11. Defining mental health Flashcards
Define Mental Health
Is the current state of a persons psychological wellbeing and functioning
Giving a description and examples of each state the difference between internal and external factors
Internal factors are factors that arise within an individual such as genetics, levels of stress.
External factors arise from an individuals environment such as loss of significant relationships, troubles at work or school
What is a Placebo + the Placebo effect
A placebo is a fake or false drug or treatment and the placebo effect is a change in participants behaviour due to expectation regarding the treatment they are recieving
Social factor to a phobia
Specific Environmental Triggers -
are stimulus within an individuals environment that prompts an extreme stress response through learning, observing or direct confrontation
Social factor to a phobia
Stigma around seeking treatment -
a sense of shame a person might feel about getting professional help
Biological intervention to a phobia
Benzodiazepine -
A short-acting anti anxiety med that binds to a GABA receptor site of a post synaptic neutron in order to calm the body and brain.
GABA is then able to have an inhibitory affect reducing the likelihood for a neutron to fire providing temporary relief of extreme stress.
Benzo’s temporarily increase the inhibitory effect of a neurotransmitter GABA
GABA dysfunction -
GABA dysfunction is insufficient neural transmission of inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA, low levels of GABA = increased neural excitement = high levels of anxiety increasing the development of a phobia.
LTP - Long term potentiation is the long lasting experienced depended strengthening of the synaptic connections that are repeatedly co activated. This can strengthen the association between the neural signals involved in perceiving anxiety induced stimulus and memory of the fear response resulting in a phobia
How do protective factors influence an individuals level of resilience?
Protective factors prevent the occurrence or reoccurrence of a mental health disorder.
Adequate diet provides a baseline for mental and physical health that allows a person to adapt to change when faced with a stressor.
Having adequate sleep helps a person function effectively, regulate mood, prevent the likelihood of sickness. this will allow a person to better respond to and overcome a stressor.
The Mental Health Continuum is best described as…
a tool which tracks the progression of fluctuations in mental health
Typical characteristics of a mentally healthy person
High levels of functioning - Uphold personal hygiene, sleep hygiene,
Social wellbeing - having a strong support network
Emotional - ability to appropriately express and regulate emotions
Resilience - ability to bounce back after experiencing adversity
A mental health disorder is a
severe disturbance which significantly disrupts functioning.
A person with a mental health disorder is unable to function effectively and independently and displays high levels of distress.
Mentally healthy
Mentally healthy is a psychological state that allows individuals to function independently and effectively and meet demands of everyday life.
Precipitation by classical conditioning
the increase in susceptibility and contribution to a phobia by a type of passive learning through association. Phobias can be a learned through classical conditioning as the fear response can be learned.
Perpetuation by operant conditioning
The inhibility of recovery from a phobia caused by a kind of learning through consequences of an action. prevents ones ability to overcome a phobia as negative reinforcement in the consequences stage of operant conditioning strengthens the avoidance behaviours making the phobia less likely to be over come.
Define anxiety
a state of physiological and emotional arousal associated with feelings of apprehension, worry and unease that something is about to happen
