Week 1 Flashcards
what is a medical definition of mental health?
significant disturbance in an individuals cognition, emotion regulation, or behaviour that reflects a dysfunction in the psychological, biological or developmental processes underlying mental functioning.
Mental disorders are usually associated with significant distress or disability in social, occupational or other activities.
what is a legal definition of mental health?
condition that is characterised by significant disturbance in mood thought perception or memory
What is not considered under mental illness legally?
- political opinions
- religious beliefs
- illegal or immoral conduct
- use of drugs or alcohol
How many people in Australia have a mental condition?
1 in 5
20%
Are mental health conditions more common in males or females?
Females
what age group have the highest mental health conditions?
15-34
decreases with age.
Which demographic is most affected by anxiety?
young women,
aged 15-24
Which demographic is most affected by anxiety?
spikes with women 15-24
Spikes across the board in age groups 55-64
what are the most vulnrable populations in regards to mental health?
indigenous LGBTQI Homeless young men ppl with alcohol and drug problems people in justice system ppl living with chronic physical illness
What are some key components of DSM?
widely used
evidence based
What is controlled by the frontal lobe?
reasoning
motor skills
higher level cognition
expressive language
What can happen with damage to frontal lobe?
changes in: sexual habits socialisation attention risk taking behaviour
What is controlled by the parietal lobe?
processing tactile information such as pressure and touch`
Somatosensory cortex located in lobe
What can happen with damage to the parietal lobe?
problems with:
verbal memory
ability to control eye gaze
language
What is controlled by the temporal lobe?
important for interpreting sounds and language and formation of memories
Primary auditory cortex and hippocampus located in lobe
What can happen with damage to the temporal lobe?
problems with:
memory
speech perception
language skills
What is controlled by the occipital lobe?
interpreting visual stimuli
Primary visual cortex located in lobe
What can happen with damage to the occipital lobe?
can cause visual problems such as:
- difficulty recognising objects
- inability to identify colours
- trouble recognising words
what is the limbic system?
known as the emotional brain
What is the primary role of the limbic system?
plays primary role in a range of emotions including pain, pleasure, docility, affection and anger
controls most of the involuntary aspects related to survival
What brain system plays a major role in controlling patterns of behaviour?
limbic system
what glands produce our hormones?
hypothalamus pituitary gland thyroid gland adrenal glad ovaries gonads pancreas parathyroid
Any disturbance in normal levels of _______? Can cause chaos in the mind?
Hormones
What are the main psychodynamic theories?
Freud
thought to be unconscious conflict in the person
What is the main behaviourist theory?
Skinner
objects or events in the environment control behaviour through learning.
ie modelling/conditining
what is a key evolutionary theory?
Darwin
what is a key cognitive theory?
Descartes
focus on the way people perceive, process, transform, retrieve and respond to information.
Problems occur when there are cognitive disorders or maladaptive thought processes
what is a key humanistic theory????
Rogers
results from a lack of insight into motivation and needs, focuses on individual uniqueness
what does cognitive theory recognise the importance of?
the subjective experience. it posits that irrational beliefs and thoughts about oneself, the world and one’s future can lead to psychopathology.
what are social factors affecting mental health?
interpersonal bahaviour gender and gender roles politics and government race and culture socio-economic status social cognition residential location
