unit 4 simplified Flashcards
mental health
state of wellbeing =, where an individual realises own abilities and can cope with normal stressors, can work productively and contribute to community ‘
mental wellbeing
multidimensional construct
- function within ourselves, adapt to challenges
- quality of relationships
- relate to/ contribute to broader community
dual continuum
- Subjective sense of mental wellbeing
- Living with mental disorder
components of mental wellbeing
- Emotional = how we feel
- Psychological = perceive/appraise themselves and goals
- Social = sense of belonging to community, meaningful contribution to society
flourishing
optimal wellbeing - feels good and functions effectively
languishing
low levels of positive emotion, low levels of psychological/social functioning
mental disorder
clinically significant condition of mental ill-health - causes distress and impair ability to function effectively
- Severe emotional/behavioural impairment
mental health problem
disruption to usual level of wellbeing
no mental ill health
function effectively/ meet every day demands
resilience
respond adaptively to stressful life events and cope with uncertainty
- Developed through practise and participation in supportive wellbeing activeties
internal support factor
- personal characteristics e.g. coping strategies, biological health
external support factor
social and environmental factors e..g. supportive relationships, health care
internal influence factors
source within ourselves
- Family history, diet, coping/problem solving
external influence factors
sources outside ourselves
- Physical enviro - unsanitary conditions
- Biological enviro - drugs/alcohol
- Social enviro - financial stability, relationships
stress
phychisiological/psychological response to situation that is threatening/challenging exceeding ability to cope
Stress in dual continuum - lower sense of wellbeing- reduce functioning
- put at risk of mental health problem/disorder
anxiety
emotional state when we anticipate threat or danger
- Interacts with stress
phobia
- intense irrational fear of specific object activity or situation
- Sense of anxiety
- Can identify what trigger understand it is irrational
- avoidance= negative reinforcement
GABA Dysfunction
- GABA dysfunction - low levels of GABA - GABA makes nervous system calm as neurone are less likely to fire action potential - inhibitory
LTP
- long lasting strengthening of neural connections at synapses due to repeated stimulation= new memory circuit
- storage in neocortex, emotion in amygdala, explicit in hypocampus
Biological influences
GABBA, LTP
psychological contributing factors
Behavioural models, cognitive bias
behavioural models
- association due to classical conditioning and maintained through operant
- Classical conditioning
- Operant - antecedent= phobic stimulus behaviour = avoidance consequence = no fear
cognitive bias
- systematic errors in judgment
- Memory bias- remember negative threat related info over positive information/ alter memory
- Catastrophic thinking - overestimates potential dangers assuming the worst- predicting the future outcome that may be unrealistic/irrational