IDIS 199 Final Exam Questions with
Complete Solutions9
Wheel of Life - ANSWERS-A simple yet powerful tool to help you consider how your life is
balanced by recognizing how your time is spent
Connectedness - ANSWERS-A personal sense of belonging
Loneliness - ANSWERS-The sensation or unpleasant feeling that accompanies the perception
that one's social needs are not being met by the quantity or quality of one's social connections
Increased cortisol
Increased sleep disturbances
Reduced activity
Increased risk of heart disease
Strained immune system - ANSWERS-Effects of loneliness
Social prescribing - ANSWERS-A holistic approach to health and mental health supporting non-
clinical community-based activities to improve social connectedness
An approach for connecting people with non-medical resources (i.e., resources within the
community) to help with the health problems they are experiencing
Social isolation - ANSWERS-An objective measurement of the number of people you interact
with; a lack of quantity of social connections.
Isolation involves being unwillingly alone
, Loneliness is a physical issue; emotions are physical and mental experiences - ANSWERS-
Difference between isolation and loneliness
Poor health, alcohol and substance abuse, and suicidal thoughts. - ANSWERS-Physical impacts of
isolation
Reduced confidence, feelings of diminished self-worth, despair, depression, worthlessness, and
self-harm
Social isolation is one of the strongest predictors of depression in later life - ANSWERS-
Emotional impacts of isolation
Shortened attention span or forgetfulness - ANSWERS-Cognitive impacts of isolation
Recreation - ANSWERS-Refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise, or the like.
A pastime, diversion, exercise, or other resource affording relaxation and enjoyment.
Directed attention - ANSWERS-A form of focused attention that requires great effort to remain
on task and process the information.
This type of attention is mentally demanding, as more appealing external information must be
blocked out.
For example, driving in heavy traffic, study, computer work, phone calls at work, etc.
Involuntary attention - ANSWERS-Effortless
This type of attention is held when the subject is interesting and, therefore, automatically holds
your attention.
A pleasurable way of processing environmental information and, therefore, comes at no cost to
the human in way of tiredness.
For example, watching animals or birds, looking at nature scenes or water, watching sports, or
listening to music.
Complete Solutions9
Wheel of Life - ANSWERS-A simple yet powerful tool to help you consider how your life is
balanced by recognizing how your time is spent
Connectedness - ANSWERS-A personal sense of belonging
Loneliness - ANSWERS-The sensation or unpleasant feeling that accompanies the perception
that one's social needs are not being met by the quantity or quality of one's social connections
Increased cortisol
Increased sleep disturbances
Reduced activity
Increased risk of heart disease
Strained immune system - ANSWERS-Effects of loneliness
Social prescribing - ANSWERS-A holistic approach to health and mental health supporting non-
clinical community-based activities to improve social connectedness
An approach for connecting people with non-medical resources (i.e., resources within the
community) to help with the health problems they are experiencing
Social isolation - ANSWERS-An objective measurement of the number of people you interact
with; a lack of quantity of social connections.
Isolation involves being unwillingly alone
, Loneliness is a physical issue; emotions are physical and mental experiences - ANSWERS-
Difference between isolation and loneliness
Poor health, alcohol and substance abuse, and suicidal thoughts. - ANSWERS-Physical impacts of
isolation
Reduced confidence, feelings of diminished self-worth, despair, depression, worthlessness, and
self-harm
Social isolation is one of the strongest predictors of depression in later life - ANSWERS-
Emotional impacts of isolation
Shortened attention span or forgetfulness - ANSWERS-Cognitive impacts of isolation
Recreation - ANSWERS-Refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise, or the like.
A pastime, diversion, exercise, or other resource affording relaxation and enjoyment.
Directed attention - ANSWERS-A form of focused attention that requires great effort to remain
on task and process the information.
This type of attention is mentally demanding, as more appealing external information must be
blocked out.
For example, driving in heavy traffic, study, computer work, phone calls at work, etc.
Involuntary attention - ANSWERS-Effortless
This type of attention is held when the subject is interesting and, therefore, automatically holds
your attention.
A pleasurable way of processing environmental information and, therefore, comes at no cost to
the human in way of tiredness.
For example, watching animals or birds, looking at nature scenes or water, watching sports, or
listening to music.
