Chapter 9 KEY TERMS

Question 1

What is mental health and wellbeing?

Answer 1

how we are felling and how well we function

• is on a continuum and changes throughout life

Question 2

resilience

Answer 2

ability to cope with their experiences including harmful ones

Question 3

mentally healthy

Answer 3

the state of not having difficulty with everyday activities and displaying resilience

• high level of functioning
• social and emotional wellbeing
• resilience to life stressors

Question 5

high level of functioning

Answer 5

• can carry out a wide range of daily activities
• attend to self care
• maintain interpersonal relationships
• demonstrate resilience to challenges

Question 6

wellbeing

Answer 6

complex combination of a persons, physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual health that is linked to happiness and life satisfaction

Question 7

social wellbeing

Answer 7

connections you make with other people and your ability to get along with them in a community

Question 8

emotional wellbeing

Answer 8

ability to feel a range of emotions and express them in a positive way

Question 9

resilience

Answer 9

ability to respond or ‘bounce back’ to previous normal functioning when faced with adversity

Question 10

mental health problem

Answer 10

realatively short-term disruption that impacts on a persons everyday functioning

Question 11

mental disorder

Answer 11

condition that affects mood, thinking and behaviour and is typically long lasting

Question 12

external factors that influence mental wellbeing

Answer 12

originate outside a person

Question 13

internal factors that influence mental wellbeing

Answer 13

come from within a person.

Question 14

biological factors that influence mental wellbeing

Answer 14

relate to physiological functioning of the body

• genetics
• sex
• neurotransmitter function
• hormones
• immune function
• nervous system activity
• physical health

Question 15

psychological factors that influence mental wellbeing

Answer 15

relates to functioning of the brain and mind

• styles of thinking
• beliefs and attitudes
• emotions
• learning and memory
• personality traits

Question 16

social factors that influence mental wellbeing

Answer 16

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

Question 17

stress

Answer 17

state of mental or emotional and physiological tension resulting from factors that are perceived to challenge or threaten our ability to cope

Question 18

anxiety

Answer 18

an emotion like worrying that something is wrong or something bad is going to happen

Question 19

phobia

Answer 19

a persistent, intense, irrational fear of a specific object or event

Question 20

protective factors definition

Answer 20

factors that play a role in decreasing the chance of developing a mental disorder

Question 21

types of protective factors (biological, psychological and social)

Answer 21

biological
- adequate nutritional intake and hydration and sleep

psychological
- mindfullness meditation
- cognitive behavioral strategies

social
- support from family, friends and community

Question 22

culture

Answer 22

a way of life that is shared and learned

Question 23

cultural determinants of wellbeing

Answer 23

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