Year 10 Health and Physical Education: Mental Health Unit

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering health definitions, dimensions of health, beliefs and unconscious bias, linguistic code-switching, compassionate curiosity, debriefing, and question decoding strategies.

Health (WHO Definition)

A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Dynamic Nature of Health

The characteristic of health and wellbeing being in a constant state of change, where changes can occur quickly or slowly.

Subjective Nature of Health

The concept that health and wellbeing means different things to different people depending on individual perceptions, values, and life circumstances.

Physical Health and Wellbeing

A dimension of health that relates to the functioning of the body and its systems; it includes the physical capacity to perform daily activities or tasks.

Social Health and Wellbeing

A dimension of health defined as the ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships with others and the ability to manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations.

Mental Health and Wellbeing

A dimension of health that relates to the state of a person's mind or brain and the ability to think and process information.

Emotional Health and Wellbeing

A dimension of health that relates to the ability to express emotions and feelings in a positive way.

Spiritual Health and Wellbeing

A dimension of health relating to ideas, beliefs, values, and ethics that arise in the minds and conscience of human beings, including hope, peace, a guiding sense of meaning or value, and reflection on one's place in the world.

Mental Illness

Specific, diagnosable mental disorders that only affect some people, distinct from everyday mental health which varies from day to day for every individual.

Spaced Repetition

A study strategy that involves deliberately spacing out the review of learned material at set time intervals to enhance recall and avoid low-impact strategies like cramming.

Beliefs

Ideas we hold as 'true' and assumptions about the world and how we live in it, which may be based on religion, spirituality, politics, social factors, morality, economics, or intellectual frameworks.

Values

Guiding principles in people's lives and assumptions about the world, such as freedom, equality, passion, honesty, wisdom, and compassion.

Attitudes

Orientations made up of three components: cognitive (what we believe), affective (our feelings), and behavioural (learned associations).

Behaviour

The way in which someone acts, which is thought to be based on their underlying beliefs, values, and attitudes.

Unconscious Bias

Attitudes, assumptions, or beliefs held subconsciously that influence thinking without conscious awareness, operating automatically based on societal stereotypes and cultural conditioning.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency for people to seek out, notice, or interpret information that confirms their pre-existing beliefs or assumptions.

Linguistic Repertoire

The different ways of communicating (codes) that a person has access to across various domains of life.

Codes (Linguistic)

The distinct ways people communicate with one another, each associated with particular language features such as jargon, slang, acronyms, phrases, or elevated language.

Code Switching

The process of shifting from one linguistic code to another, depending on the social context or conversational setting.

Register

A code within a language that refers to the level of formality a person communicates with, ranging from formal language to informal language.

Sociolect

A linguistic variety or dialect that relates to a particular social group, such as 'Teen Speak' or 'Teacher Speak.'

Ethnolect

A linguistic variety or dialect that relates to a particular ethnic or cultural group, such as Aboriginal English or Lebanese English.

Empathy

A caring response to distress that involves an active sharing in the emotional experience of another person, often described as putting oneself in someone else's shoes.

Compassion

A strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others, combined with a wish or desire to alleviate their distress.

Compassionate Curiosity

A genuine, empathetic interest in understanding the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of others, even when those perspectives challenge or differ from one's own.

Debriefing

A structured conversation held soon after an incident (alone or with others) covering facts, reflections, agreed actions, and feedback to reduce stress and improve future responses.

C.A.r.e.F.u.L Strategy

A question decoding framework where C stands for Command term, A for Allocated marks, F for Focus of the question, and L for Limiting terms.