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U4AOS2:MENTAL HEALTH Flashcards

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Define mental health

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Mental health is the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioural adjustment

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Define mental health

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Functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioural adjustment such as being able to cope with challenges, working productively and connecting to others

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Characteristics of a mentally healthy person?

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High levels of functioning
High levels of social and emotional wellbeing
Resilience to life stressors

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Define mental health problem

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Disruption to an individuals usual level of social and emotional wellbeing

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Define mental disorder

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a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning

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explain what functioning is

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Functioning is how well an individual is able to individually operate in their environment.

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Someone with high functioning tend to have

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Successful relationships with others
productive at school/work
Everyday living skills
control of emotions

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People with a high level of social wellbeing tend to….

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Have healthy relationships
interact with others appropriately
feel self confident

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What are the ethical implications of mental health research

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informed consent

placebo treatments

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Why is informed consent important in mental health research

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People need to consent to an experiment, which may be difficult if they do not understand the proposed research and/or cannot give consent, therefore consent may be given by a participants guardian

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Why are placebos a concern in mental health research

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A concern for placebos is people suffering from a mental health disorder do not get the genuine treatment, so they may remain unwell and suffer, so researchers must consider giving placebos if there is a risk of significant harm in the absence of treatment

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4 P’s

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Predisposing factors
Precipitating factors
Perpetuating factors
Protective factors

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Explain precipitating factors

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Trigger the onset or exacerbation of a mental health problem.
Events that occur shortly before the onset of the disorder and appear to have induced it

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Explain predisposing factors

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Increase a person’s vulnerability to developing a mental health problem.
They can occur at conception or early in life and shape a person’s personality

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Explain perpetuating factors

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Prolong the course of the disorder and inhibit recovery.

Maintain the psychological problem and prevent resolution

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Explain protective factors

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Have a positive effect on the health of an individual
These factors are positive forces in a persons life that help minimise the occurrence or re-occurrence of mental health problems

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examples of predisposing factors

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family history & genetic vulnerability
Physical illness
Poor self efficacy
neglect, abuse, trauma
Disorganised attachment
Environmental exposures before birth
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eg. of Precipitating factors

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  • poor sleep
  • substance abuse
  • confronting news
  • life event stress
  • losing a job
  • Loss of significant relationship
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eg. of Perpetuating factors

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  • Poor response to medication
  • Substance abuse
  • Rumination
  • Impaired reasoning and memory
  • Avoidance behaviours
  • Stigma
  • Lack of support
  • unemployment
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eg. of protective factors

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  • a resilient attitude
  • a positive social group
  • a satisfying job
  • suitable accommodation
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Family history

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Predisposing factor
Inheriting certain genes from a parent may increase a persons risk of developing a mental illness. They do not directly cause the illness, but traits inherited may contribute.

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Physical illness

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Predisposing factors

There is a link between depression and other mental health issues and chronic physical illness such as cancer.

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Neglect, abuse, trauma

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Predisposing factor
Being abused, neglected or experiencing traumatic life experiences can increase a person’s susceptibility to developing a mental health disorder.

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Poor self-efficacy

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Low self-efficacy is the individuals lack of belief that they will be able to accomplish a specific task

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Disorganised attachment

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Instability in a caregiving relationship can interfere with a child’s sense of trust and security.

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Poor sleep

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precipitating factor
Sleep and mood are closely linked; poor or inadequate sleep can cause irritability and stress, and may trigger the onset of a mood disorder.

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Substance abuse

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precipitating factor

May trigger the first episode in what can be a lifelong illness such as schizophrenia.

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Confronting news

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Precipitating factor
Such as television footage of terrorism attacks can trigger anxiety, depression and even PTSD symptoms. The footage can be distressing to many people, particularly if they have family/friends involved

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Loss of significant relationship

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Precipitating factor

Can result in very strong emotional responses such as anger, feelings of rejection etc.

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Poor response to medication

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Perpetuating factor
Medications to treat mental illness may cause side effects such as drowsiness, blurred vision and dizziness. Sufferers therefore may choose not to continue taking medication.

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substance abuse (2nd)

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Perpetuating factor

Can worsen mental health disorder and prevent a solution to it. Possible dependency which inhibits recovery

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Rumination

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Perpetuating factor
Obsessing about undesirable thoughts and feelings or life events can prolong the course of the disorder because negative thoughts are replayed over and over.

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Resilient attitudes

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Protective factor
Having a resilient attitude towards stressors in everyday life will enable a person to perceive difficulties as challenges

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Positive social group

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Protective factor
A sense of connection is vital to enhance positive mental health. Staying connected to positive social groups provide opportunities to get involved in fun and enjoyable activities

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satisfying job

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protective factor
Can create a sense of wellbeing and contribute to good mental health. Employment provides financial independence, social support networks and purpose.

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explain the biopsychosocial model

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The biopsychosocial model proposes that health and illness outcomes are a result of the interaction of contributing biological (internal), psychological (internal) and social (external) factors.

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Explain cumulative risk

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: the idea that the total risk to mental health is generated by the combination of multiple biological, psychological and social risk factors

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Biological predisposing factor/s

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Genetic vulnerability

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Biological precipitating factor/s

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  • Poor sleep

- substance abuse

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Biological perpetuating factors

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  • Poor response to meds
  • substance abuse
  • poor sleep`
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Biological protective factors

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  • exercise
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Psychological predisposing factors

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Poor self efficacy

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Psychological precipitating factors

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Confronting news

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Psychological perpetuating factors

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  • Rumination
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Psychological protective factors

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-resilient attitude

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social predisposing factors

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Disorganised attachment

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social precipitating factors

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loss of a significant relationship

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Social perpetuating factors

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stigma

unemployment

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Social protective factors

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  • Positive social group

- satisfying job

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Define specific phobia

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a disorder characterised by significant fear of an object or situation

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