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Week 1: Mental Health Flashcards

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What is mental health?

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a state of mental well-being that enables people to:
- cope with the stresses of life
- realize their abilities
- learn well and work well
- contribute to their community

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What is the dual factor model for mental health?

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  • psychopathology
  • well-being
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What are the four perspectives on mental health?

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  • empirical perspective
  • developmental contextual perspective
  • social constructionism perspective
  • systems theory
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What is empirical perspective?

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derived from experimentation

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What is empirical perspective as applied to mental health?

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may involve quantifying or measuring different dimensions

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What is developmental contextual perspective?

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bidirectional interactions between biological and environmental variables shape development

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What is developmental contextual perspective as applied to mental health?

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  • mental health is influenced by biological and environmental factors
  • mental health also influences biological and environmental factors
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What is is social constructionism perspective?

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any knowledge of reality is created by language, culture, and/or society and is not objectively or universally valid

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What is social constructionism perspective as applied to mental health?

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  • mental health disorder are often based on social norms or values
  • culture and society shape a person’s response to symptoms/illness
  • mental illnesses manifest differently across cultures
  • different beliefs across cultures about the causes of mental illness may influence preferred treatment approaches
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What is systems theory?

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any entity or phenomenon is viewed as part of a set of elements that interact with and depend on one another

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What is systems theory as applied to mental health?

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  • systems are self-organizing: patterns emerge from interaction of the components, and this organization promotes continuity
  • small changes can create cascading effects
  • systems may be re-organized or destabilized by environmental changes
  • processes are non-linear
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What do clinical psychologists do?

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  • assessment
  • intervention
  • research
  • consultation
  • teaching
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What do clinical psychologists do in assessment?

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  • interviewing
  • observation
  • questionnaires
  • diagnosis
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What do clinical psychologists do in intervention?

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  • therapy
  • counselling
  • organizational/systems change
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What do clinical psychologists do in research?

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  • observational
  • experimental
  • program evaluation
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What do clinical psychologists do in consultation?

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  • individual
  • organizational
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What do clinical psychologists do in teaching?

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  • supervision
  • training
  • course instructor
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What are the social determinants of health?

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  • stress, bodies, and illness
  • income and income distribution
  • housing
  • disability
  • Indigenous ancestry
  • gender
  • race
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Stress, bodies, and illness

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high levels of stress and long term stress impacts multiple domains (psychological, physiological) and living conditions

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Income and Income Distribution

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suicide rates are doubled and life span is 20% lower in low income vs. high income neighbourhoods

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Housing

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Canada has one of highest levels of low paying jobs and one of the highest family poverty rates

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Disability

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employment disparities between people with disabilities

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Indigenous Ancestry

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5-6x suicide rates in Indigenous compared to other Canadians due to various contributors such as food insecurity, housing, income, employment and education

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Gender

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women experience more household responsibility, wage gap, career paths, morbidity, and mental health issues

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Race

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multicultural countries are affected by racism due to economic and social deprivation, socially-inflicted trauma, inadequate or degrading medical care, degradation of ecosystem but are unaware

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