Mental Health

Question 1

When does mental health usually occur and in how many people

Answer 1

Almost half by age of 18 and 2/3 by the age of 25

1/4 people

Question 2

How is life expectancy reduced by mental health

Answer 2

15-20 years

Question 3

Mental health 3 S approach

Answer 3

See - we will see people who may not seek help
Sign - you can sign post them
Save - you can save lives that you didn’t know needed saving

Question 4

Most common mental health conditions

Answer 4

Anxiety then depression then phobias

Question 5

What is anxiety

Answer 5

Is a natural and useful relates to fight, flight or freeze. It is unpleasant feeling so we take notice. Response in body and mind.
An anxiety disorder lasts longer than normal anxiety and can go undiagnosed

Question 6

Anxiety disorders

Answer 6

Generalised, panic disorder, phobias, ptsd, acute stress disorder, ocd

Question 7

Common thinking distortions of anxiety

Answer 7

All or nothing thinking 
Setting unrealistic expectations 
Selective thinking - looking at dark side 
Converting positives to negatives 
Over generalising 
Exaggerating unpleasantness 
Catastrophising 
Personalising 
Mistaking feelings for facts 
Jumping to negative conclusions

Question 8

Treatments of anxiety

Answer 8

CBT
antidepressants with CBT
Self help strategies
Reduce stimulants - caffeine, nicotine
Refer IAPT services (improved access to psychological therapies)
For PTSD some pt benefited from EDMR (eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing)

Question 9

What is psychosis

Answer 9

Symptom not a condition
Is a condition that affects a persons mind, causing changes to the way they think, feel and behave. It affects a persons perception of reality making it difficult to distinguish what is real and what is imagination.
Often accompanied by hallucinations and delusions

Question 10

Causes of psychosis

Answer 10

Ongoing mental illness - bipolar, depression, schizophrenia
Traumatic experience - stress
Conditions - Parkinson’s, brain tumour, dementia
Drug and alcohol misuse
Noncompliance with medication

Question 11

2 symptoms with psychosis

Answer 11

Delusions - where a person believes things that, when examined rationally are untrue
Hallucinations- where a person hears, sees and in some cases feels, smells or tastes things that aren’t there. May experience paranoia and be scared