Deck 4: Mental and Emotional Wellness

Question 1

One of the most common personal improvement programs offered is?

A)assertiveness training
B)academic achievement
C)career guidance
D)grief resolution

Answer 1

assertiveness training

Question 2

A precursor to depression is thought to be a chemical imbalance in the brain, primarily of the neurotransmitter called:

A)adrenalin
B)dopamine
C)norepinephrine
D)serotonin

Answer 2

serotonin

Question 3

Eating and then vomiting soon afterward to avoid weight gain:

A)bulimia
B)body dysmorphic disorder
C)anorexia nervosa
D)dysmorphobia

Answer 3

bulimia

Question 4

A desperate attempt to stay in control following a loss:

A)denial
B)depression
C)bargaining
D)anger

Question 5

Which is not a common component of assertiveness?

A)use of "I" messages
B)appeasement
C)respect for self
D)personal rights

Question 6

Which is not one of the six common steps in problem solving?

A)generating solutions
B)defining the problem
C)resolving all conflicts
D)assessing solutions

Question 7

The most likely age for women to develop depression is:

A)adolescence at the onset of puberty and the menstrual cycle
B)the ages of 20s and 30s
C)just before pregnancy (antepartum) and just after pregnancy (postpartum)
D)at the onset of menopause.

Question 8

The psychological model of development and well-being that focuses on a woman's relationship to others was originally called "self-in-relation theory".What is it called today?

A)gender-relative theory
B)gender-relations theory
C)ego-relations theory
D)being-in-relationship theory

Question 9

What percent of persons with an eating disorder are female?

A)75 percent
B)82 percent
C)85 percent
D)90 percent

Question 10

Those things in a person's life that have an impact on emotional health and include such things as family, friends, school, events, and so forth are referred to as:

A)social influences
B)sociocultural influences
C)environmental influences
D)cultural influences

Question 11

Lesbian and gay youth are how likely to commit suicide?

A)twice as likely as other youth
B)three times more likely than other youth
C)ten times more likely as other youth
D)twelve times more likely than other youth

Question 12

Standing up for personal rights and expressing yourself is called:

A)assertiveness
B)self-efficacy
C)self-effacing
D)submissiveness

Question 13

A buffer of protection against the shock and trauma of loss:

A)denial
B)depression
C)bargaining
D)anger

Question 14

About how many more women than men are diagnosed with depression?

A)three times as many women
B)about one third more women
C)twice as many women
D)five times as many women

Question 15

Which of the following is not a common life-skill that needs to be fostered in everyone, the earlier in life the better?

A)problem solving
B)enhancing self-esteem
C)assertiveness training
D)career guidance

Question 16

The classification of body-image disturbance reserved for the non eating disorder population:

A)anorexia
B)bulimia
C)body dysmorphic disorder
D)dysmorphobia

Question 17

Starving oneself because of a personal belief that one is unattractive:

A)bulimia
B)body dysmorphic disorder
C)anorexia nervosa
D)dysmorphobia

Question 18

Greater body image dissatisfaction is reported higher in which group?

A)African American women
B)Caucasian women
C)Asian women
D)Hispanic women

Question 19

The phase of having to face the harsh reality of a loss is:

A)early mourning
B)initial mourning
C)late mourning
D)mid-mourning

Question 20

What is the name of the mental health therapy approach specifically designed to assist women?

A)person-centered therapy
B)cognitive-behavioral therapy
C)feminist therapy
D)object relations therapy

Question 21

Ninety percent of all anorexics and bulimics are females.

Question 22

American society frequently encourages boys to be aggressive career professionals and girls to be passive homemakers.

Question 23

Children who lack emotional intelligence are at high risk for aggressiveness and violent crime.

Question 24

Confrontive assertion is necessary when there are contradictions.

Question 25

Seasonal affective disorder occurs only in the fall and winter seasons.

Question 26

Body dysmorphic disorder is diagnosed with approximately equal frequency in women and in men.

Question 27

Women reportedly have lower body satisfaction than men.

Question 28

Emotional intelligence is fixed at birth.

Question 29

As modern media technology reaches developing countries they experience an increase in body image disturbance and eating disorders.

Question 30

Women are rated as being more attractive to men when they are assertive.

Question 31

Some studies have shown that males are just as likely to self-injure as females.

Question 32

Head banging is the most common form of self injury.

Question 33

Self-esteem is based on the distance between the perceived self and the real self.

Question 34

There is no such thing in reality as the ideal female body image.

Question 35

Children who lack emotional intelligence are prone to high risk behavior.

Question 36

Assertiveness involves respect and deference toward others.

Question 37

Native American women overall are healthier than other ethnic women because of the support they receive from a close-knit tribal community.

Question 38

Resistance to self-exploration and change can be a result of a fear of trying something unfamiliar.

Question 39

A need for assertion training is more prevalent for women than for men.

Question 40

Body image dissatisfaction for women usually begins in the late teens.

Question 41

The latest brain imaging technology is providing new insights into gender differences in brain functioning that may explain why more women have depression than men.Describe these differences.

Question 42

Name and describe the five stages of grief resolution presented by Kubler-Ross.

Question 43

Discuss some of the origins of low self-esteem and ways that self-esteem can be enhanced.

Question 44

What are thought to be some possible causes of depression for women?

Question 45

What social factors have contributed to low body image satisfaction for many U.S.women?