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mental health continuum

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mentally healthy
mental health problems
mental disorders(illness)

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mentally healthy

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functioning at a normal level
cope with normal stressors
form positive relationship
physically and socially active

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mental health problems

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moderate stress
difficulty in concentrating
difficulty in coping

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mental disorders (illnesses)

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excessive anxiety
sig change in sleep pattern/diet
withdrawal from social functions

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mental health

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emotional and social wellbeing where individual can cope with normal stressors of live
can work productively and contribute to community

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mental health characteristics

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high levels of functioning
social wellbeing
emotional wellbeing
resilience

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high levels of functioning

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get along with others
participate in society
looking after self

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social wellbeing

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sense of belonging to community

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emotional wellbeing

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experience emotions that are balanced in normal range

strategies to manage them

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resilience

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ability to recover from stress
adapt to stressful circumstances
to not become ill and function with social norms

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resilient people have

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skills and capacities that contribute to positive, social and emotional health and wellbeing
communication skills
self-belief
confidence

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mental health problem

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disrupts person’s usual level of social and emotional wellbeing - does not last long
triggered by normal life experiences
stress in VCE
grief of lost loved one

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mental illness

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mental disorder that affects one or more functions of the mind
interfere with persons thoughts, emotions, perceptions, behaviours
depression, anxiety

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to identify mental health continuum

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duration
degree of impairment
type of treatment
level of distress

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mental illness and the 3 D’s

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deviant
dysfunctional
distressing

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deviant

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ABCs atypical for person and differ from social/cultural norms that are considered unacceptable

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distressing

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ABCs are unpleasant and upsetting to the person experiencing them and others around them

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dysfunctional

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ABCs interfere with the person’s ability to carry out their usual daily activities in an effective way
affects ability to care for self

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general ethical principals

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no harm
voluntary participation
confidentiality

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ethics and placebos

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violate participants rights of informed consent by using deception about research procedure
failing to treat sample

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placebo

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fake treatment that has no effect
used to eliminate the placebo effect where changes in behaviour occur from individuals belief they’ve been exposed to treatment that’ll effect them

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risk factor’s the 4 P’s

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predisposing
precipitating
perpetuating
protective

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predisposing

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present at conception/early life and increase vulnerability to developing a mental illness
genetics
chronic physical illness
chronic stress

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precipitating

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triggers/events that occur shortly before a disorder and appear far worse:
poor sleep
substance use
stressful life events

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perpetuating

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things that prolong course of mental disorder and inhibit recovery:
substance use
ineffective medication
lack of support

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protective

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positive effect on health and help minimise occurrence of mental health problems
adequate sleep
positive social group
satisfying job

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biopsychosocial model in mental health

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looks at the combined influences of biological, psychological and social factors on mental health

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biological risk factors

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genetics
poor sleep
substance use

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psychological risk factors

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rumination
stress
poor self efficacy

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rumination

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when people overthink or obsess about situation or life events

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stress

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physical
emotional
cognitive
behavioural

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poor self efficacy

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unable to control in stressful situations

less belief to succeed and overcome

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social risk factors

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disorganised attachment
loss of significant relationship
stigma

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disorganised attachment

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child needs secure base of attachment

if base is abusive or threatening it can lead to an avoidant personality

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loss of significant relationship

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increase risk of mental disorder

social connection is best protective factor

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stigma

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disgrace that sets someone apart from others

acts as barrier to accessing treatment

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cumulative risk

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combination of biological, social and psychological risk factors at one time
accumilation=increase risk

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stress

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psychological/physiological state of tension and arousal produced by internal/external forces
perceived to challenge person’s ability to cope

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anxiety

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physiological arousal with feelings of worry

that something is wrong unpleasant is about to happen

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anxiety symptoms

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sweating
dizziness
breathlessness

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phobia

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intense fear of a particular object/event

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worry

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anticipated threats

future orientated

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PIIF

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persistent, irrational and intense fear of object/event

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types of aniety disorders

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social
specific phobias
panic

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specific phobia

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intense/irrational fear
avoid
daily functioning interrupted

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phobic/stress response

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hand tremors
dizziness
sweating

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biological contributing factors

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GABA dysfunction
role of stress response
LTP

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psychological contributing factors

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classical conditioning
operant conditioning
cognitive bias(catastrophic thinking and memory)
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social contributing factors

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specific environment triggers

stigma around seeking treatment

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biological interventions

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benzodiazopines
relaxation techniques
exercise

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psychological interventions

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CBT

systematic densitisation

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social interventions

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psychoeducation

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GABA dysfunction

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low levels lead to high levels of anxiety

not enough to regulate anxiety symptoms

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GABA dysfunction intervention

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benzodiazepines
(valium) drugs that reduce physiological arousal
reduce anxiety by imitating GABA’s inhibitory effects

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stress response

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individuals with specific phobia typically increase in physiological arousal in anticipation to exposure phobia

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LTP

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neural connections are strengthened each time presented with same fear
causing faster and more severe stress response

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stress response and LTP intervention

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breathing retraining- identifying incorrect breathing habits and replaced with correct ones
exercise- improve mood by release of endorphins or distraction

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operant conditioning/classical conditioning and cognitive bias

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error in thinking enhances and impairs retrieval of memory

catastrophic thinking

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operant conditioning/classical conditioning and cognitive bias interventions

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CBT- helps person change negative, automatic thoughts with more positive and realistic ones
systematic densitisation- counter conditioning phase
eliinating phobic stimulus

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specific environment factors

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negative and traumatic encounters with feared object/situation

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stigma

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lack of understanding with family

discrimination

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specific environment factors and stigma intervention

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psychoeducation- explanation of mental disorders, treatment and strategies
discourage avoidance behaviour
helps to challenge and learn about phobia

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resilience

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where person displays positive adaptation despite experiences of adversity

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positive adaptation

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behaviourally manifested social competence

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adversity

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encompasses negative life circumstances

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resilience characteristics

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adequate diet
adequate sleep
social support
CBS

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transtheoretical model

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pre-contemplation
contemplation
preparation
action
maintenance
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pre-contemplation

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no intention to change behaviour in future

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contemplation

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aware of problem and considering overcoming it
not made a commitment yet
long period stuck

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preparation

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intention and behaviour criteria
intending to take action
not yet reached decision for action

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action

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modifies behaviour, experiences or environment to overcome problem
1 day to 6 months= action stage

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maintenance

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prevent relapse and consolidate gains attained during action

pass 6 months to long time

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