Psychosocial and Mental Health Issues

Question 1

In terms of stressors, there are both chronic and acute. What are some examples of each?

Answer 1

Chronic:
1. May be health-related (the pain and mobility limitation of arthritis)

2. May by psychological (the prolonged worry over a chronically ill spouse)

Acute:
1. May be health-related (learning of a newly diagnosed medical condition)

2. May be psychological (experiencing the death of a close friend)

Question 2

What would a stressor of “change in social identity” look like?

Answer 2

Due to role loss in retirement or the need to move to a more supportive living arrangement.

Question 3

What are some factors in the US with negative psychosocial and physical outcomes?

Answer 3

1. Race other than white
2. Female gender
3. Being poor or poorly educated (a surrogate for being poor)