Adolescent Mental Health and Well-being Flashcards
Cultural variables that discourage Filipinos from seeking help
Shame, stigma, collectivist beliefs
Senate Bill No. 1354
Philippine Mental Health Act of 2017
States that every person should have access to the best available mental health services
House Bill Number 6542 or Comprehensive Mental Health Act
An act establishing a national mental health policy
RA 11036 or Philippine Mental Health Act
A state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, copes with the normal stresses of life, works productively and fruitfully, and makes contributions to the community
Mental health
Positive mental health according to Freud
2-fold capacities (to love and to work)
The personality as a whole depends on the correct development of its components
Erikson
Fully functioning, positive functioning (positive mental health)
Maslow, Allport, and Rogers
A multidimensional phenomenon, integrating biological, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions
Well-being
Components of well-being
Feeling good, functioning well
Includes feelings of things like curiosity, engagement, and safety
Feeling good
This includes having positive relationships and social connections.
Functioning well
Regarded as both a risk factor influencing social functioning and behavioral problems; a protective factor that impedes psychological problems
Self-concept
How we evaluate a situation or circumstance
Stress
Causes anxiety or concern; can be short or long-term; decreases performance
Distress
Motivates, focuses energy; short-term; improves performance and feels exciting
Eustress
In the clutches of acute stress; “worry warts” see disaster around every corner and pessimistically forecast catastrophe in every situation
Episodic acute stress
A subtle condition; often ignored until obvious physical symptoms
Chronic stress
Stress as a pervasive feature throughout the lifespan
Adolescent stress
Warning signs of stress
Cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral symptoms
Kinds of stress response
Angry or agitated, withdrawn or depressed, tense and frozen
An emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes
Anxiety
A mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest
Depression
Diagnosable mental disorders that are characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior
Mental illness
Criteria for psychological disorders; abnormal behavior deviates from the statistical average
Deviation from the statistical norms
Abnormal behavior deviates from the culturally accepted standards
Deviation from the social norms
Behavior seriously disrupts social, academic, or professional life.
Maladaptiveness of behavior
Assumes that our subjective feeling of anxiety, depression determines whether we have a psychological disorder
Personal distress
To reduce the unpleasant and unhealthy emotional effects of stressful events
Restorative
Helps avoid succumbing to stress in the first place
Preventative