Week 8: Mental Health & Crisis

Question 1

What is mental health?

Answer 1

A state of mental health well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realise their abilities, learn well and work well and contribute to their community

Question 2

What is a mental health disorder?

Answer 2

Characterises by a clinically significant disturbance in an individuals cognitions, emotional regulation or behaviour. It is usually associated with distress or impairment in important areas of functioning.

Question 3

What are some examples of talking therapies?

Answer 3

• CBT
• DBT
• eye movement desensitisation
• interpersonal therapy
• guided self help
• trauma focused CBT

Question 4

What are some first line treatments?

Answer 4

SSRI’s
- citalopram
- fluoxetine
- sertraline

SNRI’s
- duloxetine
-venlafaxine

Question 5

What are second line treatments?

Answer 5

Tricyclics:
- amitriptyline
- amoxapine
- mirtazapine

MAOI’s
- selegiline
- isocarboxazid
- phenelzine
- tranylcypromine

Question 6

What are some common antipsychotics?

Answer 6

Haloperidol, quetiapine, risperidone

Question 7

What are common sleep aids?

Answer 7

Zopiclone

Question 8

What are common beta blockers?

Answer 8

Propranolol, atenolol, lithium, sodium valoproate, lamotrigine

Question 9

What is a grounding technique?

Answer 9

A technique that aims ti return you back from the negative challenging emotions, to the present.

Question 10

What are the 5P’s?

Answer 10

• presenting
• precipitating
• predisposing
• perpetuating
• protective