IDIS 199 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Why is study life balance important - Answers - it contributes to an overall experience of
the world
benefits of getting the balance right - Answers - health balance, efficiency, engagement,
focus and concentration, relives academic stress
benefits of social connectedness - Answers - improve quality of life, boost mental
health, increase life expectancy, decreased risk of suicide
what is social connectdness - Answers - sense of belonging to a group, family or
community, impacting overall health and well-being
define lonliness - Answers - the negative feeling of lacking social connectedness, ones
social needs are not being med through the quantity and quality of ones social
interactions
what are the affects of loneliness - Answers - Negatively affect physical and mental
health, Increased cortisol-stress hormone, leading to depression or even stroke/heart
attack, Increase sleep disturbances, Reduced activity, Increased risk of heart disease,
Challenge immune system
social isolation - Answers - lack of quantity of social connections
what is recreation - Answers - ones way to recreate themselves, to refresh and renew
directed attention - Answers - requires a lot of effort to remain on task and process the
information making it mentally demanding
involuntaary attetnion - Answers - effortless and pleasurable making it have no cost,
held when the subject is interesting and so it grabs your attention
Directed attention fatigue affects - Answers - thinking problems, executive functioning,
emotions, worrying
what does it mean to refresh and recover - Answers - promote attention, engage in
positive activities, clear your mind, get good sleep, allow your mind to wander
attention restoration therapy - Answers - suggests that you think better when you spend
time in/connecting with nature=feeling restored mentally
resilience - Answers - ability to adjust or recover from stress
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Why is study life balance important - Answers - it contributes to an overall experience of
the world
benefits of getting the balance right - Answers - health balance, efficiency, engagement,
focus and concentration, relives academic stress
benefits of social connectedness - Answers - improve quality of life, boost mental
health, increase life expectancy, decreased risk of suicide
what is social connectdness - Answers - sense of belonging to a group, family or
community, impacting overall health and well-being
define lonliness - Answers - the negative feeling of lacking social connectedness, ones
social needs are not being med through the quantity and quality of ones social
interactions
what are the affects of loneliness - Answers - Negatively affect physical and mental
health, Increased cortisol-stress hormone, leading to depression or even stroke/heart
attack, Increase sleep disturbances, Reduced activity, Increased risk of heart disease,
Challenge immune system
social isolation - Answers - lack of quantity of social connections
what is recreation - Answers - ones way to recreate themselves, to refresh and renew
directed attention - Answers - requires a lot of effort to remain on task and process the
information making it mentally demanding
involuntaary attetnion - Answers - effortless and pleasurable making it have no cost,
held when the subject is interesting and so it grabs your attention
Directed attention fatigue affects - Answers - thinking problems, executive functioning,
emotions, worrying
what does it mean to refresh and recover - Answers - promote attention, engage in
positive activities, clear your mind, get good sleep, allow your mind to wander
attention restoration therapy - Answers - suggests that you think better when you spend
time in/connecting with nature=feeling restored mentally
resilience - Answers - ability to adjust or recover from stress
