Chapter 2: Psychological Help Flashcards by Mia Fletcher

What is emotionally healthy?

Ability to experience and present with full range of emotions and feelings

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What IS psych healthy?

absence of mental illness
Presence of mental wellness
Fulfillment of human potential

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What is NOT psych healthy

Psych normality
Being mentally ill from symptoms alone (anxiety can protect us)
The way people look

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What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs?

Idea of mental health
Based off of people who lived “full lives” (healthy, smart, successful)
Made in order of urgency
Have to fulfil one level to go to the next (start at bottom to the top)

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What are the 5 needs of Maslow’s hierarchy model in ascending order

Physiological needs
Safety and security
Love and belongingness
Self esteem
Self actualization

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What are the qualities of self actualized people?

Realism
Acceptance
Autonomy
Capacity for intimacy
Creativity

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What are the characteristics of a psychologically “ healthy” individual

Openness to feelings
Warmth
Positivity
Straightforwardness
Competence
Altruism
Resilience
Balance in all aspects of life

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When does developing a positive self concept begin?

In Childhood, by feeling loved, giving love and the sense that one can accomplish goals

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What is Integration with a positive self concept?

Sense of self over time, in charge of who you are, not an image from someone else

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What is stability with positive self concept?

integration of the self and freedom from contradictions

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What is Self esteem?

component of psychological wellness
Offsets destructive behaviours
Balance of who u are and idealized self

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What are the three C’s of Hardiness?

High Commitment
Sense of Control
Welcome Challenge

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What is the most common psych disorder?

Anxiety !!!!

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How does anxiety differ from stress?

Anxiety is an intense debilitating feeling, that is long lasting even after a stressor has passed

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What is the most common anxiety disorder?

Phobias!!

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What is social anxiety?

Intense fear of being embarrassed or evaluated negatively by others
Has a negative impact on daily performance
Leads to avoidance of social situations

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What is Panic disorder?

Panic attacks and severe physical symptoms
Losing mental control
Can occur via “trigger” or “out of the blue”
Can lead to agoraphobia

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What is GAD

Excessive, uncontrollable worry
Can result in OCD

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What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?

Recurrent intrusive thoughts or impulses causing distress
Compulsions are repetitive behaviours aimed at reducing anxiety associated with obsessive thought
(Hard to resist)

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What is PTSD

Reaction to severely traumatic events that produce a sense of terror and helplessness
Reliving events through dreams, intrusive memories, and/or hallucinations
Accompanied by numbing of feelings, sleep disturbances, anxiety and depression

How to treat anxiety?

Medication
Cognitive Behavioural therapy (persons thoughts and behaviours)
Stress management and coping techniques
Exercise, proper nutrition, avoiding stimulants

What are mood disorders?

Temporary mood changes that don’t affect overall state of wellness
Intense and persistent to affect daily functioning

What is depression?

Affects 11% of Canadians ages 15+, at some point in life \women are 2x more likely
Symptoms:
- feeling demoralized
- sadness and hopelessness
- worthlessness and guilt

What is Dysthymic disorder

Moderate or mild depression for 2 years or longer
(Persistent and waves of intensity)

What is depression in disguise?

Atypical Extended irritability or anger rather than sadness Viewed as normal in older adults

Depression in Disguise in Children

Seen in children when they say they are “sick”, are reluctant to leave a parent and avoid school Come across as angry, uncooperative, irritable and anti-social Difficult to separate from a phase in children

How to treat depression?

80% respond well 10% actually seek treatment due to shame and stigma Available and accessible (anti depressant or psychotherapy) 2 year recover isn’t uncommon, never assured

What is Suicide a principal danger of?

Danger of severe depression

How many people die from suicide each year?

4500 die 2nd leading cause of death among youth and young adults

What is the warning sign acronym of suicide?

IS PATH WARM

What does IS PATH WARM stand for?

Ideation Substance Purposelessness Anxiety Trapped Hopelessness Withdrawal Anger Recklessness Mood change

What to do if someone is in suicide danger?

Do not leave them alone Find expert help Don’t be afraid to discuss Ask direct questions

Suicide and proper Language

Avoid “commit”, “successful”, “failed attempt” Replace with “die by suicide”,”non fatal attempt”, “suicide attempt”

What percentage of students suffer from anxiety? Depression? Stress?

Anxiety: 43.3% Stress: 51.5% Depression: 30.4%

Before what age does mental health issues usually appear?

Before 25

Why is mental issues prevalent in college students?

Moving away Social pressures Staying on top of classes Job market

According to the video how many students considered ending their own lives?

1 in 10

What is the key message of the Jack Project?

There is no shame and there is help

What was the first mental health summit for students called?

Unleash the noise

Unleash the noise was run by who?

Student led

What is stigma?

A set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something

What is the Biological (Medical) Model?

The minds activities depends on the brain and genetic composition Acknowledges influences of environment and learning Focuses on neurons and complex chemical reactions Therapy/ Treatment: Pharmalogical

What is the behaviour model?

What people do besides the brain and chem Analyzed in terms of stimulus, response and reinforcement Treatment: discover what reinforcements sustain bad behaviour and alter it (exposure therapy)

What is the cognitive model?

from attitudes, expectations, and beliefs Taught to substitute unrealistic thoughts with realistic ones Treatment: Cognitive therapy, expose and identify ideas that produce anxiety or depression

What is the Psychodynamic Model?

Emphasis on thoughts and unconscious emotions and impulses that direct our thoughts and behaviours Emphasizes role of past in shaping the present Treatment: patients speak freely to understand basis of feelings and gain insight

What type of therapy is patients speaking freely?

Interpersonal, humanistic, experimental, & existential

What Model is a combined approach?

Cognitive- behavioural model

What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?

Focuses on changing problematic patterns of thinking Involves individual or group therapy sessions Can be combined with drugs for anxiety disorders