Caring for the self

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Health Psychology

• Subfield of behavioral
medicine that looks into
the psychological factors
that are important in
promotion and
maintenance of health
Components in a Biopsychosocial Approach to
Physical Health

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Source: Baum et al., 2004.
Stress

• Stress
• Body’s physiological
response to stressors
• Stressors
• Any event or change that
requires adaptation
• Stress physiology
• Study of the body’s
Hans Selye response to stressful events
The scientist who pioneered in the
study of stress physiology
 General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
• Selye’s theory of several
stages in response
to sustained stress:

1.alarm response
2. stage of resistance
3.stage of exhaustion
Physiology of Stress
Response continuum
Psychoneuroimmunology
• Psychological
influences on the
neurological
responding that
affect immune
response
Effects on health
Stress

• Body’s physiological response

to stressors
Some common stressors among
students and their effects
Stressors Effects
Heavy workload or too many activities Headache, tiredness, sadness, confusion

Technostress (use of gadgets, FB) Distracted, inability to concentrate, lacks

time for other activities

Lack of sleep Tiredness, slow performance

Illness Physical discomfort, unable to do
important activities

Being criticized by others Sadness, anger, frustration, aloofness

Relationship stress (fighting)
Body image
Wellbeing

 An going process
towards a state of
biopsychosocial balance

 There is attunement
with oneself and others

 There is inner
composure
Wellness Wheel

Physical Mental/
Biological Intellectual

Spiritual Emotional/
work/
function affective

Social

(Cited in Ignacio & Versoza, 2011)

Physical/Biological
 Positive
thinking

Clear Silence
thinking
EMOTIONAL/AFFECTIVE Positive
emotion
• Moving towards
positive feelings
• Avoiding
rumination
• finding humor
and laughing

Negative
emotion
Social

• Maintaining healthy relationships

• Strengthening social support
Work and Functions
• Enjoying one’s activities
• Recognizing strengths and
limitations
• Prioritizing: Manage schedules
and activities
• Dividing tasks into chunks
• Asking help
• Taking breaks
Recognize your gifts and make use of them

The idealist
The mediator
The carer

The leader

The achiever

The optimist

The artist

The supporter The observer From the Eneagram

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 Spiritual
SPIRITUALITY
is the search for direction and meaning
in life and the means employed to keep that
direction -R. Javellana, SJ

Anchoring on a Greater
Force or a Supreme Being

Finding/creating meaning in
what you do
Positive Psychology

• P – Positive Emotion
• E – Engagement
• R – Relationship
• M – Meaning
• A – Accomplishment
• S - Spirituality (deepening spiritual experience)
(added by Dr. Motilla)
Ginhawa: Well-being
(adapted from Martin Seligman’s Positive Psychology and
Filipino concept of Ginhawa)
Kalusugan
at Lakas:
Loob: Physical
Positive health Buhay:
Emotion/ Mindful
Positive Participation
Mindset in Life/
Well- Engagement

Kakayahan: being Pamilya at

kapwa:
Mastery over
Good
circumstances and Relationship
Accomplishment
&
Meaning and Social Support
Grounded
Spirituality
MAKE YOUR OWN VISION BOARD OF YOUR
WELLBEING