Chapter 9 KEY TERMS Flashcards
What is mental health and wellbeing?
how we are felling and how well we function
- is on a continuum and changes throughout life
resilience
ability to cope with their experiences including harmful ones
mentally healthy
the state of not having difficulty with everyday activities and displaying resilience
- high level of functioning
- social and emotional wellbeing
- resilience to life stressors
high level of functioning
- can carry out a wide range of daily activities
- attend to self care
- maintain interpersonal relationships
- demonstrate resilience to challenges
wellbeing
complex combination of a persons, physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual health that is linked to happiness and life satisfaction
social wellbeing
connections you make with other people and your ability to get along with them in a community
emotional wellbeing
ability to feel a range of emotions and express them in a positive way
resilience
ability to respond or ‘bounce back’ to previous normal functioning when faced with adversity
mental health problem
realatively short-term disruption that impacts on a persons everyday functioning
mental disorder
condition that affects mood, thinking and behaviour and is typically long lasting
external factors that influence mental wellbeing
originate outside a person
internal factors that influence mental wellbeing
come from within a person.
biological factors that influence mental wellbeing
relate to physiological functioning of the body
- genetics
- sex
- neurotransmitter function
- hormones
- immune function
- nervous system activity
- physical health
psychological factors that influence mental wellbeing
relates to functioning of the brain and mind
- styles of thinking
- beliefs and attitudes
- emotions
- learning and memory
- personality traits
social factors that influence mental wellbeing
relates to social component of a persons environment
- relationships
- early life experience
- education level
- income
- social support
- stability of accommodation
- experience of abuse
- cultural values
- employment
- discrimination
stress
state of mental or emotional and physiological tension resulting from factors that are perceived to challenge or threaten our ability to cope
anxiety
an emotion like worrying that something is wrong or something bad is going to happen
phobia
a persistent, intense, irrational fear of a specific object or event
protective factors definition
factors that play a role in decreasing the chance of developing a mental disorder
types of protective factors (biological, psychological and social)
biological
- adequate nutritional intake and hydration and sleep
psychological
- mindfullness meditation
- cognitive behavioral strategies
social
- support from family, friends and community
culture
a way of life that is shared and learned
cultural determinants of wellbeing
cultural continuity
- ability to preserve the historical traditions of a culture and carry them forward with that culture to the future
self-determination
- ability to participate in decisions on matters that affect ones life
