PPT 2 Part 1 Flashcards
Law
Seeks to establish access to comprehensive & integrated mental health services, while protecting the rights of people with mental disorders & their family members
Mental health act (RA. 11036)
Law
Provides a rights-based mental health bill and a comprehensive framework for the implementation of optimal mental healthcare in the Philippines
Mental health act (RA. 11036)
What and Author
“State of successful performance of mental function, resulting in productive activities…”
- Mental health
- Healthy people 2010
Good self-image, having positive feelings about other people, and being able to meet the demands of everyday life
Good mental health
Neurologic or psychiatric condition characterized by the existence of a recognizable, clinically-significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition…
Mental health condition
Adults with good mental health (7)
- Function under adversity.
- Change or adapt to changes around them.
- Manage their tension and anxiety.
- Find more satisfaction in giving than receiving.
- Show consideration for others.
- Curb hate and guilt.
- Love others.
“Refers collectively to all diagnosable mental disorders that are characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior assoc. with distress and/or impaired functioning”
Mental illness
Mental Illness
Accd to them, people with mental illness have neurobiological disorders that prevent them from functioning effectively and happily in society
USDHHS, 1999
Characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior
associated with distress and/or impaired Functioning
Mental disorders
Mental Illness
Mental illnesses is a global problem and accounts for ___ worldwide cause of morbidity (including suicide)
More than 15%
Who
Typically experience higher rates of mental illness than the general population
The poor, poorly educated, and the unemployed
Life-long mental disorders often have their onset in ___
Adolescence
2x as frequently to have anxiety disorders & mood disorders including major depression
Women
3 main types of eating disorders
- Anorexia
- Bulimia nervosa
- Binge eating
Is associated with anxiety and mood disorders in adolescence and young adulthood
Bullying in childhood