Module 4 Flashcards

Question

Physical, emotional and cognitive impacts of isolation

Answer 1

Physical: isolation has been linked to poorer health and substance abuse, which in turn negatively impacts health further and increases the risk of disease Emotional: isolation is associated with reduced confidence, feelings of diminished self worth, despair, depression, worthlessness, and self harm. Social isolation in one of the strongest predictors of depression later in life Cognitive: People in prolonged isolation may experience a shortened attention span or forgetfulness as they may not see any reason or opportunity to remain aware and alert

Answer 2

A person involved in recreation is “re-creating” themselves. The whole point of recreation is to refresh and renew: implied by the latin word “recreare” RECREATION: noun Refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise or the like A pastime, diversion, exercise or other resource affording relaxation and enjoyment

Answer 3

Explains why you feel mentally exhausted at the end of the day Directed attention: A form of focused attention that requires good effort to remain on task and process information Mental demanding: more appealing external info must be blocked out ex.) driving in heavy traffic, phone calls at work Involuntary attention: Also known as fascination. Is effortless, Held when the subject is interesting and therefore automatically holds your attention A pleasurable way of processing environmental information and comes at no cost o the user in terms of tiredness ex.) watching animals or birds, looking at nature scenes or water, watching sport, listening to music

Answer 4

Directed attention is tiring and can lead to DAF: directed attention fatigue DAF is a neuropsychological phenomenon indicating overuse of the brain's inhibitory system necessary for maintaining focused attention, like when studying

Answer 5

nput deficits: Can result in misinterpretation of and failure to notice social cues Thinking problems: Can result in restlessness, confusion or forgetfulness Behaviour: May cause an individual to act impulsively or recklessly without thinking Executive functioning: May result in a reduced ability to plan and make good decisions Emotions: May cause someone to be short-tempered of have feelings of unpleasantness Worrying and rumination- makes it easier to slip into worry and overthinking which can exacerbate stress

Answer 6

One way to promote attentional recovery is to engage is positive activities you find absorbing or: Clear the mind of internal distraction and take short breaks from directed attention tasks Getting good quality sleep Allowing the mind to wander freely (exercising, getting out in nature, visiting art gallery)

Answer 7

Attention restoration theory states that you think better (or restore your attention) when you spend time in or connecting with nature Can be expanded to feeling restored mentally when immersing oneself in a restorative environment: anything that gets you away from worries and stress and helps restore balance Activities and environments can help to engage in involuntary attention, including but not limited to: Nature Creative tasks (art, music, writing) Kinaesthetic activities (body: sport, dance, martial arts) Highly sensory/sensual tasks (cooking,eating, listening to music)

Answer 8

: EXERCISE, NATURE, CREATIVITY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

Answer 9

Physical inactivity has become an increasing health problem WHO estimates that 3.3 million people die around the world each year due to physical inactivity: fourth leading underlying cause of mortality Cost is felt in the health care sector and in the economy cause by people being unable to work COST IN CANADA: physical inactivity costs canadians 6.8 billion dollars per year COST IN THE UK: physical inactivity of the population caust UK over 8 billion E

Answer 10

Exercise releases “ feel good” chemicals called endorphins beneficial for overall wellbeing Cardiovascular exercise releases endorphins that connect with receptors throughout the brain and body. In the brain they are associated with triggering positive and happy feelings and reudicng sensitivity to pain The release of endorphins make it easy for us to power through vigorous workouts and gives us a sense of satisfaction Completing exercise gives us a sense of self-effectiveness and self efficacy in the feel that we can do it, lets do it/just do it Regular exercise promotes health sleep patterns: is benfical for other indices of health like cardiovadcular indices: one of the most potent ways to promote health and mental health especially when paired with mindfulness and meditation

Answer 11

1.) Physical exercise in an important way of reducing stress and enhancing well-being in addition to improving cognitive performance, which is important for academic success Positive emotion: physical activity shown to enhance positive emotions like pleasure, vigour and energy as well as decreasing anxiety, tension, tiredness and anger. Release of endorphins for feeling good . Improves concentration and boosts immune system 2.) Unity of the body and mind: there is a feeling of more improved wellbeing and life satisfaction from active leisure such as physical activity compared to passive forms of leisure activity like watching tv or listening to music 3.) Students who engage in physical exercise may be more likely to engage in other health behaviours such as health eating, improved sleep and avodiance of unhealthy food 4.) Heightened self esteem: after engaging in physical exercise there is a sense of accomplishment that may bring a sense of fulfillment, self effectiveness and self esteem afterwards 5.) Leisure: physical exercise is viewed as a leisure activity for many people: they feel its precious to nvest free time for ones own health. Freely chosen activity may enhance stress coping due to heightened sense of control over spare time and health 6.) Problem-focused coping: Research shows that leisure time physical exercise contributes to effective coping by enhancing problem-focused coping derived from positive emotion, such as seeking info to tackle problems, rather than emotion-focused coping, like baling, venting, denying and avoiding

Answer 12

2nd example of recreation Strong and growing evidence that shows being in touch w nature and spending time outdoors (in green environemnt) is beneficial for both physical and mental health Access to green space can help alleviate a range of mental and physical health problems: reducing levels of chronic stress, reducing obesity, improved concentration. Contact with nature has been shown to reduce stress within minutes

Answer 13

In 2015, uni of ESSEX produced an independent lit review of publsihed research. Review concluded that overall there is a large body of evidence to suggest that contact with a wide range of natural environments can provide multiple benefits for health and wellbeing Researchers found that if individuals increased their contact with environments rich in wildlife there were 4 main results: Physical health: improvements to health through increased physical activity Stress: reductions in stress and anxiety Emotional Regulation increased positive mood and self-esteem Social Life : better and healthier social life - Nature seen as good and wholesome Good for health and wellbeing : often many memories of nature Supported by research Good relationship with nature Helps us feel good and function well Higher level of connectedness= less anxious more psotiive overall, more energy and can even help body image Noticing nature and noted good things in it: appreciating nature helps improve connection

Answer 14

Indoors: Keep planmts in your home: bamboo does well without access to natural sunlight Have photos of nature around desk Use landscape as background or screensaver Have morning coffee/tea by window on patio or balcony Watch nature show on TV Take 5 mins to medidyaye to sound of ocean or a rainstorm (streaming sounds through app or online video) Outdoors: Take laptop outside and work foe a while in a shaded area or try to get work done while sitting near large window Allow five minutes to walk around a park, large garden or sports field that you pass while commuting to help unwind and distress Go outaiide on coffee or lunch break and eat at picnic table

Answer 15

Culture refers to the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people: encompasses language, religion, cusine social habits, music, art and more. Participating in cultural activities is good for well-being Cultural activities come in many forms Art, msuic, reading, writing Nuerological studies show that engaging in purposeful and meaningful activities such as creative pursuits can work like a natural antidepressant by improving mood

Answer 16

Many physical and mental health benfits of creativity involving being in flow Flow is Mihaly csikszentmihalyis term for the state you get into when you are so engaged in a creative task that your sense of time disappears and you temporarily forget yourself and your internal chaos Some achieve flow when swimming or running Repetitive motion involved in a task like knitting can help regulate strong emotions and calm nervous system Being in flow states in really effective at reducing worry and rumination and increasing wellbeing

Answer 17

GLAM student lifestyle= making time for Galleries, Libraries, Arts and Museums Benefits of glam lifestyle: Longevity: the arts and heritage sectors can help keep us well aid our recovery and support longer lvies better lived Resiliency: The arts and heritage sectors can help meet major challenges facing health and social care including ageing long twem conditions, loneliness and mental health Community connectedness: The arts and heritage sectors offer rangeof non clinical programs. Some are wellbeing programs helping communities with preventative lifestyles and others are early intervention support for emntal health difficulties Programs help reduce pressure on and save money in health service and social care

Answer 18

Lots of research been undertaken showing benefit of approach: allows individuals to take a more holistic approach to health and wellbeing and encourages ownership and self management of health. All responding memeber belive it is of positive benefit to mental wellbeing and it helps them feel connected to the world around them and they would reccomend it to others ‘Art helps us access and express parts of ourselves that are often unavailable to other forms of interaction” “ art files below the radar, delivering nourishment for out soul and returning with stories from the unconscious, A world without art is an inhuman world. Making and consuming art lifts our spirits and keeps us sane Art like science and religion helps us make meaning from our lives and to make meaning is to make us feel better

Answer 19

Mcgill university: speaking of psychology- music and your health: study suggests taht music releases a chemical in the brain involved in setting good moods Found that dopamine was released at moments of peak enjoyment: first time dopamine was tested in response to music. Dopamine associated with food, money, being in love etc Levels of dopamine found to be up to 9 percent higher when volunteers were listening to music they enjoyed West virginia University study: Kim ines professor of epidemiology at west virginia uni of public health says music seems to “selectively activate” nuerochemical systems and brain structures associated with positive mood, emotion regulation, attention and memory in ways that promote beneficial changes 2016 study compared the benefits of music to meditation. Found that both were linked to significant improvements in mood and sleep quality “both meditation and music listening are potentially powerful tools for improving overall health and wellbeing “If the idea of listening to music is more practicable than meditation than thats good news”

Answer 20

reading and writing are activities that the majority of people enjoy and help to reset the mind and relax the body. In times of stress reading and writing tend to be the first to go. Studied in british journal of health psychology showed that writing or journalling about an emotional topic lowered peoples cortisol levels leading to better sleep and an improvement in mood Cortisol is stress hormone that can be harmful to immune system with prolonged high levels linked to poor physical health

Answer 21

Cultural heritage implies a shared bond, our belonging to community. It represents history and identity and bond to the past present and future Over past few years heritage organizations of all sizes in rural and inner city locations are developing projects ad porgrammes with purpose of improving health of local community THE HERIATGE ALLAINCE: a UK based memeberhship organization representing museums, historic sites, etc launched their heritage. Health and wellbeing report in 2020 Report highlights social of ebengits of heritage range from increased social cohesion and greater sense of identity to improved wellbeing and better learning skills and outcomes

Answer 22

a wellbeing and mental health intitiative run by University of edinburgh museums services. Heritage based and non-clinical and proactively engaging with concept of social prescribing

Answer 23

SOCIAL PRESCRIBING: an approach for connecting people with non medical resoirces and support(resaources within the community) to help with health problems they are experiencing Referal to patients to look at non clinical services: museums, exercise centers, clubs etc Encouraging results 28 percent fewer consultations when social prescribing in action Can improve health and wellbeing, reduce command of healthcare professionals and give people more chase and control over lives Increases sense of belonging Program: here about items in college, have tea and socialize, do a hands on activity like creative writing photgrsphy etc. Runs fo 6 weeks and gives person benefit to wellbeing.

Answer 24

- appreciating art can decrease anxiety and help you feel calm and happy - drawing, writing, reading poetry, and crafting can all help lower stress, relax your muscles, reduce indigestion and inflammation, and increase self-esteem and productivity. This is because creative pursuits help us focus our attention, similar to the way that meditating does. - The areas of the brain involved in processing emotion and in our feelings of pleasure and reward are engaged when we’re contemplating a painting, especially one that doesn’t immediately make sense to us. - - reading something “challenging,” such as Shakespeare benefits your brain and your mental health? Brain scans show that the more challenging prose and poetry set off far more electrical activity in the brain than reading works that are “easier” to read and use more conventional and predictable language. - - Being involved in any meaningful creative task that requires using your hands, according to physician- writer team Carrie and Alton Barron, can help elevate your mood, stimulate your senses, and foster internal well-being. They recommend fitting 20-30 minutes in every day.

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