Mental Health

Question 1

Normality

Answer 1

pattern of thoughts, feelings or behaviour that conforms to usual, typical or expected standards in a culture

Question 2

Abnormality

Answer 2

pattern of thoughts, feelings or behaviour that is deviant, distressing and dysfunctional in relation to the usual, typical or expected standards in a culture.
May very according to
socio cultural context
perspective, e.g, historical, medical, statistical

Question 3

Health

Answer 3

health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of illness or disease

Question 4

Illness

Answer 4

refers to a person’s subjective experience of feeling unwell in relation to one or more aspects of their health.

Question 5

Mental health

Answer 5

the capacity of an individual to interact with others and the environment in ways that promote subjective wellbeing, optimal development throughout the lifespan and effective use of the person’s cognitive, emotional and social abilities (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2010).

Question 6

mental illness

Answer 6

describes a psychological dysfunction that usually involves impairment in the ability to cope with everyday life, distress, and thoughts, feelings and/or behaviour that are atypical of the person and may also be inappropriate within their culture.

Question 7

Biopsychosocial framework

Answer 7

an approach to describing and explaining how biological, psychological and social factors combine and interact to influence a person’s physical and mental health.

Question 8

Socio-cultural approach

Answer 8

Behaviour may be considered normal in one culture but abnormal in another culture.

Question 9

Functional approach

Answer 9

Thoughts, feelings and behaviour is considered normal if the person is able to function independently in society. Behaviour that means a person can’t function adequately is abnormal.

Question 10

Historical approach

Answer 10

What is normal and abnormal changes depending on the era we are talking about. What is normal at one period of time is abnormal in another.

Question 11

Situational approach

Answer 11

What is normal in one situation may be considered abnormal in another situation.

Question 12

Medical approach

Answer 12

Abnormal thoughts, feelings or behaviour are viewed as having an underlying biological cause and can usually be diagnosed and treated.
E.g Depression can be thought of as an imbalance of chemical agents in the brain.

Question 13

Statistical approach

Answer 13

What is statistically most common is considered normal, and behaviour that is uncommon is considered abnormal.