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Behaviour that is consistent with how someone usually acts
Atypical behaviour is defined as
an external factor
What is the name of a factor that arises from an individual's environment and contributes to their mental health?
How is schizophrenia defined?
A framework which suggests that schizophrenia arises when a person experiences two different types of events
What is the two-hit hypothesis
The current state of a person's psychological wellbeing and functioning
What is mental health?
Maladaptive behaviour
Behaviour that impairs an individual's ability to match the changing demands of their every day life
A framework for approaching mental health that suggests that biological, psychological and social factors all interact and contribute to mental health
What is the biopsychosocial model?
What is agoraphobia?
An environmental event that causes significant distress and results in the expression of symptoms of schizophrenia
What is the second hit in the two-hit hypothesis of schizophrenia
Symptoms that demonstrate a decrease or loss of a behaviour, thought or feeling
What are negative symptoms
A tool used to track progression of mental health which consistently fluctuates over time
The mental health continuum
Factors relating to genetic makeup and physiological functioning of the body
What is meant by a biological factor that influences mental health?
Milder symptoms of depressive and hypomanic episodes that occur for at least 2 years, but do not meet all the criteria for Bipolar disorder
What is cyclothymic disorder?
What is catatonia?
A disorder involving extreme distrust of others' intentions and the belief that others are 'out to get them' in some way
What is paranoid personality disorder?
One is based on what is considered normal over time and the other is based on what is considered normal in different contexts
What is the difference between the historical and situational approach to normality?
The ability to meet and overcome the challenges and setbacks faced during everyday life?
What is coping?
That it may lead to over-identification with the disorder or illness to the point where it prevents recovery
What is one criticism of diagnosing psychological disorders?
What are the 6 different types of delusions a person with schizophrenia can experience?
When multiple mental health professionals provide the same diagnosis to one patient
What is inter-rater reliability?
There are 2 approaches. One that is group based and one that is individual based
What are the approaches to normality?
one involves factors relating to cognitive functioning whereas the other involves factors relating to an individual's interaction with the external environment
What is the difference between social and psychological risk factors for mental health?
The experience of abnormal and persistent elated elated or irritable mood
What is mania?
A lack of goal-directed behaviour
What is Avolition?
A firm belief in something evn though there is strong evidence that it is not true
Delusions