IDIS 199 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(SCORED A+)
Wheel of Life - ANSWERA simple yet powerful tool to help you consider how your
life is balanced by recognizing how your time is spent
Connectedness - ANSWERA personal sense of belonging
Loneliness - ANSWERThe 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 - ANSWEREffects of loneliness
Social prescribing - ANSWERA 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 - ANSWERAn 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 -
ANSWERDifference between isolation and loneliness
Poor health, alcohol and substance abuse, and suicidal thoughts. -
ANSWERPhysical 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 -
ANSWEREmotional impacts of isolation
Shortened attention span or forgetfulness - ANSWERCognitive impacts of isolation
Recreation - ANSWERRefreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise,
or the like.
A pastime, diversion, exercise, or other resource affording relaxation and enjoyment.
Directed attention - ANSWERA 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 - ANSWEREffortless
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.
Directed attention fatigue (DAF) - ANSWERA neuropsychological phenomenon
indicating overuse of the brain's inhibitory system necessary for maintaining focused
attention - such as when you are studying
Attention Restoration Theory (ART) - ANSWERYou think better (or restore your
attention) when you spend time in or connect with nature.
Endorphins - ANSWERExercise releases "feel-good" chemicals, called
_____, that are beneficial to one's overall well-being.
Problem-focused coping - ANSWERA way of coping through which people actively
seek information or help to tackle a problem directly or diminish its impact.
Wildlife - ANSWERThe animals and plants growing in natural conditions.
Improvements to health through increased physical activity.
Reductions in stress and anxiety.
Increased positive mood and self-esteem.
A better and healthier social life. - ANSWERIf individuals increased their contact with
environments rich in wildlife, there are four main results...
Being away, extent, fascination, compatibility - ANSWERFour key properties of ART
Flow state - ANSWERThe 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"
Galleries, Libraries, Arts, Museums - ANSWERGLAM
Steeling effect - ANSWERRefers to evidence of more resistance to later stress
having successfully coped with a stress or challenge
HPA axis - ANSWERThe hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, an important part of
the biological stress response system.
Allostatic load - ANSWERThe wear and tear on the body and brain resulting from
chronic dysregulation or overactivity/strain related to the process of allostasis
(allostatic mediators)
ANSWERS(SCORED A+)
Wheel of Life - ANSWERA simple yet powerful tool to help you consider how your
life is balanced by recognizing how your time is spent
Connectedness - ANSWERA personal sense of belonging
Loneliness - ANSWERThe 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 - ANSWEREffects of loneliness
Social prescribing - ANSWERA 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 - ANSWERAn 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 -
ANSWERDifference between isolation and loneliness
Poor health, alcohol and substance abuse, and suicidal thoughts. -
ANSWERPhysical 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 -
ANSWEREmotional impacts of isolation
Shortened attention span or forgetfulness - ANSWERCognitive impacts of isolation
Recreation - ANSWERRefreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise,
or the like.
A pastime, diversion, exercise, or other resource affording relaxation and enjoyment.
Directed attention - ANSWERA 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 - ANSWEREffortless
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.
Directed attention fatigue (DAF) - ANSWERA neuropsychological phenomenon
indicating overuse of the brain's inhibitory system necessary for maintaining focused
attention - such as when you are studying
Attention Restoration Theory (ART) - ANSWERYou think better (or restore your
attention) when you spend time in or connect with nature.
Endorphins - ANSWERExercise releases "feel-good" chemicals, called
_____, that are beneficial to one's overall well-being.
Problem-focused coping - ANSWERA way of coping through which people actively
seek information or help to tackle a problem directly or diminish its impact.
Wildlife - ANSWERThe animals and plants growing in natural conditions.
Improvements to health through increased physical activity.
Reductions in stress and anxiety.
Increased positive mood and self-esteem.
A better and healthier social life. - ANSWERIf individuals increased their contact with
environments rich in wildlife, there are four main results...
Being away, extent, fascination, compatibility - ANSWERFour key properties of ART
Flow state - ANSWERThe 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"
Galleries, Libraries, Arts, Museums - ANSWERGLAM
Steeling effect - ANSWERRefers to evidence of more resistance to later stress
having successfully coped with a stress or challenge
HPA axis - ANSWERThe hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, an important part of
the biological stress response system.
Allostatic load - ANSWERThe wear and tear on the body and brain resulting from
chronic dysregulation or overactivity/strain related to the process of allostasis
(allostatic mediators)
