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Putting It Together: Stress, Lifestyle, and Health

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The Mental and Physical Health Domain – General Psychology

WEBFigure 1. The mental and physical health domain of psychology covers mental disorders, treatments for disorders, as well as the study of health and happiness. This domain of …

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs – General Psychology

WEBWhile the theories of motivation described earlier relate to basic biological drives, individual characteristics, or social contexts, Abraham Maslow (1943) proposed a hierarchy of …

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Introduction to Defining Stress – General Psychology

WEBStress is a process whereby an individual perceives and responds to events appraised as overwhelming or threatening to one’s well-being. The scientific study of how stress and …

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Introduction to Mental Health – General Psychology

WEBWhat you’ll learn to do: describe the treatment of mental health disorders over time. It was once believed that people with psychological disorders, or those exhibiting strange …

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Why It Matters: Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – General Psychology

WEBWhy It Matters: Stress, Lifestyle, and Health Figure 1.Exams are a stressful, but unavoidable, element of college life. (credit “left”: modification of work by Travis K. …

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Stress and The Immune System – General Psychology

WEBFor example, the sympathetic nervous system innervates immune organs such as the thymus, bone marrow, spleen, and even lymph nodes (Maier, Watkins, & Fleshner, …

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Positive Psychology – General Psychology

WEBIn a very general sense, positive psychology can be thought of as the science of happiness; it is an area of study that seeks to identify and promote those qualities that lead to …

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Stress and the Cardiovascular System – General Psychology

WEBCardiovascular Disorders. The cardiovascular system is composed of the heart and blood circulation system. For many years, disorders that involve the cardiovascular …

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Mental Health Treatment in the Past – General Psychology

WEBThis painting by Francisco Goya, called The Madhouse, depicts a mental asylum and its inhabitants in the early 1800s. It portrays those with psychological disorders as victims. …

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Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders

WEBDiagnostic And Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) Although a number of classification systems have been developed over time, the one that is used by most …

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Stressors – General Psychology

WEBExtensive research has demonstrated that accumulating a high number of life change units within a brief period of time (one or two years) is related to a wide range of physical …

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Discussion: Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – General Psychology

WEBDiscussion: Stress, Lifestyle, and Health Thoughts on Stress and Happiness. STEP 1: Answer ONE of the following questions in a discussion post of at least 200 words:. …

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Why It Matters: Psychological Disorders – General Psychology

WEBIt is impossible to prevent mental illnesses. Fact: Prevention of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders focuses on addressing known risk factors such as exposure to …

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Human well-being – Introduction to Philosophy

WEBPhilosophers refer to things that have value for us only because we value something else “instrumentally valuable.”. Gasoline and money are paradigm cases of things that have …

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The Five Psychological Domains – General Psychology

WEBThe five main psychological pillars, or domains, as we will refer to them, are: Domain 1: Biological (includes neuroscience, consciousness, and sensation) Domain 2: Cognitive …

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Consciousness and Biological Rhythms – General Psychology

WEBSome circadian rhythms play a role in changes in our state of consciousness. Research indicates that humans (as well as other animals and plants) have a biological clock, or …

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Eating Disorders – General Psychology

WEBThe resulting psychological distress distinguishes binge eating disorder from overeating (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013). Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder …

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