IDIS 199 FINAL EXAM VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE
Melancholy - Answers - An older term for clinical depression
Wheel of Life - Answers - To help assess how your time is spent and if there is a
balance
Compassionate Campuses - Answers - Involve working hard to ensure institutions are
inclusive and kind learning communities
Connectedness - Answers - A personal sense of belonging
Social Connectedness - Answers - A personal sense of belonging to a group, family or
community
Loneliness - Answers - An unpleasant feeling when your social needs are not being met
Social Prescribing - Answers - A holistic approach to health and mental health
supporting non-clinical community based activities to improve social connectedness
Recreation - Answers - Refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise or
the like
Directed Attention - Answers - A form of focused attention that requires great effort to
remain on task and process the information
Involuntary Attention - Answers - A form of effortless attention that is held when the
subject is interesting and therefore automatically holds your attention
Directed Attention Fatigue (DAF) - Answers - A neuropsychological phenomenon
indicating overuse of the brain's inhibitory system necessary for maintaining focused
attention
Attention Restoration Theory - Answers - You think better and restore your attention
when you spend time connecting with nature
Problem-Focused Coping - Answers - A way of coping through which people actively
seek information to help to tackle a problem directly or diminish its impact
Wildlife - Answers - The animals and plants growing in natural conditions
Nature Connectedness - Answers - Positive relationship with nature
Culture - Answers - The characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people
, Flow State - Answers - The state you get into when you are so engaged in a creative
task that your sense of time disappears and you temporarily forget yourself and your
internal chaos
Cortisol - Answers - A stress hormone that can be harmful to the immune system, with
prolonged high levels linked to poor physical health
Cultural Heritage - Answers - Implies a shared bond/our belonging to a community
Prescribe Culture - Answers - A well-being and mental health initiative that involves
proactively engaging with the concept of social prescribing
Social Prescribing - Answers - An approach for connecting people with non-medical
resources (resources within the community) to help with the health problems they are
experiencing
Resiliency - Answers - The ability to adjust or recover from a stressor, threat or
adversity
Tipping Point - Answers - The point at which someone begins showing signs and
symptoms of the strain/burden of perceived stress
Stress Diathesis Model - Answers - A psychological theory that attempts to explain a
disorder or behaviour as an interaction between a genetic predisposition (vulnerability)
and a risk exposure (event/stressor)
Allostasis - Answers - The process by which the body adapts to changes in the body
(such as stress)
Diathesis - Answers - A person's predisposition or vulnerability to a medical condition
Brain Plasticity - Answers - The ability of the nervous system to change its activity in
response to intrinsic or extrinsic stimuli by reorganizing its structure, functions or
connections
Steeling Effect - Answers - Refers to evidence of more resistance to later stress after
having successful coped with a stress or challenge
Allostatic Load - Answers - The wear and tear on the body and brain resulting from
chronic dysregulation or overactivity/stain
Primary Care Provider (Family Doctor) - Answers - Coordinates health and mental
health care
Peer Support - Answers - Talking to other students who are going through/have been
through similar experiences
Melancholy - Answers - An older term for clinical depression
Wheel of Life - Answers - To help assess how your time is spent and if there is a
balance
Compassionate Campuses - Answers - Involve working hard to ensure institutions are
inclusive and kind learning communities
Connectedness - Answers - A personal sense of belonging
Social Connectedness - Answers - A personal sense of belonging to a group, family or
community
Loneliness - Answers - An unpleasant feeling when your social needs are not being met
Social Prescribing - Answers - A holistic approach to health and mental health
supporting non-clinical community based activities to improve social connectedness
Recreation - Answers - Refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise or
the like
Directed Attention - Answers - A form of focused attention that requires great effort to
remain on task and process the information
Involuntary Attention - Answers - A form of effortless attention that is held when the
subject is interesting and therefore automatically holds your attention
Directed Attention Fatigue (DAF) - Answers - A neuropsychological phenomenon
indicating overuse of the brain's inhibitory system necessary for maintaining focused
attention
Attention Restoration Theory - Answers - You think better and restore your attention
when you spend time connecting with nature
Problem-Focused Coping - Answers - A way of coping through which people actively
seek information to help to tackle a problem directly or diminish its impact
Wildlife - Answers - The animals and plants growing in natural conditions
Nature Connectedness - Answers - Positive relationship with nature
Culture - Answers - The characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people
, Flow State - Answers - The state you get into when you are so engaged in a creative
task that your sense of time disappears and you temporarily forget yourself and your
internal chaos
Cortisol - Answers - A stress hormone that can be harmful to the immune system, with
prolonged high levels linked to poor physical health
Cultural Heritage - Answers - Implies a shared bond/our belonging to a community
Prescribe Culture - Answers - A well-being and mental health initiative that involves
proactively engaging with the concept of social prescribing
Social Prescribing - Answers - An approach for connecting people with non-medical
resources (resources within the community) to help with the health problems they are
experiencing
Resiliency - Answers - The ability to adjust or recover from a stressor, threat or
adversity
Tipping Point - Answers - The point at which someone begins showing signs and
symptoms of the strain/burden of perceived stress
Stress Diathesis Model - Answers - A psychological theory that attempts to explain a
disorder or behaviour as an interaction between a genetic predisposition (vulnerability)
and a risk exposure (event/stressor)
Allostasis - Answers - The process by which the body adapts to changes in the body
(such as stress)
Diathesis - Answers - A person's predisposition or vulnerability to a medical condition
Brain Plasticity - Answers - The ability of the nervous system to change its activity in
response to intrinsic or extrinsic stimuli by reorganizing its structure, functions or
connections
Steeling Effect - Answers - Refers to evidence of more resistance to later stress after
having successful coped with a stress or challenge
Allostatic Load - Answers - The wear and tear on the body and brain resulting from
chronic dysregulation or overactivity/stain
Primary Care Provider (Family Doctor) - Answers - Coordinates health and mental
health care
Peer Support - Answers - Talking to other students who are going through/have been
through similar experiences
