Mental Wellbeing as a Continuum

Question 1

Mental Disorder

Answer 1

• existence of clinically recognisable set of symptoms
• 3D’s

Question 2

Mental Health Problem

Answer 2

• emotional and behavioural abnormalities
• mild to moderate distress
• mild or temporary impairment
• ABCs affected negatively

Question 3

Mentally Healthy

Answer 3

• capacity of individuals to behave in ways that promote their emotional and social wellbeing
• occasional stress to mid distress
• no impairment
• high levels of functioning and resilience

Question 4

Deviance

Answer 4

• ABC’s are atypical for the indivdiual/social or cultural norms
• inability to carry out social relationships

Question 5

Distress

Answer 5

• ABC’s are unpleasant and upsetting to the individual or others

Question 6

Dysfunction

Answer 6

• ABC’s interfere with individual’s ability to function in everyday life

Question 7

Levels of Functioning

Answer 7

• how well an individual can independently perform/operate in their environment
  e.g. self care, hygiene, jobs

Question 8

Resilience

Answer 8

• an individual’s ability to positively adapt/cope with adversity and restore postive functioning

Question 9

Social and Emotional Wellbeing

Answer 9

• social - sense of belonging to a community
  e.g. feeling valued, playing in a sports team
• emotional - experience a normal range of emotions and positive emotions
  e.g. happiness, life satisfaction