HLST PSYCHOLOGY Flashcards
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What is mental health according to WHO 2010?
Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual recognizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to contribute to his to her community.
Mental health according to Canadian mental health association?
Resilience, self-actualization, balance(effectively juggling multiple demands), and an ability to enjoy life.
what perspective was missing in the definitions give by WHO and Canadian mental health association?
indicated that mental health can be LOW without, meaning you have mental illness.so “absence of mental illness is surely not enough”.
What is mental illness?
wide range of mental health conditions or disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behaviour.
examples of mental illness and health issues?
depression, anxiety disorders and panic attacks, schizophrenia, eating disorders, addictive behaviour, Bipolar disease, hypomania and mania, obsessive compulsive disorder, phobias, post traumatic stress disorders, self-esteem, stress
what do Canadians often suggest as mental health problems and mental illness as?
depression,anxiety -Mental health problems
schizophrenia- mental illness
what do some people suggest about schizophrenia?
that it should be referred as mental illness or brain disease(Alzheimers)rather than mental health problems, stop associating it with stress.
Is schizophrenia being biological and depression and anxiety being non biological but based on “mood disorders” fact?
NO
how do we see mental health disorders as currently?
nature-nurture
interaction of individual vulnerability and environmental factors
heritability of bipolar?
85%
what is the take of western society on entirely biological depression?
take medicine-no chance of prevention
what is languishing?
Absence of mental health
(individual may not meet the threshold for mental illness yet still have a poor mental health)
what are the typical goals for mental illness and mental health?
MENTAL ILLNESS-symptom reduction and relapse prevention
MENTAL HEALTH-health promotion
what should be the ideal thought of practitioners?
maximize mental health and minimize mental illness
what was thought to be the cause of mental illness in the 18th century?
rapid social change
urbanization
dislocations in society
How does vulnerability affects in the stress-vulnerability model?
(Nature-nurture)
more vulnerable-more readily manifest symptoms than less
what does the stress-vulnerability model recognizes ?
biological predisposition
(when a person has increased likelihood or higher chance to get a particular disease)
What does the stress- vulnerability model acknowledges?
benefit of teaching things such as:
stress management
problem solving
how do public policies /social norms influence our access/opportunities leading to inequities ?
1.Discrimination(ethnicity, gender,education,age)
2.income-job opportunity and job security
3.education
4.food security
5.early life experiences
6.Biological determinants-genetic risk, injury,pathogens and toxins.
what are the components thought as “biological determinants” influenced by?
SOCIAL DTERMINATION
What risks interact with biological factors?
social risk
environmental risk
behavioural risk
Globally how many mental illness cases can be found in low income countries?
75%
estimated number of psychiatrists in Nigeria?
200
what is the deep prejudice among men about mental health or depression?
I.e. men should not take care the there mental health
deal or conquer with problems, not expressing them
what was the stigma of person with mental health?
mad man-deadlocked hair-bumbling
what were thought to be the cause of mental illness in areas like Nigeria,africa?
Illicit drug use 34%
will of god 19%
witchcraft 12%
few cited known causes of mental health illness?
genetics
socio- economic status
war
conflict
loss of loved one
what was the fear of people especially Africans for coming out with mental health problems?
afraid of being recognized as the madman
derogatory and demeaning words given b y the society.
what does Delle quotes as he learned to handle anxiety in a society that’s uncomfortable with emotions?
“Being honest about how we feel doesn’t make us weak ,it makes us human.”
who displayed greater anxiety ,depressive symptoms, loneliness during covid-pandemic 19?
younger females(18-29 yrs old)
according to the data generated about mental health challenges(due to loneliness) during he height of pandemic who suffered the most?
younger females
individuals with lower income
people living alone
how did loneliness differentiate among people with different annual income?
<$50,000/year-higher
>$50,000/year-lower
how did pandemic affect economic equalities tied to mental health?
EXACERBATED
According to the the research, the negative impact of pandemic wash greater in which cateogary?
Women>men
what were the 2 surveys held during covid 19 to get the statistics of the people suffering with mental health issues?
CCHS-Canadian community health services(>12)
CPSS-Canadian perspective survey series(>15)
what was the difference in percentage of 15-24 aged in related to mental health as compared from 2018-2020?
dropped from 62%-42%
how many people responded to the CPPS survey?
> 4600 (29 March-3 April 2020)
When did CCHS used and what was the sole reason?
prior covid 19 (2018 ),used to compare Canadians’ self-perceived health
What does psychological well being means?
1.Lives going well(contribution of psycho, social and environmental biological factors)
2.feeling good and functioning effectively
________ are a normal part of life?
PAINFUL EMOTIONS
When is psychological well-being compromised due to negative emotions?
extreme, long-lasting,interfere with a person’s ability to function in his/her daily life.
what indicates psychological well being?
happiness
contentment
interest
engagement
confidence
affection
having some control over one’s life
having a sense of purpose
experiencing +ve relationships
what are the reasons of Research on mental well-being coming about?
a.need to study in its own right(since well being is more than absence of well being)
b.distinguish b/w these approaches(to improve psychological well-being):
treating disorder when its present
preventing disorder from occurring
enhancing well-being
c.more to reduce common mental and behavioural problems than by focusing exclusively on the treatment and prevention of disorder.
_________ in brain activation may reflect a person’s typical emotional style.
Asymmetries