HSS 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Learned Helplessness, Victimology, Extraversion And Introversion

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 1101
• Professor: Tien Nguyen

Document Summary

Respond appropriately to upsetting or uplifting events. Not let ones feelings overpower one"s self. Interact with others individually or in groups. Adapt to a variety of social situations. Lack of social health may result in prejudice, bias. Recognition of uniqueness, place in the universe. Self-efficacy: belief in ability to perform a task. Resiliency: traits that protect from threat or harm. Assets: positive forces that contribute to resiliency. Develop support groups; be a support for others. Tip: go to bed, wake up (same time) Stressed people + sense of humour = less depressed. Telling jokes: sense of belonging, social cohesion. Disorders: disrupt thinking, feeling, moods, and behaviours. 1 in 5 canadians will experience mental illness. Not a natural reaction to crisis, loss. People will not snap out with willpower. Depression is not all in the mind . No single psychotherapy method for all cases. Post-traumatic stress disorder: serious after-effects of an event. Treatments: light therapy, diet, physical activity, stress management.