PSYCHOLOGY UNIT 1 CHAPTER 06- Mental Illness Across The Lifespan

Question 0

❓❓❓What is mental illness?

Answer 0

-a psychological dysfunction experienced by an individual

Question 1

☀️☀️☀️MENTAL HEALTH

Answer 1

• associated with mind and behaviour in the same way that physicals health is associated with body and behaviour
• good mental health is reflected in how well we deal with the emotions we experience in our lives
• range from mentally healthy to mental health problem(short term) to mental illness
• in some cases mental health problems develop into a mental illness

Question 2

❓❓❓What are the four characteristics of a mental illness?

Answer 2

• psychological dysfunction
• distress
• impaired functioning
• atypical
• atypical: cultural appropriateness

Question 3

❓❓❓What is psychological dysfunction?

Answer 3

• a breakdown in normal functioning including cognitive, emotional, behavioural
• the thoughts, feelings and behaviour differ from those the person would normally experience in that situation

Question 4

❓❓❓What is distress?

Answer 4

• when someone is distressed, they are extremely upset

- fuelled by a lack of control over thoughts and feelings

Question 5

❓❓❓What is impaired functioning?

Answer 5

-if a person in unable to do the kinds of things they normally do on a daily basis, they are considered to have impaired functioning

Question 6

❓❓❓What is atypical?

Answer 6

-the person responds in a way that is not normal for them in terms of thoughts, feelings and behaviour

Question 7

❓❓❓What is atypical: cultural appropriateness?

Answer 7

-each culture/society has its own set of norms (standards about what is considered normal and abnormal behaviour within that culture/society)

Question 8

❓❓❓What is a psychotic illness?

Answer 8

-(psychosis) loss of contact with reality
-delusions
-hallucinations
E.g. Schizophrenia

Question 9

❓❓❓What is a delusion?

Answer 9

-person believes things that are not real

E.g. Belief that you have a superpower

Question 10

❓❓❓What is a hallucination?

Answer 10

-hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting things that are not present

Question 11

❓❓❓What is a non-psychotic illness?

Answer 11

-person is still in touch with reality, but cannot cope with it
-May experience sadness, anxiety, fear to such an extent that they have difficulty coping with daily activities
E.g.
Anxiety disorders (phobias, OCD)
Mood disorders (depression)