An increased risk of developing a mental disorder due to the genes you have inherited from your parents is called...
Genetic Vulnerability
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Psychological risk factors originate or develop within the...
Mind
100
Name one social risk factor
Disorganised attachment
Loss of a significant relationship
Stigma as a barrier to accessing treatment
100
Factors that reduce or prevent the occurrence of a mental disorder or its re-occurrence is called...
A Protective factor
100
What are the three components of the biopsychosocial approach?
Biological, Psychological & Social
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If someone has a high genetic vulnerability to an anxiety disorder, it is most likely that they...?
A) Have the single gene responsible for anxiety disorders.
B) Know someone with an anxiety disorder.
C) Have a close biological relative with an anxiety disorder.
D) Have been adopted by someone with an anxiety disorder.
C
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Which of the following is best described as a psychological risk factor for developing a mental health disorder?
A) Poor self-efficacy
B) Good relationships
C) Disorganised attachment
D) Stigma
Poor self-efficacy
200
Social risk factors for mental health disorders are generally considered to be sourced in an individual's...?
External Environment
200
Provide two examples of a perpetuating risk factor.
Substance abuse
Social isolation
Relationship issues
Family conflict
Poverty and/or homelessness
Personality characteristics such as poor coping skills
Sleep disturbances
Unresolved predisposing or precipitating factors
200
A characteristic or event that increases the likelihood of the development or progression of a mental disorder is a....
Risk Factor
300
A poor response to medication by someone with mental health disorder means that...?
There is little to no reduction in the number of severity of symptoms despite taking medication as prescribed.
300
Enya has been dwelling on the negative aspects of a distressing break-up with her boyfriend for over a week without doing anything to cope with her stress and therefore improve her situation. Enya's response to a major stressor is best described as...?
Rumination
300
Type of attachment characterised by inconsistent or contradictory behaviour patterns in the presence of a primary caregiver.
Disorganised Attachment
300
List and name the four types of influences that contribute to the development and progression of mental health disorders.
Which of the following is most likely to be a protective factors for a mental health disorder?
A) Poor coping skills
B) Poor sleep
C) Loss of significant relationship
D) Close friendships
Close friendships
400
Poor sleep quantity or quality is associated with lots of mental disorders name one.
Mood, anxiety, addictive, personality, and psychotic disorders.
400
What is 'reasoning'? What can happen if this is impaired?
Reasoning involves goal directed thinking in which inferences or conclusions are drawn from known or assumed information. Helps us solve problems, and allows us to deal with the challenges we meet in everyday life.
Person may find it hard to make decisions and deal with challenges that may arise.
400
Consistently jumping to a conclusion before all available information is presented is most likely attributed to...?
A reasoning impairment
400
Why do health professionals use the 4P model?
Used by health professionals to help understand why an individual is presenting a mental disorder at a particular point in time.
400
What is used by health professionals to help understand why an individual is presenting a mental disorder at a particular point in time?
The 4P Factor Model
500
What is the percentage of people with depression who have a poor response to anti-depressant medications
45% of people
500
When unexpectedly challenged by a major stressor, someone with poor self-efficacy will tend to...?
Feel like they do not have the resources to cope.
500
In what way can stigma serve as a barrier to treatment?
Individuals may delay or not seek any treatment due to fears of being labelled and discriminated against by society
500
Distinguish between predisposing and precipitating risk factors provide examples of each type of factor.
Predisposing factors increase the susceptibility to a specific mental disorder (e.g. Inherited traits)
Precipitating factors increase susceptibility to a specific disorder AND contribute to its occurrence (e.g. stressful life events or substance use)
500
The risk of developing a mental health disorder from exposure to multiple biological, psychological and social risk factors.