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Mental Health and Intelligence Flashcards

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What is Mental Health?

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A state of emotional and social well-being - how an individual copes with normal stresses of life

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What age group is most affected by mental health?

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34-44

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What does DSM-5 stand for?

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Diagnostic Statistical Manuel

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How many Australians in the previous 12 months have been diagnosed with a mental illness?

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1 in 5 (20%)

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What were most Australians diagnosed with?

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Anxiety (14%)
Affective (mood) disorder (6%)
Substance Abuse Disorder (5%)

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How many Australians experiences a mental disorder in their life time?

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45%

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What causes the most disability in Australia?

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Depression

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Anxiety Disorders

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Excessive anxiety and worry occurring more days than not for at least 6 months about a number of events or activities

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What else can be associated with anxiety disorders?

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  • Avoidance of social situations which cause fear
  • OCD (ritual acts)
  • Repetitive thoughts (compulsion)
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What are some SYMPTOMS of anxiety?

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  • Sleep disturbance
  • Excessive worry
  • Restlessness/on edge
  • Easily fatigued
  • Irritability
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What are the TYPES of anxiety disorders?

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  • Generalised anxiety (most common)
  • Panic (attacks, more specific to events)
  • Agoraphobia
  • Social anxiety/phobia
  • Specific phobia
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Depression

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Most commonly occurring mental disorder

> Depressive episode

> Dysthymia (chronic)

> Bipolar

High degree of comorbidity with anixety

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What are some SYMPTOMS of depression?

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  • Helplessness & hopelessness
  • Loss of interest
  • Apetite/weight changes
  • Reckless behaviour
  • Anger/irritability
  • Sleep changes
  • Self-loathing
  • Concentration problems
  • Aches and pains
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What % of young people experience mental illness?

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25%

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Genetic Vulnerability

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Family member or distant family who have suffered from depression increases the likelihood of having depression

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What are the two main treatments for mental illnesses?

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  • Medical Interventions

- Psychological treatments - Evidence Based Practice

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Medical Interventions

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> Antidepressants - alter levels of serotonin and adrenalin in the brain)

> Tranquillisers/mood stabilisers

> Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - resistant depression, shown to have positive effects

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Psychological Treatments (EBP)

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  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) - related to thought patterns (replace negative ones with positive)
  • Mindfulness mediation
  • Interpersonal therapy (IPT)
  • Counseling
  • Motivational Interviewing
19
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Stigma

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Negative attitudes about a person that places him or her apart as unacceptable

20
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How do stigmas originate?

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  • Attribution
  • Culture
  • Lack of knowledge
  • Fear
  • Discrimination
  • Self-stigma
21
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What to be aware of in health & human service setting

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> DISTINGUISH between grief and depression

> Identify RISK FACTORS/triggers

> ENGAGE the person in their treatment/provide empathy

> Know when to REFER the person

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Intelligence

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Socially constructed concept that differs from culture to culture

  • Ability to acquire knowledge
  • Ability to think and reason effectively
  • Ability to deal adaptively with environment
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Cognitive Intelligence

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Intellectual abilities:

Logic
Reason
Reading
Writing
Analysing
Prioritising
24
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What part of the brain does cognitive intelligence utilise?

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Neocortex

25
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Emotional Intelligence

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Ability to perceive, understand, manage and use emotions

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What are the 4 COMPONENTS of Emotional Intelligence (Salovey and Mayer)?

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  1. Ability to PERCEIVE emotion
  2. Ability to REASON using emotions
  3. Ability to UNDERSTAND using emotions
  4. Ability to MANAGE emotions
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Binet and Simon (1905) - Intelligence testing

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Predict performance and identify mental retardation

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What were the 3 indicators of Binet and Simons test?

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  1. Vocabulary
  2. Comprehension
  3. Verbal Relations
29
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Flaws of Binet and Simon Test?

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  1. The test couldn’t predict performance
  2. Used to screen new immigrants
  3. Tests were biased in culture
30
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IQ Test Formula

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IQ = Mental Age / Chronological Age x 100

31
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Wechsler Intelligence Scales

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Measures intellectual performance

Adult and pre school versions

32
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What were the 2 basic sections of Wechsler Intelligence Scale?

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  1. Verbal

2. Performance

33
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Golemans Theory of Emotional Intelligence

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Being able to:

  • Motivate oneself
  • Control impulse
  • Regulate one’s mood
  • Keep distress from swamping the ability to think
  • Empathise and hope
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Key Component of Emotional Intelligence

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PERSONAL COMPETENCE can influence your relationship with a patient

  • Self-awareness – Emotional awareness, self confidence
  • Self-regulation – innovation, self-control, trustworthiness
  • Motivation - commitment, initiative, optimism

SOCIAL COMPETENCE helps recognise and validate a patient’s emotional state

  • Empathy – leveraging diversity, understanding others
  • Social skills – building bonds, communication, influence
35
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What is considered normal?

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If someone is carrying out their daily duties and causing no distress to themselves or anyone else

36
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What should you look out for?

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Danger to people

Self harm

37
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What are the prevalent disorders?

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> Anxiety
Depression
Substance Abuse

20% will experience these

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