Mental Health

Question 1

Mental Health Continuum

Answer 1

The range of mental health conditions.

Ranges from mentally healthy, mental health problem to mental disorder.

Question 2

Mentally Healthy

Answer 2

• General positive state of wellbeing
• ability to cope with life’s challenges
• fulfil goals and potential

Question 3

Mental Health Problem

Answer 3

• Affects the way someone thinks, feels, behaves
• Causes worry, irritability, changes in appetite and sleep.

Question 4

Mental Health Disorder

Answer 4

• If situation does not resolve
• Impairs ability to function in everyday life.

Question 5

6 types of normality

Answer 5

Sociocultural, functional, historical, situational, medical, statistical

Question 6

Sociocultural

Answer 6

For behaviour to be normal it must be socially acceptable

Question 7

Functional

Answer 7

You are abnormal if you cannot function in society (e.g., care for yourself, maintain friendships, hold a job).

Question 8

Historical

Answer 8

A behaviour may have historically been normal, even if it isn’t currently normal.

Question 9

Situational

Answer 9

A behaviour may be normal in a certain situation.

Question 10

Medical

Answer 10

Abnormal behaviour is caused by a physical illness.

Question 11

Statistical

Answer 11

Normal how most people think, feel, and behave.

Abnormality is how few people think, feel, and behave.

Question 12

What is the DSM-V?

Answer 12

It’s an encyclopedia for the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health conditions

Question 13

Neurodevelopmental/neurodivergence disorders

Answer 13

ADHD, Dyslexia, other learning and motor disorders

Question 14

Neurocognitive disorders

Answer 14

Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Korsakoff’s Syndrome, and traumatic brain injury.

Question 15

Substance-related and addictive Disorders

Answer 15

include alcohol-related disorders, cannabis-related disorders and gambling disorders.

Question 16

Symptoms?

Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic Disorders

Answer 16

common symptoms include delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thinking.

Question 17

Depressive Disorders

Answer 17

Including major depressive disorder and premenstrual dysphoric disorder.

Question 18

Bipolar and related Disorders

Answer 18

episodes of mania (eg elation, high energy and activity) and depression (eg sadness, low energy and activity)

Question 19

Anxiety disorders

Answer 19

include phobias, panic attacks, panic disorder, separation anxiety disorder, and substance/medication-induced anxiety disorder

Question 20

Obsessive-compulsive and related Disorders

Answer 20

obsessive-compulsive disorder, hoarding disorder, trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder), and excoriation (skin-picking disorder).

Question 21

Feeding and eating Disorders

Answer 21

anorexia, bulimia and binge-eating disorder.

Question 22

Sleep-wake Disorders

Answer 22

insomnia, narcolepsy, substance/medication-included sleep disorder and sleep apnoea.

Question 23

Disruptive, impulse control and conduct Disorders

Answer 23

kleptomania, pyromania, and intermittent explosive disorder (i.e aggressive outbursts).

Question 24

Personality disorders

Answer 24

general personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, and dependant personality disorder

Question 25

Neurodiversity definition

Answer 25

brain variation. accepting that there are variations in how brains work.

Question 26

Neurotypical

Answer 26

Thinking, feeling or behaving as a “normal person”

Question 27

Neurodivergent (skip this)

Answer 27

Thinking, feeling or behaving “abnormally”

Question 28

Neurodiverse conditions

Answer 28

Dyslexia, dyspraxia, OCD, Tourette's, Autism and ADHD.

Question 29

Dyslexia

Answer 29

Dyslexia is a language processing difficulty that can cause problems with reading, writing, and spelling.

Question 30

Dyspraxia

Answer 30

Dyspraxia affects your physical coordination.

Question 31

OCD

Answer 31

sometimes considered to be a neurodivergent condition because it affects how a person thinks and acts. any behaviour that is repeated, often in a ritualistic way

Question 32

Tourette's

Answer 32

Tourette’s causes sudden, uncontrolled, repetitive muscle movements, and sounds called “tics”

Question 33

ADHD

Answer 33

It can cause inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness.

Question 34

Autism

Answer 34

Autism affects how a person perceives the world and interacts and socialises with others, making it difficult for them to pick up and interpret social cues.

Question 35

BPS Model

Answer 35

Biological, Psychological and Social Factors