Mental Health and Behavior

Question 1

Erich Fromm’s “Sane Society”1955

Answer 1

Mental health = ability to love and to create; Contrasts with emergence of DSM (1952)

Question 2

Marie Jahoda’s Characteristicsof the Mentally Healthy

Answer 2

Healthy attitudes towards self
Pursuit of potential
Focused drives that integrate personality
Identity and values that drive autonomy
Undistorted world perception
Mastery of environment/Enjoyment of work, play, love

Question 3

Why Do We Over-Pathologize

Answer 3

Focus on safety; Fundamental Attribution Error neglects causes from environment; Fundamental Negative Bias Saliency (stand-out) Value ( + or -) Context (vague vs. well-defined)

Question 4

Beatrice Wright’sFour-Front Approach

Answer 4

Deficiencies and underminers
Strengths and assets
Destructive factors in environment
Resources and opportunities in environment

Question 5

Art Chickering’s Frameworkfor College Development

Answer 5

1. Develop competence
2. Manage emotion
3. Move autonomously to interdependence
4. Have mature relationships
5. Establish identity
6. Develop purpose
7. Develop integrity

Question 6

The Iveys’ DevelopmentalCounseling and Therapy

Answer 6

Views pathological as logical response to life events
Emphasizes viewing person holistically
How does personality style help the individual navigate life exigency?

Question 7

universality assumption?

Answer 7

what is good for one group must be good for another

Question 8

Chang’s (1996) work says

Answer 8

optimism/pessimism, symptoms, problem-solving differ across cultures

Question 9

Helms & Cook (1999) Optimal Function of People of Color

Answer 9

Heightened perceptual wisdom
Interpretive skill in nonverbal and contextual meaning
Bicultural flexibility
Strengthened by adversity

Question 10

Attending to social issues can hone ___ and

Answer 10

problem solving and exacerbate nonsupportive challenges

Question 11

Seuss’ Sneeches illustrates ____ and argues for

Answer 11

the social wedge of labeling, for diagnosis on continuum or degree of dysfunction

Question 12

Look up dsm focus

Answer 12

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Question 13

OLDHAM & MORRIS (1975)

Answer 13

Variations represent continuum
E.g, narcissism can be healthy and adaptive to unhealthy and alienating
STRESS makes PD more florid

Question 14

Advantages of Fostering Positive Classification

Answer 14

Therapist is working on the whole person.
Client does not equal the problem.
Client not reinforced for having problem.
Client can reclaim personal worth.
Client feels stronger rapport with the therapist.

Question 15

What are the key features of Mike’s article

Answer 15

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Question 16

Why Material Rewards Don’t make People Happy

Answer 16

Habituation; Social comparison & escalating expectations; Neglect of socioemotional life (incompatible with pursuit of $$)

Question 17

Limits of Flow

Answer 17

• NOT the same as “going with the flow”
• Necessary but not sufficient for happiness
• Can become preoccupying which can
interfere with happiness