Chapter 1: Mental Health and Mental Illness Flashcards
mental and ________ health go hand in hand
physical
mental health WHO def
mental health is the state of well being in which an individual is:
able to realize his/ her own potential
cope with daily stress
work productively
contribute to the community
what is needed to have a mental illness
defined psych diagnosis
mental illness
alteration of mental health
mental illness is shaped by
culture
society
mental health continuum
pendulum that swings
there is a true middle griund
what is key to recovery
resilience
resilience
effective at managing emotions, keeping out negative, self defeating thoughts
ability to bounce back/deal/cope
what are some social and economic circumstances that can either be a risk or protective factor
family
school
peer groups
socioeconomic status
educational advancement
what are some environmental factors that can either be a risk or protective factor
political climate
culture
social and economic polices
does mental health have large stigma around it
yes
what theory was the origins of mental illness
nature vs nurture
what did nature vs nurture develop into
diathesis-stress model
diathesis-stress model
diathesis
biological predisposition
diathesis-stress model
stress
environmental stress/trauma
what does diathesis-stress model say
that most mental illnesses occur because of biological (nature) AND stressors (nurture), combination of both
mental health parity act
parity meaning
equivalence
mental health parity act
if insurance pays for physical then they must provide equal treatment coverage for psych
patient protection and affordable care act
coverage for most uninsured Americans through expanded medicaid eligibility
allowed people to be covered for mental health
incidence
number of new cases in given time
prevalence
number of cases regardless of when they began
short duration disease (common cold), incidence and prevalence
high indigence
low prevalence
chronic disease (diabetes), incidence and prevalence
low incidence
high prevalence
what does epidemiology (incidence and prevalence) help us do
improve clinical practice
plan public health policies
clinical epidemiology that examines health and illness at what level
population level
clinical epidemiology allows us to look at groups of people and
define commonalities amongst symptoms
DSM5
criteria for a diagnosis
DSM5 provides a common language, what does this mean
medical appropriate language (everyone saying same thing)
even at basic or advanced level, what is essential
patient advocacy
what are some trends affecting the future?
educational challenges
demand
aging
cultural diversity
technology
in diathesis stress, which is always present
always have diathesis
incidence
new cases
prevalence
all cases regardless when they started
