Foundations of Learning: Mental Health - Lecture 6

Question 1

Simone Biles

Answer 1

Withdrew from initial competition because of mental health concerns.

Question 2

What was causing Biles’ withdrawal?

Answer 2

System has failed because it’s pushed her and other athletes to be the best and it took a toll on her. Sexual abuse also contributed to it.

Question 3

Had thoughts of wanting to die and openly accepting his mental illness was getting to him.

Answer 3

Michael Phelps

Question 4

One of the first NBA Players to come out with struggles in mental health

Answer 4

Demar Derozan

Question 5

What was the common stereotype people responded with when celebrities came out with mental illness

Answer 5

Not a good athlete, not mentally tough

Question 6

People will slip into abusive ways to cope such as alcohol and drugs

Answer 6

Demar Derozan’s take on how NBA players deal with mental health issues

Question 7

Main Stereotype

Answer 7

You need to be tough and show mental strength. You as an individual is second to the you who is competing.

Question 8

What about Physicians?

Answer 8

Doctors, Surgeons are burnt out, not just athletes who are struggling with mental health issues.

Question 9

Mental Illness?

Answer 9

Described as disturbances in thoughts, feelings, and perceptions affecting day to day functioning.

Question 10

Mental Health?

Answer 10

State of well being that everyone has. Just like physical health we need to take care of mental health. It isn’t simply the absence of mental illness

Question 11

6 Common factors of what good mental health looks like

Answer 11

1) Sense of Purpose
2) Strong Relationships
3) Feeling connected to others
4) Having a good sense of self
5) Coping with stress
6) Enjoying life

Question 12

Billie Eillish, Beethoven, Lady Gaga, Charles Darwin

Answer 12

Had mental illness issues be still overcame them to be known in this world.

Question 13

Myth of mental illness

Answer 13

A stereotype that you need to be mentally ill to be successful but that’s not true

Question 14

DSM 5

Answer 14

Handbook that identifies and diagnose mental disorders.

Question 15

Advantages of DSM 5

Answer 15

1) Standardization
2) Guides research
3) Guides treatment

Question 16

Disadvantages of DSM 5

Answer 16

1) It oversimplifies the human behaviour so you can’t just diagnose someone based on a few matching terms
2) Misdiagnosing
3) Labels that can lead to stigmatization
4) Cultural biases

Question 17

ICD 10

Answer 17

Handbook used in Europe and reflects diversity better

Question 18

Indigenous Models

Answer 18

Another alternate to DSM V and ICD 10

Question 19

What’s unique about the Indigenous Model

Answer 19

It connects perspectives of mental health to family, community and land. Cultural wounds require cultural medicines

Question 20

Focault’s Notion of Power in Mental Illness

Answer 20

People would socially construct illnesses.

Question 21

Focaults central question around mental illness

Answer 21

To what extent of society’s view of madness is because of attitudes society has towards it?

• Essentially what we know about mental health is the biases we have assigned to it.

Question 22

Madness study

Answer 22

We believe that distress is purely in one’s head, and we don’t take into the social forces or cultural forces that actually affect the individual. We see it as them just overthinking and being abnormal