Chapter 8B

Question 1

mental health continuum

Answer 1

mental wellbeing is considered to exist on a continuum. this is because a person may exhibit some signs of positive wellbeing as well as some mental health struggles, so sometimes it isn’t easy or helpful to consider someone as completely mentally healthy or unhealthy. likewise a person could have diagnosed mental disorder but be receiving adequate treatment and coping perfectly well thanks to their available resources- their behaviour would be consistent with a label of mentally healthy.

Question 2

mental wellbeing

Answer 2

is a sate of welfare in which an individual realises their own abilities, can cope with normal stressors of life, can work productively and is able to contribute to their community and involves factors such as physical, mental, social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing

Question 3

high levels of mental wellbeing

Answer 3

a state of emotional and social wellbeing in which individuals realise their own abilities, can cope with stress and be productive in society

Question 4

middle

Answer 4

temporary periods of interruption to daily functioning bought on by setbacks and situations currently being experiences

Question 5

low levels of mental wellbeing

Answer 5

Having low levels of mental wellbeing is more serious and long lasting with a recognisable set of symptoms and behaviours that require treatment to be alleviated
- being mentally health does nit mean you have no stress, sadness, anger or anxiety it means you can cope with these experiences and respond appropriately

Question 6

internal factors that affect our mental wellbeing

Answer 6

internal factors are influences that originate inside or within a person. this can be organised as biological and psychological factors

Question 7

internal factors can futher be broken down into

Answer 7

• biological factors
• psychological factors

Question 8

biological factors

Answer 8

involved physiologically based or determined influences, that are mostly not in our control, such as genes, hormone imbalances or nervous system functioning

Question 9

psychological factors

Answer 9

involve influences associated with mental processes involving changes in our thought’s, feelings, behaviours, beliefs, attitudes, skills or perception of ourselves

Question 10

external factors that affect mental wellbeing

Answer 10

are factors that originate outside an individual, such as social factors like the quality of ones interpersonal relationships, cultural influences or the amount of support available from others

Question 11

3 major sources of mental wellbeing

Answer 11

• stress
• anxiety
• phobia

Question 12

stress

Answer 12

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

Question 13

anxiety

Answer 13

a state of physiological arousal associated with feelings of apprehension, worry or uneasiness that something is wrong or something unpleasant is going to happen

Question 14

phobia

Answer 14

refers to an excessive or unreasonable fear of a particular object/sitation. the fear is out of proportion to actual danger posed and can interfere with normal function at times