GENDER

Question 1

what is psychological distress?

Answer 1

a state of emotional suffering associated with stressors and demands that are difficult to cope with in daily life

Question 2

describe the relationship between gender and mental health?

Answer 2

more women have a common mental disorder than men
more sentenced women have a psychiatric disorder compared with sentenced men
men are more likely to have a diagnosis of psychosis and women neurosis

Question 3

which mental health disorders are more prevalent in men?

Answer 3

schizophrenia
bipolar
antisocial personality disorders

Question 4

which mental health disorders are more prevalent in women?

Answer 4

anxiety
depression
OCD
PTSD
dementia
eating disorders
post-natal depression

Question 5

what are some reasons for women being more likely to be diagnosed with a mental health issue?

Answer 5

they may be more likely tp seek help for emotional distress

Question 6

how many men between the age of 20-24 die from committing suicide?

Answer 6

25%

Question 7

describe the relationship between LGBT and mental health

Answer 7

LGBT have higher rates of suicide, substance abuse, depression, anxiety etc

Question 8

why might Chinese people have the lowest rates of mental illness?

Answer 8

maybe because they have close knit families and a sense of community

Question 9

what are some cultural explanations of differences in mental health prevalence?

Answer 9

stigma and help-seeking may be different in different communities
distress may be seen as a test

Question 10

what are some social-causation explanations of differences in mental health prevalence?

Answer 10

poverty in childhood
social inequality
early exposure to urban environements
migration
belonging to ethnic minority
early separation from parents
childhood sexual, physical and emotional abuse
bullyinh
debt
unhappy marriages
excessively demanding work threat of unemployment

Question 11

how can we change practice?

Answer 11

recognise diversity and the role of context and social factors in the aetiology of mental ill health.
asking about childhood trauma
supporting GPs to identify and respond to distress
provide therapies which address specific psychological factors associated with suicide
providing support for the individual, the family and the mental health workers