chapter 20 Flashcards
mental health
nl functioning of emotional and intellectual abilities
mental illness
involves the emotions and mental functions and produces signs and sx that affect the body’s ability to function
situation response
where a personal crisis, temporary physical changes in the brain, side effects from meds, or severe change in the environment causes a situation response, in this signs and sx are temporary
conditions that cause or worsen mental illness
physical factors, environmental factors, heredity, or stress
physical factors
illness, disability, or aging, substance abuse, chemical imbalance,
environmental factors
weak interpersonal or family relationships or traumatic early life experiences
heredity
can occur repeatedly in some families, inherited traits vs family influence
stress
ppl tolerate diff levels of stress and cope diff with stress
fallacy
false belief
greatest fallacy
ppl who have a mental illness can control it
intellectual disability
int disability is a developmental disability that causes below avg mental functioning, is a permanent condition, present at birth/childhood, affects mental ability, and there is no cure
mental illness
can be temporary, may occur at any time during a person’s life, may or may not affect mental ability, many mental illnesses can be cured or tx with meds or therapy
mental health and physical health
reducing stress can prevent some physical illnesses, and mental health can protect and improve physical illnesses
defense mechanisms
unconscious behaviors used to release tension or cope with stress, they help to block uncomfortable or threatening feelings
common defense mechanisms
denial, projection, displacement, rationalization, repression, regression
denial
completely rejecting the feeling or thought
projection
seeing feelings in others that are really one’s own
displacement
transferring a strong negative feeling to a safer situation
rationalization
making excuses to justify a situation
repression
blocking unacceptable thoughts or painful feelings from the mind
regression
going back to an old, usually immature behavior
anxiety
uneasiness, worry, or fear, often about a situation or condition
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
characterized by chronic anxiety and worry, even when there is no reason for concern
panic attack
episode of intense fear that occurs along with physical sx such as rapid HR cp dizziness SOB
