Defining mental health

Question 1

Defining mental health

Define mental health

Answer 1

A state of wellbeing in which an individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stressors of life, can work productively and is able to make their contribution to their community

Question 2

Defining mental health

Define mental health problems

Answer 2

A period of low mental health in a person’s life that affects the way a person thinks, feels and/ or behaves, but to a lesser extent and of a shorter duration than a mental disorder

Question 3

Defining mental health

Define mental disorder

Answer 3

A mental state that involves thoughts, feelings, and behaviours which are assoiated with impairment in daily life, personal distress, atypical thoughts, feelings and behaviours and dysfunction

Question 4

Defining mental health

Define biopsychosocial framework

Answer 4

Is an approach to describing and explaining how biological, psychological and social factors combine and interact to influence a person’s level of physical and mental health.

Question 5

Defining mental health

biopsychosocial framework
-Biological

Answer 5

(internal factors) are physiological influences related to bodily functions often not in our control eg weight

Question 6

Defining mental health

biopsychosocial framework
-Psychological

Answer 6

(internal factors) are influenced linked to mental and cognitive processes eg self-esteem level

Question 7

Defining mental health

biopsychosocial framework
-Social

Answer 7

(external factors) are influences related to how we interact with others and the society in which we live eg social support.

Question 8

Defining mental health

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Answer 8

• Act independently and fulfil any tasks that they need to
• Have positive impacts in other areas too; higher participation in extra-curricular activities, more domain of social support, regulate their emotions, think clearly rationally etc

Question 9

Defining mental health

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Answer 9

• Social wellbeing refers to our ability to form healthy relationships with others and communicates with others in ways that are socially appropriate
• Emotional wellbeing refers to our ability to express emotions appropriately and regulate, manage and control emotions when needed.
• People who have high levels of social and emotional wellbing have more stable mental health.

Question 10

Defining mental health

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• Resilience is the ability to cope with adapt to life stressors and consequently restore positive mental functioning,
• Resilience can be shown through adjusting to the stressor (accept it) or through overcoming the stressor (addressing and fixing issue)
• People who show resilience tend to be more content, higher self-efficacy, optimistic etc (protective factors)

Question 11

Defining mental health

Define Protective factors

Answer 11

prevents people from developing serious mental health problem or even mental disorder

Question 12

Defining mental health

Informed consent
Main concern

Answer 12

people may have mental disorders that make it difficult for them to provide informed consent as they do not understand all elements of the study ie decline in cognitive functioning

guardians etc can provide consent on the patients behalf but it is no way acceptable to pressure patients to take part.

Question 13

Defining mental health

Use of placebo treatment
Define placebo treatments

Answer 13

Refer to treatments that do not actually contain an active drug component within them

Question 14

Defining mental health

Use of placebo treatment
Define placebo effect

Answer 14

Is when participants believe they have been given the treatment and respond/ behave differently to match their expectations

Question 15

Defining mental health

Use of placebo treatment
Issue with using placebo treatment

Answer 15

Sometimes patients have to stop taking their active medication ti take placebo instead. This can be dangerous and cause symptoms to re appear or mental health condition to worsen