9B- mental wellbeing as a continuum and the factors that influence it Flashcards

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contrast internal and external factors

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internal factors originate within a person and external factors originate outside a person

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what are some types of internal factors

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biological factors and psychological factors

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what is a type of external factor

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social factors

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what are some biological factors

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genetics
sex
neurotransmitter function
hormones
immune function
nervous system activity
physical health.

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what are some psychological factors

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styles of thinking
beliefs and attitudes
emotions
learning and memory
personality traits.

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what are some social factors

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relationships
early life experience
education level
income
social support
stability of accommodation
experience of abuse
cultural values
employment
discrimination.

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contrast stress, anxiety and phobia: when are they experienced

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stress- Typically, people experience this in situations in daily life
anxiety- Typically, people experience this in situations in daily life
phobia- not experienced by most people in daily life

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contrast stress, anxiety and phobia: whether a mental disorder

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stress- may contribute to developing a mental disorder
anxiety- may contribute to developing a mental disorder
phobia- a diagnosed mental disorder

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contrast stress, anxiety and phobia: level of impact

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stress- can impact day-day functioning if not well managed
anxiety- can impact day to day functioning if not well managed
phobia- significantly impacts on day to day functioning if not well managed

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contrast stress, anxiety and phobia: adaptive or helpful

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stress- can be adaptive and helpful in some situations
anxiety- can be adaptive and helpful in some situations
phobia- not typically adaptive and helpful

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contrast stress, anxiety and phobia: experienced in response to

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stress- can be experienced in response to a wide range of objects/events
anxiety- can be experienced in response to a wide range of objects/events
phobia- typically experienced in relation to a specific object/event

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contrast stress, anxiety and phobias

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Stress is a state of mental or emotional and physiological tension resulting from factors that are perceived to challenge or threaten our ability to cope.

Anxiety is an emotion akin to worrying and uneasiness that something is wrong or something bad is going to happen, and is usually accompanied by physiological signs.

Phobias are persistent, intense, irrational fear of a specific object or event. The person’s fear of the object or event is so intense that they try to avoid the feared stimulus or if faced with it, experience acute physiological arousal- FFF response

stress, state
Anxiety, emotion
Phobias: persists, intense, irrational

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what are some biological factors when experiencing stress and anxiety

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Genetic vulnerability/predisposition
Poor sleep
Substance use/misuse
Poor response to medication due to genetic factors
Lack of exercise
Disease and injury

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what are some psychological factors when experiencing stress and anxiety

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Personality traits such as poor self-efficacy
Rumination
Impaired reasoning and coping skills

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what are some social factors when experiencing stress and anxiety

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Loss of a significant relationship
Lack of support from family and friends (loneliness)
Poverty

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what are some biological factors when experiencing phobias

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Neurotransmitter dysfunction (GABA)
Family history of mental health problems
Gender (more common in females)
The role of stress response
Long-term potentiation (constant pairing of fear + object of fear)

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what are some psychological factors when experiencing phobias

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Developmental stage (specific phobias usually develop in childhood)
Personality traits such as negativity and high inhibition
Traumatic event results in classical conditioning of phobic object and fear (behavioural model)
Avoidance – negative reinforcement/ operant conditioning (behavioural model)
Cognitive bias including memory bias and catastrophic thinking (cognitive model)

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what are some social factors when experiencing phobias

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Parental modelling
Family history of mental health problems
Specific environmental trigger
Transmission of threat information
Stigma related to receiving treatment
Family involvement and accommodation

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Describe the difference between internal and external factors that can influence mental wellbeing.

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Internal factors are factors that can influence mental wellbeing that originate from within an individual, such as genetics and hormones, whereas external factor are factors that can influence mental wellbeing that originate from outside an individual, such as the physical and social environment.

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Outline how the biopsychosocial model categorises internal and external factors, and explain why this model may be useful in considering the role such factors play in mental wellbeing.

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The biopsychosocial model is based on the idea that an illness does not have a single cause but is a result of the close interaction between biological, psychological and social factors, and this can be a useful way of thinking about the range of internal and external factors that influence mental wellbeing.

These three factors can be broken into internal (biological and psychological) and external (social) categories.

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What is the difference between anxiety and an anxiety disorder?

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Anxiety is a state of physiological arousal associated with feelings of apprehension, worry or uneasiness that something is wrong or that something unpleasant is about to happen, whereas an anxiety disorder is a disorder that is characterised by chronic and/or severe feelings of anxiety, distress, nervousness and apprehension or fear about the future, with a negative effect.

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List three characteristics associated with experiencing a phobia.

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a diagnosed mental disorder
significantly impacts on day-to-day functioning if not well managed
not typically adaptive and helpful

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What is stress?

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Stress is a state of physiological and psychological arousal/tension, produced by internal or external factors, which are perceived to challenge or exceed a person’s ability or resources to cope.

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Explain why a continuum is a reasonable method of representing mental wellbeing.

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A continuum demonstrates that mental wellbeing can range from low to high and that it is dynamic; that is, it can change often. Therefore, a continuum is a reasonable representation of mental wellbeing because this aspect of health can vary for individuals on a daily basis.

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Justify why external factors that influence mental wellbeing may be easier to modify than internal factors.

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External factors such as the social and physical environment may be easier for an individual to alter than internal factors. It is easier to change a group of friends than it is to change genetics and hormone levels, which are often predetermined biological functions, and therefore very difficult for to alter without medical help.

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Using a description of each as your basis, distinguish between stress, anxiety and phobias.

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Stress is a state of physiological and psychological arousal/tension, produced by internal or external factors, which are perceived to challenge or exceed a person’s ability or resources to cope. Anxiety is a state of physiological arousal associated with feelings of apprehension, worry or uneasiness that something is wrong or that something unpleasant is about to happen. A phobia is a persistent, intense, irrational fear of a specific object or event.

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Explain how experiencing anxiety could be adaptive and helpful in some situations.

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In some situations, anxiety may act as a motivator for people to complete a task. For example, if you are anxious about getting a piece of work done for school, you may start the work earlier than if you were not anxious, and this may mean you get the task done ahead of time to relieve the associated anxiety.

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external factor

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a factor that influences mental wellbeing and originates from outside a person, such as the physical and social environment

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internal factor

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a factor that influences mental wellbeing and originates from within a person, such as genetics and hormones

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biological factor

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a factor that relates to the physiological functioning of the body

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psychological factor

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a factor that relates to the functioning of the brain and the mind, including cognitive and affective processes such as thought patterns and memory

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social factor

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a factor that relates to the social components of a person’s environment

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stress

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a state of mental or emotional and physiological tension, resulting from factors that are perceived to challenge or threaten our ability to cope

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anxiety

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an emotion akin to worrying and uneasiness that something is wrong or something bad is going to happen, usually accompanied by physiological signs

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phobia

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a persistent, intense, irrational fear of a specific object or event