HLTH101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Assertiveness, Cognitive Distortion

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Health Studies
• Course: HLTH101
• Professor: All

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Wellness people focus on physical wellness but psychological health is just as important. Psychological health has a positive sense of wellbeing, interpersonal connections. Ph is influenced by genetic factors, or whether you"re eating a healthy diet, sleeping well, and relationships. Meet each level before psychologically ready for next level. Higher and less necessary for everyday life is at the top. Realism being realistic about yourself, what you can and cannot change about yourself. Autonomy, behavior is guided by internal moral compass, other directed: guided by others and say what others want to hear. Capa(cid:272)ity for i(cid:374)ti(cid:373)a(cid:272)y: do(cid:374)"t (cid:271)e afraid of reje(cid:272)tio(cid:374) Being mentally normal simply means being close to the average. Psychological diversity, different values is important in society. You (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t decide whether someone has mental illness based on isolated symptoms, how they combine together, how they affect your everyday life can develop into mental illness. Never seeking help does(cid:374)"t pro(cid:448)e you do(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e a (cid:373)e(cid:374)tal ill(cid:374)ess or psy(cid:272)hologi(cid:272)al health.