mental health

Question 1

6 approaches to normality

Answer 1

situational, societal and cultural, historical, statistical, functional, medical

Question 2

define mental health

Answer 2

a state of emotional and social wellbeing in which individuals realise their own abilities, cope with normal stressors of life, can work productively and contribute to their community

Question 3

define mental illness

Answer 3

a mental disorder that affects one or more functions of the mind. It can interfere with a person’s thoughts, emotions, perceptions and behaviours

Question 4

how is mental illness diagnosed

Answer 4

diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders - is a categorical system that classifies mental disorders based on recognisable symptoms

Question 5

how is mental illness treated

Answer 5

• medications
• therapies
• reducing stress
• building coping strategies
• education programs

Question 6

Rosenhan study

Answer 6

• highlights the issues surrounding diagnosis
• is it reliable or too subjective
• misdiagnosis- issues with treatments and recovery

Question 7

2 hit hypothesis

Answer 7

• a framework used to explain the relationship between the genetic and environmental risk factors associated with schizophrenia
• genetics and environmental influences contribute to the onset of schizophrenia

Question 8

internal factors affecting mental health

Answer 8

personality, emotions, intelligence, self-esteem, physical health

Question 9

external factors affecting mental health

Answer 9

factors that originate from the environment like family, school, friends, work, social, cultural, education, SES

Question 10

what is locus control

Answer 10

a person’s perception of whether or not they are in control of their behaviour or if it is controlled by their environment

Question 11

what is schizophrenia/symptoms

Answer 11

• is a psychotic disorder meaning it brings some loss of contact with reality
• symptoms include: delusions, hallucinations, disorganised speech and behaviour

Question 12

what is the biopsychosocial framework

Answer 12

describes how biological, psychological and social factors interact and influence a person’s mental health

Question 13

adaptive behaviour

Answer 13

involves actions to effectively carry out usual everyday tasks - so they are functional in their environment

Question 14

maladaptive behaviour

Answer 14

behaviour that interferes with the ability to carry out usual activities in an effective way - dysfunctional

Question 15

typical behaviour

Answer 15

helps a person to assimilate appropriately into society or their culture

Question 16

atypical behaviour

Answer 16

goes against societal and cultural norms

Question 17

Lazarus and Folkman’s transactional model of stress and coping

Answer 17

stressors- appraisal (primary)- no perceived threat- no stress OR perceived threat (secondary appraisal)- perception: inability to cope- negative stress and can’t cope/ perception: ability to cope- emotion focused coping or problem focused coping- no stress

Question 18

anxiety disorders

Answer 18

a state of arousal involving unpleasant feelings of apprehension, and persistent feelings of tension, distress and nervousness

Question 19

mood disorders

Answer 19

when a mood is severe or persistent and disrupts a person’s life or daily functioning

Question 20

addiction (gambling) disorders

Answer 20

when people are completely absorbed in an activity and pursue it regardless of any negative consequences

Question 21

personality disorders

Answer 21

when a pattern of thinking and behaviour is extreme, inflexible and maladaptive