Unit 4 AOS 2 (Mental Wellbeing)

Question 1

what is mental health

Answer 1

a state of wellbeing one which an individual realises their own abilities can cope with normal stressors of life and can work productively and is able to contribute to the community

Question 2

what is mental health (simplified: key terms)

Answer 2

• realise own abilities
• cope with normal stressors
• work productively
• contribute to community

Question 3

what is mental wellbeing

Answer 3

a multidimensional construct with three parts
1. how we function within ourselves and adapt to challenges
2. the quality of our relationships
3. how we relate to and contribute to the broader community

Question 4

what is the dual continuum model

Answer 4

• our subjective sense of mental wellbeing
• whether or not we are living with a metal disorder

Question 5

what are the components of mental wellbeing

Answer 5

• emotional wellbeing
• psychological wellbeing
• social wellbeing

Question 6

what is social wellbeing

Answer 6

a persons sense of belonging to their community and being able to meaningfully contribute to society

Question 7

what is emotional wellbeing

Answer 7

how we feel

Question 8

what if flourishing

Answer 8

a state of optimal wellbeing in which one feels good and functions effectively

Question 9

what is psychological wellbeing

Answer 9

how a person perceives and appraises themselves and their goals

Question 10

What is languishing?

Answer 10

Experiencing low levels of positive emotions and low levels of psychological and social functioning

Question 11

What are mental disorders?

Answer 11

clinically significant conditions of mental ill-health that have a range of different presentations characterised by a combination of abnormal thoughts, perceptions, emotions, behaviours and relationships with others.

Question 12

What is a mental health problem?

Answer 12

Disruption to an individual’s usual level of social and emotional wellbeing. Experiencing some symptoms of a mental health disorder, but does not meet the specific criteria.
-temporary

Question 13

Define resilience

Answer 13

Describes a person’s ability to respond adaptively to stressful life events and cope with uncertainty.
-Internal factors
-External factors

Question 14

What is anxiety?

Answer 14

describes the emotional state we feel when we anticipate threat or danger

Question 15

What are phobias?

Answer 15

An intense or irrational fear of a specific object, activity or situation.

Question 16

What are the biological contributing factors to developing phobias?

Answer 16

-GABA dysfunction (GABA calms/slows neural transmission)
-LTP (neural connection is strengthened, neurons are more likely to fire)

Question 17

What are the psychological contributing factors to developing phobias?

Answer 17

-Behavioural models
-Classical conditioning
-Operant conditioning
-Cognitive Biases
-Memory Bias
-Catastrophic thinking

Question 18

What are the social contributing factors to developing phobias?

Answer 18

-Specific environmental triggers
-Traumatic events
-Modelling
-Stigma around seeking treatment

Question 19

What is memory bias?

Answer 19

Tendency to remember negative and threat-related experiences.

Question 20

What is catastrophic thinking?

Answer 20

An individual repeatedly overestimates the potential dangers and assumes the worst.

Question 21

What are biological evidence-based interventions?

Answer 21

-GABA agonists (mimics the role of GABA i.e. benzodiazepines)
-Breathing retraining

Question 22

What are the psychological evidence-based interventions?

Answer 22

-Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
-Systematic desensitisation

Question 23

What are the social evidence-based interventions?

Answer 23

-Psychoeducation
-Challenging unrealistic or anxious thoughts
-Not encouraging avoidance behaviours

Question 24

What is the purpose of protective factors?

Answer 24

Decreases the likelihood of a person developing a particular mental health problem or disorder

Question 25

What are biological protective factors?

Answer 25

-Adequate diet
-Adequate hydration
-Adequate sleep

Question 26

What are psychological protective factors?

Answer 26

-Cognitive behavioural strategies
-Mindfulness meditation
-Attention
-Acceptance

Question 27

What are social protective factors?

Answer 27

-Support from family, friends and community
-Support is energising and
authentic

Question 28

What is systematic desensitisation?

Answer 28

A type of behaviour therapy that uses counterconditioning to reduce the anxiety a person experiences when in the presence of, or thinking about, a feared stimulus

Question 29

What is psychoeducation?

Answer 29

A person experiencing a mental health problem or disorder and their family, are provided with information to help them understand the condition and how they can contribute to managing it

Question 30

What are the two goals of psychoeducation?

Answer 30

-To challenge unrealistic or anxious thoughts
-To not encourage avoidance behaviours

Question 31

What is involved when not encouraging avoidance behaviours?

Answer 31

-Avoidance behaviours are maladaptive because they do not attempt to remove the fear response to the phobic stimulus, but it does assist in maintaining the anxiety disorder
-A sufferer’s family and supporters should not criticise or encourage the use of avoidance behaviours. They can provide more adaptive alternatives in a supportive environment.

Question 32

When is support energising?

Answer 32

Support is energising when it provides you with the enthusiasm and determination to complete a task, try something new, or reach a goal

Question 33

When is support authentic?

Answer 33

Authentic people behave with truth and integrity towards others and provide authentic social support when they truly listen to and connect with the experiences of another person

Question 34

what is benzodiazepine

Answer 34

a medication that imitates the role of GABA by binding to the receptors of neurons and inhibiting the post synaptic connections from firing action potential calming the nervous system