Maintenance of Mental Health U4/2 /12 Ch 14

Which of the following are characteristics of resilient people? They have (tick all that apply)

• high self-efficacy

• high self-esteem

• a positive outlook on life

• a lot of therapy

Tick all that apply.

Which of the following are qualities of resilience? The ability to

• achieve positive results in adverse situations

• function competently in situations of acute or chronic stress

• recover from trauma

• avoid negative emotions

Factors that prevent the occurrence or re-occurrence of mental health are

• protective factors

• a great idea

• predictive factors

• personality factors

Adequate diet is what kind of protective factor?

• Biological

• Psychological

• Social

• Environmental

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Having an adequate diet is important for resilience because it provides the baseline level of physical and mental health that allows fora person to adapt and change when faced with stressors

• True

• False

• maybe

Adequate sleep is a protective factor that can be related to the __________ theory of the purpose of sleep because ________ .

• restoration; our body undergoes repair and resources used when waking are replenished

• restoration: we seek out quiet places to sleep

• evolutionary: we sleep at night

• evolutionary; we conserve energy because we sleep at night

Support from family and friends is what kind of protective factor?

• Biological

• Psychological

• Social

• Environmental

Cognitive and behavioural strategies are based on the assumption that

• they influence each other

• behaviours are overt and as such we can observe them

• cognitions control our behaviour

• bad habits can lead to poor behaviour

Thinking errors, or dysfunctional thoughts are

• maladaptive thought patterns

• when you get quick maths wrong

• adaptive thought patterns that improve your behaviour

• have little or no effect on our overall mental heatlh

An example of a social protective factors is belonging to a football club where you regularly play games

• true

• false