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What is meant by the term 'flourishing' in the context of psychosocial health?
What is meant by the term 'flourishing' in the context of psychosocial health?
- Living at an optimal range of functioning with growth and productivity (correct)
- Achieving financial success without mental well-being
- Experiencing a temporary state of happiness
- Coping with stress through avoidance tactics
Which protective factors are highlighted as assets contributing to resilience?
Which protective factors are highlighted as assets contributing to resilience?
- Only financial assets and social networks
- Access to recreational activities and entertainment
- Emotional, physical, and mental resources (correct)
- High intelligence and academic achievement
What role does sleep play in enhancing psychosocial health?
What role does sleep play in enhancing psychosocial health?
- It serves as a distraction from daily stressors
- It primarily functions to facilitate excessive thinking
- It is essential for restorative energy recharging (correct)
- It acts as a barrier to emotional expression
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) primarily studies the relationship between which factors?
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) primarily studies the relationship between which factors?
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Which of the following strategies is not mentioned as a way to enhance self-esteem or self-efficacy?
Which of the following strategies is not mentioned as a way to enhance self-esteem or self-efficacy?
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Resilience
- The ability to cope and thrive during times of great stress or pressure.
- Resilience is also known as protective factors.
- Individuals with resources (e.g., financial, emotional, social, physical, mental) are more likely to be resilient.
- Flourishing is defined as living within an optimal range of functioning with goodness, productivity, and growth.
Strategies to Enhance Psychosocial Health
- Developing and maintaining self-esteem and self-efficacy: These strategies include participation in support groups, focusing on physical health, and setting realistic expectations.
- Sleep: Sleep allows for restorative energy conservation.
- Mind/Body Connection (Psychoneuroimmunology - PNI): This refers to the impact of the brain and behavior on the immune system.
- Sleep clears the brain and prepares it for a new day.
- Sleep replenishes neurotransmitters.
- Most importantly, sleep results in a feeling of being rested and refreshed.
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