Mental Health Flashcards
Mental health problems are…
Recurring patterns of human experience
what fraction of people live with a psychological disorder
about 1/5
Pros and cons of receiving a diagnosis
Pros:
- can make sense of their experiences
- reduces self-blame
- can access services/support
Cons:
- stigma
- sense of difference/other
- defeat
- may feel trapped
Major depressive disorder symptoms/criteria
experience 5+ symptoms during the same 2 week period
at least 1 symptom should be:
- depressed mood
- loss of interest or pleasure
diagnostic criteria issues
- unlike biological illness, no confirmatory tests
- high variation between clinicians
- very common comorbidity
Factors influencing psychological health and wellbeing
- macro
- interpersonal
- intrapersonal
Macro factors
- poverty
- social exclusion
- discrimination
Interpersonal factors
- attachment
- family
- peer groups
- social support
Intrapersonal factors
- personal history eg ACE factors
- cognitive factors
- behavioural factors
Goals of psychology pre and post WW2
Pre:
- ‘cures’
- making lives more productive and fulfilling
- identifying and nurturing giftedness in all its forms
Post:
- founding the NHS
founding the US national institute for mental health
