Lecture 5- Distress and wellbeing Flashcards
Distress defined with different definitions such as the DAS scale are multidimensional definition. What kind of definition define distress as simply as “distress”?
Clinical unidimensional
Why is distress research impt? Which 2 areas are distress important for? And are they distinct from each other?
Distress research helps researchers & service providers understand more about psychology (mental illnesses and mental health problems)
Clinical (Mental health & cultural perspectives) Everyday experiences (Resilence & Academic contexts)
No there is no clear distinction between the importance of distress in each area, issues in clinical can be applied to everyday experience and vice versa.
What are the criteria of distress symptoms in mental health context? List the 3 features of symptoms used to determine context
The symptoms cause CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT distress or IMPAIRMENT in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
3 features: duration, severity, impact
according to payton’s distress model of mental disorder and health, where does mental health range lie? Picture the distress scale
between no distress and expected distress.
Distress research in cultural perspectives reveals prevalence of mental health issues in indigenous groups (How cultural difference in a country affect psychological change)
thus identify social determinants of distress, as well as mitigation strategies against distress. List the 5 social determinants of distress (SLRSH)
1) Socio-economic status (poverty)
2) Lack of control of (environment, dignity, community, justice, health services)
3) Recognition of traditional custodianship of land
4) Separation from culture & identity= lack of personal persistence (No sense of future= higher suicidal ideation)
5) Historical and contemporary systemic discrimination
Distress in everyday life is important for resilience. Explain how resilence is developed from distress using the stress-performance curve. What happens in ongoing distress?
When we experience distress, we develop new strategies, skills, and support to reduce stress which builds resilience. Resilience is built as we move towards eustress.
Ongoing distress can reduce cognitive function and coping ability.
What is the difference between eustress and distress?
Eustress is positive/beneficial stress for performance, motivation and wellbeing. Distress is stress with negative effects
what is the self-determination theory approach to wellbeing?
Wellbeing is how our sense of belonging, relationships, competence and autonomy affect our motivation (extent to which the environment is supporting our autonomous motivation)
What are hedonic and eudemonic wellbeing? What is their multidimensional approach?
List out the 5 factors in this approach used to measure wellbeing,
and which of these factors are eudemonic/hedonic
Hedonic wellbeing= focus on satisfaction with life (to avoid difficulties)
Eudemonic wellbeing= self-determination= focus on pursue of happiness to improve life
PER (eudemonic)
MA (hedonic)
P- Positive emotions- How often do you feel joyful?
E- Engagement- How often do you become absorbed in what you are doing?
R- Relationships- To what extent do you receive help and support from others when you need it?
M- Meaning- To what extent do you lead a purposeful and meaningful life?
A- Accomplishment- How much of the time do you feel you are making progress towards accomplishing your goals?
Self-determination theory is a eudemonic approach to wellbeing. In this theory, tendency for mastery and growth are innate in all humans but not automatic. It focuses on goal pursuit, mindfulness and awareness. There are two theories to this approach, what are they?
3 basic psychological needs= competency, relatedness, autonomy
Intrinsic motivation (mastery)
What is wellbeing in indigenous setting all about and what is the setback to such approach?
Wellbeing is all about connection and community (community-oriented wellbeing)
Very difficult to measure
Wellbeing research is important because it helps researchers and service providers understand more about?
Optimal growth and recovery
TRUE or FALSE? Wellbeing and distress are polar opposites of each other.
FALSE. They are more likely to be independent experiences that are negatively correlated.
What are the problems with viewing wellbeing and distress as opposites?
1) It problematizes distress and stress
2) A reductionist idea as it simplifies multidimensional concepts
3) Sets up premise for inefficient and ineffective interventions
