part 1 Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 7 characteristics of mental health?
A
- accepts oneself
- forms close relationships
- perceives as it is
- optimistic
- independent
- creative
- behavior is consistent
2
Q
What is mental illness?
A
- altered thinking, mood, and behavior
- distinguishing factor is chronic or long term impairments that range from moderate to disabling
3
Q
What influences mental health and well-being?
A
- inherited characteristics
- nurturing during childhood
- life circumstances
4
Q
How are mental disorders defined?
A
How a person: -feels -acts -thinks -perceives may be associated with particular regions or functions of the brain
5
Q
What is resilience?
A
the ability and capacity for people to secure the resources they need to support their well-being
6
Q
What factors affect the severity and progression of mental illness?
A
- individual attributes and behaviors
- social and economic circumstances
- environmental factors
7
Q
What are some signs of mental health?
A
- happiness
- control over behavior
- appraisal of reality
- effectiveness in work
- healthy self-concept
- satisfying relationships
- effective coping strategies
8
Q
What are some signs of mental illness?
A
- major depressive
- control disorder
- schizophrenia
- adjustment disorder
- dependent personality
- borderline personality
- substance dependencies
9
Q
This theory from the late 1800’s said that mental illness was caused by a specific agent int he environment. This was abandonded because no ID of causative factors was found.
A
germ theory
10
Q
What are some criteria for good mental health?
A
- appropriate perception of reality
- ability to accept oneself
- ability to establish relationships
- need for detachment and desire for privacy
