UNIT 1: Revisiting and Review on Mental Health and Mentall Illness Flashcards
has been defined by WHO (1999) as a “state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her abilities, copes with the normal stresses of life, works productively and fruitfully, and makes contributions to the community.”
Mental Health
A diagnosable illness that affects a person’s
thinking, emotional state, and behavior,
and disrupts a person’s ability to work and
carryout other daily activities and engage
in satisfying personal relationships.
Mental Illness
✓ Common
✓ Caused by a problem or event that just
might be overwhelming the individual
✓ Usually not severe (may be severe)
✓ Usually short lasting
✓ Professional help not usually needed, but
can be useful
✓ DIAGNOSIS NOT NEEDED
Distress
✓ Less common
✓ Caused by having a vulnerability to a disorder,
and then triggered by significant stress
✓ Often with high severity
✓ Usually long lasting
✓ Professional help is usually needed for
recovery
✓ NEEDS TO BE DIAGNOSED by a Professional
Disorder
Ranges from being mentally healthy to having mental illness…
Mental Health continuum model
How does Mental Health affect Physical Health?
Significant emotional distress reported high rates of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, asthma and diabetes (NYC Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene, 2003).
Respondents also reported risk behaviours that potentially increase the incidence of poor health, such as lack of exercise, binge drinking, smoking
and poor nutrition.
WHO (2007) reports that about half of mental disorders begin before the age of ___
14
Around ___% of the world’s children and adolescents are estimated to have mental disorders or problems, with similar types of disorders being reported across cultures.
20%
Mental illness has been found to be the _____ most common form of disability in the Philippines in 2000 after visual and hearing impairments, with a prevalence rate of 88 cases per 100,000 population (National Statistics Office, 2000).
3rd
From being thought of as the mark of
the devil or spirtitual possessions
(ancient times) or a moral
punishment (middle ages) , ______
has arisen out of fear and a lack of
understanding of what it truly is.
Stigma
Two kinds of stigma
- Social stigma
- Self-Perceived Stigma
involves the prejudiced
attitudes that others have
around mental illness
Social Stigma
-involves internalized
stigma that the person with
the mental illness suffers
from.
Self-Perceived Stigma
What are the effects of stigma
▪ Lack of Understanding of Significant Persons
▪ Feelings of pain, invalidation, shame & isolation
▪ Discrimination and Bullying
▪ Prevents people from seeking help or getting treatment
▪ Symptoms become worse and more difficult to treat
How to lessen stigma
Through validation and hope
