ALEX Classroom Resources

   View Standards     Standard(s): [SS2010] PSY (9-12) 5 :

5 ) Explain ways to promote psychological wellness.

•  Describing physiological processes associated with stress, including hormones associated with stress responses

•  Describing Hans Selye's general adaptation syndrome (GAS)

•  Describing the flight-or-fight response in terms of the autonomic and somatic nervous systems

•  Contrasting positive and negative ways of coping with stress related to problem-focused coping, aggression, and emotion-focused coping

•  Explaining approach-approach, approach-avoidance, and avoidance-avoidance conflicts

•  Identifying various eating disorders and conditions

Examples: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, obesity

In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank walks us through the troubling world of Eating and Body Dysmorphic disorders. There's a lot going on here and, even though we still have a lot of dots to connect, a lot we can learn to help ourselves and each other.