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Million of Americans go through the blues and sad moments from clinical depression each year. Most patients with depression first seek treatment from a therapist or a primary care provider. However, exercise is a developmental behavior intervention that has displayed strong promise in alleviating symptoms of depression. The objective is examine whether physical activity is associated with depression in an average size population based on gender and age. A total of 310 participates ( 123 Male and 184 females and 3 other ) of UO students and other random volunteered to participate. All participants age ranged from 14 to 99, had to completed two self- report questionnaires. Besides answering question on their exercise habits during the past week, also took into account that all participants also completed CES-D questionnaire that determine their depression levels. In the surveyed there was a lower level of depression with more frequent weekly exercise give it a negative correlation. Also with the duration question, showed a significant negative correlation with the levels of depression. The efficiency of exercise in reducing depression cannot be determined because of the small size of participates and the lack of excellent quality research on population with adequate follow up

There are examples that as students and employees we may encounter with people. The article tells us why it impacts our field and how it does. It also goes into the different types of psychology and gives an in depth definition about them all and how they are contrastive they are from each other. The information that seemed to catch my eye was how many varying types of psychology there are and all they study and how certain ones are use therapies for

Nowadays people just sit down, order everything online and try to not move as much as possible, or that how I was until my freshman year at Arizona State University. I was not active at all and had self-esteem issues and weighted 220 pounds, and my major is computer science (CS) which mean, I get to sit down for hours typing codes and study for all different sorts of hard classes and that increased my anxiety and stress. Then, I started working out and my life changed, I lost 60 pounds, felt happy about myself and how I look, all the stress I had from classes which anyone who takes calculus, computer classes know how hard they can be, it just decreased and I could feel like everything is going to be fine at the end, just have to try harder and that is it. In an article by dozen of PHD scientist in metabolism and fields related to that, they said, “There is strong evidence that physical activity is a key factor in maintaining a healthy body weight and reducing the risk of many health problems, including hypertension, cardiovascular

It is said that the reason for student-athletes experiencing higher stress levels are because of their extensive time-demands, pressures to achieve, physical burn-out and conflict with teammates, coaches and teachers. (J. W. 2015). In one hand I believe that this overall statement is true, but on the other hand I believe the amount of stress depends on the individual and there involvement with their academics and athletics (Sudano, L. E., Collins, G., & Miles, C. M. (2017). With social stress, the

While the research of Blumenthal et al. (2007) focused on exercise being effective in reducing self-reported depressive symptoms, Diaz and Motta (2008) and Motta, Kuligowski, and Marino (2010) looked at the positive effects of exercise on depression, anxiety and PTSD. The theory of exercise’s positive effect on mental health has heavily been focused on

Since 1990s, many scientists agree that exercise has positive impacts on people’s physical health and mental health (SIME WE, 1987). From Morgan and O’Connor’s research, people can reduce stress and state anxiety by doing physical activities; also gain emotional pleasure from the process (Morgan and O’Connor, 1988). Later in 1997, Landers states that physical activities can reduce people depression after weeks of regular and routine exercise. In addition, people can benefit from more

The SF-12 questionnaire was used to assess the health status of the subjects. The data was looked at sorting by gender differences and the activity level categories as they wanted to know these differences. The results showed a significant effect between physical activity levels and health status but there was not a significant change when looking at health status when separating by gender. The effect found between physical activity levels and mental health showed that 150 minutes was sufficient to increase mental health. For all physical activity over 150 minutes there was not an increase to show the subjects continued to increase their health status.

“Opening Skinners Box” a book by Lauren Slater written about the ground breaking experiments in the psychological world. Posing ways to not only get the answers to all of the big questions but to understand why we chose to accept those answers. In the early years phycology was an unknown, scary and intimidating area that many people wanted answers to. In all of the compelling research and ground breaking experiments, for each answer that came up, two more questions came with it. The mind is a tricky thing to grasp, but thanks to a few well known scientists we are a little closer to understanding it.

As a freshman in college, I received several warnings, including always wear your shower shoes, remember to study, and be nice to your roommate. Another warning that was constantly mentioned was to beware of the freshman 15. The freshman 15 refers to the phenomenon of a student gaining the average amount of 15 pounds of weight in their first year of college. While many students may brush it off, this is a warning that actually seems to carry some validity. According to Wengreen and Moncur (2009), several research groups have examined the theory that college students gain weight in their first year of college and found that most, but not all, did indeed find an average weight gain of 6 to 10 pounds in a student’s first semester. While the reasons for weight gain will be discussed a little later on, it is important to stress that college students carry a significant amount of pressure, especially in their early years. As a result of these studies and first-hand experience of college life, I was taken back to find that Central Arizona College does not allow students to utilize the fitness center unless they are enrolled in a physical activity class (PAC) or if they are a student athlete. In an effort to bring attention to the benefits of physical activity for college students and why they should be allowed to utilize fitness centers, further research was conducted to support the claims that physical activity is valuable for several reasons. Therefore, the thesis of this essay

The ability for high school sports to give athletes a break from the classroom allows them to clear their minds. Students have the chance to forget about the things that may be bothering them as well as allowing them to have fun for a bit. Research shows that the movement of the brain’s physiology has an effect on the way that a person does things throughout their life. In fact, a study shows that people who have been physically activity or have participated in sports when they were younger are happier because they have been releasing endorphins which releases stress. Stress is the leading cause of depression in the United States and by exercising, the rate of stress in which a person has can be lowered. High school sports does not just benefit a person's mental health but also a person's physical health.

Also, when you over exercise, or do nothing but exercise all day every day, it may cause bad things to happen to your health and increase bad moods or mood swings. To add on to that, you develop a health condition called staleness syndrome which can lead to behavior problems and clinical depression. What I learned about physical health, exercising enhances health in your body even when you’re playing a sport. When you exercise, your body produces more health benefits by doing simple things. When you're at home being inactive for several years it can cause diabetes, body diseases and premature mortality. Even if you're inactive for a short time period, you still need to get out and go exercise to prevent these illnesses. Exercise can treat and prevent many illnesses and diseases. If you exercise, your less immune to diseases. Lastly, what I learned about emotional health is that exercising can cause stress and negative emotional behaviors. Also, exercise can cause healthy individuals to have bad health. People who exercise have a higher heart rate than people who don't. So get out there and go work out! Exercising can cause stress between both gender groups. The gender group did differ between emotional responses. People who regularly exercise have exhibited less of a decline in a

Throughout my time on placement in primary schools over the past four years, I have witnessed a variety of teaching strategies to get students motivated and ready for school in the morning. One approach I have seen in several schools is ‘huff n’ puff’, a morning activity in which students engage in some form of physical exercise, which may include running or active games outside. I believed this to be an effective strategy to release some energy and get the students settled down to learn. However, having a psychology background, I am interested to ascertain whether this morning physical activity has an influence on student mental wellbeing during the school day. I have noted mixed reactions to ‘huff n’ puff’ amongst students at my placement schools and I have wondered whether physical activity could positively or negatively impact student mental wellbeing due to confidence and self-esteem. According to the results of the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, mental health disorders are prevalent amongst Australian children (13.9%) (Lawrence et al. 2016). With mental wellbeing being a potential issue in the classroom, I am, therefore, interested to discover whether exercise has an influence on student mental wellbeing. Problems with mental wellbeing may have a

Exercise can and will change personal outlook, personal perceptions and this in turn affects other areas of life. Stress causes people to get agitated easily and to always be tense. Dance aerobics has been shown to help relieve stress and allow anyone to feel more relaxed. “Following a regular aerobics program gives you a sense of commitment and control - two positive mental attitudes that help counteract stress. Aerobics also relax tense muscles, thereby completing (and relieving) your body's stress response. Finally, medical research has shown that regular aerobic activity increases the body's production of endorphins (a natural sedative) and catecholamines (chemical substances that help stabilize moods).” (Aerobics for Health) Many times people are stressed about their weight, and this may cause depression. As Missett has stated in her book, The Jazzercise Workout Book, “Exercise has been proven more effective than antidepressants.” (21) She goes on to point out, “Stress can cause people to eat more than they should, causing more stress because they have realized how much more they have gained.” (19) She goes on to assert that “many stress related problems have occurred to many people due to lack of

As time goes on, physical activity is becoming an average person’s second priority. The rise of technology allows people to do many everyday tasks within their own home. The ability to get almost anything delivered straight to a person’s house with a push of a button promotes an inactive lifestyle. While this can be seen as progressive in a technological standpoint, it completely disregards humankind’s need to perform physical activity. Due to the rise of a technology-based lifestyle, many schools tend to disregard the importance of physical education. Physical activity is beneficial in many different aspects of health, like mental health. Physical activity is important for more than a person’s physical health, it also influences their different behaviors. Young kids need physical activity ingrained into their everyday lifestyle in order to normally function because it is so essential to other aspects of a human being. Other than health, physical activity improves kids’ academics. Modern society is focusing more on academic success rather than the students’ health, when in reality, health is crucial to a student’s success. Schools are beginning to disregard the importance of exercise and only focus on knowledge. Physical activity should be prioritized in a student’s life because it affects scholastic performance by improving a person’s mental health,

The motivation behind this issue that is under investigation is if stress levels increase, do healthy habits decrease. So it is hypothesized that as stress levels go up, healthy habits go down on the scale of correlation, thus creating a line of no correlation. These Results are tested through surveys taken within an undergraduate class and a small study group, which calculates the SRRS (stress levels) and the LHQ-B (healthy habits/behaviours). It is shown that our hypothesis cannot be proven due to the correlation calculated between the classes results and the small study groups results. This information calculated has contradicted the hypothesis due to the results given within both groups, it is seen that as stress levels increase, healthy habits are not impacted in any way.