Unit 1- Readings

Question 1

what is the salutogenic model and what does it attempt to move away from?

Answer 1

the salutogenic model views health as a constant continuum and focuses on the conditions that lead to wellness. It moves away from risk factors and a negative connotation to health

Question 2

Salutogenesis focuses on health _____ (health enhancing) rather than _____ (disease causing) aspect of health

Answer 2

salutary, pathogenic

Question 3

Explain how entropy relates to salutogenesis

Answer 3

entropy (chaos) is undesirable so the salutogenesis approach attempts to reduce entropy and generate coherence which a person has when they have confidence in their internal and external environment

Question 4

Answer based on empowerment:
a) what are the 3 key dimensions to empowerment?
b) empowerment involves having _____ over your health

Answer 4

a) 1. material
2. psychosocial
3. political

b) control

Question 5

fill in the blanks about the 7 principles from the Perth charter on mental health and well-being
1. Mental health is more than the absence of ____ ______ .
2. The foundations of social and emotional well-being develop in ________ and must be sustained throughout the lifespan
3. Mental health promotion must be integrated with _____ ______ and requires a ____ ______ approach
4. Mental health and illness are constructed, experienced and viewed as different to _______ and illness
5. Mental health and mental illness are a ______ balance
6. _________ of mental illness and addressing discrimination are essential components of mental health promotion
7. Mental health promotion must take place at the ______ and _______ levels

Answer 5

1. mental illness
2. early childhood
3. public health, cross-sectional
4. physical
5. dynamic
6. de-stigmatization
7. individual and societal

Question 6

Answer based on the shanghai declaration:
1. What was NOT a goal of the shanghai declaration and UN sustainable development goals (SDG)
a) to invest in health
b) ensure universal health coverage
c) reduce health inequalities
d) to de-stigmatize mental illness

2. with this declaration, participants wanted to accelerate the implementation of the SDGs through increased _______ __________ and ________ ________ in HP

Answer 6

1. d)
2. political commitment, financial investment