Distress and Well-being

Question 1

What are 3 possible contexts of distress?

Answer 1

Clinical context
Medical context
Personal and everyday accounts

Question 2

What is a clinical uni-dimensional measure of distress that has 10 questions?

Answer 2

The Kessler scale of distress
Developed closely with the ISM and DSM
It contains 10 questions, correlates and predicts mental illness but is NOT a diagnostic tool

Question 3

What is the difference between Uni-dimensional and Multi-dimensional scales

Answer 3

Uni-one element being measured on a continuum and while the multi dimensional has different elements that are measured separately

Question 4

What is a multi-dimensional clinical model for measurement of distress?

Answer 4

The DAS Scale system, which measures depression, anxiety and stress

Question 5

What is the difference between the way the Kessler and the DAS Scale is measured?

Answer 5

DAS Scale is about what you were doing, what you were able to do etc, Kessler is based on feelings

Question 6

What is a medical multi-dimensional measurement of distress?

Answer 6

the Ridner Scale which measures the perceived inability to cope, change in emotion, discomfort and possible harm caused

Question 7

What is a personal multi-dimensional measure of distress?

Answer 7

The Masse level of distress, which involves writing an essay and argues that distress is so subjective that they are not able to be measured and compared

Question 8

Based on the commonality of the test, what are good general measures of distress?

Answer 8

Depression, Anxiety and Stress

Question 9

Why is distress study important?

Answer 9

Because it is an integral part of the DSM-5 for starters
It is an important issue and complex consideration in the persons life-
The persons culture
In context of the symptoms
The impact
The severity

Question 10

What was found about indigenous Australiana in terms of distress and illness?

Answer 10

Indigenous people were far more likely to experience higher levels of severe distress than non-indigenous(around 10-15% increase over non indigenous)

Question 11

What is the DALY scale?

Answer 11

Disability Adjusted Life Years - Amount of years of life lost due to the illness

Question 12

What are some cultural ties to causes of distress?

Answer 12

Recognition of land ownership
Separation of culture and identity
Systemic discrimination
Lack of feeling of control - environment, dignity, community, justice, health services

Question 13

Why is looking at one culture important for understanding distress?

Answer 13

Distress can be scaffolded by systematic social determinants
mitigating distress menas changing the system and reducing the impact of those social determinants
Similar patterns occur in US and Canada
It is also not to seen as a deficit model

Question 14

What is resilience?

Answer 14

The ability to overcome distress and distressing experiences

Including the important elements of Calm, Eustress and Distress

Question 15

What is a way to overcome, or get out distress?

Answer 15

Develop and adopt new strategies, skills and supports to reduce and manage stress

Question 16

What is a way to help people develop resilience?

Answer 16

Develop sense of identity and leadership

Question 17

What is hedonism?

Answer 17

Leaning towards self pleasure

Question 18

What is Eudemonic wellbeing?

Answer 18

Having a sense of meaning and self realisation

Question 19

What is the Self Determination Theory?

Answer 19

All humans have an innate desire for mastery and growth. There are 2 basic theories to Self Determination Theory, that we need to cover 3 basic psychological needs and that we need to have intrinsic motivation to move towards mastery

Question 20

What are the 3 basic psychological needs in the self determination theory?

Answer 20

Autonomy - Freedom to make decisions in your life
Competence - Or the belief to become competent
Belonging/Relationships - The sense to belong with group and to be able to form relationships with other groups

Question 21

What are examples of hedonic wellbeing?

Answer 21

subjective wellbeing
happiness
positive affect
vitality and energy levels
flow

Question 22

What is a hedonic scale?

Answer 22

PANAS scale

Question 23

What is an example of a combination of hedonic and eudemonic wellbeing?

Answer 23

PERMA
Positive emotion
Engagement, flow
Relationships
Meaning
Accomplishmenta

Question 24

What is WEMWBS?

Answer 24

A combined unidimensional Hedonic and Eudemonic scale

Question 25

What is Balit Marrup

Answer 25

An indigenous wellbeing scale based on Strong Spirit and connection with and between 
Social
Emotional
Physical 
Cultural 
Spiritual

Question 26

What was the outcome on well-being of increasing kindness and gratitude?

Answer 26

Greater satisfaction with life
Greater psychological functioning
Greater connectedness
No change in eudemonic wellbeing

Question 27

Does simply promoting well-being improve positive growth?

Answer 27

Yes

Question 28

In universities, does promoting intrinsic goals and autonomy supportive climates lead to deeper processing and better performance?

Answer 28

Yes

Question 29

What is WEMWBS?

Answer 29

A unidimensional scale of wellbeing combining hedonic and eudonic wellbeing

Question 30

What is the Kessler scale

Answer 30

A scale of distress with 10 questions that closely aligns to the DSM5

Question 31

Why is attempting to say that distress and wellbeing are opposites?

Answer 31

Because we are saying that Distress is only bad, which is not necessarily true
Because it reduces the meanings of both things and over simplifies
Does not allow for effective interventions