IDIS 199 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Why is study-life balance important? - Answers - Its important to experience the world to
aid in your own understanding.
Important to allocate enough time for your brain to process new information
Consequences of over-studying - Answers - - Over-studying can negatively impact
relationships w family, friends, and partners
- interfere w other non-study related obligations and interests
-Increase the likelihood of unhealthy behaviours such as smoking, excessive alcohol or
drugs, unhealthy eating, feelings of loneliness
Benefits of Balance - Answers - - reduce health problems
- improve efficiency during standard study hrs
- higher engagement in courses
What is the wheel of life? How is it useful to promote school-life balance? - Answers -
The wheel of life is a representation of the things that are important to your well-being. It
helps you like a pie chart dedicate even sections to promote balance.
What is social connectedness? - Answers - Personal sense of belonging to a group,
family, or community. The subjective experience of feeling understood and connected.
Benefits of social connectedness - Answers - -decrease risk of suicide
- increased life expectancy
- improved quality of life
Benefits to your mental health from a friendship - Answers - -increased levels of
belonging
- purpose
- increased levels of happiness
- reduced stress levels
- improved self-worth
- confidence
-less likely to suffer from anxiety and depression
How does social isolation effect pathways to self-harm in Adolescents and emergent
adults? - Answers - social exclusion or lack of social connectedness, loneliness, and
other risk factors such as substance misuse are important contributors
How to form healthy relationships? Why is it important? - Answers - social connections
impact your overall health and well-being but they require time and effort. Requires
, opening up and actively listening. Relationships don't last forever, but it doesn't mean it
didn't serve its purpose
What is loneliness? - Answers - Lonely is when your social needs are not being met or
you feel a lack of social connectedness
What does loneliness do to your mind and body? - Answers - -Increased cortisol
- Increased sleep disturbances
-reduced activity
-increased risk of heart disease
-strained immune system
Why is cortisol not good for mind/body long-term? - Answers - It is the stress hormone .
LT activation may lead to depression, stroke, or even heart attack
What does loneliness do to the brain? - Answers - - Ambigous events are seen as more
threatening
- restless sleep patterns which effect cog development
- less activation of brain regions associated w reward and empathy
- Neurons in the dorsal raphe nuclei are sensitive to social isolation => effects the
reward centre => possible that low social interactions = less dopamine = less feeling
good
- Loneliness and its accompanying depression was as bad as smoking 15 cigarettes a
day and is a risk factor for mortality
Which generation reports the most loneliness? Why? - Answers - Gen Z > millennials >
gen x
- Lack of IRL relationships are the reason for this trend
Types of Loneliness - Answers - - Situational Loneliness
- Developmental Loneliness
- Internal Loneliness
Situational Loneliness - Answers - unpleasant events or circumstances cause us to
retract from society
Developmental Loneliness - Answers - hinders our capacity to balance individualism
and intimacy ex. Psychological disorders
Internal Loneliness - Answers - Self-perception of worthlessness intensifies the feeling
of being alone
remedies of loneliness - Answers - Increased Human interaction
ANSWERS
Why is study-life balance important? - Answers - Its important to experience the world to
aid in your own understanding.
Important to allocate enough time for your brain to process new information
Consequences of over-studying - Answers - - Over-studying can negatively impact
relationships w family, friends, and partners
- interfere w other non-study related obligations and interests
-Increase the likelihood of unhealthy behaviours such as smoking, excessive alcohol or
drugs, unhealthy eating, feelings of loneliness
Benefits of Balance - Answers - - reduce health problems
- improve efficiency during standard study hrs
- higher engagement in courses
What is the wheel of life? How is it useful to promote school-life balance? - Answers -
The wheel of life is a representation of the things that are important to your well-being. It
helps you like a pie chart dedicate even sections to promote balance.
What is social connectedness? - Answers - Personal sense of belonging to a group,
family, or community. The subjective experience of feeling understood and connected.
Benefits of social connectedness - Answers - -decrease risk of suicide
- increased life expectancy
- improved quality of life
Benefits to your mental health from a friendship - Answers - -increased levels of
belonging
- purpose
- increased levels of happiness
- reduced stress levels
- improved self-worth
- confidence
-less likely to suffer from anxiety and depression
How does social isolation effect pathways to self-harm in Adolescents and emergent
adults? - Answers - social exclusion or lack of social connectedness, loneliness, and
other risk factors such as substance misuse are important contributors
How to form healthy relationships? Why is it important? - Answers - social connections
impact your overall health and well-being but they require time and effort. Requires
, opening up and actively listening. Relationships don't last forever, but it doesn't mean it
didn't serve its purpose
What is loneliness? - Answers - Lonely is when your social needs are not being met or
you feel a lack of social connectedness
What does loneliness do to your mind and body? - Answers - -Increased cortisol
- Increased sleep disturbances
-reduced activity
-increased risk of heart disease
-strained immune system
Why is cortisol not good for mind/body long-term? - Answers - It is the stress hormone .
LT activation may lead to depression, stroke, or even heart attack
What does loneliness do to the brain? - Answers - - Ambigous events are seen as more
threatening
- restless sleep patterns which effect cog development
- less activation of brain regions associated w reward and empathy
- Neurons in the dorsal raphe nuclei are sensitive to social isolation => effects the
reward centre => possible that low social interactions = less dopamine = less feeling
good
- Loneliness and its accompanying depression was as bad as smoking 15 cigarettes a
day and is a risk factor for mortality
Which generation reports the most loneliness? Why? - Answers - Gen Z > millennials >
gen x
- Lack of IRL relationships are the reason for this trend
Types of Loneliness - Answers - - Situational Loneliness
- Developmental Loneliness
- Internal Loneliness
Situational Loneliness - Answers - unpleasant events or circumstances cause us to
retract from society
Developmental Loneliness - Answers - hinders our capacity to balance individualism
and intimacy ex. Psychological disorders
Internal Loneliness - Answers - Self-perception of worthlessness intensifies the feeling
of being alone
remedies of loneliness - Answers - Increased Human interaction
