Health and Well-Being Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms and concepts from the Health and Well-Being lecture notes.

Health Psychology

A field that integrates research on health and psychology; it involves the application of psychological principles in promoting health and well-being.

Well-being

A positive state that includes striving for optimal health and life satisfaction.

Biopsychosocial Model

A model of health that integrates the effects of biological, behavioral, and social factors on health and illness.

Obesity

A condition in which the body weight of a person is 20 percent or more over the ideal body weight for that person’s height.

BMI

Body Mass Index; used to determine a state of excess body fat.

Anorexia Nervosa

An eating disorder characterized by a pursuit of thinness that leads to self-starvation.

Bulimia Nervosa

An eating disorder characterized by a cycle of bingeing followed by extreme behaviors to prevent weight gain, such as purging.

Binge-Eating Disorder

An eating disorder characterized by regular bingeing but without engaging in purging behaviors.

EDNOS

Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified.

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

Infections that can be, but are not always, transmitted from one person to the next through sexual contact.

Chlamydia

A bacterial STI; symptoms can include a thin, clear discharge but often shows no symptoms.

Gonorrhea

A bacterial STI; symptoms can include painful urination and abnormal discharge, but sometimes shows no symptoms.

Syphilis

A bacterial STI; symptoms include painless sores and skin rash.

Trichomoniasis

A parasitic STI; most people do not have symptoms, but can include itching and unusual discharge.

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

A viral STI; usually no symptoms, but can include itchy genital warts. Can also cause throat warts and various cancers.

Herpes

A viral STI; symptoms include burning or itching and painful blisters.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

A viral STI; often no initial symptoms, but can progress to AIDS if untreated.

Safer Sex

Sexual behaviors that decrease the likelihood of contracting an STI.

Barrier Methods

Methods of protection during sexual activity; examples include condoms.

Stress

A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances.

Major Life Stressors

Large disruptions, especially unpredictable and uncontrollable catastrophic events, that affect central areas of people’s lives.

Daily Hassles

Everyday irritations that cause small disruptions, the effects of which can add up to a large impact on health.

Primary Appraisal

When encountering a stressor, a person judges its potential threat.

General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

The body's adaptive response to stress in three phases—alarm, resistance, exhaustion.

Alarm Reaction

The first stage of GAS, characterized by immediate physiological responses to a stressor.

Resistance Stage

The second stage of GAS, where the body tries to adapt and cope with the stressor.

Exhaustion Stage

The third stage of GAS, where the body's resources are depleted, leading to potential negative consequences.

Type A Personality

Characterized by competitiveness, rushing, workaholism, and hostility.

Emotion-Focused Coping

A type of coping in which people try to prevent an emotional response to a stressor.

Problem-Focused Coping

A type of coping in which people take direct steps to confront or minimize a stressor.

Downward Comparison

Focusing on possible good things in the current situation—the silver lining.

Positive Psychology

The study of the strengths and virtues that allow people and communities to thrive.

Sense of Well-Being

Investigates people’s sense of well-being across several areas, including life evaluation, emotional health, and physical health.

Safer sex

Sexual behaviors that decrease the likelihood of contracting an STI

Abstinence

Avoiding sexual activity to prevent STI transmission.

Medical Model

The traditional Western medical model sees health as the absence of disease

High Fructose Corn Syrup

A sweetener derived from corn starch that is added to many foods and beverages

Underweight BMI

A BMI less than 18.5

Normal BMI

A BMI between 18.5 and 24.9

Overweight BMI

A BMI between 25 and 29.9

Obese BMI

A BMI between 30 and 34.9

Extremely Obese BMI

A BMI greater than 35

Intimacy

A close, sharing, and supportive relationship

Social Support

The perception and actuality that one is cared for, has assistance available from other people, and most popularly, that one is part of a supportive social network.

Friendship Benefits

Emotional Support, Esteem Support, Informational Support, Tangible Support

Sleep Habits

Lack of Sleep can affect a persons Life Evaluation, Emotional health, Work Enviroment, Physical health, Healthy behavior , and Basic access to housing, food, and water

Meditation

Process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts.

Resilience

The ability to recover quickly from difficulties.

Burnout

Physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress.

Prioritize

Designate or treat (something) as more important than other things.