Mental Health Overview ppt

Question 1

Factors that influence mental health:

Answer 1

1. Individual (personal)
2. Interpersonal (relationship)
3. Social/cultural (environmental)

Question 2

Mental Illness includes disorders that influence

Answer 2

1. Mood
2. Behavior
3. Thinking

Question 3

What can mental disorders cause?

Answer 3

Mental disorders often cause significant distress and/or impaired functioning.

Question 4

Individual factor that contributes to mental illness includes

Answer 4

Individual:
Biologic makeup
Intolerable or unrealistic worries or fears

Question 5

Interpersonal factor that contributes to mental illness includes

Answer 5

Interpersonal:
Ineffective communication
Inadequate social support

Question 6

Social/cultural factor that contributes to mental illness includes

Answer 6

Social/cultural:
Unwarranted negative view of the world
Discrimination (stigma, racism, classism, etc.)

Question 7

DSM-5 stands for:

Answer 7

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Question 8

Purposes of the DSM-5

Answer 8

Purposes:
Standardize nomenclature and language
Present defining characteristics or symptoms
Assist in identifying the underlying causes of disorders

Question 9

View of mental illness in ancient times

Answer 9

Sickness as displeasure of gods; punishment for sins; viewed as demonic or divine

Early Christians’ view as possession by demons

Question 10

Perspective of mental illness during Period of enlightenment (1790s)

Answer 10

Creation of asylums; moral treatment
Dorothea Dix (mental health advocate) for humane and therapeutic care

Question 11

How many people in the US have mental illness?

Answer 11

57.8 million people in the US have a mental illness

Question 12

What population is mental illness prevalent the most in?

Answer 12

The prevalence was higher among females (27.2%) than males (18.1%).

Young adults aged 18-25 years had the highest prevalence (33.7%) compared to adults aged 26-49 years (28.1%) and aged 50 and older (15.0%).

Question 13

What were the healthy people 2020 objectives

Answer 13

1. Increase the number of people identified, diagnosed, treated, and helped to live healthier lives
2. Decrease rates of suicide and homelessness
3. Increase employment for those with serious mental illness
4. Provide more services for incarcerated persons with mental health problems

Question 14

Dorothea Lynde Dix

Answer 14

mental health advocate for humane and therapeutic care

convinced states to build state hospitals

Question 15

Psychopharmacology (1950s):

Answer 15

development of psychotropic drugs

Question 16

Deinstitutionalization:

Answer 16

release of those confined to mental institutions for long periods of time into the community for treatment, support, and rehabilitation.

Question 17

Mental illness in 21st century issues and concerns

Answer 17

“Revolving door” effect due to deinstitutionalization

Often “boarded” in ED while awaiting inpatient beds

Shorter hospital stays, decompensation, rehospitalization, and dual problem of both mental illness and substance abuse