issues in menta health Flashcards

Question

GOTTESMAN what was the method?

Answer 1

cohort analysis

Answer 2

2.6 million from Denmark off of the Civil Registration System

Answer 3

data was gathered on offspring and both parents any diagnoses of bi-polar/uni-polar depression or schizophrenia were recorded this data was then categorised

Answer 4

two parents with a diagnosis one parent with a diagnosis neither parent with a diagnosis general population

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incidence of MI increased if one parent had a diagnosis vs neither two vs zero -> 31.7 times greater two vs one -> 3.9 times greater

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this large-scale study provides strong evidence for a genetic link in MI they cannot rule out environment having an additional impact

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Egypt and Greece -> influence of evil spirits Rome -> divine punishment Middle Ages -> moral issues and demonic possession

Answer 8

we learn via consequences and association they state that mental illnesses can be learnt through classical conditioning, whereby an individual may, associate a negative experience with a particular object/situation and develop a phobia

Answer 9

explains mental illness such as depression by the faulty thinking patterns of the individual, however they may be caused

Answer 10

there is an imbalance with the ID, Ego and Super Ego that causes different types of disorders

Answer 11

impulsive and anti-social behaviour psychotic disorder

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perfectionism and feelings of being unfulfilled anxiety disorders

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impulsive and immature behaviour psychopathic disorders

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people can go through the same experiences but come out of them either mentally healthy or ill our thinking patterns are what leads to mental illness rational and irrational thinking is the basis of the ABC model

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an activating event is a situation which triggers the individual to potentially have an irrational thought e.g. you call out to a friend on the street and they blank you

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this is how the event is interpreted by the individual and acts as a bridge between A and C e.g. rational thought = they didn't hear you irrational thought = think you did something wrong or they hate you and no longer wish to speak to you

Answer 17

this can be what you do or how you feel and this constant irrationality is what can lead to depression as its an ongoing cycle e.g. rational thought would lead to it being a joke later or not thinking further on the event irrational thought would lead to upset, worry, loneliness, etc

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negative views about the world -> "everyone is against me" negative views about the future -> "i'll never be good at anything" negative views about oneself -> "i'm worthless and inadequate"

Answer 19

for something to be an 'illness' there must be a physical cause but there is no proven physical cause if there is a physical cause for 'mental illness' then it was a wrongly diagnosed physical illness 'mental illness' is medicalising a social construct e.g. ADHD and Autism if, and only if, the individual wants to change their behaviour they could go to therapy and this is the way to treat their behaviour - IF THEY WANT TO if what the DSM classes as a mental illness has to be voted on than it is not an objective fact and therefore not a medical issue

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useful -> we can develop a better system and evolve society -> Alan Turing's case backed by Rosenhan's study ethical implications - lower distress because it would remove any stigma as there would be no diagnostic system

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invalidates those who are mentally ill medicine is proved to help and his point of view is discredited by hundreds of studies cuts off biological treatments that people have found helpful

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