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Mental health Flashcards

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Normality definition.

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Having thoughts, feelings and behaviours that are considered common + acceptable.

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What are the different types of approaches to normality?

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  • Situational.
  • Societal and Cultural.
  • Historical.
  • Statistical.
  • Functional.
  • Medical.
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Situational.

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Different situations require specific behaviours.

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Societal/Cultural.

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Society has ‘norms’ and rules which govern behaviour.

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Historical.

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As time moves on, what ‘normal’ means changes.

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Statistical.

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Normality defined in terms of what is frequent in population.

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Functional.

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Normality is dependent on the person being able to carry out their normal activities.

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Medical.

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Viewing a mental disorder in terms of a physical illness with a possible biological basis.

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Typical behaviour

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The usual behaviour of an individual.

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Atypical behaviour.

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Unusual behaviour; individual actings ‘out of character.’

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Adaptive behaviour

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Adjusts behaviour to accomodate the situation or environment your in.

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Maladaptive behaviour.

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Interferes with the individuals ability to adjust to the environment (behaviour wise).

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Mental health.

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Current state of a persons psychological functioning and wellbeing. May experience different psychological states.

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Mental Health problem.

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  • Less severe.
  • Shorter duration than the disorder.
  • resolve with time or when the stress passes.
    If it increases in severity, it may develop into a disorder.
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Mental disorder.

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Behaviours/thoughts/feelings which affect the ability to function efficiently in everyday life.
- Clinically diagnosable dysfunction in thoughts, feelings and/or behaviours.
- causes distress or disability in everyday life.

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Internal factors; influencing mental health.

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Stems from within an individual, relates to biological (Genetics) and psychological (attitude) functioning.
Eg:

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External factors; influencing mental health.

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Stems outside of an individual and arises from the environment, social influences.
Eg; John being made fun of because of how he walks and being avoided etc.

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Biophychosocial model functions:

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  • Biological factors
  • Psychological factors.
  • Social factors.
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Biological factors meaning.

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Genetic makeup and physiological functioning of the body.
Eg; Genetics.

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Psychological factors meaning.

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Cognitive and affective functioning.
Eg; Emotions, whilst John was on his medication he was miserable. When he was holding his child, the baby was crying and he had a sad look on his face.

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Social factors meaning.

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Individuals interact with their external environment and other people.
Eg;

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What is schizophrenia?

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A severe disturbance in thoughts, emotions and behaviour.
A psychotic disorder.

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Psychosis meaning

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Individuals’ grasp of reality is impaired + inaccurate.

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Psychotic diorder.

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Categorised by the state of psychosis.

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What are the causes of schizophrenia?

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No singular cause, a combination of factors;
- Alcohol/drug use.
- Smoking.
- Genetic predisposition.
- Dopamine, is overactive in patients with schizophrenia.

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Symptons.

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  • Delusions.
  • Hallucinations.
  • Disorganised speech.
  • Lack of emotion. (John Nash)
  • Social withdrawal.
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Two Hit Hypothesis.

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Framework suggesting that schizophrenia arises due to a genetic factor followed by an environmental factor.

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First Hit.

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Genetics;
- Disruption to the brain impacts brain development.
- Malfunction of genes.

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Second hit.

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Environmental factors;
- Trauma.
- Conflict.
- Stress.

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Treatment. (Schizophrenia)

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No cure.
- Therapy.
- Antipsychotic Medication.

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Categories of disorders:

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  • Addiction disorder.
  • Anxiety disorder.
  • Mood disorder.
  • Personality disorder.
  • Psychotic disorder.
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Addiction disorder.

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Dependence on a particular substance or behaviour despite the consequences.
Eg. Gambling disorder.

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Anxiety disorder.

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Extreme, ongoing worry and distress.
Eg. Social anxiety.

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Mood disorder.

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disabling lower or heightening of mood.
Eg. Depression.

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Personality disorder.

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Enduring personality traits and behaviours that diverge significantly from cultural and societal norms, causing stress or harm for an individual.
Eg; Narcissistic.

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Psychotic disorder.

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Individuals’ grasp of reality is impaired and inaccurate.
Eg. Schizophrenia.

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DSM; Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental health.

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  • Descriptive; doesn’t specify cause or treatment for the condition.
  • Used for diagnosis and based on symptoms that are reported or behaviours exhibited.
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BENEFITS of Diagnosis and labelling disorders.

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  • Assists mental health professionals in targetings appropriate treatment.
  • Provides individuals with reassurance and understanding.
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LIMITATIONS of Diagnosis and labelling the disorder.

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  • Stigma (disgrace).
  • Over and under diagnosis.
  • Categories are too culturally specific.
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Coping

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The ability to meet change, challenges and setbacks

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Depression causes

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  • Stressful events.
  • Illness.
  • Genetics.
  • Loneliness.
  • Alcohol + drugs
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Depression symptoms.

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  • Anxiety.
  • Social isolation.
  • Suicidal thoughts.
  • Weight loss/gain.
  • fatigue.
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Depression treatment.

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  • Therapy.
  • Antidepressants.
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BPS; Depression.

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B; Genetics.
P; Emotion.
S; Bullying.

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BPS; Schizophrenia.

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B; Genetics.
P; Stress.
S; Relationship breakdown

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Mental health continuum.

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Mentally Healthy — Mental Health Problem — Mental Disorder

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