health hard ones 7&8
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crazychickenM on December 16, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 characteristics of People with Good m/e health: | positive self esteem, sense of belonging, purpose, positive outlook, autonomy |
| Maslow's hierarchy of needs | physical, safety, belonging, recognized, reach your potential |
| personality influences | heredity and environment |
| developmental assets listed | support, empowerment, boundaries and expectations, use of time, learning, positive values, social competencies, positive identity |
| hormones | a chemical secreted by your glands that regulates activities of different body cells-mood swings |
| defense mechanisms | mental processes that protect individuals from strong or stressful emotions or situations |
| defense mechanisms common | suppression, repression, rationalization, regression, denial, compensation, projection, idealization |
| biological stressors | illnesses, disabilities(physically) |
| environmental stressors | poverty, pollution, crowding, noise, natural disasters |
| body's response to stress | signal of danger, pituitary glands, adrenaline(alarm, resistance, fatigue) |
| psychosomatic response | a physical reaction that results from stress rather than from an injury or illness |
| psychosomatic examples | asthma, headache, high blood pressure, weakened immune system |
| chronic stress | stress associated with long term problems that are beyond a person's control. |
| personal causes of stress | life events, physical stressors, daily hassles |
| management skills | hat help an individual handle stress in a healthful, effective way |
| stress management skill examples | redirect your energy, relax and laugh, positive outlook, seek support, express yourself |
| anxiety | the condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen |
| internal factors | commitment to learning, positive values, social competency, positive identity |
| protective factors | conditions that shield individuals from he negative consequences of exposure to risk |
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