HLST-210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Erik Erikson, Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
9 Apr 2016
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Presence of wellness or the absence of sickness . How we respond to life"s challenges influences the development of our personality and identity. A very personal wellness component, associated with greater coping skills. Linked to longer life expectancy, reduced risk of disease, faster recovery, and improved emotional health. Begins in childhood feeling loved, feeling one can give love, having a sense of accomplishment. Typically, pessimism is learned at a young age from parents or other authority figures. Pessimists expect repeated failure and rejection and feel they deserve it. Sometimes we do not communicate clearly, (fear of denial or rejection) If you discover how to be happy by yourself, you"ll be better able to cope with periods when you"re forced to be alone. Unhappiness with being alone may come from interpreting it as a sign of rejection. Anxiety disorders are the most common of psychological disorders among. Suicide is one of the principal dangers of severe depression.
