Psychology unit 4 outcome 4

Question 1

mental wellbeing

Answer 1

an individuals psychological state including their ability to think, process information and regulate emotions

Question 2

levels of functioning

Answer 2

high levels of functioning
- positive outlook, be independent
low levels of functioning
- struggle to carry out tasks

Question 3

Resilience

Answer 3

is the ability to cope and manage change and uncertainty
high levels of resilience:
- seek solutions to problems
low levels:
- feeling overwhelmed
.high levels of resilience lead to mental wellbeing as you are able to respond effectively to stressors, overcome them, or adapt to them.

Question 4

social wellbeing

Answer 4

the ability of an individual to form and maintain meaningful bonds with others and adapt to different social situations

Question 5

emotional wellbeing

Answer 5

the ability for an individual to appropriately control and express their own emotions in a adaptive way, as well as understand the emotions of others

Question 6

SEWB framework for aboriginal and Torres Strait islander communities

Answer 6

multidimensional- made up of idfferent components
holistic- an approach to wellbeing that considers the whole person including their wellbeing
- connection to body
- connection to mind and body
- connection to family and kinship
- connection to community
- communication to culture

Question 7

determinants of wellbeing for Aboriginals

Answer 7

• social
• historical
• political

Question 8

Internal factors and external factors

Answer 8

internal factors- arise within an individual
. stress response
external response - that arise from individuals environment
. level of significant relationship
. level of education

Question 9

stress

Answer 9

a psychological and physiological experience that occurs when an individual encounters something of significance that demands their attention and of efforts to cope
. stress is usually in response to a known case

Question 10

Anxiety

Answer 10

a psychological and physiological response that involves feelings of worry and apprehension about a perceived threat
.anxiety is broader to stress and may be due to an unknown stress
. Both stress and anxiety are on the moderate to high part of the mental wellbeing continuum. They are similar because:

Question 11

Specific phobia

Answer 11

a type of diagnosable anxiety disorder that is categorised fear when encountering or anticipating the encounter of a particular stimulus
. disruption to an individuals daily functioning
. can result in physiological response

Question 12

Biopsychosocial approach

Answer 12

biological factors - the internal genetic factors that are based off parents of generation
psychological factors - the thinking of the factors and more beliefs and attitudes
social factors - the interacting connections and interactions between individuals

Question 13

precipitating factor

Answer 13

factors that increase the susceptibility to contribute to the occurrence of developing a specific phobia
CC

Question 14

Perpetuating factors

Answer 14

factors that inhibit the ability of an individuals ability to recover from a specific phobia
OP

Question 15

benzodiazapane

Answer 15

A anti anxiety agonist medicine that reduces the psychological response of the phobic stimulus
. it is short lasting
. only impacts biologically and not thought patterns

Question 16

system desensitisation

Answer 16

theraputic technique that involves incrementally being exposed to the phobia.
1) relaxation techniques - breathing retraining
2) fear hierarchy
3) step by step exposure
4) continuation of the systematic exposure

Question 17

GABA dysfunction

Answer 17

As GABA dysfunction is the insufficient transmission of GABA. GABA dysfunction may cause someone’s flight-or-fight-or-freeze or anxiety response to be activated more easily than someone with adequate GABA levels