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Mental Health Flashcards

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Define: Mentally healthy

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being in a positive state of mental wellbeing, coping & managing life’s challenges, being productive and connecting with others

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Define: Mental health problem

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negative effects in terms of thoughts, feelings & behaviours, to a lesser extent & duration than mental disorders

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Define: Mental disorder (/illness)

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effects thoughts, feelings & behaviours, significant personal distress & impairment to everyday functioning

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Characteristics of mental health problems

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  • Feeling worried/tense
  • Loss of motivation or energy
  • Socially withdrawn
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What you need for high levels of funcitoning (x6)

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o Interpersonal relationships – being part of a community & understanding others
o School/work – being productive & achieving goals
o Leisure/Recreation
o Daily living – practicing selfcare, management of resources
o Cognitive skills
o Emotions

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Define: • Social wellbeing

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having satisfying relationships & interactions with others

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Define: • Emotional wellbeing

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ability to recognise emotions, exercise control & express themselves appropriately

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MENTAL HEALTH: List BIOLOGICAL risk factors (x4) + 4P category

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o Genetic Vulnerability to Specific Disorders (predisposing)
o Poor Response to Medication Due to Genetic Factors (perpetuating)
o Poor Sleep (precipitating)
o Substance Use (precipitating)

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MENTAL HEALTH: List PSYCHOLOGICAL risk factors (x4) + 4P category

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o Rumination (perpetuating)
o Impaired Reasoning & Memory (perpetuating & precipitating)
o Stress (precipitating)
o Poor Self-Efficacy (predosposing)
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Define: Self-efficacy

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belief in their ability to succeed

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MENTAL HEALTH: List SOCIAL risk factors (x3) + 4P category

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Disorganised Attachment (predisposing)
Loss of Significant Relationship (precipitating)
Stigma (perpetuating)

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Define: Disorganised Attachment

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odd or contradictory behaviour such as lack of eye contact, hesitation around the caregiver & apprehension around parent

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Define: Stigma

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sign of shame or disapproval with a characteristic or attribute that sets a person apart

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List the 2 cumulative risk models

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Additive - +

Threshold - X

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Define: Anxiety

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chronic feelings of extreme apprehension, fear stress and unease

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Define: Phobia

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persistent, irrational and intense fear about object or situation

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Differences between phobias and stress + anxiety

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STRESS & ANXIETY:
o Can be beneficial
o Contribute to mental disorder
o Vary in severity
o Wide range of stimuli causing it
PHOBIAS:
o Cannot be beneficial
o Are a mental disorder
o Significantly impact functioning
o Specific stimulus
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Define: Specific phobia

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fear or anxiety about specific object or situation, leading to avoidance behaviour

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PHOBIAS: List BIOLOGICAL risk factors (x3) + 4P category

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  • GABA Dysfunction (Predisposing)
  • Role of the Stress Response (Precipitating)
  • Long-Term Potentiation (Perpetuating)
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PHOBIAS: List PSYCHOLOGICAL risk factors (x4) + 4P category

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  • Classical Conditioning (Precipitating)
  • Operant Conditioning (Perpetuating)
  • Cognitive Bias: Memory Bias (Perpetuating)
  • Cognitive Bias: Catastrophic Thinking (Perpetuating)
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PHOBIAS: List SOCIAL risk factors (x4) + 4P category

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  • Specific Environmental Triggers (Precipitating)
  • Stigma Around Seeking Treatment (Perpetuating)
  • Psychoeducation (protective)
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Explain: Psychoeducation

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o Increases knowledge about mental disorder & treatment

o Assists family to not support avoidance behaviours

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Explain: Specific Environmental Triggers

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o Object, situation or circumstance acting as cue for phobic fear responses
o Associated through traumatic experience

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Explain: Operant Conditioning

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o Negative reinforcement of avoidance behaviour

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Explain: GABA dysfunction

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o Low GABA production

o Excessive anxiety & stress response

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List BIOLOGICAL protective factors (x3) + 4P category

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  • Benzodiazepine Agents (medication)
  • Breathing Retraining
  • Exercise
  • Adequate diet & sleep
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List PSYCHOLOGICAL protective factors (x2) + 4P category

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  • CBT

* Systematic Desensitisation

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List SOCIAL protective factors (x2) + 4P category

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  • Psychoeducation

* Support from family, friends & community

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Steps of Transtheoretical Model of Behaviour Change

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  1. Precontemplation (within ~6 months)
  2. Contemplation (within ~6 months)
  3. Preparation stage (within ~30 days)
  4. Action stage
  5. Maintenance stage (6+ months)

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