4P factor model
A characteristic or event that reduces the likelihood of the occurrence or recurrence of a mental disorder.
What is a protective factor?
A number of these are likely to contribute in subtle ways to the onset and expression of a disorder under certain conditions.
What are genes?
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What are genetic vulnerabilities?
This involves repeatedly thinking about or dwelling on undesirable thoughts and feelings, such as problems or bad moods, without acting to change them.
What is rumination?
This emotional bond which forms between an infant and their primary caregiver is inconsistent or contradictory in those who may suffer from a specific mental disorder
What is disorganised attachment?
A disorder characterised by marked fear or anxiety about a specific object or situation, often leading to avoidance behaviour.
What is a specific phobia?
A characteristic or event that hinders recovery from a disorder.
What is a perpetuating risk factor?
Researchers have conducted this type of study in order to better understand the genetic predisposition to scizophrenia as well as the role of 'environment'.
What are adoption studies?
This impedes problem solving, often to the extent that a person cannot see a way of overcoming or minimising the impact of whatever is upsetting them.
What is rumination?
In adulthood, people with this tend to find it difficult to form close relationships, to open up to others or to seek out help or other forms of social support.
What is disorganised attachment?
GABA neurotransmitter dysfunction, role of the stress response and LTP.
What are the biological risk factors to developing a specific phobia?
Sometimes described as a subset of the biopsychosocial approach when analysing a mental disorder.
What is the 4P factor model?
These types of medications are designed to treat mental health disorders.
What are psychotropic medications?
Both of these are two cognitive problems that can contribute to the development and progression of mental disorders.
What are impaired reasoning and memory?
While this mental health problem usually resolves naturally on its own over time, it can still be overwhelming and sometimes have a prolonged impact on a person's mental health. It may mean that the person is often stuck in their negative state with their unresolved grief.
What is loss of a significant relationship?
Classical conditioning.
What is a precipitating risk factor to developing a specific phobia?
A risk factor that increases susceptibility to and contributes to the occurrence of a specific mental disorder.
What is a precipitating risk factor?
The quality or quantity of this is associated with a range of mental disorders.
What is sleep?
This involves making judgments related to probability, and the likelihood of something happening to be true. In people with schizophrenia, this is impaired.
What is probabilistic reasoning?
Shame, disgrace or disapproval.
What is stigma?
The tendency to think in a way that involves errors of judgement and faulty decision making.
What is cognitive bias?
A family history of depression is an example of this.
What is a predisposing risk factor?
This biological risk factor is often confused with a social risk factor.
What is substance use?
This model explains why some people may develop a mental disorder when they experience stress and others do not.
What is the stress-vulnerability model?
What are the effects of stigma?
Refers to the distorting influences of present knowledge, beliefs and feelings on the recollection of previous experiences.
What is memory bias?