Class #13 - Mental Health issues. Flashcards
Mental Health definition?
Universal condition that shapes the way people think, feel and communicate.
Mental Disorder definition?
Health conditions characterized by alterations in a variety of factors that include ,mood and affect, behavior and thinking and cognition. The disorders are associated with various degrees of distress and impaired functioning.
Psychiatric Mental Health adopts…. models?
bio
Psycho
Social
Spiritual
With regards to behavior control Szarz argues that?
mental illness is not a true illness but a societal label for deviant behavior.
With regards to behavior control locked doors where found to..
be associated with increased pt aggression.
Different types of behavioral control?
Electroconvulsive therapy, behavior modification, medication, psycho-surgery