HOL 1000 WMU

What racial group most likely to use CAM practice?

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Common disorder diagnosed in college level adults..

Anxiety Disorder

What is assertiveness?

Assertiveness is the quality of being self-assured and confident without being aggressive.

Difference between Bipolar 1 and 2

1 is more severe (mania to depression), while 2 is milder

The 90:10 rule

10 percent is what happens and 90 percent is how you respond

Suicide is considered to be the ______________ leading cause of death among college-aged students.

2nd

How many minutes per day does a person spend texting ?

90+ minutes

What is Traditional Chinese Medicine?

A medical system that focuses on maintaining or restoring the physical, mental, and spiritual well being

Resilience

Ability to bounce back from adversity

General Adaption Syndrome has three stages

Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion

For what issue do people report utilizing CAM practices most?

Back pain

Distress

Bad stress

What is Neuro-Emotional Technique?

Based out of chiropractic care, it is aimed at uncovering and "clearing" unconscious, blocked emotions

What is the most dangerous CAM practice?

Biologically based practice

Denial (Defense Mechanisms)

Blocking external events from awareness; if its too much to handle the person refuses to experience it; smokers may refuse to admit smoking is bad

ADHD is often diagnosed in boys than girls because

Boys are more hyperactive and more disruptive

First person language

Calling people by their diagnosis; its important because it dehumanizes, sets limitations, and promotes hopelessness and powerlessness

Multiple Influences Externally and Internally

Can result into a snowball effect

Personal Responsibility

Every choice has consequences

Stress

General state of body, mind, and emotions when a stressor has triggered the stress response

What is integrative medicine?

Good nutrition, adequate rest, acupuncture for pain following surgery (combo of safe CAM practices and conventional medicine)

Eustress

Good stress

Balance and Harmony

Harmony is the ability to form and maintain sustainable relationships (i.e. playing nice with others) Working hard to find internal balance gets us to a place where we are ready to find harmony

Type A Personality

Impulsive Highly competitive Achievement oriented

Projection

Individuals attributing their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and motives to another person; you might hat someone and know that your behavior is unacceptable but solve the problem by believing they hate you

Most effective approach when working with mental disorders

Integrative approach

Core Tenets of Holism

Interconnectedness Balance and Harmony Multiple Influences Responsibility

Interconnectedness

Internally (within ourselves): everything that occurs within us has some sort of effect on other parts within ourselves Ex:Having your spine out of alignment may cause other physical issues (muscle tension, headaches, etc.) Externally (outside ourselves): all living things have some impact/effect (however small or large) on other living things around them Ex: When your parent comes home from a bad day at work, is in a salty mood, and takes it out on you. Now you're grouchy!

Sternberg's Love Triangle/Kind of love people strive for

Intimacy (emotional), Commitment (decision, for better or worse), Passion (sexual)

Type C Personality

Introverted Detail-oriented Cautious and reserved May have trouble communicating

Mindfulness does what to your awareness?

It increases your awareness

Mindfulness does what to your sense of control?

It increases your sense of control

Mindfulness does what to your emotional reactivity?

It lowers your emotional reactivity Mindfulness is the only CAM practice without any detrimental side effects.

Type B Personality

Laid back Less driven that type A Less frustrated and easy going

What does it mean to live holistically

Lifetime process, willingness to grow, take accountability of your choices

How to help a person who is in an abusive relationship

Listen, believe your friend, show you care, your friend is not to blame, respect friend's privacy

Chronic stress

Long term stress with no resolution to the stress response Stress that caused wear and tear on your body now affecting other body systems

Difference between Major Depressive Disorder and Dysthymia

MDD symptoms are present in the same 2 week period causes impairment in life activities and can be single or recurrent, while Dysthymia is less severe and in a depressive mood for days or at least 2 years

Do most people who complete suicide have a psychiatric diagnosis?

Major Depressive Disorder Bipolar Disorder, Depressive phase Alcohol or Substance Abuse* Schizophrenia Personality Disorders such as Borderline PD

Luminous screens (comupters, phones) have an effect on its production

Makes us not sleepy anymore

Biofeedback

Measures physiological responses like muscle tension, skin temperature, and heart rate to improve health by using signals from client's own body.

Neurofeedback

Measures the brain waves, altering the way the brain waves work.

Dhyana

Meditation

Hormone that promotes relaxation and helps us to get sleep

Melatonin

The 5 domains of CAM

Mind body practices, Biologically based therapies, Manipulative and body based practices, energy therapies, whole medical systems

When can one practice mindfulness?

Mindfulness can be practiced everyday doing a variety of different behaviors/activities

Main states of sleep

NREM and REM

Tips when napping

Naps should be short Naps should be in the afternoon Create a nice environment

Type D Personality

Negative emotions (but are not expressive) At risk for negative health outcomes

5 yamas (yoga no)

Nonviolence, non lying, non stealing, self control/moderation, non greed

Difference between obsessions and compulsions?

Obsessions are persistent thoughts that are experienced as unwanted while compulsions are repetitive behaviors that satisfy the obsession.

Characteristics of Western Medicine

Pathology focused, illness is treated following infection, surgery, pharmaceuticals

The five areas of self-esteem

Physical, Emotional, Social, Intellectual, Spiritual

What kind of impact does technology have on productivity?

Positive if used correctly

At which stage do people believe that there are better reasons not to change than there are to make a change?

Pre-contemplation

Stages of Change

Precontemplation Contemplation Preparation Action Maintenance Termination

Wellness

Process of adopting patterns of behavior that can lead to improved health and wellness

People dream in

REM stage

5 R Method of Coping Stress

Reorganize, Rethink, Reduce, Relax, Release

Displacement

Satisfying an impulse (aggression) with a substitute object; being frustrated by your boss and taking it out on the dog

Sublimation

Satisfying an impulse (aggression) with a substitute object; in a socially acceptable way; sports is an example of putting our emotions into something constructive

Homeostasis

The state of stability and balance in which body functions are maintained within a normal range

Arousal

To elicit a reaction, to be awake, to stimulate

Individuals may express ____ in Substance related and Addicted Behavior

Tolerance of substance, cravings, Unsuccessful attempts at eliminating use, failure to fulfill obligations

20% of us will have a suicide within our immediate family

True

60% of us will know someone who will die of suicide

True

Niyamas are considered the yoga "yes"

True

Yamas are the yoga "no's"

True

Enmeshment

a psychological term used to describe when the "lines between you and another person become blurred"

Paradigm

a set of principles and assumptions used by a culture to make sense of the world

Yoga positions

asana and pranayana

5 niyamas (yoga yes):

cleanliness, contentment, tapas, study of sacred text, devoting ones action to a higher self or highest power

Different names for Western Medicine

conventional, biomedicine, allopathic medicine

Characteristics of mindfulness

focus on the present moment, openness to experiences, non-judgment, acceptance of things as they are, non-attachment, compassion

Harmony is highest functioning when

internal systems (mind/body/spirit) and external systems (friends/family/work/school/etc.) are balanced

Hypostress

lack of stress/motivation

What is emotional intelligence?

your ability to label how you feel, and possess empathy, which can increase overtime

At which stage is a person already thinking about changing and intend to act in 6 months?

Contemplation

What does a behavior need in order to be abnormal?

Deviant, maladpative, and personal distress

Healthy sleep routine

Don't eat within 3 hours of going to bed, create a wind down routine, avoid caffeine, no electronics,

Hardiness

Effective style of coping with stress, characterized by a tendency to view life events as challenges rather than threats

What are doshas?

Energy sources that are believed to exist in everyone: Vatta (energy of movement), Pitta (energy of metabolism and digestion), Kapha (energy that forms body and structure and holds cells together)

What is the most controversial CAM practice?

Energy therapies

Components of stress

Environmental, physiological, mental, emotional

The Yoga Sutra is a book based solely on yoga postures

False

Acute stress

Short term stress produced by the stress response Ex. Almost getting into a car accident or giving a speech

Sleep myths

Sleeping on the weekends is a great way to catch up on sleep, during sleep, your brain is resting, to function best you need 8 hours of sleep, sleeping too long doesn't have consequences, the older we get the less sleep we need

7 areas of Wellness

Social, Physical, Occupational, Intellectual, Spiritual, Emotional, Environmental

Stages of NREM

Stage 1: Relaxed awake half sleep Stage 2: Brain activity slows and movement stops (Falling) Stage 3 and 4: Deep sleep

Health

State of complete physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being

Hyperstress

Stress starts to get overwhelming/starting to hit one's limit

Patanjali was the creator of the ___ path of yoga, which translates to 8 branches

Sutra

At which stage have people reached if they have complete self-efficacy with regard to their target behavior?

Termination

Stressor

The external stimulus that cause stress

What is "suicidal ambivalence"?

Uncertain about dying

Repression (Defense Mechanisms)

Unconscious mechanism to keep disturbing or threatening thoughts form becoming conscious

When are relationships the strongest?

When there is balance between intimacy and autonomy

Worldview

YOUR personal values and beliefs

Who is the most important person to have a healthy relationship with?

Yourself

General Adaption Syndrome

the psychological changes observed during a stress response