psychsocial health
The mental, emotional, social, and, spiritual, dimensions of health
mental health
The thinking part of psychosocial health
emotional health
The feeling part of psychosocial health
emotions
Intensified feelings or complex patterns of feelings we constantly experience
social health
Aspect of psychosocial health that includes interactions with others, ability to use social supports, and ability to adapt to various situations
social bonds
Degree and nature of interpersonal contacts
social support
Network of people and service with whom you share ties and support
prejudice
A negative evaluation of an entire group of people based on unfavorable ideas about the group
spirituality
A belief in a unifying force that gives meaning to life and transcends the purely physical or personal dimensions of existence
interconnectedness
A web of connections, including our relationship to ourselves, to others, and to a larger meaning or purpose in life
mindfulness
Awareness and acceptance of the reality of the present moment
altruism
The act of giving of oneself out of genuine concern for others
dysfunctional families
Families in which there is violence
self-efficacy
The belief that one is capable of successfully achieving a goal
self-esteem
Sence of self-respect or self-worth
learned heplessness
Pattern of responding to situations by giving up because of repeated failure in the past
learned optimism
Teaching oneself to think optimistically
insomnia
Difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep
psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)
The science that examines the relationship between the brain and behavior and how this affects the body's immune system
subjective well-being
That uplifting feeling of inner peace and wonder that we call happiness
mental illnesses
Disorders that disrupt thinking, feeling, moods, and behaviors, and that impair daily functioning
chronic mood disorder
Experience of persistent emotional state, such as sadness, despair, and hoplessness
major despressive disorder
Sever depression that entail chronic mood disorder, physical effects such as sleep disturbance and exhaustion, and mental effects such as the inability to concentrate
dysthymic disorder
A less server type of depression that is milder, chronic, harder to recognize, and often characterized by fatigue, pessimism, or a short temper
bopolar disorder
Form of mood disorder characterized by alternating mania and depression
seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
A type of depression that occurs in the winter months, when sunlight levels are low
anxiety disorder
Disorder characterized by persistent feeling of threat and worry in coping with everyday problems
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
A constant sence of worry that may cause restlessness, difficulty in concentrating, tension, and other symptoms
panic attack
Severeanxiety reaction in which a particualr situation, often for unknown reasons, causes terror
phobia
A deep and persistent fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that results in a compelling desire to avoid the source of the fear
social phobia
A phobia charicterized by fear and avoidance of social situations
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
A form of anxiety disorder charicterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts and repentitive behaviors
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
A collection of symptoms that may occur as a delayed response to a serious trauma
personality disorder
A class of mental disorder that are characterized by inflexible patterns of thought and beliefs that lead to socially distressing behavior
schizophrenia
A mental illness with biological origins that is characterized by irrational behavior, severe alterations of the senses, often an inability to function in society