mental health test Flashcards
explain the dynamic and subjective nature of health and wellbeing
dynamic- constant state of change, can occur quick or slow
subjective- means different things to different people
define social health
ability to form meaningful relationships, adapt appropriately to social situations
define physical health
functioning of the body and its systems, capacity to perform daily tasks
define mental health WHO
health is a complete state of physical, mental and social wellbeign and not merely the absence of diseas or infirmity
define spiritual health
ideas, beleifs, values, ethics that arise in mind and conscience
hope, peace, reflecting on your place in the world, sense of meaning
define emotional health
ability to express emotions and feelings in a positive way
characteristics of physical h
healthy weight, blood pressure, functioning systems/organs
characteristis of social h
supportive network of friends, communication, family, adapting to situations
define characteristics of mental h
low stress/ anxiety, self esteem, high confidence, positive thought patterns, logic and reasoning to make decisions
characteristics of spiritual h
act in accordance to values/beleifs, peace and hope, sense of belonging, positive meaning/purpose in life
characteristics of emotional h
high resilience, experience appropriate emotions, recognise/ understand emotional actions and reactions, manage and express emotions.
list three services supporting mental health
-kids helpline
-beyond blue
-headspace
define values and list examples
ones judgement of what is important in life
e.g family, education, time, wellbeing
define beliefs and list examples
acceptance that somehting exists or is true, esp one without proof e.g god, spirituality, morality
how to beliefs inform our choices?
beleifs - values - attitudes - behaviours - choices
outline a process that can support navigating conflict
identify peoples values, get talking, find common ground
define unconscious bias
attitudes and patterns of perceptions that are held subconsciously and are very ingrained
examples of unconscious bias
gender bias, conformity bias, social desirability bias.
three sources contributing to unconscious bias
stereotypes- assuming all people of a particular group are the same
media- reinforces biases by unequal portrayal
environment- can underrepresent groups
define linguistic repertoire
different ways of communicating (codes) a person has access to
define codes
refers to the different ways people can communicate with eachother
define code-switching
the process of shifting from on linguistic code to another, depending on the social context of conversational setting
list examples of code switching
multiple languages
code within languages: register, sociolects, ethnolects
what is register
level of formality a person communicates