MODULE 1-3 Flashcards
The study of the development of the mind; a science that deals with promoting, maintaining, and restoring mental health.
MENTAL HYGIENE
The state of balance between an individual’s needs, aspirations, and attitude in relation to his/her external environment.
MENTAL HEALTH
A science made up of facts and principles embodied in a program and it aims to prevent and reduce mental illness.
MENTAL HYGIENE
Concerned with staying away from mental disturbances that may lead to real psychoses; it aims to develop well-adjusted personalities through wholesome environmental influences that will enable people to attain emotional maturity.
PREVENTIVE APPROACH
Aims to correct minor behavioral maladjustment so that these do not develop serious handicaps.
AMELIORATIVE APPROACH
Involves the detection and correction of serious maladjustment problems.
CURATIVE OR SUPPORTIVE APPROACH
A prolonged, severe feeling that something unpleasant is about to happen when there is no apparent cause or worry.
ANXIETY
A sickness that involves the body, thoughts and mood of a person; characterized by feelings of severe despair, dejection, inadequacy, and guilt.
DEPRESSION
Discrepancy between performance and potentials.
POOR PERFORMANCE
Sudden change of mood is an early sign of failing mental health.
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Mental hygiene is a composite of many fields. It includes the home, school, church, and other institutions that help develop stable emotional reactions and desirable behavior patterns in individuals of all ages.
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A branch of medicine, which deal with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders; it studies the direct and indirect causes of mental disorder.
PSYCHIATRY
Involves the diagnosis and treatment of the physical damage of the brain and other parts of NS.
NEUROLOGY
Branch of biology that deals with the study of heredity; the transmission of traits from parents to offspring.
GENETICS
Deals with the constitution, evolution and phenomena of human society; concerned primarily with the effects of community life and family organization on the physical and mental welfare of the people.
SOCIOLOGY
Concerned with the effects of culture in personality growth; helps mental hygienists find ways and means for healthy personality development.
ANTHROPOLOGY
Study of child from prenatal to adolescent stage.
CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
Deals with the deviations in human behavior and helps mental hygienists understand the causes of personality disorders.
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
Orients mental hygienists about the learning process.
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Defines the capacities and characteristics of an individual through the use of various methods of measurement, analysis and observation.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Concerned with the behavior research and practice which views both body and mind as important determinants of health and illness
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Branch of medical science which deals with the recognition and treatment of physical disorders with psychogenic background (neuroses).
PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE
It is composed of medical specialists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric social workers, and psychiatric nurses who work together to determine the nature and cause of the patient’s personality disorders.
PSYCHIATRIC CLINIC/FACILITY
Verifying the cause of patient’s disorder.
DETERMINE ETIOLOGY