCORED A+
Directed attention fatigue (DAF) - ✔✔A neuropsychological phenomenon indicating
overuse of the brain's inhibitory system necessary for maintaining focused attention -
such as when you are studying
Attention Restoration Theory (ART) - ✔✔You think better (or restore your attention)
when you spend time in or connect with nature.
Endorphins - ✔✔Exercise releases "feel-good" chemicals, called
_____, that are beneficial to one's overall well-being.
Problem-focused coping - ✔✔A way of coping through which people actively seek
information or help to tackle a problem directly or diminish its impact.
Wildlife - ✔✔The animals and plants growing in natural conditions.
Improvements to health through increased physical activity.
Reductions in stress and anxiety.
Increased positive mood and self-esteem.
A better and healthier social life. - ✔✔If individuals increased their contact with
environments rich in wildlife, there are four main results...
Being away, extent, fascination, compatibility - ✔✔Four key properties of ART
Flow state - ✔✔The state you get into when you are so engaged in a creative task that
your sense of time disappears, and you temporarily forget yourself and your "internal
chaos"
Galleries, Libraries, Arts, Museums - ✔✔GLAM
Longevity, meet major challenges, and non-clinical problems - ✔✔What does a GLAM
lifestyle help with?
Reading, writing, and resetting - ✔✔The Three R's
Cultural heritage - ✔✔Implies a shared bond, our belonging to a community
It represents our history and our identity; our bond to the past, to our present, and the
future
Prescribe culture - ✔✔A well-being and mental health initiative run by the University of
Edinburgh Museums Services
, It is heritage-based and non-clinical, and pro-actively engaging with the concept of
social prescribing
Disproportionate reaction, time, impairment, and out of character - ✔✔Four main
indicators that might indication a mental health problem
Resiliency - ✔✔The ability to adjust or recover from a stressor, threat, or adversity
Managing distress - ✔✔Learning how to cope with negative or difficult emotional states
(e.g. feeling upset or angry)
Optimal performance - ✔✔A certain level of pressure or stress that results in ideal
performance
Tipping point - ✔✔When the challenges and cumulative stress exceed the optimal point
and become too great to manage
The point at which someone begins showing signs and symptoms of the strain/burden
of perceived stress
Stress diathesis model - ✔✔A psychological theory that attempts to explain a disorder
or behaviour as an interaction between a genetic predisposition (vulnerability) and a risk
exposure (event, stressor)
Explains a disorder or behaviour through an interaction between genetic predisposition
and a stressful exposure (can be acute, chronic, or cumulative)
Stress - ✔✔A state of emotional strain or unease, and is a normal response to the
demanding situations or pressures experienced in day-to-day life
Triggers several interconnected biological systems
Allostasis - ✔✔The process by which the body adapts to changes in the body, such as
stress
Diathesis - ✔✔The concept of vulnerability
Specifically, a person's predisposition or vulnerability to a medical condition
Brain plasticity - ✔✔Also known as neural plasticity or neuroplasticity, can be defined as
the ability of the nervous system to change its activity in response to intrinsic or extrinsic
stimuli by reorganizing its structure, functions, or connections
Steeling effect - ✔✔Refers to evidence of more resistance to later stress having
successfully coped with a stress or challenge
HPA axis - ✔✔The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, an important part of the
biological stress response system.
