6A & B
What are the five dimensions of health and wellbeing?
Physical
Social
Mental
Emotional
Spiritual
Define risk and protective factors
Risk factor: Refers to things that can negatively impact health by increasing the likelihood of developing a disease, illness or injury.
Protective factor: Refers to things that reduce the likelihood of negative health outcomes and reduce the potential negative impact of a risk factor on health.
Name two healthcare profesionals
GP
Psychologist
Psychiatirsts
Counsellors
Mental health nurse
Therapists
Define Indirect cost associated with mental health.
Secondary costs that arise due to the existence of disease or illness but are not associated with the prevention or treatemnet of disease or illness.
Equity is about fairness and giving everyone the resource they need relative to their circumstances.
Equality is about giving everyone the same resources.
Define trend
Refers to a pattern that is evident in data: an upwards or downwards (increasing/positive or decreasing/negative) shift in the data, often observed over time.
Briefly explain how poor diet can be a risk factor.
A poor diet may involve not consuming enough nutrient-dense food, such as fruit and vegetables, consuming too many energy-dense and processed foods, such as lollies and chips, or it may involve disordered eating behaviours, such as restriction and/or bingeing. Disordered eating can lead to the development of mental illnesses, such as anorexia, orthorexia, and binge-eating disorder, all of which
are part of the mental illness category eating disorders. A diet consisting of large amounts of processed foods and a lack of nutritious food can be associated with poor mental health, as individuals may not be consuming adequate vitamins and minerals for optimal brain functioning.
Name two healthcare services
Rehabilitation facilities
Mental health clinics
Psychiatric hospitals and wards
What is advocacy?
Is the public support and promotion of a particular health issue, cause or interest.
Difference between a psychologist and psychiatrists?
A psychologist is a health professional who specialises in the study of mental states. Psychologists who help to provide treatment for individuals experiencing psychological problems are called clinical psychologists, but are more commonly referred to as psychologists. Psychologists are not doctors, and therefore cannot prescribe medication.
A psychiatrist is a doctor who specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses. Similar to GPs, psychiatrists are able to prescribe medication to treat mental illness.
True or False
Incidence is about new cases of mental illness.
True - Incidence is about new cases of a mental illness, whereas prevalence is about total case of a mental illness.
Briefly explain how regular mental healh discussions and reducing stigma can be a protective factor.
Reducing stigma, can act as a mental health protective factor. If individuals are exposed to regular discussions about mental health in a positive and understanding way, such as talking about how they feel and how they can manage their mental health, the negative misconceptions about mental health will be reduced. In this way, stigma will have less of a damaging impact on mental health.
What is the difference between Government and Non-goverment organisations or programs?
Government - Established, run and funded solely by the government.
Non-government - are not directly established or run by the government and are also not funded solely by the government.
"You are invovled in a car accident. After spending a week in hospital, you are now recoverying at home."
Name 2 direct costs to the community as a result.
1. Costs associated with the development of programs for safe driving
2. Costs associate with the service you receive at the hospital and doctors.
3. Costs associated with subsidising medications on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
What does Advocacy aim to do?
Advocacy aims to gain public attention, raise awareness, encourage people to listen and educate themselves about issues. Advocacy also promotes people to take action, and lets people’s voices be heard and understood by others.
Define mental health
Why is confidentiality and privacy important in developing mental health programs.
Confidentiality and privacy are important for developing and implementing successful youth mental health programs because mental health can be a personal issue for many young people. Often, young people value privacy and confidentiality when sharing information about their mental health. This means that young people are more likely to use a mental health program if they know their desire for privacy and confidentiality will be met.
Name 3 personal strategies for reducing the negative impact of mental health problems.
1. Regular exercise
2. Adequate diet and nutrition
3. Having enjoyable activities
4. Support netwrok
5. Using mental healthcare services and support
"You are invovled in a car accident. After spending a week in hospital, you are now recoverying at home."
Name 2 Intangible costs to you.
1. You can't go out to participate in sport or social activities.
2. You are expericing stress and frustration of not being able to work.
3. You might be traumatise to drive again.
Briefly explain the three costs associated with mental health.
Direct: refer to the monetary costs that are associated with the prevention and treatment of illness or disease.
Indirect: are secondary costs that arise due to the existence of disease or illness but are not associated with the prevention or treatment of disease or illness
Intangible: are costs that are not related to money and cannot be easily quantified or physically grasped, and often involve social and emotional consequences, such as the stress of having a mental illness
Which of the following is a trend relating to mental health?
A. Over time it has been shown that people in the youth age program are more susceptible to developing a mental illness compared to other age groups
B. Anxiety disorders, depressive disorders and ADHD are types of mental disorders people may experience.
Option A: reflects a trend regarding mental health, whereas option B reflects a statement about mental health.
Name 5 community values and expectations for mental health programs.
1. Respect
2. Confidentiality and privacy
3. Accessibility
4. Effectiveness
5. Target and Relavence
6. Empowerment and resilience
Name 2 government and 2 non government programs
Governemnt: Reach Out, Head to Health, Head Space.
Non-government: R U OK?, Butterfly Foundation, Beyond Blue.
List 4 opportunities for youth advocacy and action.
1. Signing petition that supports youth issues.
2. Taking part in protest and campaign.
3. Being invovled in an organisation or program that supports a youth issue.
4. Completing survey.
5. Educating yourself and others about issues that affect youth.
Define 'Optimal health and wellbeing'.
Involves an individual experiencing the highest possible level of health and wellbeing when
taking their unique experiences, characteristics, and lifestyle into account.