1. Thinking About Psychology The Science of Mind and Behavior 3e
Charles T. Blair-Broeker & Randal M. Ernst
PowerPoint Presentation Slides
by Kent Korek
Germantown High School
Worth Publishers, © 2012

2. Applications of Psychological Science Domain

3. Stress and Health

4. Module 36
Promoting Wellness

5. Module 36: Promoting Wellness
Healthy Life-Styles
Module 36: Promoting Wellness

6. Martin Seligman (1942- ) American psychologist who
Researched helplessness early in his career before turning his interest to optimism;
he has been the primary proponent of positive psychology.
Former president of the APA

7. Wellness
The common result of a healthy life- style and healthy attitudes.

8. Healthy Life-Styles: Exercise
Module 36: Promoting Wellness

9. Benefits of Daily Exercise
Effective in reducing anxiety and depression
Leads to greater self confidence and self discipline
Exercise lowers BP while increasing our ability to deal with stress

10. Benefits of Aerobic Exercise
Increases mood-boosting chemicals in the nervous system
Enhances cognitive abilities
Lowers blood pressure
Better sleep and emotional benefits

11. Exercise and Mental Health

12. Exercise and Mental Health

13. Healthy Life-Styles: Family and Friends
Module 36: Promoting Wellness

14. Good News Bad News!
When asked what has caused emotional strain in the last 24 hrs? Many people said……
When asked what has prompted pleasure in the last 24 hrs, many people said…..

15. Benefits of Social Support
Social support – makes people feel liked and wanted
Social support leads to:
Less physical problems
More pleasure in life
Longer life span
See notes

16. If we have messed up families and no trustworthy friends, where can we go?
Where can teens go in Fredericton?
Activity: Social Support Scale, The Self- Concealment Scale

17. Healthy Life-Styles: The Faith Factor
Module 36: Promoting Wellness

18. Benefits of Religious Activity
Studies suggest those involved in religion tend to live longer
Factors of religion contributing to longer life include:
Religion promotes healthy lifestyles.
Religious involvement offers social support.
Many religions promote optimism.

19. Benefits of Religious Activity

20. The Faith Factor Explained Copy the chart

21. The Faith Factor Explained

22. The Faith Factor Explained

23. The Faith Factor Explained

24. The Faith Factor Explained

25. Positive Experiences and Well-Being
Module 36: Promoting Wellness

26. Positive Psychology
A movement in psychology that focuses on the study of optimal human functioning and the factors that allow individuals and communities to thrive.

27. Well-being
Concept that includes life satisfaction, feelings of fulfillment, pleasant emotions, and low level of unpleasant emotions
Person judges life as satisfying, fulfilling, and “going well”

28. Positive Experiences and Well-Being: Flow
Module 36: Promoting Wellness

29. Flow A state of optimal experience that involves a challenge,
requires skill,
has clear goals and
provides feedback.
People do the activity for its own sake.

30. Achievement Flow

31. Positive Experiences and Well-Being: Happiness
Module 36: Promoting Wellness

32. Characteristics of Happy People

33. Positive Experiences and Well-Being: Optimism
Module 36: Promoting Wellness

34. Explanatory Style
Habits we have for thinking about the good or bad causes of events.
Can be optimistic or pessimistic

35. Optimism The tendency to expect the best Believe bad events are:
Temporary
Not their fault
Will not have broader effects beyond the present circumstances

36. Learned Optimism: Can be contrasted to learned helplessness.
Researchers suggest that in addition being partially hereditary, optimism levels are also influenced by childhood experiences, including parental warmth and financial stability.
Seligman's work, however, suggests that it's possible to learn the skills that can help you become a more optimistic person.

37. Seligman's approach is known as the "ABCDE" model of learned optimism:
Adversity is the situation that calls for a response
Belief is how we interpret the event
Consequence is the way that we behave, respond, or feel
Disputation is the effort we expend to argue or dispute the belief
Energization is the outcome that emerges from trying to challenge our beliefs

38. It may take time!
When you find yourself facing a challenge, make an effort to follow these steps. Eventually, you will find it easier to identify pessimistic beliefs and to challenge your negative thoughts. This process may also eventually help you replace your negative thoughts and approach challenges with greater optimism.

39. Hardiness
Hardiness is also important to how we handle stress, just like optimism.
Presumably, the hardy personality does not become anxious and aroused in the first place, and thus never begins the spiral that leads to illness.
Activity: The Hardiness Scale

40. Hardiness is composed of three traits…..
Control
Commitment
Challenge
that are theorized to make one resilient in the face of stress

41. Individuals high in hardiness tend to believe and act as if life experiences are controllable (control), to engage meaningfully in life activities and to appraise these activities as purposeful and worthy of investment even in the face of adversity (commitment), and to view change in life as a challenge toward growth and development rather than as a threat to security (challenge). These characteristics is believed to provide individuals with the courage and motivation to cope adaptively with life stress, thereby buffering its adverse effects on health.

42. Pessimism The tendency to expect the worst
Tend to blame themselves for bad situations
Tend to see the negative as permanent in nature

43. Overcoming Illness Related Behaviors
Module 36: Promoting Wellness

44. Overcoming Illness Related Behaviors: Smoking
Module 36: Promoting Wellness

45. Peer Pressure and Smoking

46. Nicotine The behavioral stimulant found in tobacco
More addictive than cocaine or heroin

47. Withdrawal
The discomfort and distress that follows discontinuing the use of an addictive drug such as nicotine

48. 10 Guidelines to Quitting Smoking
1. Set a specific date to quit.
2. Inform other people of your plans.
3. Get rid of all cigarettes.
4. Review previous attempts to quit and anticipate challenges.
5. Use a nicotine patch or gum.

49. 10 Guidelines to Quitting Smoking (continued)
6. Be totally abstinent.
7. Avoid alcohol.
8. Quit together with family or friends who also smoke (especially those at home or work).
9. Avoid places where others smoke.
10. Exercise regularly.

50. Overcoming Illness Related Behaviors: Obesity
Module 36: Promoting Wellness

51. Body Mass Index (BMI)
An individual’s weight in kilograms (pounds multiplied by 0.45) divided by their squared height in meters (inches divided by 39.4).
American government guidelines encourage a BMI under 25.
The World Health Organization and many countries define obesity as a BMI of 30 or higher.

52. Physiology and Obesity
Obesity increases the risk of:
diabetes
high blood pressure
heart disease
arthritis
sleep disorders
and type of cancer.

53. Overcoming Illness Related Behaviors: Weight Control
Module 36: Promoting Wellness

54. Fat Cells Average adult has 30 billion fat cells
The cells enlarge as more calories are taken in.
One pound of fat is the energy equivalent to calories.
Dieting reduces the size of the cells but not the number of cells.

55. Set Point
The point at which an individual’s “weight thermostat” is supposedly set;
when the body falls below this weight, an increased hunger and a lower metabolic rate may act to restore the lost weight.

56. Metabolic Rate The body’s resting rate of energy expenditure
Rate varies from person to person with genetic influences

57. Weight and Discrimination

58. Tips for Losing Weight Reduce exposure to tempting foods cues.
Boost your metabolism.
Be patient, realistic, and moderate.
Permanently change the food you eat.
Control your portions.
Don’t skip breakfast and lunch.
Set attainable goals.

59. The End

60. Teacher Information Types of Files Animation
This presentation has been saved as a “basic” Powerpoint file. While this file format placed a few limitations on the presentation, it insured the file would be compatible with the many versions of Powerpoint teachers use. To add functionality to the presentation, teachers may want to save the file for their specific version of Powerpoint.
Animation
Once again, to insure compatibility with all versions of Powerpoint, none of the slides are animated. To increase student interest, it is suggested teachers animate the slides wherever possible.
Adding slides to this presentation
Teachers are encouraged to adapt this presentation to their personal teaching style. To help keep a sense of continuity, blank slides which can be copied and pasted to a specific location in the presentation follow this “Teacher Information” section.

61. Teacher Information Domain Coding Key Terms and Definitions in Red
Just as the textbook is organized around the APA National Standards, these Powerpoints are coded to those same standards. Included at the top of almost every slide is a small stripe, color coded to the APA National Standards.
Scientific Inquiry Domain
Biopsychology Domain
Development and Learning Domain
Social Context Domain
Cognition Domain
Individual Variation Domain
Applications of Psychological Science Domain
Key Terms and Definitions in Red
To emphasize their importance, all key terms from the text and their definitions are printed in red. To maintain consistency, the definitions on the Powerpoint slides are identical to those in the textbook.

62. Teacher Information
Hyperlink Slides - Immediately after the unit title slide, a page (usually slide #4 or #5) can be found listing all of the module’s subsections. While in slide show mode, clicking on any of these hyperlinks will take the user directly to the beginning of that subsection. This allows teachers quick access to each subsection.
Continuity slides - Throughout this presentations there are slides, usually of graphics or tables, that build on one another. These are included for three purposes.
By presenting information in small chunks, students will find it easier to process and remember the concepts.
By continually changing slides, students will stay interested in the presentation.
To facilitate class discussion and critical thinking. Students should be encouraged to think about “what might come next” in the series of slides.
Please feel free to contact me at with any questions, concerns, suggestions, etc. regarding these presentations.
Kent Korek
Germantown High School
Germantown, WI 53022

63. Name of Concept
Use this slide to add a concept to the presentation

64. Name of Concept
Use this slide to add a table, chart, clip art, picture, diagram, or video clip. Delete this box when finished