Chapter 12

Question 0

Socio-cultural approach

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Normal is what society or cultural group a person lives in regards as a acceptable behaviour and thinking.

Question 1

Define Normality

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a pattern of thoughts, feelings or behaviour that conforms to a usual, typical or expected standard within a cultural context

Question 2

Historical approach

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The definition of normal depends of what was acceptable in a particular period of time.

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Situational approach

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Normal is determined by the situation a person is in at any particular time.

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Statistical approach

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Behaviour of type of thinking is normal if it is found in most people. Behaviour and thoughts displayed by a small minority are abnormal.

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Medical approach

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Abnormal is whatever the DSM V lists as a mental disorder.

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Functional approach

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A behaviour is normal if it does not harm anyone and it allow the individual to:

• maintain their own Heath and hygiene
• hold down a job
• sustain interpersonal relationships with family and friends

Question 7

Mental health

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Is the capacity of and individual to interact with others and the environment in ways that promote subjective well-being, optimal development throughout the lifespan and effective use of person’s cognitive, emotional and social abilities.

Question 8

Mental health problem / mental illness

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When a negative event occurs in a person’s life and it persists enough to cause him/her to experience distress such that certain thoughts, feelings, emotions interfere with the ability to cope with everyday life.

Question 9

What are the systems that use the CATEGORICAL approach of classifying mental illness?

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1. Diagnosis and statistical manual of mental disorders - volume 5 (DSM-V)
2. International classification of diseases - version 10 (ICD-10)

Question 10

List some characteristics of the DSM-V

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• For a person to be diagnosed with a mental disorder, the DSM lists to inclusive criteria and exclusive criteria.
• 16 categories with 365 mental disorders.

Question 11

DSM-V inclusive criteria

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Are the symptoms that must be present.

Question 12

DSM-V exclusive criteria

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Are those symptoms that must NOT be present.

Question 13

DSM-V Polythetic criteria

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Are those criteria that may or may not be present in certain disorders.

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The AXES of the DSM

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Axes provide comprehensive and useful information for their treatment.

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Axis 1

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Clinical disorders and other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention.

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Axis 2

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Personality disorders and retardation

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Axis 3

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General medical conditions

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Axis 4

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Psychological and environmental problems

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Axis 5

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Global assessment of functioning

Question 20

ICD-10

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• 21 chapters
• chapter V only describes MENTAL DISORDERS
• ICD-10-AM (aus version)

Question 21

Categorical Approach

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an approach to classifying mental disorders involving assessment of whether an individual has a disorder on the basis of symptoms and characteristics that are described as typical of the disorder

Question 22

Dimensional approach

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an approach to classifying mental disorders that quantifies a person’s symptoms or other characteristics of interest and represents them with numerical values on one or more scales or continuums, rather than assigning them to a mental disorder category

Question 23

Biopsychosocial framework

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an approach to describing and explaining how biological, psychological and social factors combine and interact to influence an individual’s physical and mental health

Question 24

Biological factors

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Physiological influences on mental health that can be both functional (neurotransmitter levels in the the brain such as dopamine) and structural (brain structures that are abnormal).

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Psychological factors

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involve all those influences associated with mental processes such as how we think, includes both cognitive and personality characteristic.

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Social factors

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Social factors that may cause prolonged stress such as poverty, family dysfunction, domestic violence, physical abuse or psychological abuse.
Interpersonal skills and interpersonal skills.
Cultural factor.

Question 27

Stress

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a state of physiological and psychological arousal produced by internal or external stressors that are perceived by the individual as challenging or exceeding their ability or resources to cope

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Stressor

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Any internal or external event or circumstance that produces stress

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Stress response

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the physiological and psychological changes experienced when confronted by a stressor

Question 30

Fight-flight response

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an involuntary reaction resulting in a state of physiological readiness to deal with a sudden and immediate threat by either confronting it (fight) or running away to safety (flight)

Question 31

HPA axis (Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis)

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Hypothalamus stimulates the Pituitary Gland to release ACTH (adreno-carticotrophic hormone) into the blood stream. On reaching yhe adrenal glands, ACTH stimulates the production of adrenalin, noradrenalin and cortisol - the hormone active in Fight-flight response.

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Eustress

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in relation to stress, a positive psychological response to a stressor, as indicated by the presence of positive states such as feeling enthusiastic, excited, active and alert

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Distress

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a negative psychological response to a stressor, indicated by negative psychological states such as anger, anxiety, nervousness, irritability or tension

Question 34

List three Psychological responses to stress

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1. Behavioural changes
2. Emotional changes
3. Cognitive changes

Question 35

Behavioural changes include:

Answer 35

Tremors, voice changes, sleep deprivation, aggression, feeling of failure, mental fatigue, avoidance behaviour

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Emotional responses include:

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Responses vary with age and circumstance, and in nature and intensity.
Depression, anxiety, sense of helplessness, irritability, cynical/negative towards others

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Cognitive responses

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Impaired memory, impaired memory formation, difficulty managing personal affairs, decision making becomes faulty, poor problem solving

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Psychological determinants of stress

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• Prior experience dealing with stressors
• Attitude - partially cynical or negative
• Lack of motivation
• Low self esteem
• Personality characteristics

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Transactional model of stress and comping

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a theory that proposes that stress involves an encounter between an individual and their environment, and that a stress response depends upon the appraisal of the stressor and ability to cope with it

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TMSC: Stage 1 primary appraisal

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Persona must judge the potential stressor and sip decide whether it is stressful, beneficial or irrelevant.
If stressful, a decision is made about whether it is: potentially harmful/threatening/

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Secondary appraisal

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in the transactional model of stress and coping, an evaluation of internal and external coping options and resources for dealing with a stressor

Question 42

Problem focused comping

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a strategy to manage or change the cause or source of a stress

Question 43

Emotional focused coping

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strategies to attend to emotional responses to a specific stressor

Question 44

allostasis

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allostasis the body’s ability to maintain a stable physiological environment by adjusting and changing to meet internal and external demands