mental health continuum

Question 1

mental health (who definition)

Answer 1

a state of well being in which the individual is able to realize his or her own potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively and fruitfully, and make a contribution to the community

Question 2

mental illness definition

Answer 2

all mental disorders with definable diagnosis (cognition may be impaired, mood may be affected, behaviour may change, or a combination of all three symptoms may be present)

Question 3

mental disorder definition

Answer 3

a clinically significant behavior in an individual that results in distress or disability with increased risk for suffering, death, pain or loss of freedom

Question 4

stigma definition

Answer 4

negative, unfavorable attitudes and the behaviors they produce

Question 5

(3) processes of stima

Answer 5

(1) labelling
(2) attribution of characteristics
(3) loss of status

Question 6

the mental disorder continuum was created due to which report?

Answer 6

the Epp Report

Question 7

what is the mental disorder continuum?

Answer 7

assigns one endpoint as maximal mental disorder and the opposite endpoint as the absence of mental disorder, allowing for a range of impairment and distress

Question 8

what are the four possible outcomes of the mental disorder continuum?

Answer 8

(1) optimal mental health without mental illness (no symptoms)
(2) optimal mental health with mental illness (symptoms)
(3) poor mental health without mental illness (no symptoms)
(4) poor mental health with mental illness (symptoms)

Question 9

case study: someone is diagnosed with schizophrenia and with their medication, is able to successfully live their life and accomplish goals.

What is their outcome according to the mental disorder continuum?

Answer 9

optimal mental health with mental illness

Question 10

case study: someone has not been diagnosed with anything, yet finds that they are able to successfully live their life and accomplish goals

What is their outcome according to the mental disorder continuum?

Answer 10

optimal mental health without mental illness

Question 11

case study: someone has been diagnosed with schizophrenia but despite taking their medication feel that they are unable to live their life and accomplish goals

What is their outcome according to the mental disorder continuum?

Answer 11

poor mental health with mental illness

Question 12

case study: someone has never been diagnosed with a mental disorder, yet feels that they are unable to successfully live their live or accomplish goals.

What is their outcome according to the mental disorder continuum?

Answer 12

poor mental health without mental illness

Question 13

resilience definition

Answer 13

a process and outcome of complex, cultural systems rather than an individual capacity to overcome adversity

• depends on ones resources