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32 Cards in this Set
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Psychosocial Health
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the mental, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of health
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Mental Health
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the “thinking” part of psychosocial health. Includes values, attitudes, and beliefs.
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Emotional Health
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the “feeling” part of psychosocial health. Includes the “feeling” reactions to life.
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Emotions
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Intensified feelings or complex patterns of feelings we experience
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Social Bonds
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degree and nature of interpersonal contacts
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Social Supports
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structural and expressive aspects of social interactions
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Prejudice
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a negative evaluation of an entire group of people typically based on unfavourable and often
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Interconnectedness
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a web of connections, including our relationship to ourselves, to others, and to a larger meaning or purpose in life.
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Mindfulness
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awareness and acceptance of the reality of the present moment
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Self-efficacy
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belief in your ability to perform a task successfully
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Personal Control
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belief that our efforts can and do influence situations and interactions with others.
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Self- Esteem
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sense of self-respect or self-worth.
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Learned Helplessness
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an attitude of giving up and not trying because of past failures.
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Learned Optimism
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pattern of responding that focuses on the positive, because you choose to view each situation positively and with a sense of hope.
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Resiliency
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those traits or characteristics that protect an individual or community from threat or harm.
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Happiness
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- feeling of contentment created when expectations and physical, psychological, and spiritual needs are met and life is enjoyed.
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Subjective Well-Being (SWB)
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an uplifting feeling of inner peace and/or an overall feel-good state.
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Mental Illness
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disorders that disrupt thinking, feeling, moods, and behaviours and cause a varying degree of impaired functioning in daily life.
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Endogenous depression
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a type of depression what a biochemical basis
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Exogenous depression
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a type of depression what an external cause, such as the death of a loved one or a marital breakup.
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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
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)- a type of depression that occurs in the winter months, when sunlight levels are low.
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Anxiety Disorders
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disorders characterized by persistent feelings of threat and anxiety in coping with everyday problems.
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Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD)
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a disorder characterized by obsessive thoughts or habitual behaviours.
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Phobia
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a deep and persistent fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that results in a compelling desire to avoid the source of the fear.
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Panic Attack
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the sudden, rapid onset of disabling terror
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Post-traumatic stress disorder
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a disorder characterized by terrifying flashbacks, detachment, and anxiety following a severe traumatic event.
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Schizophrenia
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a mental illness characterized by irrational behaviours, severe alterations of the senses (hallucinations). And, often, an inability to function in society.
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Psychiatrist
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- a licensed physician who specializes in treating mental and emotional disorders.
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Psychoanalyst
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a psychiatrist or psychologist with special training in psychoanalysis.
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Psychologist
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a person with a PhD and training in psychology
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Social Worker
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a person with a master’s degree and clinical training
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Counselor
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a person with a variety of academic and experiential training who deals with the treatment of emotional problems.
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