Health: Chapter 2

Explain the importance of being able to recognize your emotions.

Once you recognize your emotion, you are able to deal with it in a healthy way.

Define self esteem. Explain the effects that high and low self-esteem may have on health.

Self Esteem is how much you like yourself and respect yourself. Studies show that if you like yourself, you are more likely to make healthy choices. People who have a low self-esteem are more likely to make unhealthy choices.

Define the term self-actualization. What did Maslow claim must happen before a person can achieve self-actualization?

Self-actualization is the process in which people achieve their full potential. A person's basic needs must be met before a person can achieve self-actualization.

Define psychologist

Someone who studies how people think, feel, and behave.

In general, what happens to self-esteem during adolescence? Explain why this change occurs.

Teens become critical of their bodies. This occurs because we are starting to see media and pictures of celebrities with the "perfect bodies". This causes us to compare ourselves to them.

Define modeling

To copy the behavior of others.

What are the six coping strategies? Explain each one.

denial - Refusing to recognize an emotion or problem. compensation - Making up for weakness in one area by excelling in another area. rationalization - making excuses for actions or feelings. reaction formation - behaving in a way opposite of what you feel. projection - Putting your own faults on another person. regression - Returning to immature behaviors to express emotions.

How do healthful and harmful coping strategies differ? Give an example of each.

A healthful coping strategy helps to improve the situation, while a harmful coping strategy does not. One healthful strategy is to confront the situation head-on. One harmful strategy is to use drugs or alcohol.

What five central traits can be used to define personality? Give a brief explanation of each.

Extroversion: How much you like being with other people. Agreeableness: Your tendency to relate to other people in a friendly way. Conscientiousness: How responsible and self-disciplined you are. Emotional Stability: How relaxed, secure and calm you are, even in difficult situations. Openness to experiences: Your tendency to be curious, imaginative and creative.

Define peer group

Friends who are about the same age and share similar interests.

Define personality

The behaviors, attitudes, feelings, and ways of thinking that make you and individual.

What two general factors combine to influence your personality?

Heredity and environment are the two factors that form your personality.

Do you choose friends whose personality traits are similar to or different from yours? Why do you think that is so?

I think that I choose friends that have similar personalities as well as people with different ones. because I like to hang out with people that like to do the same thing but also I like to hang out with people who will bring me new opportunities as well.

Define the term identity. At what life stage does the search for identity begin?

Identity means a sense of self. Teen years.

What did Erickson say about how your personality develops throughout your life?

Personality develops throughout life as people meet a series of challenges.

Identify three things you should focus on if you want to improve your self-esteem.

Rely on your values Make a list of your strengths and weaknesses Learn to accept compliments

Define the term defense mechanism. When do defense mechanisms stop being helpful?

A defense mechanism is a coping strategy that helps you protect yourself from difficult feelings. Defense mechanisms stop being helpful when you overuse them.

Define grief

A period of deep sorrow

Define coping strategy

A way of dealing with an uncomfortable or unbearable situation.

Define hierarchy of needs

An arranged pyramid of the basic needs: (starting from the top) self actualization, esteem, belonging, safety, physical needs.

Define the term emotion. What is the difference between primary emotions and learned emotions? Which emotions are primary and which are learned?

An emotion is a reaction to a situation that involves your mind, body and behavior.Primary emotions are expressed in all cultures, while not all learned emotions are. Primary emotions include happiness, sadness and anger. Learned emotions include love, guilt and shame.