Unit 4 Mental Health and Wellbeing Flashcards
Wellbeing
state in which an individual is mentally, physically and socially healthy and secure.
Mental Wellbeing
individual’s psychological state indicating their ability to think, process information and regulate emotions
4 Aspects of Wellbeing
levels of functioning, resilience, social wellbeing and emotional wellbeing
Levels of Functioning
When high independence, setting goals, development, meeting the demands of everyday life
Resilience
the ability to cope with and manage change and uncertainity
Social Wellbeing
the ability for an individual to form and maintain meaningful bonds with others and adapt to different social situations
Emotional Wellbeing
the ability for an individual to appropriately control and express their own emotions in an adaptive way, as well as understand the emotions of others.
SEWB
One approach to understanding wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
social, historical, political
Mental Wellbeing Continuum
tool used to track mental wellbeing and level of functioning
Mental Disorder
Something that can interfere with a person’s normal functioning
Stress
a state of psychological and physiological tension
Distress
When an individual feels they do not have the resources to cope with a stressor
Anxiety
- State of psychological and physiological arousal associated with feelings of worry and uneasiness
- Severe often causes physiological responses
- Anxiety is generally unhelpful and often negatively impacting mental help
Specific Phobias
far or a - Persistent irrational and intense fear of a specific object or event
Biopsychosocial Approach
A framework for understanding the human experience in terms of influence of biological, psychological and social factors
Cognitive Bias
tendency to think in a way that often involve errors of judgment or faulty decision making
Memory Bias
Type of cognitive bias caused by inaccurate or exaggerated memory
Catastrophic Thinking
Cognitive bias in which a stimulus or events predicted to be far worse then it actually.
Environmental Triggers
stimuli or experiences in an environment that evoke extreme stress result leading to phobia development
Stigma
feeling of shame or disgrace experienced by an individual for a characteristic that differentiates themselves from others
Benzodiazepine
Type of medication that depresses central nervous system activity by enhancing GABA (inhibitory neurotransmitter, muscle relaxant)
Agonist
a drug that mimics the actions of a neurotransmitter (inhibiting an activity as a response)
BENZIAODYNE
Breathing Retraining
method used to teach breathing control techniques that may reduce physiological arousal
Systematic Desenitisation
Therapeutic technique used to overcome phobias that involves a patient being exposed incrementally to anxiety inducing stimulus combined with use of relocating techniques.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Form of psychotherapy that encourages individuals to substitute dysfunctional cognitions and behaviours with more adaptive ones
Psychoeducation
teaching families and supporter of individuals with mental health disorder how to better understand deal and treat
Protective Features
influences that ensure an individual to promote and maintain high levels of mental wellbeing
Biological Protective Features
influences that stem from the body
sleep, nutritional intake, hydration
Psychological Protective Features
influences that relate to mental processes
cognitive/behavioural strategies mindfulness meditation
Social Protective Features
influences that relate to social environment
support from family, friends and community
Cognitive Behaviour Strategies
Techniques that utilise trait recognising and change dysfunctional thoughts and behavioural patterns
journalling and self reflection
Mindfullness Meditation
Having a focused awareness on the present experience
reduced stress and anxiety, improved attention and concentration, decreased pain sensitivity, improved empathy and compassion and increased self-awareness.
Cultural Continuity
passing down the active practise of cultural knowledge traditions and values from generation to generation
Self Determination
rights of all peoples to freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development without outside interference.
having autonomy of own life
What are the biological contributing factors?
GABA dysfunction and long term potentiation
What are the psychological contributing factors?
classical conditioning, operant conditioning, memory bias and cognitive bias
What are the social contributing factors?
environmental triggers and stigma
What are the biological intervention factors?
Benziodyzine and breathing retraining
What are the psychological intervention factors?
systematic desensitisation and cognitive behaviour therapy
What is the social intervention factor?
psychoeducation
Intervention factor
treatments that reduce mental illness and increase mental wellbeing (mainly phobias)
Contributing factor
factors that increasing risk of individal having a mental health disorder/problem.
What are the 7 seven SEWB domains?
physical body, emotions, events, politics, social economic status (poverty + discrimination)
community and family
precipitates
classical conditioning
events that trigger the development of a disorder
perpetuates
operant conditioning
maintains the specific mental health disorder and prevents recovery
Classical conditioing
specific stimulus paired with negative stimulus = fear response
specific stimulus = fear response
Operant conditioning
a - phobia
b - avoid phobia
c - calm
