Mental Illness
What are three symptoms of depression?
Thoughts of suicide, feeling hopeless, isolation, difficulty sleeping, changes in eating habits, withdrawal.
What is stigma?
A cluster of negative attitudes or beliefs that motivate the general public to fear, reject, or avoid a topic or people.
What is stress?
A change/challenge, positive or negative to which a person must adapt.
What is mental health?
A state of well-being that allows people to cope with the stresses of life.
To support your mental health best, how many hours per night should you be getting?
8-10 hours
When being a support person, you should use the VAR method.
What does VAR stand for?
V- Validate
A - Appreciate
R - Refer
Stigma happens when what three other things are present?
Discrimination, prejudice, and stereotypes
What is the difference between Acute and Chronic stress?
Acute - Short term stress; when fight or flight occurs
Chronic - Long term damaging stress
What is the difference between a HEALTHY and UNHEALTHY coping mechanism (explain)
Healthy - a positive and safe way of dealing with stress, difficult emotions or a challenging situation. Helping manage ones emotions, solve problems, and improve there overall well-being.
Unhealthy - behavior or habit one uses to deal with stress, difficult emotions and problems that will provide temporary relief but can make things worse in the longer run.
What is the difference between a mental health problem and a mental illness?
Mental Health Problem- temporary struggle that many people experience.
Mental Illness - diagnosed condition that significantly affects a person, that may require treatments or ongoing support.
What is the difference between and sign and symptom of mental illness?
Sign- something others can see
Symptom- something the person with mental illness feels or experiences
What are 3 types of Stigma that we learned?
1 - Public
2 - Self
3 - Institutional
What is the difference between Eustress and Distress ?
Eustress - positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance and emotional well-being.
Distress - negative form of stress, causing a negative reactivity, resulting from being overwhelmed by demands, losses or perceived threats.
Heartbroken and grief are examples of emotions in which mental health state?
Mental health problem.
What is the difference between stress and anxiety?
Stress- a response to a specific situation or challenge
Anxiety - can continue even when there isn't an immediate threat
What is one common psychological and one common physical treatment for mental illnesses?
Psychological- Therapy
Physical- Medications
Three ways stigma impacts those with a mental illness?
Less likely to get help, low self esteem, less likely to be hired, fear of talking about mental illness....
What is the relationship between Type A personality and stress?
Type A personality is more likely to suffer from stress related illnesses.
List the mental health states from least severe to most severe.
No distress, mental distress, mental health problem, mental illness
Which age group has the highest likelihood of depression?
18-25
What are the 6 brain functions that are disrupted when someone has a mental illness?
Thinking, perception, signaling, behavior, emotion, and physical.
What are two ways we can reduce stigma surrounding mental illness?
1. Be open about our own mental illness
2. Educate ourselves
3. Address stigma
What are the stages of General Adaptation Syndrome in order?
1 - Alarm
2 - Resistance
3 - Adaptation
4 - Exhaustion
What type of interventions are needed for someone experiencing mental distress?
No specific interventions but should use coping skills and stress management techniques.
What are the differences between stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination?
Stereotypes- a general belief about a group of people.
Prejudice- Believing the stereotypes are true
Discrimination- Acting on those beliefs and treating a group differently/ unfairly