Halter Chapter 1 (Not Recommended) Flashcards
Describes health as “A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely a the absence of disease or infirmity”?
The World Health Organization (WHO)
A state of well-being in which people reach their own potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively, and contribute to the community =
Mental Health
Provides people with the capacity for rational thinking, communication skills, learning, emotional growth, resilience, and self-esteem =
Mental Health
Refers to all psychiatric disorders that have definable diagnosis =
Mental Illness
Mental illnesses can cause what kinds of disturbances in mental functioning?
Psychological, Developmental, and Psychological Disturbances
How many Americans have experienced a mental illness?
1 Fifth (~21 %)
What age group has the highest level of mental illness?
Young Adults aged 18-25
What percentage of young adults have a mental illness?
~24%
Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder are all-
Serious mental illnesses
What % of Americans have a serious mental illness?
5.2%
What % of adults have attempted suicide?
0.06%
What % of young adults aged 18-25 have attempted suicide?
1.2%
Mental health + Mental Illness can be conceptualized as points along a-
Mental Health Continuum
Mental well-being (Mental Health) is characterized by-
Adequate to high level functioning
If you have no impairments in daily functioning + have occasional stress to mild stress, then you are on what end of the mental health continuum?
You’re mentally well
If you have mild/temporary impairments in daily functioning + Mild to moderate distress, then you are on what end of the mental health continuum?
The Middle, you have Emotional Problems or Concerns
If you have moderate to disabling impairments in daily functioning + Marked distress, then you are on what end of the mental health continuum?
You have a mental illness
The distinguishing factor in mental illness is typically-
Chronic/ Long-Term Impairments that range from moderate to disabling
What are the contributing factors to mental health & well-being?
Environmental Factors, Social & Economic Factors, Individual Attributes & Behaviors
The characteristics that are inborn and learned that make us who we are =
Individual Attributes
Your ability to respond to social cues + participate in social activities is considered an-
Individual Attribute
Biological + Genetic Factors are both-
Individual Attributes
The ability + capacity for people to secure the resources that they need to support their well-being =
Resilience
If you are good at regulating your emotions + Not focusing on the negative, self-defeating thoughts, then you are -
Resilient
How can you tell how good that you are at regulating emotions and coping with difficult situations?
The Brief Resilient Coping Scale
The political climate + cultural considerations =
Environmental Factors
Access or lack of access to basic commodities or a supportive community to fall upon =
Environmental Factors
Mental refers to the-
Brain
Only occurs in specific socio-cultural contexts=
Culture-Bound Syndromes
The belief that the overall person is flawed =
Stigma
Stigma is characterized by-
Social Shunning, Disgrace, and Shame
The result of electrical disturbances in the brain =
Seizures
How can we see epilepsy?
Brain scans
There are specific biological tests that can be done to determine most psychiatric disorders.
True or false?
False
Can a cranial culture be done to diagnose major depressive disorder?
No
Can a MRI be done to diagnose OCD?
No
Researchers are convinced that the root of most mental disorders lies in-
Intercellular Abnormalities
We can now see clear signs of altered brain functioning and/or structure with several psychiatric disorders like-
Schizophrenia, OCD, Anxiety, Depression, and ADHD
Before the late 1800s, it was believed that mental illness was caused by-
Supernatural Forces
During the late 1800s, what made people start to briefly think the cause of mental illness was biological?
The “Germ Theory of Diseases”
Why was the Germ Theory of Diseases abandoned so quickly?
There was no “mania germ” that could be found under a microscope and then treated