CHAPTER 8: DEFINING MENTAL WELLBEING

Question 1

wellbeing

Answer 1

a state in which an individual is mentally, physically, and socially healthy and secure

Question 2

mental wellbeing

Answer 2

a state of emotional and social health in which individuals can cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively, and contribute to their community

Question 3

functioning

Answer 3

refers to how well an individual independently performs in their environment
* evident in observable behaviour when meeting the ordinary demands of everyday life
* underlying cognitions and emotions as they are considered critical to daily functioning

Question 4

level of functioning

Answer 4

the degree to which an individual can complete day-to-day tasks in an independent and effective manner

Question 5

resilience

Answer 5

our ability to recover from adversity or tough times
- high resilience has been linked to greater life satisfaction and happines

Question 6

social wellbeing

Answer 6

the ability for an individual to form and maintain meaningful bonds with others, and adapt to different social situations

Question 7

emotional wellbeing

Answer 7

the ability for an individual to appropriately control and express their own emotions in an adaptive way, as well as understand the emotion of others

Question 8

emotional wellbeing

Answer 8

the ability for an individual to appropriately contorl and express thier own emotions in adaptive way, as well as understand the emotions of others

Question 9

social and emotional wellbeing framework

SEWB

Answer 9

one approach to understanding all elements of being and therefore wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- multidentional (has many dif components)
- holistic (considers the whole person)

Question 10

SEWB framework dimensions

Answer 10

• connection to culture
• connection to country
• connection to spirituality and ancestors
• connection to body
• connection to mind and emotions
• connection to family and kinship
• connection to community

Question 11

SEWB frameworks determinants

Answer 11

• social determinants: circumstances in which people grow, live and work
• historical determinants: the ongoing influence of events, policies, and trauma on groups of people
• political determinants: political policies that shape the process of distributing resources and power to individuals and communities, and create or reinforce social and health inequalities

Question 12

mental wellbeing continuum

Answer 12

a tool that allows us to track fluctuating mental wellbeing
- ranging from high (functioning independently and coping with everyday demands of life) to low (distressed and unable to meet the demands of their environment for long periods of time).

Question 13

mental disorder/ mental illness

Answer 13

can interfere with a person’s thoughts, emotions, perceptions, and behaviours, and disrupts normal function

Question 14

internal factors

Answer 14

influences that originate inside/within a person
- genetic predisposition
- thought pattern
- stress response

Question 15

external factors

Answer 15

influences that originate outside a person
- going through a break up
- access to support
- level of education

Question 16

stress

Answer 16

a psychobiological response produced by internal or external stressors.

Question 17

anxiety

Answer 17

a state of arousal involving feelings of apprehension or uneasiness that something is wrong or something unpleasant is about to happen.

Question 18

specific phobia

Answer 18

a type of diagnosable anxiety disorder that is categorised by excessive and disproportionate fear when encountering or anticipating the encounter of a particular stimulus

Question 19

adaptive behaviour

Answer 19

any behaviour that enables the individual to adjust to the environment appropriately and effectively

Question 20

maladaptive behaviour

Answer 20

any behaviour that is detrimental, counterproductive or otherwise interferes with the individual’s ability to successfully adjust to the environment and fulfill their typical roles in society