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Block 6 Flashcards

1
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What are the issues associated with classifying mental health problems?

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Complexity
Aetiology
Thresholds

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2
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What is the PHQ-9?

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Depression questionnaire

Monitors disease severity and response to treatment

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3
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What is the GAD-7?

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Generalised anxiety questionnaire

Screening tool

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4
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What is the predominant mental health problem worldwide?

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Depression

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5
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Are women or men more likely to be affected by common mental disorders?

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Women

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6
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True or false - 1 in 6 people have a common mental disorder

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True

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7
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Name the 4 stages of care pathways set out by NICE guidelines

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Stage 1: recognition, assessment and initial management
Stage 2: psychological interventions (primary care)
Stage 3: higher intensity therapy and drug interventions (primary care)
Stage 4: secondary care involvement if patient is at risk or shown no improvement

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How can mental health be measured at a population level?

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Gathering existing data
Biological measurements
Diagnostic interviews (gold standard)
Screening assessment tools

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9
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Name of theories of health belief

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Attribution theory - how the social perceived uses information to arrive at causal explanations.
Locus of control - the extent to which people can control their lives. Internal vs external factors. Behavioural and cognitive control.
Self-efficacy - self-belief. Can be changes via role models and practice/rehearsal.
Leventhal’s model of illness representation. Individuals interpretation of their illness.

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10
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Name the predictors of health belief

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Health belief model - an individuals willingness to change their health behaviour is due to their health perceptions.
Theory of planned behaviour - links belief to behaviours. Attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control, together shape an individual’s behavioural intentions.
Stages of change model - move through different stages when changing our behaviour.

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Describe the stages of change model

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  1. Pre-contemplative
  2. Contemplative
  3. Determination
  4. Active change
  5. Maintenance
  6. Relapse
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12
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What are medically unexplained symptoms?

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Physical symptoms that are not explained by organic disease. Linked to psychological factors and are not deliberately produced.

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What is illness behaviour?

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The way in which symptoms may be differently perceived, evaluated and acted upon

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14
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Give examples of abnormal illness behaviour

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Illness denial

Illness affirmation

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15
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What are the reasons for medically unexplained symptoms?

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Reduce sigma of mental illness
Assume the sick role
Decrease internal emotional conflict

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What are the causes of medically unexplained symptoms?

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Emotional currency
Abnormal attachment
Childhood factors (repeated neglect, attention when ill, in adulthood instead of accessing psychological support they manifest in physical symptoms)
Cognitive (over interpreting symptoms, symptom catastrophising)

17
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Define grief

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The intense sorrow/emotional response to loss e.g. death

18
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Name types of grief reactions

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Affective, cognitive, behavioural, physiological/somatic, immunological/endocrine

19
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The moment grief is expressed is called…

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Mourning

20
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Name the 5 stages of grief

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Denial 
Anger
Bargaining 
Depression 
Acceptance

Can be other emotions in response to grief
Emotional avoidance is a coping strategy

21
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Give examples of complicated grief

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Chronic grief

Inhibited/delayed grief

22
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True or false - grief cannot occur before death

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False - grief can occur before death e.g. for the chronically ill

23
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Define stigma

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Discrimination against a person due to any physical/behavioural attribute which is negatively valued, leading to a person being regarded as unacceptable or inferior. Stigma is a social process.

24
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Describe the process of stigmatisation

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Labelling - label individuals due to differences
Stereotyping - labels are attributed characteristics
Othering - distinguishing normal/abnormal
Stigmatisation - devalued, marked/identified
Discrimination - stigmatisation is reinforced through legislation or other structural conditions

25
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Describe the response to stigmatisation

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Passing - passing oneself off without acknowledging symptoms
Covering - avoiding situations, decreasing visibility
Withdrawal from social life
Resisting stigmatisation

26
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Are men or women more likely to suffer with psychosis?

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Men

Women more likely to suffer with neurosis

27
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Are men or women more likely to commit suicide?

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Men

28
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Name the social and environmental factors that increase the risk of mental ill health

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Childhood poverty 
Social inequality 
Early separation from patents
Childhood abuse 
Bullying 
Stress
29
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Name the 2 types of severe mental illness

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Schizophrenia

Bipolar

30
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True or false - decreased life expectancy for individuals with schizophrenia

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True

31
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Which physical health problems are individuals with severe mental illness twice as likely to experience?

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Obesity
T2D
COPD

32
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Describe the causes of poor health in patients with severe mental health illness

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Unemployment & poverty
Lack of support
Side effects of medication e.g. weight gain from antipsychotics
Stigma & isolation
Diagnostic overshadowing
Increase in behaviours that pose a risk to health e.g. SMOKING

33
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Describe the intervention of bespoke smoking cessation

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Nicotine replacement therapy and behavioural/psychological support
Mental health practitioners training in smoking cessation
Increases individuals chance of quitting

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