Child, youth and adolescent Flashcards
What is attachment theory?
the theory that humans are born with a need to form a close emotional bond with a caregiver and that such a bond will develop during the first six months of a child’s life if the caregiver is appropriately responsive.
What type of adult mental health problems can be a result of disorganised attachment?
PTSD, Depression, Affective dysregulation (borderline personality disorder), anxiety, ADHD, and trans-generational trauma
How can we assess an infants mental health?
With the still face experiment
What are some risk factors that may predispose children to poor mental health?
Maternal depression, maternal substance misuse, L conflict in family, poverty & social class, teenage parenting, family violence, all forms of abuse, and death.
What are some protective factors of healthy mental health in children?
An easy temperament, high level of intelligence, positive relationships, support from peers, sense of humour, positive experiences at school, reflection, planning, ability to make decisions, and faith
What does the still face experiment teach us?
The ‘still face’ demonstrates how vulnerable we all are to the emotional or non-emotional reactions of the people they are close to. It demonstrates how babies who are just learning about their relational world try to achieve connection.
What is infant mental health?
This refers to how well a child develops socially and emotionally from birth till 3. Understandings infant mental health is the key to preventing and treating the mental health problems of very young children and families
What are some mothering myths?
That the mother immediately wants, knows and loves her baby, maori and Pacifica mothers bond better with their baby’s, a mother should be able to give her full emotional self to the baby and that the birth of the baby will bring happiness to a family
What is the most risky time for women to become mentally unwell?
Post parturition
What percentage of women experience PND
10-15%
What percentage of pregnant women experience depression?
10%
What percentage of women experience anxiety while pregnant or post natally?
15-20%
What percentage of women experience BPAD while pregnant of post nasally?
1-2%
What percentage of women experience a post natal psychosis?
0.5%
What influences maternal mental health?
Biology, psychology (temperament and resilience), social situations, supports, previous experience, trauma, drug/alc use, and cultural perceptions