9.2 Stress and Causes of Mental Health Disorders

Question 1

Social Determinants of Mental Health

Answer 1

• Discrimination
• Lack of socialization
• Poor education
• Unemployment
• Poverty
• Lack of Healthcare Access

Question 2

Environmental Factors

Answer 2

• Stress
• More triggering in childhood due to physical/hormonal change

Question 3

Stress

Answer 3

• Response to stimuli (stressors) in physical/social environment that produce feelings of tension and strain

Question 4

Stages of Stress

Answer 4

General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

1 - Alarm Stage (fight or flight) - immediate reaction producing hormonal changes, increased HR, BP, and RR

2 - Resistance - Body tries to adapt by lowering HR, BP, and RR but state of readiness stays (incase additional response to stress is needed)

3 - Exhaustion - Body maintains height of readiness over extended periods of time but negatively impacts a persons physical/mental health with potential long term implications

Question 5

Causes of Stress

Answer 5

Immigrants/Refugees
- Separation from family
- Cultural/language Barriers
- Lack of healthcare access
- Discrimination
- Lack of acceptance