IDIS 199: MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Well-being - Correct Answers -Overall state of feeling comfortable/happy.
Mental health - Correct Answers -Includes psychological/emotional/social aspects of
thinking, feeling and behaving.
What is a component of well-being? - Correct Answers -Mental health
Major Depressive Disorder - Correct Answers -Mood disorder characterized by a
persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest in most usual activities. Associated
with disturbances in sleep, hunger, and appetite.
eudaimonia - Correct Answers -Artistotle's idea of happiness. Means flourishing.
Buddhism's idea of happiness - Correct Answers -balance and harmony with
self/environment
What is the mental health continuum? - Correct Answers -Well-being and mental health
are conceptualized on 2 parallel continuums
Anxiety/depressive disorders tend to onset when? - Correct Answers -Prior to entering
university
Substance abuse disorders tend to onset when? - Correct Answers -After entering
university
African cultures idea of happiness - Correct Answers -relationships with land and
community members
What is Ubuntu? - Correct Answers -African philosophy that people cannot flourish in
isolation, need others
3 components of well-being - Correct Answers -1. Mental health
2. Physical health
3. Supportive/secure environment
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Well-being - Correct Answers -Overall state of feeling comfortable/happy.
Mental health - Correct Answers -Includes psychological/emotional/social aspects of
thinking, feeling and behaving.
What is a component of well-being? - Correct Answers -Mental health
Major Depressive Disorder - Correct Answers -Mood disorder characterized by a
persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest in most usual activities. Associated
with disturbances in sleep, hunger, and appetite.
eudaimonia - Correct Answers -Artistotle's idea of happiness. Means flourishing.
Buddhism's idea of happiness - Correct Answers -balance and harmony with
self/environment
What is the mental health continuum? - Correct Answers -Well-being and mental health
are conceptualized on 2 parallel continuums
Anxiety/depressive disorders tend to onset when? - Correct Answers -Prior to entering
university
Substance abuse disorders tend to onset when? - Correct Answers -After entering
university
African cultures idea of happiness - Correct Answers -relationships with land and
community members
What is Ubuntu? - Correct Answers -African philosophy that people cannot flourish in
isolation, need others
3 components of well-being - Correct Answers -1. Mental health
2. Physical health
3. Supportive/secure environment
