6: KKDP 6 Psychological Risk Factors

Question 1

Rumination:

Answer 1

Involves repeatedly thinking about or dwelling on undesirable thoughts and feelings, such as problems or bad moods without acting to change them.

Question 2

Impaired Reasoning and memory:

Answer 2

People with impaired reasoning find it difficult to perform daily tasks and can lead to faulty thinking

Question 3

Stress:

Answer 3

The risk of developing a disorder increases in relation to the individual’s level of vulnerability, level of stress that is experienced and their ability to cope.

Question 4

Poor self-efficacy:

Answer 4

Self efficacy refers to an individual’s belief in their capacity to execute behaviours necessary to succeed in a specific situation or accomplish a specific task.