Week 1-3

Question 1

What are the 3 Key Person- Centred Care Planning points?

Answer 1

• Active Participation and Empowerment
• Self-Determination
• Developing Trusting, Reciprocal, and Collaborative Relationships

Question 2

What are the stages of change that are considered in Recovery Planning?

Answer 2

• Pre Contemplation
• Contemplation
• Preparation
• Action
• Maintenance
• Relapse

Question 3

What are the 6 stages involved in Building the Plan?

Answer 3

Stage 1 — Generate and use questions to guide the clinical reasoning process
Stage 2 – Gather information on/with the consumer using structured and unstructured means
Stage 3 – Create a conceptualisation of the consumer’s situation that includes strengths and problems/challenges
Stage 4 – Identify goals and plan for therapy
Stage 5 – Implement and review therapy
Stage 6 – Collect information to assess outcomes

Question 4

Recovery depends on …

Answer 4

• Past coping history
• Personal Goals
• Current strengths & resources
• Social Supports
• Family environment

Question 5

Prevalence of mental health…?

Answer 5

• Twice as many woman as men
• 6.2% of Australians
• Highest between 35 to 44 years
• WHO estimates that depression will be the # 1 health condition in the world by 3030

Question 6

Biological Aetiology of mental health include?

Answer 6

• Norepinephrine & Serotonin: associated with too little or an imbalance between the two types of neurotransmitters
• Dopamine activity: ↓ in depression & ↑ in mania

Question 7

Genetic Aetiology of mental health include?

Answer 7

• one parent risk of between 10-25%; both parents the risk doubles
• The more first degree relatives who are affected the greater the risk
• Identical twins 70-90%
• Same-sex non-identical twins 16-35%

Question 8

Biological Symptoms of mental health include?

Answer 8

• Slowed movement / thought
• Restlessness, fidgeting, pacing
• Change in appetite or weight
• Fatigue, lack of energy
• Lack of interest in sex
• Disturbed sleep patterns

Question 9

Psychological Symptoms of mental health include?

Answer 9

• low mood or sadness
• Feelings of hopelessness & worthlessness
• Low self-esteem & anxious
• Irritable and intolerant of others
• Poor concentration and/or indecisiveness
• Lack of motivation, interest, enjoyment
• Thoughts of death, suicidal thoughts or thoughts of harming self

Question 10

Social Symptoms of mental health include?

Answer 10

• Decreased work performance
• Social withdrawal
• Reduced interests
• Difficulties with relationships

Question 11

Course & Prognosis of mental health is…?

Answer 11

• Untreated depressive episode lasts 6-13 months; most treated episodes last about 3 months.
• 50-85% recurrence.
• Continuing therapy reduces relapse rates from 40-60% to 10-20%

Question 12

What is the Diagnostic Criteria of mental health?

Answer 12

• 5 + symptoms must be present w/in at least 2 weeks
• Symptoms must represent a change from previous functioning
• symptoms must persist for most of the day, nearly every day