BPK 140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Physical Attractiveness, Stress Management, Psychoneuroimmunology

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3 Oct 2012

School

Simon Fraser University

Department

Biomedical Physio & Kines

Course

BPK 140

Professor

Gibson Steve

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Week 2: psychosocial health: achieving mental, emotional, social & spiritual wellness. Needs at the lower levels are a priority, such as food, housing, employment. Mental health: ability to perceive things happening around you in realistic ways, to use reasoning in problem solving, to interpret what is happening and to react appropriately to your situation. Emotional health: respond appropriately to upsetting or uplifting events with your emotions. Social health: our interactions with others on an individual and group basis, e. g. use and provide social resources and support. Spiritual health: reflects our values, beliefs, and perceptions of the world and all living things: discuss external and internal influences on psychosocial health. External influences: those factors which we cannot control (e. g. who raised us, family environment, wider environment or where we live) Internal influences: factors such as traits, hormonal functioning, physical health , elements of mental and emotional health (e. g. self-efficacy and self-esteem: define self-efficacy and self-esteem as discussed in your text.

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In personal Health:

1. Conflict resolution is inevitable whenever people live or work together. The goal of conflict resolution is to settle differences peacefully and creatively. Think back to a recent disagreement. How did you communicate your feelings to the other person involved? After reading the strategies for conflict resolution, what would you do differently?

2. Discussing/studying the functions of our reproductive systems (sexual anatomy) can be embarrassing for some students. Do you think students of this generation are more or less comfortable than their parents' generation when discussing such issues? Did either of your parents explain the menstrual cycle to you? If not, why do think they may have been uncomfortable doing so? Describe how the level of discomfort is changing in this current generation of college students?

3. It is sometimes difficult to express ourselves because of the boundaries established by gender role stereotypes (generalizations about how males and females should express themselves). List characteristics that you associate with being male. Now female. How do you think society/media has influenced your perceptions regarding the characteristics you chose? Now, suppose your son decides he wants to become a dancer. How would you feel about this? Would you willingly enroll him in dance classes, or try to discourage him? What role do you think society has played on your attitudes regarding gender role stereotyping?

4. The environment in which a child grows up has a tremendous impact on his/her psychological and social development. Think back to your childhood and list your family's strengths and weaknesses. Now list what you believe are the essential characteristics of a healthy "family" environment? How did your family compare? What can you do as a current or future parent to ensure that your child is raised in a healthy environment?

The concept of "ultrasociality" is becoming increasing popular as a tool to understand the characteristics and the evolution of human society. It is a concept taken from evolutionary biology that describes how some species attain evolutionary success by means of collaboration among individuals. The extreme implementation of this idea is found with social insects, ants and bees, whose behavior is usually termed "eusociality" ("the good sociality"). Humans donât arrive to the degree of hyperspecialization of some insect societies, but they are more socially specialized than most mammals, hence the term "ultrasociality".

1. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of "ultrasociality."

Adaptations are the characteristics of individual organisms--a reflection of the interaction of the genes and the environment. They are the product of natural selection. Although the process of natural selection is driven by the success or failure of individuals, the population--the collective of individuals and their alleles--changes through time, as individuals either succeed or fail to pass their genes to successive populations. Is there a good example to explain this concept? I need help understanding.

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