Personal Health 3

Emotional Health

Ability to express and acknowledge one’s feelings and moods and be adaptable.

Mental Health

The ability to perceive reality as it is and respond to life challenges with rational strategies.

Culture

Shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices of a group internalized within that group.

Positive Psychology

A field focused on counting blessings, kindness, goal setting, gratitude, and self-compassion.

Self-Esteem

Belief and confidence in oneself; not based on external factors and develops over time.

Self-Compassion

A healthy form of self-acceptance in the face of failure; "treating self as kind as you treat others."

Emotional Quotient (EQ)

The ability to monitor and use emotions to guide thinking and actions.

Self-Actualization

The top of Maslow's hierarchy; a state of wellness and fulfillment.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

A pyramid model including Physiological, Safety, Love/Belonging, Esteem, and Self-Actualization.

Autonomy

Growing towards independence and drawing on internal resources rather than external ones.

Assertiveness

Behavior that respects your own rights and beliefs while speaking up for yourself.

Spiritual Health

A sense of correctness about your place in the world and a sense of purpose.

Spirituality

A belief in someone or something that transcends the boundaries of self.

Spiritual Intelligence

An inner peace and state of mind that does not necessarily center on worship.

Values

Criteria by which you evaluate things, people, and events; the "rules" you live by.

Cognitive Reappraisal

Reflecting on a situation and "reframing" it or putting a positive spin on it.

Circadian Process

A 24-hour cycle (dependent on time of day) that regulates cortisol and melatonin.

Homeostatic Process

A process dependent on sleep load; the longer you are awake, the higher the pressure to sleep.

Pineal Gland

A gland in the brain that produces melatonin to help maintain circadian rhythms.

Melatonin

A hormone that increases at night to signal the body it is time to sleep.

NREM Stage 1

Twilight sleep; transition from wakefulness to sleep where muscles relax.

NREM Stage 2

Brain waves get larger and eyes are no longer responsive to light.

NREM Stage 3 & 4

Deep sleep characterized by slow, large delta waves; most difficult to wake from.

REM Sleep

Rapid Eye Movement stage where vivid dreaming occurs and brain waves resemble a waking state.

Memory Consolidation

The process during sleep where the brain organizes and stabilizes new information.