M1: Mental Health and Mental Illness Flashcards
(31 cards)
State of well-being in which the individual realizes its own abilities.
Mental health
These are the abilities of an individuals.
To cope, socialize, decide, perceive, behave, and judgment.
Its the ability of a person to look at his self positively in relation to his role and identified existence in society.
Mental health
Its taken to be the physical
expression of an underlying psychological conflict or
need.
Conversion disorder
Any deviation from what is perceive to be normal behavioral pattern.
Mental Illness
Its the failure of a person towards realistic and independent means of self-control and coping with stressors brought about by different factors.
Mental illness
Its what you call the lack of personal growth.
Regressive
Its the risk factor that influence both the type and amount of resources the person can handle.
Vulnerability
Predisposing factors of mental illness.
Intrapersonal, societal, interpersonal, and physical factors.
Its a factor that involves intelligence, verbal skill, morale, personality. Past experience, self-concept, motivation, psychological defenses, locus of control, sense of control over one’s own fate.
Psychological factor
Its the factor involves age, gender, education, daily income.
Socio-cultural factor
Its the factor involves genetics.
Biological factors
Its a factor that involves lack of nutrients or exposure to toxins affecting the brain and mental health.
Nutritional factors
Mental Health Act (DOH)
R.A. 11036
Its the act of mental health activities that encourage the development of positive self-concept and motivation to enhance self-esteem and confidence.
(+) healthy
(-) Risk Factors
Promotive (Primary)
Its the act of avoiding risk factors to mental illness. Education t possible influence of violent multi-media games, drug abuse prevention, suicide risk precautions, stress management etc.
(-) Health
(+) Risk Factors
Preventive (Primary)
Its the act of early diagnosis and cure of mental illness or problem includes suicide assessment of depressed, psychotherapeutics, psychopharmacology and analysis of psycho pathology.
(-) Healthy
Curative (Secondary)
Its the act of adjusting and adopting with disabilities brought about by various mental problems. It includes community-based association of mentally ill support groups, Alcoholic anonymous, drug rehabilitation centers etc.
Goal: Recovering
Rehabilitative (Tertiary)
It comprises the brain, the spinal cord, and associated nerves that control voluntary acts.
Central Nervous System
It surrounds the thalamus which is the relay center and its the Human Memory System
Hippocampus
Its the end part of hippocampus that is associated with emotions but does not store memory permanently.
Amygdala
It controls the basic instinct including hunger, sexual desire, aggression and primitive emotional response.
Limbic System
Its the nerve networks for impulse interpretation controls sleep an wakefulness.
Reticular Activating System
Its a group of chemicals the influence neural activity
Neurotransmitters
