IDIS 199 MIDTERM REVIEW EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
well-being - Correct Answers -considered an overall state or feeling comfortable,
healthy, and happy. Made up of many components one of which is mental health. Can
be paralleled with physical fitness, can get the most out of your body's capabilities
mental health - Correct Answers -includes psychological, emotional, and social aspects
of thinking, feeling, and behaving. Mental health is a prerequisite to realizing potential,
being productive as work or school. Can be paralleled with physical health. Having good
mental health means that your mental and emotional systems are functioning well and
you can manage the typical stresses of life
historical origins of mental health - Correct Answers -- buddhism, balance and harmony
with self and environment is important
- african religious and cultural traditions, relationships with the land and community
members are important paths to wellness
- Ubuntu is an African philosophy which shows that a person cannot flourish in isolation
components of well-being - Correct Answers --mental health
-physical health
-supportive/secure environment
contributors to mental health - Correct Answers -- realizing potential - your mental
health is affected by the degree to which you feel you are reaching your potential and
making a meaningful contribution to the world around you
- emotional health - feelings and emotions. Ability to regulate emotions
- psychological health - ability to self reflect, problem solve and think about things
- social connectedness - social network, creating and maintaining good relationships
with others
mental health spectrum - Correct Answers -- well - feeling content, capable and happy
- symptoms - experiences that can be associated with some distress. Symptoms may
be transient and subside when a stressor or disappointment resolves. Ex, anxiety,
mood, sleep: trouble falling or staying asleep
- concerns or problems - presence of symptoms that persist and are associated with
distress or difficulty, but not severe enough to be a diagnosable mental illness, condition
or disorder
, - disorders, conditions, or illness - clinically diagnosed illnesses that require evidence
based treatments provided by health care professionals. Characterized by disturbance
in thought, feeling, and perception that negatively affects day to day functioning. Causes
significant stress and impairment
intra-individual - Correct Answers -refers to the differences within a person at different
times. Someones biological reaction to stress can be influenced by a variety of factors
including time of day, hormones, diet, lifestyle, and coping/style strategies
equilibrium or allostasis - Correct Answers -the process of responding to a challenge or
stressor by triggering various biological and chemical processes to maintain balance
allostatic load or wear-and-tear - Correct Answers -the wear-and-tear on the body and
brain that results from chronic or overwhelming stress
need for university mental health services - Correct Answers --at risk age
-transitional period
-vulnerable brain
-lacking support
-decrease in stigma
factors that can influence mental health and academic outcomes - Correct Answers --
family factors
-personal factors
-early environment
-lifestyle and behaviours
-psychological
-course outcomes
mental health concepts - Correct Answers --- risk factors - a biological, psychological, or
sociological characteristic or exposure that is associated with a higher likelihood of a
negative outcome
-- protective factors - a characteristic or exposure that lowers the likelihood of negative
outcomes or that reduces the impact of a risk factor
--stressors - a person, place, or situation that causes a state of psychological strain or
tension
resilience - Correct Answers -being able to adjust, adapt, overcome, and cope with
disappointment, stressor, threat, or adverse event
signs and symptoms - Correct Answers -refers to observable (signs) or experienced
(symptoms) indicators of being under stress
psychodynamic model - Correct Answers -Sigmund Freud. Proposes that the processes
of the mind involve the interplay of psychological forces that distress arises because the
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
well-being - Correct Answers -considered an overall state or feeling comfortable,
healthy, and happy. Made up of many components one of which is mental health. Can
be paralleled with physical fitness, can get the most out of your body's capabilities
mental health - Correct Answers -includes psychological, emotional, and social aspects
of thinking, feeling, and behaving. Mental health is a prerequisite to realizing potential,
being productive as work or school. Can be paralleled with physical health. Having good
mental health means that your mental and emotional systems are functioning well and
you can manage the typical stresses of life
historical origins of mental health - Correct Answers -- buddhism, balance and harmony
with self and environment is important
- african religious and cultural traditions, relationships with the land and community
members are important paths to wellness
- Ubuntu is an African philosophy which shows that a person cannot flourish in isolation
components of well-being - Correct Answers --mental health
-physical health
-supportive/secure environment
contributors to mental health - Correct Answers -- realizing potential - your mental
health is affected by the degree to which you feel you are reaching your potential and
making a meaningful contribution to the world around you
- emotional health - feelings and emotions. Ability to regulate emotions
- psychological health - ability to self reflect, problem solve and think about things
- social connectedness - social network, creating and maintaining good relationships
with others
mental health spectrum - Correct Answers -- well - feeling content, capable and happy
- symptoms - experiences that can be associated with some distress. Symptoms may
be transient and subside when a stressor or disappointment resolves. Ex, anxiety,
mood, sleep: trouble falling or staying asleep
- concerns or problems - presence of symptoms that persist and are associated with
distress or difficulty, but not severe enough to be a diagnosable mental illness, condition
or disorder
, - disorders, conditions, or illness - clinically diagnosed illnesses that require evidence
based treatments provided by health care professionals. Characterized by disturbance
in thought, feeling, and perception that negatively affects day to day functioning. Causes
significant stress and impairment
intra-individual - Correct Answers -refers to the differences within a person at different
times. Someones biological reaction to stress can be influenced by a variety of factors
including time of day, hormones, diet, lifestyle, and coping/style strategies
equilibrium or allostasis - Correct Answers -the process of responding to a challenge or
stressor by triggering various biological and chemical processes to maintain balance
allostatic load or wear-and-tear - Correct Answers -the wear-and-tear on the body and
brain that results from chronic or overwhelming stress
need for university mental health services - Correct Answers --at risk age
-transitional period
-vulnerable brain
-lacking support
-decrease in stigma
factors that can influence mental health and academic outcomes - Correct Answers --
family factors
-personal factors
-early environment
-lifestyle and behaviours
-psychological
-course outcomes
mental health concepts - Correct Answers --- risk factors - a biological, psychological, or
sociological characteristic or exposure that is associated with a higher likelihood of a
negative outcome
-- protective factors - a characteristic or exposure that lowers the likelihood of negative
outcomes or that reduces the impact of a risk factor
--stressors - a person, place, or situation that causes a state of psychological strain or
tension
resilience - Correct Answers -being able to adjust, adapt, overcome, and cope with
disappointment, stressor, threat, or adverse event
signs and symptoms - Correct Answers -refers to observable (signs) or experienced
(symptoms) indicators of being under stress
psychodynamic model - Correct Answers -Sigmund Freud. Proposes that the processes
of the mind involve the interplay of psychological forces that distress arises because the
