KINE 250 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Conscientiousness, Schizophrenia, Light Therapy
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Chapter 2: promoting and preserving your psychological health. Mental health: the thinking part of psychological health; includes values, attitudes, and beliefs. Emotional health: the feeling part of psychological health; includes emotional reactions to life. Social health: aspect of psychological health that includes interactions with others, ability to use social supports, and ability to adapt to various situations. Spiritual health: aspect of psychological health that relates to having a sense of meaning and purpose in one"s life, as well as a feeling of connection with others and nature. Mental illnesses: disorders that disrupt thinking, feeling, moods, and behaviors; impair daily functioning. Anxiety disorders: mental illness characterized by persistent feelings of threat and worry in coping with everyday problems. Bipolar disorder ( manic depression ) : form of mood disorder characterized by alternating mania and depression. Chronic mood disorder: experience of persistent emotional states, such as sadness, despair, hopelessness, or euphoria.
