Mental Health
All play: This is a state of well-being in which the individual realizes their own abilities, can cope with normal stress, and can work productively.
Mental Health
People may be-less likely to seek treatment, are often unemployed, experience discrimination in the workplace, have diminished self worth, family members may experience stigma by association
This view of abnormality: we observe what behaviors are rare or occur infrequently in a particular society or culture and label those deviations as abnormal
What is deviation from the average
This perspectives assumes physiological causes are at the root of a psychological disorder
Medical/Biological
This disorder includes excessive and uncontrollable worry, unwanted thoughts, and strong fears about certain situations
What is anxiety
These types of experiences, witnessing a car accident, a tragedy, living through a natural disaster, war, and abuse are called
Traumatic experiences (trauma)
All play: Provide a recommendation for helping end stigma
Know the facts.
Be aware of your attitudes and behaviour.
Choose your words carefully
Educate others
Be aware that mental illness, including addictions, are only part of anyone's larger picture.
Support people: treat everyone with dignity and respect
Include everyone: It's against the law to deny jobs or services to anyone with these health issues.
This considers abnormality in relation to the standard that most people are striving for
Deviation from the ideal
All play: This perspective argues that psychological disorders stem from childhood conflicts
Psychoanalytic
All play: Provide a potential cause for mental health problems
biological, genetics, psychological, family/social environments, economic factors
All play: These are potential areas of a persons life that can be affected by poor mental health (multiple answers)
Relationships, sleep, appetite, energy levels, mental well being, physical health, and life satisfaction
Stigma is a form of this that many people with mental health issues struggle with. Because of this people experience negative impacts or experiences due to their mental health condition
What is discrimination
Behavior is considered abnormal if it produces distress, anxiety, guilt, or is harmful (to the individual or others)
Abnormality as a sense of personal discomfort
This perspective assumes that learned responses are the cause
behavioral
People with this disordered are plagued by repetitive, unwanted thoughts, images, or impulses that are unwelcome, produce anxiety, and are difficult to control
This refers to everyone getting the resources that they need. Not equality, but...
What is equity
By promoting understanding and this, we can create an environment where people feel safe and comfortable discussing their mental health challenges
What is empathy
This distinction of abnormality lies in criminal responsibility
What is abnormality as a legal concept
This perspective considers peoples thoughts and beliefs are central to psychological disorders
Cognitive
This disorder has chronic depressive symptoms that have been experienced for at least 2 years
What is persistent depressive disorder
These help explain health inequities, or differences, among Canadians. Provide one of the social determinants of health
Possible answers:
food insecurity
social supports
healthy behaviors
What is the media or entertainment industry
An impairment in functioning or the ability to meet the demands of daily life is an important diagnostic component of many disorders
Abnormality as an inability to function effectively
This perspective considers family aspects as well as an individual's environment
Sociocultural
This disorder has the presence of two or more distinct personality states, each with their own cognitions, affect, and behavior
What is dissociative identity disorder