Chapter 1: Mental Health and Mental Illness

Question 1

mental and ________ health go hand in hand

Answer 1

physical

Question 2

mental health WHO def
mental health is the state of well being in which an individual is:

Answer 2

able to realize his/ her own potential
cope with daily stress
work productively
contribute to the community

Question 3

what is needed to have a mental illness

Answer 3

defined psych diagnosis

Question 4

mental illness

Answer 4

alteration of mental health

Question 5

mental illness is shaped by

Answer 5

culture
society

Question 6

mental health continuum

Answer 6

pendulum that swings
there is a true middle griund

Question 7

what is key to recovery

Answer 7

resilience

Question 8

resilience

Answer 8

effective at managing emotions, keeping out negative, self defeating thoughts

ability to bounce back/deal/cope

Question 9

what are some social and economic circumstances that can either be a risk or protective factor

Answer 9

family
school
peer groups
socioeconomic status
educational advancement

Question 10

what are some environmental factors that can either be a risk or protective factor

Answer 10

political climate
culture
social and economic polices

Question 11

does mental health have large stigma around it

Answer 11

yes

Question 12

what theory was the origins of mental illness

Answer 12

nature vs nurture

Question 13

what did nature vs nurture develop into

Answer 13

diathesis-stress model

Question 14

diathesis-stress model
diathesis

Answer 14

biological predisposition

Question 15

diathesis-stress model
stress

Answer 15

environmental stress/trauma

Question 16

what does diathesis-stress model say

Answer 16

that most mental illnesses occur because of biological (nature) AND stressors (nurture), combination of both

Question 17

mental health parity act
parity meaning

Answer 17

equivalence

Question 18

mental health parity act

Answer 18

if insurance pays for physical then they must provide equal treatment coverage for psych

Question 19

patient protection and affordable care act

Answer 19

coverage for most uninsured Americans through expanded medicaid eligibility

allowed people to be covered for mental health

Question 20

incidence

Answer 20

number of new cases in given time

Question 21

prevalence

Answer 21

number of cases regardless of when they began

Question 22

short duration disease (common cold), incidence and prevalence

Answer 22

high indigence
low prevalence

Question 23

chronic disease (diabetes), incidence and prevalence

Answer 23

low incidence
high prevalence

Question 24

what does epidemiology (incidence and prevalence) help us do

Answer 24

improve clinical practice
plan public health policies

Question 25

clinical epidemiology that examines health and illness at what level

Answer 25

population level

Question 26

clinical epidemiology allows us to look at groups of people and

Answer 26

define commonalities amongst symptoms

Question 27

DSM5

Answer 27

criteria for a diagnosis

Question 28

DSM5 provides a common language, what does this mean

Answer 28

medical appropriate language (everyone saying same thing)

Question 29

even at basic or advanced level, what is essential

Answer 29

patient advocacy

Question 30

what are some trends affecting the future?

Answer 30

educational challenges
demand
aging
cultural diversity
technology

Question 31

in diathesis stress, which is always present

Answer 31

always have diathesis

Question 32

incidence

Answer 32

new cases

Question 33

prevalence

Answer 33

all cases regardless when they started