Mental health across the lifespan Flashcards
Perinatal mental health
High vulnerability
Huge changes to:
Lifestyle
Physical appearance
Hormones
Social status
Relationships…
Conditions that can affect pregnant women:
Post-partum depression
Psychosis
Bipolar disorder
Infant mental health
Attachment Theory:
History
A bond between infant and adult
Essential for the development of the child
Affects future mental health
How can we assess an infant’s mental health?
Still face experiment
Observe the infant’s emotional expressions
Assess behavioural responses to caregiver
Observe behaviour when caregiver goes and returns
Assess development of infant to child
Child mental health
Inseparable from family
Developmental milestones important
Communication challenges
Disorders that can occur in childhood:
Anxiety – OCD/Phobias
Autism
Depression
Eating Disorders
Suicide
Adolescent mental health
Period of intense change…
Development from child -> adult
Physically and mentally
Hormones and emotions
Adolescents have a bad reputation
Experimentation
Exploration
Risk taking
What is normal?
Problems of diagnosis
Diagnoses that develop in adolescence
Depression
Anxiety
Eating disorders
Psychosis (Prodromal psychosis)
Alcohol and other drug abuse
Autistic spectrum
Adult mental health
A time of highest productivity
Increased stress levels
Finances
Work responsibilities
Often responsible for children/ dependents
Diagnoses that develop in adulthood
Anxiety disorders
Mood disorders – depression and bipolar
Psychotic disorders
Personality disorders
Substance use disorders
